US 11,785,955 B2
Meat processing system
Clyde Mark Campbell, Mosman (AU)
Assigned to SCOTT AUTOMATION & ROBOTICS PTY LIMITED, Rydalmere (AU)
Appl. No. 17/786,468
Filed by SCOTT AUTOMATION & ROBOTICS PTY LIMITED, Rydalmere (AU)
PCT Filed Dec. 15, 2020, PCT No. PCT/AU2020/051368
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 16, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/119731, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 760211 (NZ), filed on Dec. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0045592 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. A22B 5/00 (2006.01); A22C 17/00 (2006.01); B26D 7/06 (2006.01)
CPC A22B 5/0029 (2013.01) [A22C 17/0006 (2013.01); B26D 7/0625 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A meat processing system comprising:
a blade configured to cut a carcass or section of carcass into pieces, the blade lying substantially in a blade plane;
a blade movement assembly;
a controller; and
a conveyor configured to convey the carcass or section of carcass along a first axis; wherein:
the controller is configured to control the blade movement assembly to rotate the blade or a portion of the blade to vary an angle between the blade plane and the first axis;
the conveyor forms a support surface for supporting the carcass or section of the carcass while it is conveyed; and
the blade extends above and below the support surface.