Method and device for cutting out and plugging the anal orifice of slaughtered animals
OwnerGeorges Aubertinventor
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for cutting out and plugging the anal orifice of slaughtered animals in any slaughtering facility. The method comprises cutting out the rectum of the animal with a cylindrical cutter arranged around a centering mandrel and provided with side openings for immediately removing any waste matter that becomes stuck within the cutter, and injecting ground fat or a similar material into the anus with a pressurizing device controlled by automation equipment of the facility. The device is connected via a flexible duct to an inner channel in the centering mandrel for the tool for cutting out the rectum. The method and apparatus are suitable for use in any slaughtering facility, particularly high throughput abattoirs.
Claims27
Method for plugging the anal orifice of slaughtered animals, comprising:
- inserting a tool for cutting out the rectum of the animal including a centering mandrel comprising an axial inner channel into the rectum of an animal;
- injecting a substance for plugging the rectum of the animal from a pressurizing device through a flexible duct to the axial inner channel;
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- controlling flow of substance from the pressurizing device to the axial inner channel with a motorized valve, the motorized valve being set in an open position when the centering mandrel has penetrated into the rectum of the animal to permit formation of a plug of substance to infiltrate into all openings and ensure an impermeable closure.
Apparatus for plugging the anal orifice of slaughtered animals, comprising:
- a pressurizing device;
- a tool for cutting out the rectum of the animal including a centering mandrel comprising an axial inner channel;
- a flexible duct for feeding a substance for plugging the rectum of the animal from said pressurizing device to said axial inner channel;
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- a motorized valve for controlling flow of the substance from said pressurizing device to said axial inner channel, so that said motorized valve is open when said centering mandrel has penetrated into the rectum of the animal so as to permit formation of a plug of substance to infiltrate into all openings and ensure an impermeable closure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.