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

Claim 14:
15. A method for transferring a carcass part from a first carrier to a second carrier, the first carrier being transported by a first overhead conveyor and having a first carcass engaging portion, the second carrier being transported by a second overhead conveyor and having a second carcass engaging portion, the method comprising the steps of:
carrying a carcass part in the first carrier by engaging the carcass part with the first carcass engaging portion,
vertically aligning the first carcass engaging portion and the second carcass engaging portion,
horizontally aligning the first carcass engaging portion and the second carcass engaging portion, so that both the first carcass engaging portion and the second carcass engaging portion simultaneously engage the carcass part,
tilting 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
removing the first carcass engaging portion completely from engagement with the carcass part.