System for denecking fowl

Details System for denecking fowl System for denecking fowl

1990-01-12

1991-03-26

Little, Willis

Butchering

Carcass subdivision

Extremity remover

452 64, 452149, A22C 2100

Patent

active

050018116

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for denecking a bird according to this invention has a generally U-shaped die having a forwardly open notch in which a bird neck is positioned, a punch complementary to the notch and engageable therethrough, and a ram or the like for pushing the punch through the notch and thereby cutting off the neck positioned in the notch. The die is generally flat and has a pair of arms defining the notch and the notch has a base lying between the arms and the arms extend downward at an acute angle to the horizontal from the base. The bird is held supine during denecking fixedly relative to a stationary support and a carriage is provided that carries the die, the punch, and ram that moves this punch. This carriage is displaceable horizontally on the support forward away and backward toward the bird. When pressed backward against the bird it presses the die backward against the bird at a base of the neck thereof. A controller is provided for detecting the pressure with which the die is engaging the bird and for triggering operation of the system when the pressure exceeds a predetermined limit. Thus the carriage is pushed against the bird and the punch is automatically advanced when the pressure sensor detects that the die is pressed with sufficient force against the bird to ensure a perfectly positioned cut.

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