Keel bone cutter with fat remover

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1991-12-02

1992-10-13

Little, Willis

Butchering

Defatter

452117, 452160, A22C 2100

Patent

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051546647

ABSTRACT:
The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for automatically separating the breast from the neck, shoulders, back and saddle of birds while the birds are moving along as overhead conveyor line (12). A mandrel (61) is inserted into the visceral cavity of each bird to rigidly support each bird, and causes the breast of each bird to protrude outwardly. An auger (73) is mounted adjacent the rear surface (62) of the mandrel (61) and engages the visceral cavity of each bird as the mandrel (61) is inserted into the visceral cavity of each bird. A tiltable holding plate (76) is pivoted upwardly as the mandrel (61) and auger (73) are fully inserted into each bird, and engages the neck of each bird in a clamping relationship with the mandrel (61) to thereby hold each bird in place during cutting function. The birds are carried into engagement with a first rotary disk cutter (94) whicih cuts into the birds between the breast and neck of each bird to separate the breast from the neck, shoulders and upper back of each bird. A second rotary disk cutter (99), positioned downstream from the first rotary disk cutter (94), engages the birds between the breast and saddle and lower back of each bird, completing the removal of the breast of the birds. At the same time, the screw thread (76) of the auger (73) engages and scrapes the fat and particulate matter from the walls of the visceral cavity of the bird for the removal of the fat simultaneously with the removal of the breasts of the birds.

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patent: 4669148 (1987-06-01), Scheier
patent: 4776063 (1988-10-01), Tieleman
patent: 5069652 (1991-12-01), Hazenbroek

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