Trussing system and method
AssigneeScott Technology LLC
InventorsPeter Douglas Raymond KNOTTS, Bryan Gordon GRIMSHAW, Jamie Robert SPYKER
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Abstract
An apparatus for trussing a slaughtered bird, is described the apparatus including: two or more members having trussing band retaining members, wherein the apparatus is configured to truss a slaughtered bird with a trussing band. Also described is a slaughtered bird holder, a method for trussing's a slaughtered bird, a vision system and a controller.
Claims20
An apparatus for trussing a slaughtered bird, the apparatus including:
- two or more members having trussing band retaining members,
- wherein the apparatus is configured to truss a slaughtered bird with a trussing band.
A slaughtered bird trussing system, the slaughtered bird trussing system including:
- a vision system, the vision system including at least one image capture device for capturing at least one image of a slaughtered bird, and
- a determination system configured to determine a quality of a slaughtered bird based on the at least one image.
A system for trussing slaughtered birds, the system including:
- a plurality of slaughtered bird holders, each slaughtered bird holder configured to hold a slaughtered bird;
- a conveyer configured to convey the plurality of slaughtered bird holders;
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- a trussing station including a trussing apparatus configured to truss a slaughtered bird with a trussing band.
A method of trussing a slaughtered bird with a trussing band, the method including:
- positioning a slaughtered bird in a holder with the front of the slaughtered bird facing outwards;
- controlling a trussing apparatus to:
- pass the trussing band over a front of the slaughtered bird,
- pass the trussing band under a first and second wing of the slaughtered bird while maintaining tension on the trussing band;
- bring the trussing band over a back of the slaughtered bird;
- twist the trussing band over the back of the slaughtered bird to create a cross-over point in the trussing band;
- pass the trussing band underneath a first and second hock of the slaughtered bird;
- pass the trussing band over the first and second hock of the slaughtered bird;
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- pass the trussing band underneath a first and second hock of the slaughtered bird.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.