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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1999
Ryuji Kodama, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Hayakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuaki Nomura, Tokyo, JP;
Toshikazu Kamae, Tokyo, JP;
Shouzou Kouzu, Tokyo, JP;
Mayekawa Mfg. Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An automatic deboning method and apparatus are provided whereby, in a deboning process comprising the steps of: severing shoulder joints off from an upper half of a poultry carcass; stripping wings together with breast meat; then removing white meat, and thus deboning is completed, a high recovery rate is secured while coping with individuality of a work, such as a size and imbalance between the left and right sides, in an automatic manner, and the apparatus comprises: a main tact transport section 29 and an auxiliary tact transport section 30 wherein the main tact transport section 29 includes a main tact transport 20 and a group of 1.sup.st to 12.sup.th stations.