Method and apparatus for cutting poultry hind quarters

Details Method and apparatus for cutting poultry hind quarters Method and apparatus for cutting poultry hind quarters

1990-01-30

1992-03-03

Little, Willis

Butchering

Conveyer

Orienting

452153, 452163, 452167, A22C 2518, A22C 1500

Patent

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050928155

ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to an automated poultry processing system having a novel chicken hind quarter cutting stage that does not require the individual chicken hind quarters to be removed from the moving treadmill before or after halving the chicken hind quarters. Each chicken hind quarter is placed into a moveable shackle including a rotatable shackle assembly. Each rotatable shackle assembly includes a cam plate that, when moved into contact with a stationary cam member, causes the shackle assembly to rotate 90.degree., thereby rotating the chicken hind quarter by 90.degree.. The chicken hind quarter then moves into contact with a guide member that positions the chicken hind quarter for subsequent cutting by a rotary saw. The chicken hind quarter remains in contact with the guide member until the saw has cut the chicken hind quarter into halves, thereby facilitating a precise cut of the chicken hind quarter. The chicken hind quarter halves, which are still in the moving shackle assemblies, then may proceed to later stages of the poultry processing system.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3277514 (1966-10-01), Hooley

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