APPARATUS FOR THE SPLITTING OF THE SPINE OF A CARCASS INTO TWO HALVES ALONG THE SYMMETRICAL PLANE

摘要

An apparatus for the splitting of the spine of a carcass into two halves comprises a meat axe with associated movement arrangement and support elements for the carcass which can follow the axe on the spine side and the belly side of the carcass below the cutting point. The meat axe with the movement arrangement and the support elements are mounted on a carriage which is displaceable in the vertical direction. For the carcass halves there are spreading elements which are arranged at a distance from, at and on each side of the axe over the working area of the axe, said spreading elements being mounted on and substantially immovable in relation to the carriage. The carriage is removably secured to a vertically displaceable holder. Cables and hoses are connected to the stationary part of the apparatus by means of separable connection. It is hereby achieved that a quick change can be made between a sawing method and a chopping method.