Patent ID: 6126535
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: A22B

Abstract:
Apparatus for mechanical removal of a spinal column part from a part carcass (12), comprising tools for separating the spinal column part from the part carcass by cuts along the spinal column part, and conveyor and guide arrangements for providing a relative movement between the tools and the part carcass during cutting, characterised in that the apparatus comprises a first cutting tool (18, 49) for mechanically separating the meat on the part carcass from the spinous processes and the dorsal side of the spinal column, said first cutting tool having a tapering knife blade (19, 50) with a cutting edge (22) along a first edge and a knife part (20, 51) along a second edge of the tapering blade (19, 50), the knife part (20, 51) being mounted mainly at right-angles to the blade and having a cutting edge along the edge closest to the tip of the tapering blade (19, 50), and that the apparatus also comprises a second cutting tool (28, 55) for mechanically separating the meat on the part carcass from the lateral side of the spinal column, said second cutting tool having a cutting blade (29, 56) lying mainly in parallel with the tapering blade (19, 50) of the first tool and being positioned on the same side of the blade (19, 50) as the knife part (20, 51).