Combination automated and hand deboning apparatus and method with single unit processing

摘要

An apparatus and method for separating wanted tissues from a bird carcass comprises mechanical and manual manipulation of the tissues. Mechanical manipulation includes scoring the lateral side of the carcass below the ribs between the neck opening and vent to separate the breast tissue from the skeletal system, and cutting the breast tissue and tenderloin tissue from the breast bone. Manual manipulation of the wanted tissues includes: mounting the carcass on a fixture, grasping the breast tissue adjacent the neck opening, and moving the hand toward the vent to separate the breast tissue from the carcass; and grasping the tenderloin tissue adjacent the neck opening, and moving the hand toward the vent to separate the tenderloin tissue from the carcass. Alternatively, the breast tissue may be harvested as a butterfly filet by scoring the lateral side of the carcass and removing the breast tissue from the carcass.

主权项

1. A method of harvesting tissue from a bird carcass, comprising:
mechanically scoring a lateral side of the carcass-between a point adjacent a neck opening and below a shoulder extending laterally along a side of the carcass below the ribs and a point adjacent a posterior end of the carcass; mounting the carcass on a fixture; and manually partially removing a breast tissue and tenderloin tissue from the carcass.