Patent ID: 11950602
Assignee: MAREL MEAT B.V.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An overhang rail transport system comprising:
a first carrier being transported by a first overhead conveyor in a transport direction and having a first carcass engaging portion, the first carrier being arranged to selectively carry a carcass part by engaging the carcass part with the first carcass engaging portion,
a second carrier being transported by a second overhead conveyor and having a second carcass engaging portion, the second carrier being arranged to selectively carry a carcass part by engaging the carcass part with the second carcass engaging portion,
a vertical aligning device to align the first carcass engaging portion and the second carcass engaging portion in a vertical direction,
a horizontal aligning device to align the first carcass engaging portion and the second carcass engaging portion in a horizontal direction, so that both the first carcass engaging portion and the second carcass engaging portion simultaneously engage the carcass part,
a tilting device to tilt the first carcass engaging portion downwards, so that the weight of the carcass part is gradually transferred from the first carcass engaging portion to the second carcass engaging portion, and
a removing device to remove the first carcass engaging portion completely from engagement with the carcass part.