Equipment and method for processing poultry parts
AssigneeJohn Bean Technologies MáQuinas E Equipamentos Industriais Ltda.
InventorsSérgio Renato Martins Pereira, Bruno Luis Lise
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Abstract
The present invention refers to an equipment (30) and a method for processing poultry parts (14a, 14b, 14c). The equipment (30) comprising: —a conveyor belt (11) comprising; a plurality of recesses (12a, 12b, 12c), each recess (12a, 12b, 12c) being configured to receive a proximal part (13a, 13b, 13c) of the poultry part (14a, 14b, 14c), while allowing for a distal part of the poultry parts (14a, 14b, 14c) to be processed, to remain free; the distal part of the poultry parts (14a, 14b, 14c) being processed by a set of bristles (21) associated with a rotative axis (22).
Claims29
Equipment for processing poultry parts comprising:
- a longitudinal conveyor belt moving relative to the scrubbing device, comprising:
- a plurality of recesses carried by the conveyor belt,
- each recess being configured to receive a proximal part of the poultry part in an orientation transverse to the length of the conveyor belt, while allowing for a distal part of the poultry parts to be processed, to remain free to be processed by the scrubbing device;
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- a support associated with the recesses to support and retain the poultry part within the recess.
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A method for processing poultry parts, the method comprising:
- inserting a proximal part of feet into a recess of a conveyor belt while allowing a distal part of the poultry feet to remain free;
- positioning a stabilizer support in proximity to the proximal part of the poultry feet to stabilize and retain the poultry feet proximal part relative to the recess;
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- removing pododermatitis-affected tissues from the free distal part of the poultry feet by a set of powered bristles or a powered scrubber.
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A method for processing poultry parts comprising:
- inserting a proximal part of poultry feet into recesses of a conveyor belt while allowing a distal part of the poultry feet to remain free;
- stabilizing the poultry feet while being held in the recesses by selectively retracting and extending a tongue for supporting the free distal part of the poultry feet;
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- removing pododermatitis-affected tissues from the free distal part of the poultry feet by means of a set of powered bristles or a powered scrubber.
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A method for processing poultry parts comprising:
- inserting the proximal part of feet into recesses of a conveyor belt while allowing a distal part of the poultry feet to remain free;
- positioning links of a stabilizer chain to be in proximity to the proximal part of the poultry feet;
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- removing pododermatitis-affected tissues from the free distal part of the poultry feet by means of a set of powered bristles or a powered scrubber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.