METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY DEBONING POULTRY BREAST CAPS CONTAINING MEAT AND A SKELETAL STRUCTURE TO OBTAIN BREAST FILLETS THEREFROM

摘要

Method of and system for automatically deboning poultry breast caps containing meat and a skeletal structure to obtain breast fillets. The method includes providing a mandrel (25) with a plane of symmetry in a vertical orientation and supporting a breast cap having a neck end and a tail end with its skeletal structure including a keel bone on top of the mandrel (25). The breast cap being held to the mandrel (25) with the keel bone aligned with the plane of symmetry. By moving the mandrel (25) through a conveying path extending through a substantially horizontal plane in a direction of travel (27) it passes a cutting implement (145) of a breast cutter (113) engaging the meat along the keel bone. The cutting implement (145) causes at least one incision along the area where the meat is attached to the keel bone and a breast fillet remover (115) downstream of the breast cutter (113) engages between the skeletal structure and the meat and separates the meat as a pair of single fillets from the skeletal structure. The arrangement is such that the mandrel (25) moves through the conveying path with the plane of symmetry aligned with the direction of travel (27).

主权项

1. Method of automatically deboning poultry breast caps containing meat and a skeletal structure to obtain breast fillets therefrom, including:
obtaining a mandrel having a plane of symmetry in vertical orientation; supporting a breast cap having a neck end and a tail end with its skeletal structure including a keel bone on top of the mandrel; holding the breast cap to the mandrel with the keel bone aligned with the plane of symmetry of the mandrel; moving the mandrel through a conveying path that extends through a substantially horizontal plane; obtaining a breast cutter in the conveying path; moving the mandrel through a conveying path in a direction of travel to pass the breast cutter for engagement with the meat along the keel bone; making at least one incision along the area where the meat is attached to the keel bone; obtaining a breast fillet remover downstream of the breast cutter; allowing the breast fillet remover to engage between the skeletal structure on the mandrel and the meat; and separating the meat as a pair of single fillets from the skeletal structure, wherein the mandrel is being moved through the conveying path with the plane of symmetry aligned with the direction of travel.