POULTRY CARCASS HEAD/LEG DIRECTION DETERMINATION DEVICE

To provide a poultry carcass head/leg direction determination device capable of reducing a suspension work load in suspension of a poultry carcass by an operator.SOLUTION: A head/leg direction determination device 105 comprises: a stocker holder 13 for holding a carcass T and discharging the carcass T so that a trunk of the carcass T is in a constant direction; a camera for detecting directions of a head side and a leg side of the carcass T held by the stocker holder 13; a distribution control part 11 for distributing a discharge direction of the carcass T from the stocker holder 13 on the basis of the detection result of the camera; and a discharge part 14 for discharging the carcass T from the stocker holder 13 on the basis of the distribution result of the distribution control part 11.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4 【課題】作業者による食鳥屠体の懸吊作業負担を軽減できる食鳥屠体頭脚方向決め装置を提供する。【解決手段】頭脚方向決め装置１０５は、屠体Ｔの体幹が一定方向となるように屠体Ｔを保持するとともに屠体Ｔを排出可能なストッカホルダ１３と、ストッカホルダ１３に保持された屠体Ｔの頭部側及び脚部側の向きを検出するカメラと、カメラの検出結果に基づいて、ストッカホルダ１３からの屠体Ｔの排出方向を振り分ける振り分け制御部１１と、振り分け制御部１１の振り分け結果に基づいて、ストッカホルダ１３から屠体Ｔを排出させる排出部１４と、を備える。【選択図】図４