Butchering – Conveyer
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-15
2009-12-01
Price, Thomas (Department: 3643)
Butchering
Conveyer
Reexamination Certificate
active
07625271
ABSTRACT:
A method of cooling a dressed carcass of a slaughtered animal halved along the backbone thereof while transferring the dressed carcass in a cooling chamber is provided, with which reduction in process yield in the cooling process due to evaporation of water from the dressed carcass is suppressed to a minimum, meat juice dripping together with water does not occur when cutting the dressed carcass, the cooling period of time is reduced, energy is saved in cooling process, initial cost is reduced, and productivity is improved. The dressed carcass is cooled while transferring in the cooling chamber in a hanged attitude along the transport route T, whereby a plurality of partitioned spaces are provided in the cooling chamber1such that they are arranged along said transport route with a relatively small distance between them in a zone where the surface of the dressed carcass is cooled quickly and with a relatively large distance between them in a zone where surface temperature of the dressed carcass has approached the temperature of the cooling chamber and the dressed carcass is cooled slowly, and water is added to the surface of the dressed carcass while blasting cold air on to the dressed carcass in the partitioned spaces.
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Katori Yoichi
Nishimura Satoru
Takeya Hideki
Mayekawa Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Price Thomas
Rossi Kimms & McDowell LLP
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