Device for removing the anus of slaughtered animals

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5354231
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08075480

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A device for removing the anus of slaughtered animals, which device comprises: a cutting device (14) for cutting out the anus (9) of a slaughtered animal transported by the transporting means (10, 11, 12), which cutting device comprises: a displaceable carriage (24); and a rotatably drivable and axially displaceable, substantially cylindrical blade (32) carried by this carriage (24) and having a leading cutting edge and a blunt locating pin (33) placed coaxially of this blade (32), wherein during removal of an anus (9) the centreline (34) of the blade (32) is substantially stationary relative to the slaughtered animal being processed, is characterized by positioning means for positioning the carriage (24) such that the centreline (34) of the blade (32) extends through the anus (9) of the slaughtered animal, which positioning means comprise two drives which can move the carriage in two respective non-parallel directions; measuring means for measuring the position of the anus of a slaughtered animal for processing; and control means which receive position information from the measuring means and control the two drives on the basis thereof.

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STORK R M S B VALBERT SCHWEITZERSTRAAT 33 NL-7131 PG LICHTENVOORDE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Te, Dorsthorst Wilhelmus A B Lichtenvoorde, NL 2 12
Van, Ochten Sander A Lichtenvoorde, NL 4 29
Waanders, Fransiscus M Haaksbergen, NL 1 1

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