Patent ID: 11925185

Abstract:
An apparatus is for cutting into breast fillets that are connected to one another of a carcass of poultry bodies, the breast fillets being cut into along the breastbone. The apparatus includes a transport apparatus for transporting the poultry bodies along a transport path, a holding apparatus arranged on the transport conveyor for holding the poultry bodies, and a knife assembly arranged along the transport path. The knife assembly has a pair of separating knives for cutting the breast fillets along the breastbone, the knives arranged on either side. A centring means is associated with the knife assembly for pre-centring the breastbone, and has two centring elements which are each movable out of a stand-by position positioned outside the transport path, into a centring position positioned on the transport path, and back. The centring elements in their centring position are located at least partly in front of the separating knives.