Device and method for processing meat

Abstract

Device for processing flesh, including at least one transport means, at least one element for position detection as well as at least one separating means and at least one regulating and/or control device, wherein the separating means communicates by means of the regulating and/or control device with the element for position detection.

1. A fish processing device  apparatus for processing a fish body, including at least one transport means adapted to move the fish body, at least one embodiment which detects the position of the fish body, at least one separating means for making variant cuts of the fish body, and at least one regulating and/or control device  apparatus, wherein the  said at least one element is electronically connected with the  said at least one separating means via the regulating  said at least one regulating and/or control devices  apparatus and said,  at least one element provides information to be recorded and processed into data of at least two kinds, said at least two kinds of data measure a topology of the meat to permit fat trimming cuts of the fish body and measure a position/geometry of a piece of meat to perform separating cuts, said measuring  at least two kinds of data controlling said at least one separating means to make said trimming cuts of fat and said separating cuts of meat into meat portions, and wherein said at least one element consists of a transmitter and a receiver for recording the geometric and image data and wherein the receiver is a single camera and the transmitter and receiver are positioned above said at least one transport means. 
     
     
       2. The device  apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the  said at least one element for position detection is for recording information as well as for generating and processing the information into geometrical data and/or image data. 
     
     
       3. The device  apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the separating  said at least one separating means is controllable for the removal of areas of different consistency. 
     
     
       4. The device  apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the  said at least one element for position detection includes at least one transmitter, at least one receiver, at least one  shading element and at least one computer-assisted image processing system. 
     
     
       5. The device  apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the  said at least one shading element is arranged between the transmitter and a projection surface. 
     
     
       6. The device according to  claim 4 , wherein the receiver is a camera. 
     
     
       7. The device  apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the  said at least one separating means is arranged essentially freely slidably in a space in order to make precise cuts. 
     
     
       8. The device  apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the  said at least one separating means comprises at least one circular blade. 
     
     
       9. The device  apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the  said at least one separating means comprises at least two essentially parallel, spaced-apart circular blades, wherein a cutting plane of the circular blades lies essentially perpendicularly to the  a conveying plane. 
     
     
       10. The device  apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein the  said at least one separating means comprises at least one blade in addition to said two blades, whose cutting plane selectively lies essentially parallel or essentially perpendicular to the  a conveying plane. 
     
     
       11. The device  apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the  said transmitter is a light source and the  said receiver is an optoelectronic system. 
     
     
       12. The device  apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the  said at least one transport means comprises a conveyor belt and said at least one separating means comprises at least two essentially parallel, spaced-apart circular blades arranged within an angular range from 45° to 90° to the  said conveyor belt. 
     
     
       13. A method for processing flesh, including the following steps:
 transport of the flesh by a  said at least one transport means into the  a processing region of a device for processing flesh according to  claim 11 ,  
 detection of the position and/or properties of the flesh by means of the  said at least one element for position detection by recording information and processing the information into the data of two kinds, and  
 driving the  said at least one separating means with the  said at least one regulating and/or control device  apparatus and performing separating cuts and/or trimming cuts with the aid of the detected data according to a preselected processing program,  
   characterized in that transmission and receiving of signals for detection of the position and/or properties of the flesh takes place from above said at least one transport means and the geometric data and image data are recorded by a single camera which is a component of said at least one element .  
 
     
     
       14. The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the  said at least one element for position detection processes the recorded information into geometrical data and/or image data and accordingly via the  said at least one regulating and control means controls the  said at least one separating means to perform separating cuts and/or trimming cuts. 
     
     
       15. The method according to  claim 13 , wherein images are recorded by means of a camera. 
     
     
       16. The method according to  claim 13 , wherein several complete images of the flesh to be processed are recorded, at a rate of 25 images per minutes, and image details and/or complete images are stored and later process for control of the  said at least one separating means.