Carcass Processing Assemblies With Movable Blades for Loin Boning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing carcass processing machines struggle to efficiently separate meat from vertebrae, particularly in the loin boning process, leading to inefficiencies and potential damage to the meat.
Innovation Solution
A carcass processing assembly featuring blades and rotating members configured to separate meat from vertebrae, with adjustable angles and movements to accommodate different animal anatomies, and a drive assembly to urge the meat away from the vertebrae, along with transportation means to facilitate the cutting process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional fixed blades are used for loin boning, then the structure is simple, but the machine cannot accommodate variations in animal anatomy and causes damage to the meat
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the blade assembly movable and adjustable rather than fixed. The blade mounting allows the blades to move relative to the vertebrae, enabling adaptation to different animal anatomies. This dynamic adjustment capability resolves the contradiction by providing versatility while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs parameter changes by allowing adjustment of blade position, angle, and movement parameters. The blade assembly can be reconfigured based on the specific animal anatomy being processed, enabling the system to adapt to variations in carcass geometry without requiring complete redesign of the entire machine.
2Productivity
If force is applied to separate meat from vertebrae, then separation efficiency improves, but meat damage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The movable blade assembly allows controlled, adaptive force application. The blades can move with the meat as it is separated from the vertebrae, reducing resistance and minimizing damage. This dynamic approach enables efficient separation while protecting the meat from excessive force that would cause damage.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotating member acts as an intermediary element between the blade and the meat. It helps guide and support the meat during the separation process, reducing the direct force applied by the blade and thereby minimizing meat damage while maintaining separation efficiency.
3Reliability
If multiple blades are used to separate different meat portions, then processing completeness improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a multi-functional blade assembly that can process different types of meat (tenderloin and eye muscle) using the same basic mechanism. The adjustable and movable blade configuration allows a single assembly design to handle multiple separation tasks, reducing the need for entirely different blade assemblies for each meat type.
Solution Approach 2:
The blade assembly is segmented into multiple independently controllable blade elements that can be adjusted separately. This segmentation allows each blade to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall system simplicity, as the modular design enables flexible configuration without requiring a completely complex integrated system.
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AI summary
A carcass processing machine and carcass processing assemblies for processing sections of carcass having vertebrae in them, such as loin sections. The carcass processing machine includes an assembly for removing portions of meat from the ventral side of the vertebrae. This assembly has a knife with a cutting feature that varies in height. This assembly also has a rotating member for removing a portion of meat. The carcass processing machine includes an assembly for removing portions of meat from the dorsal side of the vertebrae. This assembly has a blade, which may be a plough blade, that cuts meat from the transverse processes and can moved by another blade that rides over the transverse processes near their bases. The plough blade has a blunt tip. This assembly can have another blade that is movable relative to the blade that rides over the transverse processes.