Apparatus and method for separating the wishbone from eviscerated poultry carcasses

摘要

The invention relates to an apparatus for automatically separating the wishbone from eviscerated poultry bodies, comprising a revolving conveyor with at least one holding apparatus with a support body receiving and holding the poultry bodies during transport through the apparatus, and at least one processing station along a conveying line of the conveyor, one of the processing stations being configured as a cutting unit for separating the wishbone from the poultry body, characterized in that the cutting unit has a rotational drive, a cutting means and a rotary arm that connects the cutting means and the rotational drive and is designed to guide the cutting means in the rotational direction along a curved path, with the rotary arm and the cutting means forming an at least essentially L-shaped arrangement and the cutting means having a main cutting edge that is interrupted by a recess and is oriented at least essentially parallel to the rotational axis of the rotary arm. The invention also relates to a method corresponding to the apparatus.

主权项

1. Apparatus for automatically separating the wishbone from eviscerated poultry bodies, comprising a revolving conveyor with at least one holding apparatus with a support body for receiving and holding the poultry bodies during transport through the apparatus, and at least one processing station along a conveying line of the conveyor, wherein one of the processing stations is designed as a cutting unit for separating the wishbone from the poultry body, characterized in that the cutting unit has a rotational drive, a cutting means and a rotary arm connecting the cutting means and the rotational drive, said arm being designed to guide the cutting means in the rotational direction along a curved path, wherein the rotary arm and the cutting means form an at least essentially L-shaped arrangement and the cutting means has a main cutting edge interrupted by a recess which is oriented at least essentially parallel to the rotational axis of the rotary arm.