Title:
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEBONING A POULTRY LEG PART
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/162757
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A system and method for deboning a poultry leg part, including at least one bone and meat surrounding the bone. The system includes a conveying unit arranged for transporting the poultry leg part along a conveying path. The system also includes a deboning unit. The deboning unit includes a gripper arranged for gripping the meat surrounding the bone, the gripper being associated with a first carrier; a gripper actuator arranged for opening and closing the gripper, the gripper actuator being associated with a second carrier; and a gripper tensioner arranged for providing a biasing force for closing the gripper, the gripper tensioner being associated with a third carrier. The first, second and third carriers are arranged for displacement relative to a base member, and the base member is arranged for being transported in horizontal direction along the conveying path.
Inventors:
STOOKER DIRK CORNELIS (NL)
VAN DEN BERG JUUL FLORIS (NL)
HAZENBROEK DAVID SCOTT (NL)
VAN DEN BERG JUUL FLORIS (NL)
HAZENBROEK DAVID SCOTT (NL)
Application Number:
PCT/NL2020/050072
Publication Date:
September 17, 2020
Filing Date:
February 10, 2020
Export Citation:
Assignee:
FOODMATE BV (NL)
International Classes:
A22C21/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2018143799A1 | 2018-08-09 |
Foreign References:
| CN109090194A | 2018-12-28 | |||
| KR20180038299A | 2018-04-16 | |||
| US7059954B2 | 2006-06-13 | |||
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| US8961274B1 | 2015-02-24 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
WITMANS, H.A. (NL)
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