DEVICE FOR SEPARATING A LEG PART FROM A CARCASS PART OF SLAUGHTERED POULTRY

摘要

The invention pertains to a device for separating at least one leg part (1) from a carcass part of slaughtered poultry, wherein the device comprises: a main conveyor, which main conveyor comprises a plurality of carriers (10), each carrier being adapted to engage a carcass parts by or in the vicinity of the free ends of the leg parts, the main conveyor being provided with a drive for moving the carriers along a path, a hip dislocator assembly, which is adapted to dislocate the hip joints in such a way that after said dislocation, a tissue connection remains between each leg part and the saddle, and adapted to disengage the leg parts from the carrier of the main conveyor, a saddle support guide (32), which is adapted for supporting the saddle of the carcass part after the carcass part has become disengaged from the carrier of the main conveyor, a leg separator (40) comprising two leg grippers (41), each leg gripper comprising a leg gripping slot that is adapted for engaging a leg part, wherein the leg grippers are adapted to induce a downward pulling movement of the leg parts relative to the saddle, thereby tearing loose the tissue connection between each leg part and the saddle such that the leg parts are separated from the saddle.

主权项

1. Device for separating at least one leg part from a carcass part of slaughtered poultry, which carcass part comprises leg parts that comprise at least a part of the thigh, the carcass part further comprising a saddle that is connected to each of the thighs via the hips, each leg part comprising a free end on the side opposite to the side where it is connected to the saddle, wherein the device comprises:
wherein the device comprises:
a main conveyor, which main conveyor comprises a plurality of carriers, each carrier being adapted to engage a carcass part by or in the vicinity of the free ends of the leg parts in such a way that the carcass part is suspended from the carrier with the free ends of the leg parts pointing upward, the main conveyor being provided with a drive for moving the carriers along a path,a hip dislocator assembly, which is adapted to dislocate the hip joints in such a way that after said dislocation, a tissue connection remains between each leg part and the saddle, and adapted to disengage the leg parts from the carrier of the main conveyor such that the free ends of the leg parts come to point downward,a saddle support guide, which is adapted for supporting the saddle of the carcass part after the carcass part has become disengaged from the carrier of the main conveyor,a leg separator comprising two leg grippers, each leg gripper comprising a leg gripping slot that is adapted for engaging a leg part, wherein the leg grippers are adapted to induce a downward pulling movement of the leg parts relative to the saddle, thereby tearing loose the tissue connection between each leg part and the saddle such that the leg parts are separated from the saddle, the leg separator being arranged relative to the saddle support guide such that the saddle support guide supports the saddle during the gripping and pulling of the leg parts.