| 摘要 |
<p>An apparatus (11) is disclosed for separating the back from the legs of a poultry carcass as the carcass is conveyed on overhead shackles along a processing path and after the entrails and breast of the carcass have been removed. The apparatus includes a cutting station (16) for cutting through the tissue and muscle in the region of the thigh joint of the poultry carcass and a separating station (37) having a spiked rotating disk (38) for gripping the carcass back portion and pulling it away from the legs to separate the legs from the back. Disposed between the cutting station and the separating station is means (52) for rotating carcass backs about an axis extending between the thigh joints of the carcass to dislodge the balls of the thigh joints from the sockets thereof. With the tissue cut and the balls and sockets dislodged, the back is separated cleanly from the legs and the oysters of the thigh joints are left always on the end of the leg bones to prevent unsightly discoloration and escape of bone marrow.</p> |
