Gizzard inspection and peeling system
OwnerHorace J. DeLonginventor
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Abstract
Poultry gizzards are washed down an inclined inspection table toward a worker standing at a pair of peeler rolls. The worker visually inspects each gizzard and removes those gizzards needing additional peeling to a repeel hopper and removes those gizzards that do not need additional peeling to a discharge hopper. The gizzards moved to the repeel hopper are washed to one end portion of the peeler rolls and are moved along the rotating peeler rolls and peeled. After peeling, the worker removes the gizzards from the peeler rolls and places them in the discharge hopper.
Claims13
Apparatus for processing poultry gizzards and the like comprising a support frame, an inclined inspection table mounted on said support frame with an upper end portion for receiving poultry gizzards and sloped downwardly and laterally to a lower end portion, a pair of rotatable peeler rolls positioned at the lower end portion of said inspection table, a re-peel hopper on one side of said inspection table and terminating at its lower end portion at one end of said rotatable peeler rolls, and a discharge hopper on the other side of said inspection table, whereby a worker stands at the lower end portion of the inspection table and visually inspect poultry gizzards as they move down the incline of the inspection table and moves the poultry gizzards that require re-peeling to the re-peel hopper and moves the poultry gizzards that do not require re-peeling to the discharge hopper, and the poultry gizzards moved to the re-peel hopper move to one end of and then along the peeler rolls.
Apparatus for processing poultry gizzards and the like comprising an inclined inspection table for receiving poultry gizzards at its upper end portion and directing the gizzards to move down the incline of the table, a pair of gizzard peeler rolls at the lower end of said inspection table, water supply means at the upper end of said inspection table for directing water to said inspection table, drain means at the lower end of said inspection table for draining water from said inspection table before the water reaches said peeler rolls, a re-peel hopper positioned adjacent said inspection table and defining an outlet opening at one end portion of said peeler rolls, water supply means for directing water to said re-peel hopper, drain means at the outlet opening of said re-peel hopper for draining water from said re-peel hopper before the water reaches the peeler rolls, a discharge hopper adjacent said inspection table and defining an outlet and water supply means for directing water to said discharge hopper outlet, whereby a worker inspects the poultry gizzards as they move down the inspection table and places the properly peeled gizzards in the discharge hopper and places the improperly peeled gizzards in the re-peel hopper.
Apparatus for processing poultry gizzards and the like comprising an inclined inspection table for receiving poultry gizzards at its upper end portion and directing the gizzards to move down the incline of the table, a pair of gizzard peeler rolls at the lower end portion of said inspection table, a re-peel hopper positioned adjacent said inspection table, and defining an outlet opening at one end portion of said peeler rolls, and a discharge hopper adjacent said inspection table, whereby a worker inspects the poultry gizzards as they move down the inspection table and places the properly peeled gizzards in the discharge hopper and places the improperly peeled gizzards in the re-peel hopper.
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