Method and apparatus for processing crustacean body parts and processed crustacean body parts
OwnerTim Fogartyinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for processing a crustacean body part is disclosed. The apparatus includes a conveyor, a first blade, and a first fluidic device. The conveyor has a downstream direction and a first region for supporting a crustacean body part. The first fluidic device is drivingly coupled to the first blade, and actuation of the first fluidic device moves the first blade into the first region. Methods of processing a crustacean body part, methods and apparatus for cracking a crustacean shell, controllers for directing processing of a crustacean body part, and pre-cut seafood items are also disclosed.
Claims20
A method of crustacean processing, the method comprising:
- a controller receiving user input;
- the controller determining at least a first fluid pressure or a first blade force, based at least in part on the received user input;
- the controller directing a first fluidic device to drive a first blade to penetrate a shell of a crustacean body part and cut a first incision in the shell with the first blade, in accordance with the determined first fluid pressure or first blade force.
An apparatus for crustacean processing, the apparatus comprising:
- a conveyor having a downstream direction and an opening extending in the downstream direction;
- a first blade;
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- a first fluidic device drivingly coupled to the first blade, actuation of the first fluidic device moving the first blade upwardly or downwardly through the opening in the conveyor.
An apparatus for crustacean processing, the apparatus comprising:
- a conveyor having a downstream direction, one or more first alignment members, and one or more second alignment members, the one or more first alignment members being laterally spaced apart from the one or more second alignment members to define a first region for supporting a crustacean body part therebetween;
- a first blade;
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- a first fluidic device drivingly coupled to the first blade, actuation of the first fluidic device moving the first blade into the first region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.