Butchering – Carcass subdivision – Automatic control
Patent
1992-01-22
1992-10-13
Little, Willis
Butchering
Carcass subdivision
Automatic control
452151, 452160, 452167, A22C 2100
Patent
active
051546655
ABSTRACT:
The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for automatically separating the legs and thighs of birds from the backs of birds while the birds are moving along a poultry processing line. The thigh joints between the thighs and lower backs of the birds are engaged between the angular contact edges (43 and 44) of a pair of yieldable cam shoes (37 and 38) and the side surfaces (33 and 34) of a vertical center guide partition (31). As a result, the thigh joints are aligned with the cutting blades (54 and 56) of a cutting means (36), positioned downstream of the yieldable cam shoes (37 and 38), which cuts through the thigh joints to separate the legs and thighs from the back portions of the birds.
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