SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A SHOULDER JOINT POSITION OF A CARCASS PART OF SLAUGHTERED POULTRY
First Claim
1. A system for measuring a shoulder joint position of a carcass part of slaughtered poultry, wherein the carcass part comprises a left shoulder joint, a right shoulder joint, soft tissue adjacent the left and/or right shoulder joints and at least a part of the breast meat adjacent the left and/or right shoulder joints, wherein the left shoulder joint and the right shoulder joint each contain a shoulder joint bone structure,the system comprising:
- a position measurement device, the position measurement device comprising a mechanical contact member adapted to engage at least one of the left and right shoulder joints during a measurement of the shoulder joint position; and
a product carrier moveable in a transport direction along a conveying path, the conveying path extending along the position measurement device, the product carrier being adapted to support the carcass part during the movement of the product carrier along the conveying path past the position measurement device during the measurement of the shoulder joint position,wherein the position of the product carrier during the measurement of the shoulder joint position is such that the carcass part is arranged relative to the position measurement device with the left shoulder joint and right shoulder joint one behind the other as seen in the transport direction so as to allow the mechanical contact member to engage a shoulder joint bone structure of at least one of the left and right shoulder joint.
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Abstract
A system and method for measuring a shoulder joint position of a carcass part of slaughtered poultry are disclosed. The system includes a position measurement device, having a mechanical contact member which is adapted to engage at least one shoulder joint during a measurement of the shoulder joint position, and a product carrier which is adapted to support the carcass part during movement of the product carrier along the conveying path past the position measurement device. The position of the product carrier during the measurement of the shoulder joint position is such that the carcass part is arranged relative to the position measurement device with the left shoulder joint and right shoulder joint one behind the other as seen in the transport direction so as to allow the mechanical contact member to engage a shoulder joint bone structure of a shoulder joint.
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1. A system for measuring a shoulder joint position of a carcass part of slaughtered poultry, wherein the carcass part comprises a left shoulder joint, a right shoulder joint, soft tissue adjacent the left and/or right shoulder joints and at least a part of the breast meat adjacent the left and/or right shoulder joints, wherein the left shoulder joint and the right shoulder joint each contain a shoulder joint bone structure,
the system comprising: -
a position measurement device, the position measurement device comprising a mechanical contact member adapted to engage at least one of the left and right shoulder joints during a measurement of the shoulder joint position; and a product carrier moveable in a transport direction along a conveying path, the conveying path extending along the position measurement device, the product carrier being adapted to support the carcass part during the movement of the product carrier along the conveying path past the position measurement device during the measurement of the shoulder joint position, wherein the position of the product carrier during the measurement of the shoulder joint position is such that the carcass part is arranged relative to the position measurement device with the left shoulder joint and right shoulder joint one behind the other as seen in the transport direction so as to allow the mechanical contact member to engage a shoulder joint bone structure of at least one of the left and right shoulder joint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 19, 20)
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12. A method for measuring a shoulder joint position of a carcass part of slaughtered poultry, wherein the carcass part comprises a left shoulder joint, a right shoulder joint, soft tissue adjacent the left and/or right shoulder joints and at least a part of the breast meat adjacent the left and/or right shoulder joints, wherein the left shoulder joint and the right shoulder joint each contain a shoulder joint bone structure,
the method comprising the following steps: -
arranging the carcass part on a product carrier which is moveable in a transport direction along a conveying path, the product carrier being adapted to support the carcass part during movement along the conveying path; and moving the product carrier with the carcass part supported thereon in a position relative to a position measurement device, the position measurement device comprising a mechanical contact member, and bringing the mechanical contact member into engagement with at least one of the left and right shoulder joint, and during this engagement, measuring the shoulder joint position, wherein the product carrier during the measurement of the shoulder joint position is arranged such that the carcass part is arranged relative to the position measurement device with the left shoulder joint and right shoulder joint one behind the other as seen in the transport direction so as to allow the mechanical contact member to engage a shoulder joint bone structure of at least one of the left and right shoulder joint. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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