Method and apparatus for cutting poultry
OwnerCharles A. Hawk, Hershey Lernerinventors
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method is disclosed for cutting poultry, previously cut into front halves and rear halves, wherein each half is automatically and simultaneously cut into a desired number of pieces, a bucket conveyor being synchronized with the cutting operations so as to eventually receive a complete cut-up chicken in a single bucket.
Claims9
A method of cutting poultry, that has been cut into a front half and a rear half, into pieces, including the steps of:
- (a) conveying a front half to a cutting machine;
- (b) cutting said front half into pieces;
- (c) depositing the cut pieces on a delivery conveyor;
- (d) conveying said pieces to a container;
- (e) depositing said pieces into said container;
- (f) conveying the rear half to a second cutting machine;
- (g) cutting said rear half into pieces;
- (h) depositing said pieces to a second delivery conveyor;
- (i) advancing said container to a position to receive the cut pieces of the rear half;
- (j) depositing said rear half pieces in said container;
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- (k) advancing said container to a packaging station.
A method of cutting poultry, that has been cut into a front half and a rear half, into pieces, including the steps of:
- (a) conveying a front half to a cutting machine while simultaneously conveying a rear half to a second cutting machine;
- (b) conveying said front half and said rear half through said cutting machines to cut said front half and rear half into pieces;
- (c) depositing said front half pieces and said rear half pieces together on a delivery conveyor;
- (d) positioning a container in a position to receive the cut pieces of the front half;
- (e) depositing said front half pieces into said container;
- (f) positioning a second container containing front half pieces to a position to receive the cut pieces of the rear half;
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- (g) depositing said rear half pieces in said container.
A method of cutting poultry, that has been cut into a front half and a rear half, into pieces, including the steps of:
- (a) conveying the front half through a cutting machine to cut the front half into pieces;
- (b) conveying said pieces to a first deposit position;
- (c) conveying the rear half through a cutting machine to cut said rear half into pieces;
- (d) conveying said rear half pieces to a second deposit position;
- (e) providing a plurality of movable containers;
- (f) positioning one of said plurality of containers at said first deposit position and another of said containers at said second position;
- (g) simultaneously depositing the front half pieces and the rear half pieces into said containers;
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- (h) advancing said first container from said first position to said second position.
Apparatus for cutting poultry, that has been cut into a front half and a rear half, into pieces, including:
- (a) a front half conveyor and a rear half conveyor;
- (b) a first cutting machine for cutting the front half into pieces and a second cutting machine for cutting the rear half into pieces;
- (c) a front half delivery conveyor and a rear half delivery conveyor positioned to receive the cut pieces of chicken;
- (d) a container conveyor adapted to receive the cut pieces of chicken;
- (e) said container conveyor means movable whereby a container is positioned to receive the cut pieces of chicken from the front end delivery conveyor and movable to thereafter receive pieces from the rear half conveyor;
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- (f) common drive means for driving the front half and rear half delivery conveyor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.