| 摘要 |
<p>A device (6) for removing sinew (2) from a cut of meat (4) comprises gripping means (12) for gripping the sinew and scraping means (30, 32) movable relative to the gripping means to scrape the meat from the sinew. The scraping means can comprise a single blade (502), two hinged blades (500) or two separate blades (30, 32), which are arranged to approach each other to trap the sinew and remove the meat therefrom. The blades can be arranged on rotating wheels (308), or may be moved by pneumatic actuators (41, 42) or the like. A number of such devices (106) can be used side by side. The device can be used as part of a processing line (300, 400), where pieces of meat are transported to the device, the sinew is stripped from the meat, and the meat and the sinew are delivered separately. The processing line may take the form of a belt (302) or a wheel (402), and the gripping means (304, 404) may be arranged on the belt or wheel, with the blades (308, 406) arranged separately.</p> |
