Patent
1990-01-17
1990-10-23
Little, Willis
17 46, A22C 2100
Patent
active
049641948
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for automatically disjointing the thighbones of poultry carcasses at the proximal end of the bones. Poultry carcasses are suspended from a conveyor chain which carries the carcasses to similar first and second thigh-disjointing stations of the apparatus. Each station includes front and rear vertical shafts are rotatably mounted on opposite sides of the conveyor chain. A sprocket rotatably driven by the chain is mounted on the front shaft, and front and rear turntables are mounted on the front and rear shafts, respectively. A plurality of disjointing rods are mounted on the front turntable and a plurality of guide members are mounted on the rear turntable. The sprocket rotates the front shaft which in turn rotates the front turntable for synchronizing the rotational movement of the rods with the linear movement of the conveyor. A pulley assembly operatively connects the front and rear shafts for rotating the rear shaft, which in turn rotates the rear turntable and guide members in a direction opposite to and in synchronization with the front turntable and disjointing rods. The carcasses are automatically carried toward to the first disjointing station and are received by the rotating guide members which stabilize and position the carcasses with respect to the rotating rods. The rods engage and apply pressure to the thigh area of the trailing legs of the carcasses to disjoint the thighbones. The conveyor then carries the carcasses downline toward the second disjointing station where the thighbones of the leading legs are disjointed.
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Bolitho Larry I.
Kessler Lawrence J.
Bolitho L. I.
Kessler L. J.
Little Willis
Park Poultry, Inc.
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