Carcass processing apparatus
US7207879B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 2, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C21/04
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for processing carcasses of gallinaceous animals, including a conveyor line 3 from which, in operation, carcasses are suspended by their legs, a heating cabinet 1 through which the carcasses are transported on the conveyor line 3 the heating cabinet 1 including hot air means 10, 11, 15 to project a flow of hot air onto the carcasses to warm the outer surface on the carcasses to thereby loosen the feathers.
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