Method and apparatus for a breast pull system and a coracoid stabilizer for automated cutting of meat
US11540525B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB26D2210/02
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The technology as disclosed herein includes a method and apparatus for deboning a meat item, and more particular for deboning a poultry item including performing an initial shoulder cut for removing boneless breast meat from the poultry carcass or frame. The method and apparatus disclosed and claimed herein is a combination of a robotic arm including an ultrasonic knife implement and a vision system for varying the cut path based on the shape and size of the poultry item. The combination as claimed including the ultrasonic knife can perform a meat cut while penetrating the meat with less force than the typical penetration that occurs when using a traditional knife. The technology includes breast removal station, which includes a controller system, which controls a robotic arm, which positions the grasping talon implements, which grasp the poultry item along the wing bone and pulls the breast portion away from the carcass along cut lines created by the ultrasonic knife that cut the poultry item along the cut path performed by the automated robotic arm having an ultrasonic knife implement. Prior pulling the breast portion away from the carcass, a stabilizing system captures the carca…
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