Machine for boning hams has horizontal transporter carrying oriented uncooked dried hams to cutting station where movable tool cuts to preset depth on side face of ham nearest to bone

摘要

A machine has a horizontal transporter carrying uncooked dried hams to a cutting station where a movable tool cuts to a preset depth on a side face of the ham nearest to the ham bone. The hams lie across the conveyor and are spaced equidistantly with their head arranged upwards. The tool moves in the horizontal plane and has components extending parallel and transverse to the conveyor The cutting station has a circular blade mounted on a two part carriage; the parts move in orthogonal directions. Downstream of the cutting station is another cutting station for automatically sectioning the end of the thigh and a bone removal station. The conveyor has two chains with points, etc. for gripping the hams. Jacks move plates vertically down between the stations to prevent hams moving to the next station.