Apparatus for the automatic electrical stunning of slaughter animals, in particular pigs

The invention refers to a device to the automatic electrical Betäubung of slaughter cattle, in particular from pigs, in the same direction with two, endless volumes denden running synchronously and between its neighbouring Trumen a promotion channel bi], their Arbeitsf] ächen downward against each other arranged is, with a ground of the promotion channel, which drops downward in promotion direction, and with a pair of above the promotion channel stored, downward arranged, in these rising up electrodes, which are movable in interference with the head portion of an animal bringable and with this in promotion direction. It is well-known with the transport of packing articles u.dgl, to a machine, like a packaging machine, to work with promotion devices which have one on the other roll0 towards and in the promotion device increasing speed, so that the articles are from each other brought into distances (DE-OS 2346407). It however always concerns dead articles and not around living animals. With battle animals it is of great importance that they are excited as little as possible. Each irritation changes the pH value of the meat of the slaughtered animal in unfavorable sense. Although the principle of the separation from articles actually admits by promoters with different speed already for a very long time was and in slaughter houses the promotion device with two a V-shaped promotion channel to forming conveyors also for a long time admits was, one never dared to use the principle of the separation also with living depths and one accepted and did not recognize the disadvantages of the mutual contact during the Betäubung of the foremost animal that the problem of the irritation of the animals is not so unfavorable as the problem of the mutual contact. The invention overcomes this grievance. In order to prevent that pig or another piece cattle, which follow an evenly betäubten pig and are located in contact with it receives to early the current draw, if it, while the second electrode is still in contact with the preceding animal, comes into contact with the first electrode, plans the invention that the device a second group of two synchronously and in the same direction running, between its neighbouring Trumen a promotion channel bi] denden endless volumes possesses, whose work surfaces are downward against each other arranged and lie in the same level as the work surfaces of the endless volumes of the following group from two volumes that the two groups of volumes in longitudinal direction it attaches closely one on the other and that the speed between the two groups of volumes is in such a manner different that the speed of the Arbeitsf] ächen the first group of volumes in actually well-known way is lower than that the second following group of volumes. In this way of a reliable separation of the slaughter cattle is taken care, whereby the electrodes are arranged by volumes in the following group. The invention is described in the following for example on the basis the designs. Fig.1 a side view of the device according to invention shows, whereby parts were omitted, and Fig.2 a Stirnansicht of the device. The designs represent a holding device, the two closely following each other groups of volumes --1 ', 2 ' and 1,2-- enclosure, which are arranged V-shaped, whereby itself under the volumes --1 ', 2 '-- a ground --3-- , that finds first a continuous distance from the volumes --1 ', 2 '-- possesses and then (no more not represented) leans downward. The pigs, which are brought toward the arrow 4, lose themselves as consequence downward of the bending part of the ground --3-- the stop under their feet and become then between the volumes --1 ' and 2 '-- and/or the following volumes --1 and 2-- with their sides gotten jammed. The arrangement is so met thereby that the volumes --! “, 2”-- the first group with lower speed rotate than the volumes --1,2-- the following second group, so that the work surfaces of the first group move more slowly than those fo] genden group, how a reliable separation of the pigs od.dg! , takes place. The Betäubung implementing electrodes --5,6-- are --7 and/or 8-- tiltable over horizontal axles stored and become from feathers/springs --9,10-- in the initial position shown held. The electrodes --6-- point thereby bent arranged final part to one --6 '-- up.