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US 12,616,215 B2Granted
Dismountable poultry processing knife and a mounting frame
AssigneeMeyn Food Processing Technology B.V.
InventorBas Nagel
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Abstract
A dismountable poultry processing knife and mounting frame. The mounting frame provided with a quick release mechanism for quickly mounting or dismounting of a poultry processing knife while avoiding screw connections. The poultry processing knife provided with quick release features which are arranged to cooperate with the quick release mechanism of the mounting frame.
Claims11
A mounting frame for a dismountable poultry processing knife, the processing knife having a rim and quick release features, the mounting frame comprising:
- a body including a longitudinal mating surface and equipped with at least one protrusion that is arranged to i) guide the processing knife during its mounting on or dismounting from the body of the mounting frame, ii) to secure the position of the poultry processing knife with respect to the mounting frame, or iii) both;
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- a quick release mechanism for quickly mounting or dismounting of the poultry processing knife, the quick release mechanism in cooperation with the quick release features of the poultry processing knife, the quick release mechanism including a releasable clamping portion for releasably clamping the rim of the processing knife, the clamping portion comprising
- at least one arresting pin extending through the body of the mounting frame, the at least one arresting pin comprising a clamping head, the at least one arresting pin longitudinally moveable with respect to the body of the mounting frame so as to move the clamping head between a position in which it clampingly engages the rim of the poultry processing knife and another position in which it is disengaged or loose from the rim of the poultry processing knife while remaining mounted or attached to the mounting frame;
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- wherein the at least one arresting pin includes an external flat portion extending perpendicular to the clamping head, and wherein the external flat portion of the at least one arresting pin is engaged with the longitudinal mating surface of the body so as to prevent rotation of the at least one arresting pin.
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A mounting frame for a dismountable poultry processing knife, the processing knife having a rim and quick release features, the mounting frame comprising:
- a body;
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- a quick release mechanism for quickly mounting or dismounting of the poultry processing knife, the quick release mechanism including a clamping portion for releasably clamping the rim of the processing knife, the clamping portion comprising
- at least two arresting pins extending through the body of the mounting frame and jointly movable towards and away from the body of the mounting frame, the at least two arresting pins each comprising a clamping head, the at least two arresting pins longitudinally moveable with respect to the body of the mounting frame so as to move each clamping head towards and away from the body between a first position in which the clamping head engages the rim of the poultry processing knife and a second position in which the clamping head is disengaged or loose from the rim of the poultry processing knife while remaining mounted or attached to the mounting frame, wherein the at least two arresting pins are connected with a rod that extends generally parallel to the body of the mounting frame so as to enable that movement of the rod in a direction transverse to the body of the mounting frame causes movement of the at least two arresting pins, wherein at least one of the two arresting pins defines a slit in a vicinity of a respective clamping head of at least one of the two arresting pins, wherein the slit is dimensioned to receive, or enable passage of, the rim of the processing knife;
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- a lever for moving the at least two arresting pins between the first position and the second position, the lever having an indented portion arranged to stably receive the rod connecting the at least two arresting pins when the quick release mechanism is in a locked position, the lever movable for moving the rod relative to the body of the mounting frame in a direction transverse to the body of the mounting frame, the lever configured to change the quick release mechanism between the locked position and an unlocked position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.