Carcass splitting apparatus

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1986-05-27

1987-03-31

Abercrombie, Willie G.

A22B 520

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046531505

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for splitting animal carcasses being conveyed by an overhead conveyor, which includes a tracking carriage engaging the carcass to be split, and being shiftable in the direction of movement of the carcass. A lateral feed carriage is mounted on the tracking carriage for movement relative thereto towards and away from the carcass to be split. A positioning plate assembly is mounted on the tracking carriage. A carcass engaging assembly is mounted on the lateral feed carriage and clamps the carcass to be split against the positioning plate assembly. A saw carrier is vertically mounted on the lateral feed carriage and is vertically shiftable relative thereto. The saw carriage is operable, when shifted vertically downwardly, to cut longitudinally through the length of the backbone of the carcass.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3916482 (1975-11-01), Kvilhaug
patent: 4562614 (1986-01-01), Gerding

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