Automatic poultry breast cutter

Abstract

Abstract APPARATUS FOR SLICING POULTRY BREASTS OR THE LIKE INTO AT LEAST FOUR SECTIONS WHICH INCLUDES A SUPPORT FOR CARRYING A SERIES OF BREASTS CONSECUTIVELY ALONG A SELECTED PATH OF TRAVEL, THE SUPPORT HAVING A PAIR OF SLOTS FORMED THEREIN, ONE SLOT BEING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE PATH OF TRAVEL AND THE OTHER SLOT BEING TRANSVERSE TO THE PATH. A FIRST ROTARY CUTTER SAW IS MOUNTED FOR CUTTING ACTION IN THE DIRECTION OF AND ALONG THE PATH OF TRAVEL SO THAT AS THE BREAST ON THE SUPPORT MOVES THROUGH ONE PORTION OF THE PATH, THE CUTTING EDGE PASSES THROUGH THE BREAST ALONG THE FIRST SLOT DIVIDING THE BREAST INTO TWO SECTIONS. A SECOND ROTARY SAW IS MOUNTED FOR CUTTING ACTION IN A DIRECTION TRANSVERSE TO THE PATH OF TRAVEL AND FOR INTERMITTENT, RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT INTO AND AWAY FROM THE PATH SO THAT WHEN THE SECOND SAW IS MOVED INTO THE PATH OF TRAVEL THE CUTTING EDGE PASSES THROUGH THE SECOND SLOT IN THE SUPPORT AND SLICES THE BREAST TRANSVERSELY INTO FOUR SECTIONS. DRIVE MEANS AND CONTROL MEANS ARE PROVIDED TO PERIODICALLY MOVE THE SECOND SAW INTO CUTTING POSITION WHEN THE SUPPORT AND BREAST ARE STATIONARY AT A SELECTED LOCATION AND MOVE THE SAW AWAY FROM THE SUPPORT WHEN THE SUPPORT AND BREAST ARE IN MOTION.

Inventors

• 👤 David T Cannon

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