Bird Cleaning Apparatus Inside-Out Cutting Mechanism

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Solution Overview

Problem

Manual cleaning of birds for consumption is inefficient and labor-intensive, particularly when attempting to remove internal organs and parts from the body.

Innovation Solution

A bird cleaning apparatus featuring a vertical guide spear rod, back spreader bar, side blades, wing flanges, bird holding plate, spring, and foot lever, which allows for cutting through a bird's body from the inside out to facilitate the removal of internal organs and parts.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If manual cleaning method is used, then labor intensity is high and efficiency is low, but the process is simple and requires no complex equipment

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecleaning efficiencyVSAvoidequipment complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The bird cleaning process is segmented into distinct functional components: the holding plate secures the bird, the guide spear rod positions the bird vertically, the back spreader bar separates the body from the breast, and the side blades cut through the body. This segmentation allows each component to perform a specific task efficiently, transforming a manual complex process into a mechanical systematic operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The apparatus performs preliminary positioning and preparation actions before the main cutting operation. The bird is first secured on the holding plate, then positioned vertically by the guide spear rod, and the body is separated from the breast by the back spreader bar before the side blades make the final cut. This sequence of preliminary actions ensures efficient and clean removal of internal organs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of operation

If cutting from outside in is used, then the process is simpler, but removal of internal organs is difficult and less efficient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of organ removalVSAvoidcleaning speed

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of cutting from the outside in as in traditional methods, this apparatus cuts from the inside out. The side blades are positioned inside the bird's body cavity and cut outward through the body walls, allowing direct access to and removal of internal organs. This inverted approach dramatically improves both ease of organ removal and cleaning speed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

Solution Approach 2:

The side blades act as intermediaries that facilitate the removal of internal organs. By positioning the blades inside the body cavity and cutting from the inside out, the blades serve as the direct mechanical interface for separating the body from the breast and exposing internal organs for removal, making the process both easier and faster.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS11564398B2System and method for cleaning a bird for consumption

Publication Date: 2023.01.31 CHRISTIAN MAX LEROY

AI summary

A bird cleaning machine is provided that enables a user to cut through a body of a bird from inside out to remove internal organs and parts (breast) of a bird such as a dove. In a particular illustrative embodiment of the invention, a bird cleaning machine includes but is not limited to a vertical guide spear rod, a back spreader bar, two side blades, wing flanges, a bird holding plate, a spring and a foot lever.