Title:
DECROPPING TOOL AND WRAPPED CAM FOR USE IN FOOD PROCESSING MACHINERY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005074473
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A tool or probe (60) is provided for insertion into a avian or poultry carcass (10) for removing the crop (12) and/or windpipe (14, 16) and/or gullet and/or other undesired viscera from the neck (26) of the bird carcass (10). The probe (60) has helical threads (81, 82, 83) protruding from a probe body (66). V-shaped voids (84) are cut into the helical threads (81, 82, 83) to provide teeth (68) for removal of the crop (12) and other inedible viscera from the carcass (10). A cam (63) and method of manufacturing a cam for use in decropping machines and other food processing machinery is provided. The cam (63) includes plastic guides (64, 65) that are pre-shaped in two dimensions and then wrapped about a three dimensional cam frame (76, 78, 79) to provide a desired path (67) for a cam follower (62).
Inventors:
WINKELMOLEN ANTOINE J H (US)
STOCKTON MITCHELL SCOTT (US)
STOCKTON MITCHELL SCOTT (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/043489
Publication Date:
March 23, 2006
Filing Date:
December 20, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
JOHNSON FOOD EQUIPMENT INC (US)
WINKELMOLEN ANTOINE J H (US)
STOCKTON MITCHELL SCOTT (US)
WINKELMOLEN ANTOINE J H (US)
STOCKTON MITCHELL SCOTT (US)
International Classes:
A22B5/00; A22B5/18; A22C21/06; (IPC1-7): A22C21/06
Foreign References:
| US6176772B1 | 2001-01-23 |
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