Device and method for removing shoulder blade of bone-in meat and deboning system of bone-in meat including the device

摘要

A shoulder blade removal device of bone-in meat includes: a bottom holder which is configured to be in contact with a lower side of the bone-in meat such that the lower side of the bone-in meat is lifted upward and moved in a horizontal direction; a support member for bending the bone-in meat in cooperation with the bottom holder such that an end of the shoulder blade; and a chuck unit attached to a robot arm and gripping the tip part of the shoulder blade in cooperation with the robot arm. The chuck unit includes: a base member fixed to the robot arm; a grip member; and a lock member supported by the base member such that the lock member can be advanced or retracted toward or away from the lateral plate part, the lock member pinching the shoulder blade in cooperation with the lateral plate part.

主权项

1. A shoulder blade removal device for removing a shoulder blade from bone-in meat that is from an arm part of a livestock carcass in a state where the bone-in meat is suspended, comprising:
a bottom holder which is configured to be in contact with a lower side of the bone-in meat such that the lower side of the bone-in meat is lifted upward and moved in a horizontal direction; a support member configured to push a part of the bone-in meat positioned above the bottom holder in a direction opposite to movement of the bottom holder in the horizontal direction and bend the bone-in meat in cooperation with the bottom holder such that an end of the shoulder blade located on a forearm bone side protrudes; a robot arm; a chuck unit attached to the robot arm and configured to grip a tip part of the shoulder blade in cooperation with the robot arm; wherein the chuck unit includes: a base member fixed to the robot arm; a grip member including two longitudinal plate parts which protrude from the base member in parallel with each other and a lateral plate part continuous with tips of the longitudinal plate parts; and a lock member supported by the base member such that the lock member can be advanced or retracted toward or away from the lateral plate part, the lock member configured to pinch the shoulder blade in cooperation with the lateral plate part.