Stork Pmt B.v.

Marel Stork Poultry Processing B.v.

Marel Poultry B.v.

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Jan Willem Bos

Adrianus Josephes Van Den Nieuwelaar

Maurice Eduardus Theodorus Van Esbroeck

Pascal Peter André Van Kempen

Erik Hendrikus Werner Peters

Petrus C Janssen

Roger Pierre Hubertus Maria Claessens

Cornelis Joannes Janssen

Adrianus Josephes Van De Nieuwelaar

Hein Annema

Richard Gerard Johan Drabbels

Heinze Annema

Stefan Christianus Wilhelmus Martinus Van Den Heuvel

Paul Godefridus Gerardus Arnts

Jenneke Antonia Christina Lankhaar

Marinus Petrus Johannes Thijssen

Timotheus Johannes Wester

Eric Henricus Werner Peters

A joint cutting apparatus for providing a cut in a wing or leg of a poultry carcass which is being moved in a transport direction by a conveyor is disclosed. The wing includes at least a joint connecting at least a first bone and a second bone and joint tissue surrounding the joint. The joint cutting apparatus comprises a joint guide having a guiding surface configured to engage the poultry carcass at the joint tissue, and a blade arranged configured to make a cut in the joint tissue at a cutting location defined by the joint guide, wherein the guiding surface is elongated and corrugated when seen in the transport direction.

Joint cutting apparatus

Deskinning device for removing skin from a poultry leg product, comprising a first leg end which comprises at least a part of an ankle joint, and a second leg end opposite to the first leg end, the first leg end being arranged at a higher level than the second leg end, wherein the device comprises at least one skin removal assembly which is adapted to carry out a deskinning process, a first skinning roller rotatable about an axis of rotation, wherein a first roller end is arranged at a higher level than a second roller end, a counter skinning member arranged adjacent said first skinning roller, a gap between the first skinning roller and the counter skinning member, wherein the skin removal assembly is adapted to pull the skin of the poultry leg product into the gap and towards the first roller end.

Deskinning device, system and method for removing skin from a poultry leg product

The invention pertains to a method for processing a defeathered whole leg poultry product, wherein the method comprises the following steps: &#x2014;providing a leg product which comprises: &#x2014;a thigh, &#x2014;a drumstick, &#x2014;a knee joint, &#x2014;while the leg product is suspended from a carrier of a conveyor, making a transverse cut at the knee joint, which transverse cut is made from the rear side of the leg product towards the knee cap, said cut having a cut end which is located adjacent to the rear of the knee cap so that the thigh and the drumstick remain connected to each other and the knee cap remains intact, by which cut a drumstick side cut plane and a thigh side cut plane are created, &#x2014;while keeping the thigh meat and the drumstick connected to each other, removing the thigh bone from the thigh meat via the thigh side cut plane of the transverse cut, &#x2014;while keeping the thigh meat and the drumstick connected to each other, severing the knee meat from the knee cap while keeping the knee meat and the thigh meat connected to each other, and subsequently severing the still interconnected knee meat and thigh meat from the drumstick.

Method and system for processing a defeathered whole leg poultry product

A system for skin removal from defeathered whole leg or drumstick poultry products, includes a poultry products conveyor including a track including a circle arc track portion, and a series of poultry product carriers which are spaced apart from one another in the direction of the track and which are movable along said track. Each poultry product carrier is adapted to hold at least one defeathered whole leg or drumstick poultry product at the ankle joint thereof such that the poultry product is conveyed hanging from said carrier. A carousel skin removal device is arranged along the track of the poultry products conveyor at the circle arc track portion and adapted to remove skin from whole leg or drumstick poultry products held and conveyed by the poultry products conveyor.

System, method, and carousel device for skin removal from defeathered whole leg or drumstick poultry products

The present invention relates to a device and method for removing wing tips () from carcass parts of slaughtered poultry, comprising a wing tip processing station () with a wing tip cutter () adapted to remove the wing tip segment from the lower wing member, and a set of multiple wing guides () for guiding and positioning one wing so as to define the position of the lower wing member, the wing tip joint and the wing tip of said one wing at the wing tip cutter. At least one upper wing member guide () and at least one lower wing member guide () is provided. According to the present invention, the lower wing member guide comprises two guide members defining a slit () between them in which the lower wing member is received, wherein at least one of the guide members is biased towards the other, allowing for variations of the width of the slit, such that&#x2014;at the wing tip cutter&#x2014;the guide members clampingly engage the lower wing member with the radius and ulna bones being positioned one behind the other, seen in the conveying direction, thereby defining the orientation of the lower wing member and of the wing tip segment at the wing tip cutter.

Device and method for processing carcass parts of slaughtered poultry

Hook coupling

A device for processing slaughtered animals or parts thereof, having a first station and a second station, comprises a conveyor which extends between the first station and the second station. The conveyor comprises at least one slot which is designed to carry and support the slaughtered animals, a supply device for supplying the slaughtered animals or parts thereof at the first station on the conveyor, and a discharge device for discharging the slaughtered animals or parts thereof from the conveyor at the second station. The device has at least one driven driving member which spans at least half of the width of the slot, passes through a path which is substantially parallel to the course of the slot and is designed to move the slaughtered animals or parts thereof which are in the slot along the slot.

Device for processing slaughtered animals or parts thereof

A conveyance device for receiving slaughtered animals or parts thereof at a first point and releasing slaughtered animals or parts thereof at a second point has a rotatable conveyance disc which is provided with slits along its circumference. Provision is made for a feed device for feeding the slaughtered animals or parts thereof to the conveyance disc at the first point, and for a discharge device for discharging the slaughtered animals or parts thereof from the conveyance disc at the second point. Each slit can support at least two slaughtered animals or parts thereof in a bearing manner.

Device for receiving and releasing slaughtered animals or parts thereof

Method and device for processing the skin of a leg of a slaughtered bird. The bird or leg is moved along in a conveyor. The skin of the leg is cut through completely or almost completely in the vicinity of the knee joint between the region of the kneecap and the region of the back of the knee, the tissue lying under the skin remaining essentially intact, by conveying the leg past a cutting device and putting it in contact therewith. The leg is supported by leg positioning elements while it is passing the cutting device. The cutting depth of the cutting means is limited by a stop which is connected to the cutting means. Provision is made for a stripping device for stripping the severed thigh skin away from the suspended leg downwards. Provision is also made for a roll-up device for rolling up the drumstick skin prior to separating the leg into a thigh portion and a drumstick.

Method and device for processing the skin of a leg of a slaughtered bird

A method and device for performing an accurate cutting operation near the knee joint of a leg of a slaughtered animal, in particular a bird, the device comprising mechanical means, such as conveying elements and guides, for handling the leg, and cutting means, such as rotary or stationary knives for performing the cutting operation, e.g. for making an incision prior to scraping off meat of a bone or for cutting through the leg. With the device, the desired cutting accuracy is obtained by using mechanical positioning means which operate on the kneecap of the leg, which is preferably bended in the knee joint in its natural bending direction by bending means. The positioning means may comprise one or more supporting elements with a stop edge, which can be moved along the thigh of the leg to against the kneecap.

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Haps, Netherlands

Jan Willem Bos