摘要 |
Mollusc processing apparatus and related methods are disclosed. Molluscs are held in holders by one of their shells, illustratively the bottom shells, and are moved between a series of processing stations. At a shell cut station, an opening is cut into one or both of the shells of each mollusc. The next processing station includes a cutting blade to cut the adductor muscle and viscera of each mollusc away from its non-held shell, illustratively the top shell, and a shell detach mechanism to detach the non-held shell from the held shell. One or multiple air blasts are directed toward the viscera to loosen it from the held shell, and at a vacuum station the loosened viscera is pulled from the held shell. A second muscle cut station includes another cutting blade to cut the adductor muscle from the held shell. |
申请人 |
CLEARWATER SEAFOODS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
发明人 |
SEKRETTA, Gleb;GARVEY, Ben;BURKE, Timothy Andrew;STOVER, Bruce Allan;CORMACK, Andrew Neville;PRINSEN, Gerard Murray;MCLARTY, Angus;MACKINNON, Jacob;TYNES, Nathaniel Bruce;MANUGE, Louis-Phillipe Frederick;ROSE, Tracy;ROSE, David;BABIN, Lee |