Patent ID: 6174229
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: A22B

Abstract:
Method for evisceration of carcasses conveyed on a slaughter line suspended in gambrels or hooks, where the abdomen and breast have been cut open, the hams divided and the fat end loosened, and wherein the intestines of the carcass are loosened, removed and placed on a gut pan or conveyor, the diaphragm is loosened and the plucks are removed and placed on a plucs conveyor, comprising the steps of breaking the connections between the intestines and spinal column so that the intestines are made to hang out of the abdominal cavity, and mechanically loosening the diaphragm and leaf fat while the intestines are hanging out of the abdominal cavity and are connected to the plucs, said loosening being effected by means of a pressing device (5) and a hoop device (6) which can be moved independently of each other in the lengthways direction of the carcass.