| 摘要 |
An automatic, poultry wing portioning system that employs a linear path throughout the entire portioning process. The system portions the wings into their constituent parts by moving the wings, supported by uniquely designed carriers, via conveyor into engagement with a series of adjustably mounted, stationary knives that depend from an overhead support frame into the linear path of the wings. The knives are displaced laterally and longitudinally from one another and are oriented with their sharp edges facing upward to slice through the soft tissues of each wing joint. By virtue of their adjustable mounting and the interplay of the knives with the other components of the system, the knives are capable of being independently positioned in numerous vertical planes and at various depths of penetration in relation to a plurality of grooves defined by each carrier. In addition to including adjustably mounted knives, the system includes adjustably mounted guide bars that position and restrain the wings, and wing portions, at the proper time during processing to insure proper separation of the wing parts. Such adjustment capabilities enable the system to easily accommodate different sizes of wings while maintaining a high product yield.
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