Method and facility for cutting off hind feet of half carcasses

Details Method and facility for cutting off hind feet of half carcasses Method and facility for cutting off hind feet of half carcasses

2005-04-19

2005-04-19

Luu, Teri Pham (Department: 3644)

Butchering

Carcass subdivision

Automatic control

C452S163000, C452S166000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06881138

ABSTRACT:
With the intention of performing an optimal cutting of the hind feet (8) of the half carcasses (4), which are advanced stepwise on an overhead conveyor (6) suspended in the hind feet (8), there is indicated a method and a plant for performing an optimal hind foot cutting.According to the invention, cutting of the hind feet (8) occurs by the half carcasses (4) being gripped by pivoting gripping mechanisms (26) the clear of which in the gripping position not allowing the heel joint (29) to pass through this. As the variation of the thickness of the heel joint on a carcass is very small, a lifting of the ham (32) of the half carcass by displacing the gripping mechanisms (26) will result in the position of the thickest point of the heel joint being well-defined, whereby there is achieved a very great uniformity of the hind foot cutting by the same displacement pattern of the gripping mechanisms (26) in cross-wise direction in relation to saw blades (30) situated in a plane well-defined in advance.

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