Plants for cutting up carcasses such as sheep and pig carcasses

摘要

PCT No. PCT/AU84/00177 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 28, 1985 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 28, 1985 PCT Filed Sep. 10, 1984 PCT Pub. No. WO85/01187 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 28, 1985.Means for braking down carcasses such as sheep and pigs comprising a pair of endless belt for conveying the carcass legs uppermost to a splitting saw for cutting along the backbone of the carcass, means for holding the split carcass as it moves along, and a saw for cutting the carcass laterally, the positions of the lateral cuts being predetermined (i) by an operator viewing the carcass through a video system and indicating the position by a pointer, the information being stored in a microprocessor which controls the relative position of the saw and the carcass or (ii) by an algorithm stored in the microprocessor.