Method and apparatus for mechanically processing an organ or organs taken out from slaughtered poultry

摘要

Method and apparatus are provided for mechanically processing an organ or organs taken out from slaughtered poultry in a processing device or processing line, which organ or organs form part of an organ package and wherein said organ or organs are separated from the organ package. The organ package is spatially oriented by the processing device without notably breaking tissue connections in the package, and in a preselected order so as to cause harvesting of organs from the package to occur in a preselected sequence that depends on the location of the organ package in the processing device or processing line.

主权项

1. A method for processing organs from an organ package taken from slaughtered poultry, where the organ package initially includes a heart, liver, intestines, gizzard, and pre-stomach, the method comprising the steps of:
providing an organ packages having a random orientation; passing intestines from the organ packages through an opening such that the intestines are positioned below the organ package; removing the intestines from the organ package such that, after said step of removing the intestines, the organ packages includes the heart, liver, gizzard, and pre-stomach; removing the heart from the organ package after said step of removing the intestines such that, after said step of removing the heart, the organ package includes the liver, intestines, gizzard, and pre-stomach; removing the liver from the organ package after said step of removing the heart such that, after said step of removing the liver, the organ package includes the gizzard and pre-stomach; separating the gizzards from the prestomachs; and cutting the gizzards into separated sides while simultaneously spreading open the sides of the gizzards in a manner that releases contents of the gizzards.