US 6,638,155 B2 · Apparatus for and a method of separating an organ from a set of organs from a carcass

Abstract

The apparatus comprises: a running conveyor (1) with hooks (2) for suspending a set (5) of organs by the diaphragm (6) and conveying it in a conveying direction of the conveyor (1); a slit device (10; 11) arranged below the conveyor (1) with a slit (13; 44) for guiding horizontally in the slit a connective tissue part (9; 6) of the set (5) of organs during the conveyance of the set of organs on the conveyor with an organ (8; 7) located below the slit (13; 44), a retaining device (14-16; 40) arranged in a conveying path which the organ (8; 7) follows with the connective tissue part (9; 6) guided by the slit (13; 44), the retaining device (14-16; 40) being adapted to retain the organ (8; 7) on the retaining device by the conveyor's (1) pull in the set (5) of organs; and (22, 23; 49-51, 54) for causing separation between the organ (8; 7) and the connective tissue part (9; 6) when such retention has been provided.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for automatically separating at least one organ from a set of organs eviscerated from a carcass, which set of organs comprises a diaphragm and at least one organ, wherein the apparatus comprises:

a running conveyor with hooks for suspending the set of organs by the diaphragm and conveying it in a conveying direction of the conveyor,
a slit device arranged below the conveyor with a slit for guiding horizontally in the slit a connective tissue part of the set of organs during the conveyance of the set of organs on the conveyor with the said at least one organ located below the slit,
a retaining device arranged in a conveying path which the said at least one organ follows with the connective tissue part guided by the slit, wherein said at least one organ is retained on the retaining device by at least the conveyor's pull on the set of organs, and
means for causing separation between the said at least one organ and the connective tissue part while such retention is provided,
wherein downstream of the retaining device there is a gripping member for gripping the connective tissue part.

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A method of automatically separating at least one organ from a set of organs eviscerated from a carcass, which set of organs comprises a diaphragm and at least one organ, wherein the method comprises the following steps:

the set of organs is suspended by the diaphragm in a running conveyor with hooks and conveyed in the conveying direction of the conveyor,
a connective tissue part of the set of organs is guided horizontally in a slit device arranged below the conveyor during the conveyance of the set of organs on the conveyor with the said at least one organ located below the slit,
the said at least one organ is retained on a retaining device arranged in a conveying path which the at least one organ follows with the connective tissue part being guided by the slit, the organ being retained on the retaining device by at least the conveyor's pull on the set of organs, and
separation is caused between the said at least one organ and the connective tissue part while the said retention is provided,
wherein the connective tissue part is gripped downstream of the retaining device by means of a gripping member.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Apparatus for and a method of separating an organ from a set of organs from a carcass

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Apparatus for and a method of separating an organ from a set of organs from a carcass

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