DEVICE FOR CUTTING OUT THE VENT OF SLAUGHTERED POULTRY

摘要

Device for cutting out and removing the vent of a carcass of slaughtered poultry, comprising a holder for the carcass and an assembly that is movable toward and away from the carcass, with a rotationally driven cylinder knife (20) with a cutting edge (21) and a pin (30) extending within the cylinder knife, with a pin body that is provided with a pin end section with an end section that is destined for passage through the vent opening and for engaging behind the orbicular muscle, wherein the pin body has a central axis and the pin end section is movable with respect to the central axis of the pin between a starting position in line with the central axis and an operational position at an angle with it.