Patent ID: 8246428
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
1. A method for harvesting fillets from meat products and for massaging the fillets in the presence of a granular or pulverulent substance using a massaging device comprising: (1) a first massaging section and a second massaging section, each massaging section comprising: wherein the first massaging section is positioned adjacent the second massaging section and wherein the inlet opening of the second massaging section is aligned with the outlet opening of the first massaging section so that the discharge member of the first massaging section, when in the active discharge position, is adapted to discharge the fillets from the first massaging section and into the second massaging section; (2) at least one massaging element drive motor for driving the at least one massaging element of the first and second massaging sections; (3) at least one discharge member actuating device for displacing the discharge member of the first and second massaging sections between the active discharge position and the inactive position; and (4) a control device connected to (i) the at least one discharge member actuating device for controlling operation of the at least one discharge member actuating device and (ii) the at least one massaging element drive motor for controlling operation of the at least one massaging element drive motor, wherein at least one of the first massaging section and the second massaging section comprises a granular or pulverulent substance feed device adapted to feed a quantity of the granular or pulverulent substance into the space of the at least one massaging section so that the fillets are massaged in the at least one massaging section in contact with the granular or pulverulent substance, the method comprising: a. harvesting fillets from meat products that are conveyed by a first conveyor of a filleting line; b. transferring the fillets onto a second conveyor; c. transferring the fillets from the second conveyor into the massaging device arranged downstream of the second conveyor; d. massaging the fillets with the massaging device, wherein massaging the fillets comprises introducing with the granular or pulverulent substance feed device the granular or pulverulent substance into the space of the at least one massaging section so that the fillets are in contact with the granular or pulverulent substance; and e. discharging the fillets from the massaging device and onto a discharge conveyor arranged downstream of the massaging device.