Bone-In Limb Meat Processing System With Dedicated Incision Forming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing automatic deboning machines are either limited to processing one limb at a time or are inefficient in processing both right and left bone-in thigh meats, leading to reduced throughput and increased installation space requirements.
Innovation Solution
A processing system with dedicated incision-forming portions for right and left limbs, symmetrically arranged conveying paths, and synchronized clamping units to streamline the deboning process, allowing for simultaneous processing of both limbs without changing blade configurations, thus increasing throughput and saving space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a single processing line processes both right and left bone-in limb meats, then installation space is reduced, but the incision-forming blade configuration becomes complex requiring changes for each limb type
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the incision-forming function into separate portions: a right-limb incision-forming portion and a left-limb incision-forming portion. Each portion is dedicated to processing one specific limb type, eliminating the need to change blade configurations. The processing line integrates both portions to handle both limb types simultaneously, thus reducing installation space while maintaining simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The processing line is designed with multi-functionality by incorporating both right-limb and left-limb incision-forming portions along with common processing stations. This allows a single processing line to universally handle both right and left bone-in limb meats without requiring separate lines, thereby reducing installation space while maintaining operational simplicity through dedicated incision-forming portions.
2Device complexity
If dedicated machines are used for right and left limbs separately, then incision-forming configuration is simplified, but installation space increases and throughput decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the right-limb incision-forming portion and left-limb incision-forming portion into a single integrated processing line. Both portions operate simultaneously on their respective limb types, combining the simplicity of dedicated incision-forming configurations with the throughput benefits of parallel processing. This eliminates the need for separate machines while maintaining configuration simplicity.
3Manufacturing precision
If a machine processes large size bone-in thigh meat with individual measurement, then processing accuracy is improved, but throughput cannot be increased
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-configuring the right-limb incision-forming portion and left-limb incision-forming portion with fixed, optimized blade configurations specific to each limb type. This eliminates the need for individual measurement and adjustment during processing, allowing simultaneous processing of multiple limbs without sacrificing precision, thereby increasing throughput while maintaining processing accuracy.
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AI summary
A processing system for bone-in limb meats according to an embodiment includes: a right-limb incision-forming portion for forming incision on a right bone-in limb meat; a left-limb incision-forming portion for forming incision on a left bone-in limb meat; a processing line including a plurality of processing stations to separate a bone part and a meat part of each bone-in limb meat on which incision is formed at the right-limb incision-forming portion or the left-limb incision-forming portion; and a loading portion arranged at an uppermost stream part of the processing line to receive the right bone-in limb meat with incision formed at the right-limb incision-forming portion and the left bone-in limb meat with incision formed at the left-limb incision-forming portion.