发明名称 |
Apparatus and method for cutting slaughtered poultry into separate pieces |
摘要 |
Apparatus for cutting slaughtered poultry into individual pieces including a keel cutting station for severing a front breast section from the carcass. The station includes a first cutter for cutting a rear portion of the keel and a second, reciprocating cutter for effecting a second cut that intersects a cut made by the first cutter such that the keel is completely severed from the carcass. The movement of the second cutter is coordinated with the movement of a carcass supporting module so that the reciprocating knife remains substantially vertically aligned with the carcass supporting module during the cutting sequence. A size sensor is provided for adjusting the relative position of the reciprocating knife with the module to compensate for changes in bird size. A pair of interconnected actuators provide a three step adjustment for the reciprocating knife. An intermediate conveyor is provided for receiving the severed keel and transferring it to a primary conveyor. Movement in the conveyors are synchronized so that the keel is discharged into a conveyor bin on the primary conveyor that contains the other severed parts of the carcass so that all parts are reunited for further processing or packaging.
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申请公布号 |
US4589165(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1986.05.20 |
申请号 |
US19850688911 |
申请日期 |
1985.01.04 |
申请人 |
AUTOMATED PACKAGING SYSTEMS, INC. |
发明人 |
LERNER, HERSHEY;EASTER, WILLIAM M.;WEHRMANN, RICK S. |
分类号 |
A22C21/00;(IPC1-7):A22C21/00 |
主分类号 |
A22C21/00 |
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