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专利名称：Trimming and cutting apparatus for the
preparation of crabs for meat extraction
发明人：George C. Lapeyre,Christopher G.
Greve,Hendrik J. Ruys
申请号：US06/7753申请日：19850916公开号：US04715093A公开日：19871229
摘要：Apparatus and method for preparing cooked crabs for further processing toseparate meat from shell by centrifugal action is disclosed. The apparatus comprises aholding means (28), cooperating with a clamping means (190, 192) for securing a crabbody (30) to a conveying means (20). The conveying means (20) moves the crab body (30)which has had the carapace shell removed along a predetermined path to a cuttingmeans such as for example circular blades (50A-50D). The circular blades are supportedand driven such that as the crab body is moved into the blades by conveying means (20),these blades make a \"V\" cross-sectional shape cut extending betwee the front and rearof the crab. The open or top of the \"V\" shape is located at the top or back of the craband the \"tip\" of the \"V\" extends into the crab body such that the \"tip\" is proximate to butdoes not cut through the belly shell of the crab. Thus, a \"V\" cross- sectional portion (116)containing the viscera of the crab is removed from the crab body. In a preferred
embodiment, another pair of circular blades removes the legs, claws and swimmerets. Inaddition, in the preferred embodiment, a brush means (56, 62) located proximate thepredetermined path, detaches and removes gills and other loosely inedible attached
parts of the crab such that the inner back shell of the crab is exposed. There is also anozzle (68) for directing a stream of water (148) in the area of the cut to provide a finalwashing of the crab body.
申请人：THE LAITRAM CORPORATION
代理人：J. C. Kesterson
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