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EP 4064846 A1 20221005 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING LIVER FROM POULTRY CARCASSES OR PARTS THEREOF

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING LIVER FROM POULTRY CARCASSES OR PARTS THEREOF

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM GEWINNEN VON LEBER VON GEFLÜGELSCHLACHTKÖRPERN ODER TEILEN DAVON

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ POUR LEVER DES FOIES SUR DES CARCASSES DE VOLAILLE OU SUR DES PARTIES DE CARCASSES DE VOLAILLE

Publication

EP 4064846 A1 20221005 (DE)

Application

EP 19813783 A 20191129

Priority

EP 2019083162 W 20191129

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021104650A1] The present invention relates to an apparatus and to a method for recovering liver (12) from sets of innards (11) of poultry carcasses, wherein the sets of innards (11) comprise at least lungs (13), liver (12), glandular stomach (14) and muscular stomach (15) which are at least partially interconnected by connective tissue, the device comprising at least one holding element (20), wherein the at least one holding element (20) comprises a receiving region (21) for receiving and holding the set of innards (11), and wherein the holding element (20) is designed such that at least the lung (13) can be arranged above the receiving region (21) and at least the liver (12) can be arranged underneath the receiving region (21); further comprising a detaching device (22) having a detaching portion (23) comprising a detaching means (24) for detaching the liver (12), wherein the detaching device (22) is designed such that at least the liver (12), together with the connective tissue connecting to the set of innards (11), can be at least partially detached from the set of innards (11) by the detaching means (24); and comprising a separating device (25) having a separating means (26), wherein the separating means (26) is designed such that the liver (12) that is detached from the connective tissue can be completely separated from the set of innards (11).

IPC 8 full level

A22C 21/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A22C 21/0053 (2013.01 - US); A22C 21/06 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2021104650 A1 20210603; BR 112022008005 A2 20220816; CN 114727612 A 20220708; CN 114727612 B 20231017; EP 4064846 A1 20221005; US 2022408741 A1 20221229

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2019083162 W 20191129; BR 112022008005 A 20191129; CN 201980102390 A 20191129; EP 19813783 A 20191129; US 201917778992 A 20191129