System for making preparatory incision longitudinally of a poultry leg
OwnerJelle DE KORT, Adriaan Hendrik DE KONINGinventors
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Abstract
A system (1) for making a preparatory incision longitudinally of a poultry leg having a first bone and a second bone articulated by a joint and surrounded by meat. The system (1) comprises a cutting unit (21) having a knife (51), and a conveyor (5) for conveying the poultry leg along a path of conveyance coincident with the cutting unit (21). The system (1) further comprises a drive mechanism arranged for selectively being in a first mode or a second mode, each mode so configured for making different incisions.
Claims22
A system for making a preparatory incision longitudinally of a poultry leg having a first bone and a second bone articulated by a joint and surrounded by meat, the system comprising
- a cutting unit having a knife, and
- a conveyor for conveying the poultry leg along a conveyance path coincident with the cutting unit;
- a drive mechanism arranged for selectively being in a first mode or a second mode,
- the drive mechanism in the first mode being configured for driving the cutting unit to move the knife along a predefined first cutting trajectory for making a first preparatory incision longitudinally of the poultry leg, and
- the drive mechanism in the second mode being configured for driving the cutting unit so as to move the knife along a predefined second cutting trajectory, different from the first cutting trajectory, for making a second preparatory incision longitudinally of the poultry leg.
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