Method for automated sorting of meat products using outfeed separation roller
US5529169A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB07C5/366
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for sorting meat chunks of variable fat and lean meat content, in which some of the meat chunks are interconnected by stringy tissue, the method including providing a roller located above a separation panel separating a lean meat outfeed location and a fat meat outfeed location, the roller being rotatable about a central axis in either a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction to actively displace interconnected meat chunks striking the roller into either the lean meat outfeed location or the fat meat outfeed location and prevent build-up of interconnected meat chunks on the separation panel.
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