Meat fabrication system and method
US8747193B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 20, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C17/004
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention includes meat fabrication systems and methods. The system according to one embodiment includes a conveyor (104) for advancing meat cuts, a cutting assembly (106) defining a cutting path (136) that intersects the conveyor (104), and at least one guide (160, 162, 163) that orientates the meat cuts on the conveyor relative to the cutting path such that the chine bones of the meat cut are separated from the remaining portions of the meat cuts as the meat cuts are advanced through the cutting path (136) by the conveyor (104).
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