Positioning device for positioning poultry legs conveyed in single file in the conveying direction along a conveyor section and method comprising said positioning for removing the thigh meat from poultry legs

摘要

A positioning device (1) for positioning and adjusting poultry legs (9) suspended in heat, according to the invention, comprises a bending device (4) for bending and positioning poultry legs and a stationary fixing and guiding device . The bending device 4 forms a fitting device for suspending the poultry legs in the knee joint region in the fixing and guiding gaps 51 of the fixing and guiding device 5. A parallel positioning device 7 is formed by a driven pressing member which grasps the poultry leg 9 from below in the axial side 940 of the poultry leg to bend and ascend the poultry leg. Each parallel positioning member 7 forms a functional pair of positioning members 6, 7 together with the stationary positioning member 6. One of the two locating members 6,7 is engaged in the knee cavity 95 of the poultry leg 9 and the other locating member 6.2 7.1 is connected to the thigh in the front side 941 of the poultry leg, So that it is seated. A processing station 56 may be disposed along the fixed and guiding gap 51. In the method for separating the thigh meat from the poultry legs transported in heat, the poultry legs 9 are arranged such that the lateral sides 950 of the poultry legs are in front of the first position member 1.1 And is axially guided in the second position member 1.2 with the axial knee bone side 940 of the poultry leg ahead of the other. Cutting is applied to the front side 941 and rear side 942 of the poultry leg along the first stationary and guiding gap 51.1. A cut is applied to the lateral side 950 of the poultry leg along the second stationary and guide gap 51.2 and the thigh meat 922 is pushed to the proximal end of the thigh bone 921.