Big bone separating and overturning device for big bone removal of poultry claws

By designing the driving mechanism of the first and second bone shovels, along with fixing and pressing components, the problems of incomplete removal of large bones from poultry claws and easy tool damage were solved, achieving complete separation of large bones from skin and meat and protecting the appearance of poultry claws.

CN224386635UActive Publication Date: 2026-06-23CHONGQING DANMING INTELLIGENT EQUIPMENT CO LTD

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
CHONGQING DANMING INTELLIGENT EQUIPMENT CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-07-30
Publication Date
2026-06-23

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing technologies for removing large bones from poultry claws have problems such as incomplete bone removal, damage to the appearance of poultry claws, and easy damage to tools.

Method used

The device includes a first bone spatula and a second bone spatula. The first bone spatula moves along the length and radial direction of the large bone through a drive mechanism, while the second bone spatula is inserted into the back of the large bone. With the help of a fixing component and a pressing component, the large bone is separated from the skin and flesh and flipped over, ensuring that the large bone is completely detached.

Benefits of technology

This method achieves complete separation of the large bone from the skin and meat, preserving the integrity of the poultry claws and avoiding tool damage and the inconvenience of manual operation.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a big bone separation turnover device for poultry claw, including first bone spade and second bone spade who sets up oppositely, first bone spade be connected with the spade bone drive of driving its along the length direction of fixed big bone removes and the bone drive of driving its along the radial movement of fixed big bone, second bone spade be connected with the bone drive of driving its relative first bone spade removes, second bone spade can move and insert the back of big bone that first bone spade turns up, still include the first fixed part of the first fixed part of the big bone phalanx end of poultry claw big bone that can move and press from fixed or away and the second fixed part of the second fixed part of the fragile bone end of poultry claw big bone that can move and fix. The utility model imitates the clean separation of bone and meat without damaging the bone and cutting off the meat by manual bone removal without cutting instrument.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to a large bone separation and turning device for removing large bones from poultry claws, belonging to the field of food processing technology. Background Technology

[0002] In the current boneless processing of poultry feet such as chicken feet and duck feet, the deboning of the long and thin metatarsal bones is mostly done manually or by using a high-speed rotating rod to knock off the bones. This requires making an incision on the back first, then manually inserting each foot one by one to knock off the bones, and then manually cleaning the debris after taking out the feet. This process is labor-intensive, and it is easy to not debon them completely and damage the feet.

[0003] There are also automated deboning structures that use a scraper to remove the fascia first, then use a tube knife to insert into the large bone and then break the large bone to remove the bone. However, because the end of the large bone has protruding and enlarged cartilage, it is easy to remove too much skin and meat when inserting the tube knife, resulting in a loss of a lot of meat, poor appearance after processing, and easy damage to the tube knife. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to solve the defects of existing technologies that do not remove large bones cleanly and result in poor appearance, and to provide a large bone separation and flipping device for removing large bones from poultry feet that removes bones cleanly and maintains a good appearance of poultry feet.

[0005] This utility model is achieved through the following technical solution:

[0006] A large bone separation and flipping device for removing large bones from poultry claws, characterized in that: it includes a first bone shovel and a second bone shovel arranged opposite to each other, the first bone shovel is connected to a shovel drive that drives it to move along the length direction of the large bone being fixed and a flipping drive that drives it to move radially along the large bone being fixed, the second bone shovel is connected to a bone removal drive that drives it to move relative to the first bone shovel, and the second bone shovel is movable to insert into the back of the large bone flipped up by the first bone shovel.

[0007] The large bone separation and flipping device for removing large bones from poultry claws as described above is characterized in that: the first bone shovel is provided with a U-shaped or V-shaped guide opening that matches the large bone.

[0008] The large bone separation and flipping device for removing large bones from poultry claws as described above is characterized in that: the flipping drive includes a variable guide rail and a sliding member slidably disposed at the output end of the shovel bone drive and capable of moving along the variable guide rail; the first bone shovel is disposed on the sliding member; and the sliding direction of the sliding member at the output end of the shovel bone drive intersects with the moving direction of the output end of the shovel bone drive.

[0009] The large bone separation and flipping device for removing large bones from poultry claws as described above is characterized in that: the variable guide rail includes a first straight section, an uphill section, and a downhill section.

[0010] The large bone separation and flipping device for removing the large bone of the bird claw as described above is characterized in that it further includes a first fixing member that can be moved to press and fix or move away from the toe bone end of the large bone of the bird claw.

[0011] The large bone separation and flipping device for removing large bones from poultry claws as described above is characterized in that: it further includes a second fixing member that can movably fix the cartilaginous end of the large bone of the poultry claw; a pressing member that can extend and retract to press or release the separated large bone skin and flesh is provided between the first fixing member and the second fixing member; and the first bone shovel is provided with a relief groove into which the pressing member extends.

[0012] The large bone separation and flipping device for removing large bones from poultry claws as described above is characterized in that: the second fixing member is a pair of V-shaped hooks, the pair of V-shaped hooks rotates to hook or detach from the large bone, and the pair of V-shaped hooks fixes the large bone of the poultry claw in the opposite direction to the first fixing member.

[0013] The large bone separation and flipping device for removing large bones from poultry claws as described above is characterized in that: the free end of the second bone shovel is horizontal or tilted downwards near the poultry claw fixing mold.

[0014] The large bone separation and flipping device for removing large bones from poultry claws as described above is characterized in that: an adaptive sliding pair is provided between the second bone shovel and the bone removal drive.

[0015] The large bone separation and flipping device for removing large bones from poultry claws as described above is characterized in that: the second bone shovel includes an inclined bucket, the bucket having an end face that contacts the skin and flesh of the poultry claw.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:

[0017] The first bone spatula of this invention is inserted from the end of the large bone along the length of the large bone between the large bone and the skin and flesh on one side. During the movement, the large bone is separated from the skin and flesh. After moving to the other end of the large bone, it continues to move and flips the large bone over, folding it above the toe bone. The second bone spatula moves and inserts into the back of the flipped large bone. It continues to move and pulls the skin and flesh on the back of the large bone to separate it from the large bone. The large bone is completely separated. Then, with the retraction of the first bone spatula, it is completely detached.

[0018] This invention separates the large bone from the skin and meat below it sequentially during the movement of the first bone shovel, and separates the other end of the large bone from the skin and meat. The second bone shovel moves relative to the first bone shovel to separate the large bone from the tendons and ligaments, and then separates the large bone from the skin and meat on its back. This invention removes the skin and meat from the large bone cleanly along its circumference, leaving no bone fragments and ensuring better quality poultry feet. This invention mimics hand deboning without using sharp tools to cleanly separate the bone and meat without damaging the bone or cutting the meat. Attached Figure Description

[0019] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the application of this utility model with a poultry claw fixing structure.

[0021] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of another state of the application of this utility model with the poultry claw fixing structure;

[0022] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the application structure of this utility model when installed on a workbench. Detailed Implementation

[0023] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments.

[0024] like Figure 1-4 As shown, a large bone separation and flipping device for deboning poultry claws includes a first bone shovel 1 and a second bone shovel 2 arranged opposite each other. The first bone shovel 1 is connected to a shovel drive 3 that drives it to move along the length of the fixed large bone and a flipping drive 4 that drives it to move radially along the fixed large bone. The second bone shovel 2 is connected to a deboning drive 5 that drives it to move relative to the first bone shovel 1. Under the operation of the deboning drive 5, the second bone shovel 2 can move and insert into the back of the large bone flipped up by the first bone shovel 1, clamping both sides of the large bone of the poultry claw with the first bone shovel 1. The first bone shovel 1 moves to separate the large bone of the poultry claw from the skin and meat on one side to the other end, flips the large bone and presses it down to separate the toe bone end of the large bone. The second bone shovel 2 inserts into the back of the flipped large bone and continues to move, pushing and pulling the skin and meat on the back of the large bone to separate it from the large bone, completely deboning the large bone. It can be completely separated from the poultry claw as the first bone shovel 1 retracts. The shovel drive 3, the flipping drive 4 and the deboning drive 5 are all provided on the mounting base 10. Of course, they can also be installed on the frame 200 respectively.

[0025] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the first bone shovel 1 is provided with a U-shaped or V-shaped guide opening 11 that matches the large bone, so that the large bone is less likely to shift left or right when shoveling the bone, which is more conducive to quick bone shoveling.

[0026] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the bone-turning drive 4 includes a variable guide rail 41 and a sliding member 42 slidably disposed at the output end of the bone-shovel drive 3 and capable of moving along the variable guide rail 41. The first bone shovel 1 is disposed on the sliding member 42. The sliding direction of the sliding member 42 at the output end of the bone-shovel drive 3 intersects with the moving direction of the output end of the bone-shovel drive 3 at a certain angle, so that the sliding member 42 has a lifting process during the movement along the length direction of the large bone, flipping the large bone 90 degrees and then further pressing it to flip. More preferably, the included angle is 90 degrees.

[0027] Furthermore, the variable guide rail 41 includes a first straight section 411, an uphill section 412, and a downhill section 413. The sliding member 42 is provided with a guide that moves in the variable guide rail, realizing the process of the first bone shovel 1 moving axially from the large bone cartilage end, rising and flipping, and then continuing to move axially and flipping further. The first straight section 411 ensures that the large bone is separated from the thicker skin and flesh before flipping.

[0028] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a first fixing member 6 is also included, which can move to press and fix or move away from the large toe bone end of the bird claw. The first fixing member 6 is connected to a telescopic drive, which can extend to press and fix the bird claw on the bird claw fixing mold 100 to prevent the bird claw from shifting during bone removal.

[0029] Furthermore, a second fixing member 7 is provided below the first bone shovel 1 to fix the cartilaginous end of the large bone of the bird's claw, further fixing the end of the large bone to prevent displacement when shoveling the large bone and affecting the operation of the first bone shovel 1; a pressing member 8 is provided between the first fixing member 6 and the second fixing member 7, which can extend and retract to press or release the separated large bone skin and meat, and the first bone shovel 1 is provided with a relief groove 12 for the pressing member 8 to extend into. This facilitates the first bone shovel 1 to flip the large bone upright, and then the pressing member 8 to press the separated large bone skin and meat, and then further flip the large bone to separate its end from the toe bone end.

[0030] In this invention, the second fixing member 7 may include a pressure fork 71 located above the cartilaginous end of the large bone being fixed and / or a pair of V-shaped hooks 72 located below the cartilaginous end of the large bone being fixed. The pressure fork 71 can secure the large bone from above, and the pair of V-shaped hooks 72 can rotate to hook onto or detach from the skin and flesh below the large bone. The pair of V-shaped hooks 72 fixes the large bone of the bird's claw in the opposite direction to the first fixing member 6. The second fixing member 7 can further assist in fixing the large bone, facilitating better bone removal by scraping.

[0031] In a preferred embodiment of this invention, the free end of the second bone shovel 2 is horizontal or tilted downwards near the poultry claw fixing mold 100, which facilitates the second bone shovel 2 pressing against the skin and meat when pulling the back muscles of the large bone, effectively separating the large bone from the back skin and meat. To ensure a strong pull on the skin and meat, the second bone shovel 2 includes a bucket 21, which has an end face 22 that contacts the poultry claw skin and meat. Furthermore, an adaptive sliding pair 51 is provided between the second bone shovel 2 and the deboning drive 5 to ensure that the second bone shovel 2 adaptively conforms to the poultry claw skin and meat during the deboning process.

[0032] The various structures of this utility model are located on the frame 200, and the poultry claw fixing mold 100 is located on the turnover tray 300. In the process of removing large bones, the poultry claw is kept in a fixed state in the poultry claw fixing mold 6. The back of the large bone has been cut and the tendons have been severed. The control system controls the first bone shovel 1 to work and insert it into the skin and meat from below the large bone to separate the two. Separation is preferably carried out with the second fixing member 7 fixing the end of the large bone. The large bone is moved until it flips up about 90 degrees. The top pressing member 8 presses the middle of the poultry claw. The first bone shovel 1 continues to move to make the large bone flip further. The other end of the large bone separates from the skin and meat of the toe bone. The second bone shovel 2 works to push and pull the skin and meat on the back of the large bone to completely separate from the large bone and make the large bone completely flipped and sandwiched between the first bone shovel 1 and the second bone shovel 2. The first bone shovel 1 retracts and drives the large bone to completely detach.

[0033] In a preferred embodiment of this invention, a cartilage removal structure 9 is also provided, which can first remove the cartilage from large bones and then further debone the large bones. Of course, it is also possible to directly insert a shovel from the cartilage end to debone and separate the large bones.

Claims

1. A large bone separation and flipping device for removing large bones from bird claws, characterized in that: It includes a first bone shovel and a second bone shovel arranged opposite to each other. The first bone shovel is connected to a shovel drive that drives it to move along the length of the fixed large bone and a bone-turning drive that drives it to move radially along the fixed large bone. The second bone shovel is connected to a bone-dislodging drive that drives it to move relative to the first bone shovel. The second bone shovel can be moved and inserted into the back of the large bone turned up by the first bone shovel.

2. The large bone separation and flipping device for removing large bones from poultry claws according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first bone shovel is equipped with a U-shaped or V-shaped guide opening to match the large bone.

3. The large bone separation and flipping device for removing large bones from poultry claws according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bone-turning drive includes a variable guide rail and a sliding member slidably disposed at the output end of the bone-turning drive and capable of moving along the variable guide rail. The first bone shovel is disposed on the sliding member, and the sliding direction of the sliding member at the output end of the bone-turning drive intersects with the moving direction of the output end of the bone-turning drive.

4. The large bone separation and flipping device for removing large bones from poultry claws according to claim 3, characterized in that: The variable guide rail includes a first straight section, an uphill section, and a downhill section.

5. The large bone separation and flipping device for removing large bones from poultry claws according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a first fixation element that can be moved to press against or move away from the phalanx end of the bird's claw.

6. The large bone separation and flipping device for removing large bones from poultry claws according to claim 5, characterized in that: It also includes a second fixing member that can movably fix the cartilaginous end of the large bone of the bird's claw. Between the first fixing member and the second fixing member, there is a pressing member that can extend and retract to press or release the separated large bone skin and flesh. The first bone shovel is provided with a relief groove for the pressing member to extend into.

7. The large bone separation and flipping device for removing large bones from poultry claws according to claim 6, characterized in that: The second fixing component is a V-shaped hook pair, which rotates to engage or disengage from the large bone, and the V-shaped hook pair fixes the large bone of the bird's claw in the opposite direction to the first fixing component.

8. The large bone separation and turning device for removing large bones from poultry claws according to claim 1, characterized in that: The free end of the second bone shovel is horizontal or tilted downwards near the bird claw fixing mold.

9. The large bone separation and turning device for removing large bones from poultry claws according to claim 8, characterized in that: An adaptive sliding pair is provided between the second bone spatula and the bone removal drive.

10. The large bone separation and turning device for removing large bones from poultry claws according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that: The second bone shovel includes an inclined bucket with an end face that contacts the skin and flesh of the bird's claws.