Eviscerating tool
AssigneeMeyn Food Processing Technology B.V.
InventorsHermanus Laurentius Zomerdijk, Derek Raymond Dil, Evert Kikstra
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Abstract
An eviscerating tool include jaw arms provided with jaws at extremities of the jaw arms. At least one jaw arm of the jaw arms is rotatable around an axis of rotation to provide that the eviscerating tool is movable between an open position and a closed position. In the open position the jaws can grip and in the closed position the jaws can hold poultry intestines. At least one jaw arm of the jaw arms is provided with an actuation part for moving the eviscerating tool between the open position and the closed position. A cam plate is drivable for moving at least one jaw arm of the jaw arms can be subjected to a load so as to bias the cam plate into a position in an aperture.
Claims9
An eviscerating tool, comprising
- jaw arms provided with jaws at extremities of the jaw arms, wherein at least one jaw arm of the jaw arms is rotatable around an axis of rotation to provide that the eviscerating tool is movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein in the open position the jaws can grip and in the closed position the jaws can hold poultry intestines;
- an actuation part provided to at least one jaw arm of the jaw arms and configured for moving the eviscerating tool between the open position and the closed position, the actuation part including an aperture;
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- a cam plate received by the aperture, the cam plate drivable for moving the at least one jaw arm of the jaw arms that is provided with the cam plate, wherein the cam plate fits into the aperture while leaving a play between the cam plate and the aperture so as to enable a movement of the cam plate with respect to the at least one jaw arm, wherein the cam plate can be subjected to a load so as to bias the cam plate into a preferred position in the aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.