Device and method for automatically harvesting edible components of an innards packet of a slaughtered poultry animal

EP4521942A1Pending Publication Date: 2025-03-19BAADER FOOD SYST DENMARK AS
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Patent Information

Application Number
EP2022729158
Authority / Receiving Office
EP · EP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-05-13
Publication Date
2025-03-19

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing methods for harvesting edible components from poultry offal packages, particularly the liver, often result in incomplete and damaged removal due to the organ's vulnerability and the positioning challenges during processing.

Method used

A device and method that involve transporting the offal package along multiple paths, with specific processing stations for removing non-edible components, followed by pivoting the package to align the liver for easy separation, ensuring complete and damage-free harvesting through controlled tissue separation and gentle handling.

Benefits of technology

Facilitates the complete and gentle harvesting of edible components, particularly the liver, by optimizing the positioning and alignment of organs during processing, reducing damage and ensuring maximum yield.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a device (10) for automatically harvesting edible components of an innards packet (15) removed from a slaughtered poultry animal. The device is characterized by transport means (21) and multiple processing stations, mainly means (22) for removing the gallbladder (16) and the intestines (19) from the innards packet (15), means (23) for holding the innards packet (15) in the region of the gizzard (14), wherein the means (23) are arranged on a transport means (24) in the region of the gizzard (14) in order to transport parts of the innards sub-packet (15a) comprising the liver (11), means (25) for removing the heart (12) and the lungs (13) from the innards packet (15), said means (23) being designed to pivot the innards sub-packet (15a) from which the gallbladder (16), intestines (19), heart (12), and lungs (13) have been removed by approximately 180°, and means (26) for scraping the liver (11) hanging downwards from the innards sub-packet (15a).
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