Apparatus handling system for use in a deboning operation
Abstract
Abstract AN APPARATUS SYSTEM FOR USE IN A DEBONING OPERATION IN WHICH BONES ARE EXTRACTED FROM CHUNKS OF MEAT, COMPRISES A CONVEYOR DEVICE INCLUDING A PLUALITY OF SUPPORT MECHANISMS WHICH ENGAGE THE EXTERNAL FITTING OF THE PIN DEVICE APPLIED TO THE EMBEDDED BONES OF A CHUNK OR MEAT TO PERMIT EACH CHUNK OF MEAT TO BE CONTINUOUSLY AND MECHANICALLY TRANSFERRED TO THE DEBONING UNIT. THE CONVEYOR DEVICE ALSO INCLUDES A PLURALITY OF SUPPORT MECHANISMS WHICH RECEIVE THE PIN DEVICES AND EXTRACTED BONES ATTACHED THERETO FROM THE EBONING UNIT SO THAT THE PIN DEVICES AND ATTACHED BONES CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO A PIN REMOVAL APPARATUS WHEREIN THE PIN DEVICE ARE CONTINUOUSLY AND MACHANICALLY DISENGAGED FROM THE EXTRACTED BONES, MEANS ARE ALSO PROVIDED FOR TRANSFERRING THE PIN DEVICES AFTER SEPARATION FROM THE EXTRACTED BONES TO A BONE PINNING MACHINE WHEE THE PIN DEVICES ARE AGAIN APPLIED TO THE BONES IN EACH CHUNK OF MEAT.
Inventors
- 👤 John A Tonjum
- 👤 Gerald L Helgeson
- 👤 John G Lunn
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