Patent ID: 7922567
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
1. A separator apparatus for separating meat from bone matter, comprising: an input passage; a rotary cam pump, the rotary cam pump having a pump inlet in fluid communication with the input passage, at least one pump meat discharge port, and a pump outlet, the at least one pump meat discharge port being disposed on a flow path of the rotary cam pump between the pump inlet and the pump outlet, the at least one pump meat discharge port having apertures defined therein to permit passage of meat therethrough and to inhibit passage of bone therethrough; a deboning screw assembly, the deboning screw assembly comprising a screw assembly housing having a screw assembly inlet, a bone residue outlet, and a deboning region disposed between the screw assembly inlet and the bone residue outlet, wherein: at least one drive member operable to drive the rotary cam pump and to drive rotary movement of the screw; wherein the separator apparatus is operable to receive a meat-bone mixture at the input passage and expel meat substantially free of bone matter from the at least one pump meat discharge port and the at least one screw assembly meat discharge port, and to expel bone residue from the bone residue outlet.