Patent ID: 6547659
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: A22B,A22C

Abstract:
A poultry processing system, comprising:a pretreatment process section which comprises a hanging part, an exsanguination part, and a hot water immersion part; a carcass treatment process section which comprises a defeathering part, an eviceration part, a rinsing part for rinsing the deplumed carcass before and after eviceration, and a rinsing/sterilizing/cooling part; an automatic dissecting process section in which the carcass is butchered into the breast and thighs and the breast and thighs are deboned; a shape arranging process section for arranging the shape of the poultry meat; and a dispensing/packing process section for weighing and packing the poultry meat, wherein said rinsing part of said carcass treatment process section comprises a first washing tank used between the defeathering part and the eviceration part, a second washing tank used after the evisceration part, and a third washing tank used between the second washing tank and the rinsing/sterilizing/cooling part, the first washing tank, second washing tank, and third washing tank removing bacteria adhered to the carcass, clean water being supplied to the third washing tank, water in the third washing tank being overflowed to the second washing tank, water in the second washing tank being overflowed to the first washing tank, and some water overflowed from the first washing tank being filtered then returned to the third washing tank, the rinsing/sterilizing/cooling part of the carcass treatment process section comprising a cooling tank containing chilled water and a sterilizing agent for disinfecting and cooling the carcass to a chilled state, and the automatic dissecting process, the shape arranging process and the dispensing/packing process being performed at a temperature of approximately 0-6Â° C.