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PCT No. PCT/DK98/00345 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 12, 1999 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 12, 1999 PCT Filed Aug. 7, 1998 PCT Pub. No. WO99/08538 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 25, 1999The invention relates to an apparatus for mechanical removal of a spinal column part from a part carcass (12), such as a fore-end of a pig carcass, comprising tools for separating the spinal column part from the part carcass by cuts along the spinal column part, and conveyor and guide arrangements for providing a relative movement between the tools and the part carcass during cutting. A first cutting tool (18, 49) is used for mechanically separating the meat on the part carcass from the spinous processes and the dorsal side of the spinal column. The tool has a tapering knife blade (19, 50) with a cutting edge (22) along a first edge and a knife part (20, 51) along a second edge of the tapering blade (19, 50). The knife part (20, 51) is mounted mainly at right angles to the blade and has a cutting edge along the edge closest to the tip of the tapering blade (19, 50). A second cutting tool (28, 55) is used for mechanically separating the meat on the part carcass from the lateral side of the spinal column and may also cut off the ribs from the spinal column. The tool has a cutting blade (29, 56) lying mainly in parallel with the tapering blade (19, 50) of the first tool and is positioned on the same side of the blade (19, 50) as the knife part (20, 51). The two tools perform cuts which go close to the spinal column bone and can be guided so as not to leave more bone remnants in the meat than is known from manual boning of fore-ends. After removal of the spinal column part, the meat can be further processed in cutting rooms into usual meat cuts, skin, bone parts, etc.
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