TW201929674A - Device for measuring entire length of bone-in meat and method for measuring entire length of bone-in meat - Google Patents

Abstract

A device for measuring the entire length of bone-in meat is equipped with: a clamp tool that grips a piece of bone-in meat and can be moved in a horizontal direction; a contact body that is provided to the conveyance path of the bone-in meat; a pressing part that is capable of pressing the contact body against the bone-in meat; a position sensor that is capable of detecting the vertical position of the contact body; and a control unit that is capable of controlling the movement of the contact body, and that includes a computation unit which obtains, as the entire length of the piece of bone-in meat, the distance from a reference position on a moving coordinate system that moves along with conveyance of the clamp tool to an end detection position at which the position sensor detects the end of the piece of bone-in meat on the downstream side in the conveyance direction.

Description

Device for measuring full length of bone with meat and method for measuring full length of bone with meat

The present disclosure relates to a device for measuring the full length of bone with meat and a method for measuring the full length of bone with meat.

The dismantling of carcasses of edible livestock and livestock is progressing in order to save effort and replace manual operations with automated processing by machinery.
As an example of an automatic processing device, Patent Document 1 discloses an apparatus for performing a bone-removing treatment of bone-in chicken drumsticks. The device suspends the boned chicken drumsticks on the jig and transfers it intermittently between a plurality of processing stations. At each station, the steps of cutting the boned chicken drumsticks and separating the bones and meat are carried out in sequence. Automatic bone removal.
Patent Document 2 discloses a device that automates the operation of holding a boned chicken leg meat transported by a conveyor with a multi-axis multi-joint arm and suspending it from a hanger.
[Prior Technical Literature]
[Patent Literature]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Special Publication No. 2013-507101
[Patent Literature 2] International Publication No. 2009/139031

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In the automatic bone-removing device disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, there are individual differences in the total length of bone-in chicken drumsticks, so in order to position the cutting blade at a predetermined position of bone-in chicken drumsticks, it is necessary to measure the Over the entire length, the cutting edge is positioned based on the measured value.
However, the full-length measuring devices disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 must be temporarily stopped in order to measure the bone-in chicken drumsticks transported by the jig. Therefore, when measuring the full-length of a plurality of bone-in chicken drumsticks, the bone-in chicken drumsticks must be continuously repeated The transfer and stop of the process reduce the processing efficiency.

The purpose of an embodiment is to provide a method for measuring while measuring the full length of boned meat without stopping the movement of the boned meat.
[Technical means to solve the problem]

(1) A full-length measuring device with bones and flesh according to an embodiment includes: a clamp that holds the bone-flesh and can move in a horizontal direction; a contact piece, which is provided on the conveying path of the bone flesh; and a pressing part, which can hold the contact piece Pressing on the boned meat; a position sensor, which can detect the upper and lower positions of the contact; and a control part, which can control the action of the contact and includes a computing part that is transported with the jig In the moving coordinate system that moves together, the distance from the reference position to the end detection position at the downstream end of the conveying direction of the boned meat detected by the position sensor is obtained as the total length of the boned meat.
Here, the "mobile coordinate system" refers to a coordinate system observed by an observer moving with the jig.

In the configuration of (1) above, when the bone-bearing meat held by the jig moves on the conveying path, the contact comes into contact with the bone-bearing meat. The position sensor is used to detect the upper and lower positions of the contact piece with the flesh. In the moving coordinate system, the calculation unit obtains the distance from the known reference position to the downstream end of the bone-carrying meat in the conveying direction detected by the position sensor as the total length of the bone-carrying meat. In this way, in the mobile coordinate system, only the distance from the known reference position to the detected downstream end of the flesh can be easily obtained, and the full length of the flesh can be easily obtained. In addition, it is possible to measure the full length without stopping the conveyed flesh, and the measurement efficiency can be improved.

(2) In one embodiment, in the configuration of (1) above,
The reference position is calculated based on the end detection position obtained for a plurality of pieces of flesh with known full length.
According to the configuration of (2) above, the reference position can be appropriately set based on the actual measured values of bone-bearing meat obtained so far. Only the distance from the reference position to the end detection position detected in the above-mentioned moving coordinate system can be easily obtained.

(3) In one embodiment, the configuration of (1) or (2) above includes:
The cutting line is inserted into the blade, which is used to perform the cutting of the bone-bearing cutting line; and the control unit is configured to use the contact as the pressure of the bone-bearing body when the cutting line is drawn into the cutting line by the cutting line. Piece action.
According to the configuration of the above (3), by having the above-mentioned cutting line cutting blade, the cutting line cutting of the bone and meat can be performed together with the measurement of the full length of the bone and meat. Moreover, since the contact member is used as a pressing member with bone and flesh when the cut line is scratched, it is possible to suppress flicking of the bone and flesh when the cut line is scratched. In this way, the cut lines can be correctly drawn.

(4) In one embodiment, in the configuration of (1) or (2) above,
The control unit is configured such that, in the moving coordinate system, the contact is brought into contact with the flesh and bone at a position on the upstream side from a joint detection position (point C) of the flesh and bone joint detected by the position sensor Action.
According to the configuration of (4) above, since the joint having a complicated shape can be supported by the contact member when the cut is drawn, the cut of the joint can be cut accurately.

(5) In one embodiment, in the configuration of (1) or (2) above,
The reference position is set to the position of the jig when the jig reaches the contact on the conveying path, and the control unit is configured to actuate the pressing portion with the jig reaching the reference position as a starting point to cause The contact piece is in contact with the above-mentioned flesh.
According to the configuration of (5) above, since the pressing portion is actuated from the time when the jig comes to the reference position as a starting point, and the contact is actuated, the contact does not collide with the jig, but is located downstream of the jig in the transport direction and The upstream part of the bone-carrying conveying direction is in good contact with the bone-meat.

(6) In one embodiment, in the configuration of any one of (1) to (5) above,
The calculation unit is configured to determine that the bone-bearing meat has not been detected by the jig when the detection value of the position sensor at a selected position selected between the contact piece contacting the bone-bearing meat and the end detection position exceeds a threshold value Hold on.
According to the configuration of (6) above, it is possible to detect the situation where the boned meat is not held by the jig based on the detection value of the position sensor. This can prevent erroneous detection of the full-length measuring device.

(7) In one embodiment, in the configuration of any one of (1) to (6) above,
The pressing portion is constituted by an air cylinder.
According to the configuration of (7) above, by forming the pressing portion with the air cylinder, the contact can be elastically pressed against the surface with flesh. Thereby, the meat and bones are not damaged, and the contact piece does not leave the bone and meat, but the contact piece can follow the surface of the bone and meat.

(8) In one embodiment, in any of the above-mentioned configurations (1) to (7), it is provided with:
The display unit displays at least the contact from the reference in the two-dimensional moving coordinate including the moving coordinate axis with the detected value of the position sensor as the first coordinate axis and the moving coordinate axis position as the second coordinate axis The track from the position to the above-mentioned end detection position.
According to the configuration of (8) above, by displaying the position of the contact on the two-dimensional coordinates, the trajectory of the contact can be visually displayed, and the full length of the flesh can be visually displayed.

(9) The method for measuring the full length of boned meat according to an embodiment includes:
The transportation step, which transports the flesh and bone along the horizontal direction;
A detection step, which presses the contact piece against the bone-bearing meat conveyed in the above-mentioned transfer step, and detects the upper and lower positions of the contact piece;
The judging step, based on the detected upper and lower positions of the contact piece, determines that the contact piece reaches the downstream end position of the bone-carrying conveying direction; and the computing step is in a moving coordinate system that moves together with the bone-carrying conveying Calculate the distance from the reference position to the downstream end position of the boned meat in the conveying direction determined in the determination step as the total length of the boned meat.

According to the method of (9) above, in the above calculation step, in the moving coordinate system, only the distance from the known reference position to the detected downstream end position of the bone-carrying transport direction can be easily obtained The full length of flesh. In addition, the full length can be measured without stopping the transported bones, so the measurement efficiency can be improved.

(10) In one embodiment, in the method of (9) above,
In the moving coordinate system, the distance from the reference position to the downstream end position in the conveying direction is the time difference from the reference position to the downstream end position in the conveying direction of the boned meat from the reference position, and the distance from the boned meat The product of the transport speed is obtained.
According to the method of (10) above, the total length of the boned meat can be easily determined based on the product of the time difference between the time when the contact reaches the downstream end position of the boned meat in the conveying direction and the speed of the boned meat.

(11) In one embodiment, the method of (9) or (10) above includes:
A cut-in step, which is to transport the bone-bearing meat in the above-mentioned transport step, and insert a cut-line cut-in blade under the lower part of the bone-bone being transported to the bone and meat-bone of the bone-bearing A cut is formed between them; and in the step of cutting into the above cut lines, the contact is brought into contact with and supports the boned meat.
According to the method of (11) above, since the contact member can be used as a pressing member with bone and flesh when the cut line is scratched, it is possible to suppress flicking of the bone and flesh when the cut line is scratched. In this way, the cut lines can be correctly drawn.

(12) In one embodiment, in any of the methods (9) to (11) above,
In the conveying step, the bone-bearing meat is held by a jig, and the bone-bearing meat is conveyed along the horizontal direction with the bone-bone portion.
According to the method of (12) above, since the bone-bearing meat is held by the jig, and the bone-bearing bone is transported horizontally in the horizontal direction, the bone-bearing meat can be conveyed along the full length by the contact without stopping it Determination.
[Effect of invention]

According to one embodiment, it is possible to easily measure the full length of the flesh and bone while moving without stopping the flesh and bone movement. As a result, the measurement efficiency can be improved, and the entire length of the boned meat can be easily obtained by simply detecting the position of the downstream end of the boned meat in the conveying direction.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the size, material, shape, and relative arrangement of the component parts described in the embodiments or shown in the drawings are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but are merely illustrative examples.
For example, expressions such as "in a certain direction", "along a certain direction", "parallel", "orthogonal", "center", "concentric", or "coaxial" not only strictly mean that Configuration also means a state that is relatively displaced with tolerance or at an angle or distance to the extent that the same function can be obtained.
For example, expressions such as "same", "equal", and "homogeneous" mean that things are equal not only strictly, but also states that there are tolerances or differences in the degree to which the same function can be obtained.
For example, expressions that express shapes such as quadrangular shapes or cylindrical shapes not only represent geometrically rigid shapes such as quadrangular shapes or cylindrical shapes, but also mean that within the range where the same effect can be obtained, including concave and convex portions or chamfered portions, etc. shape.
On the other hand, the expression "equipment", "have", "have", "include", or "contain" does not exclude the exclusive expression of other elements.

FIGS. 1A to 1D are perspective views showing a bone-measuring full-length measuring device 10 according to an embodiment in time series. The jig 12 is configured to hold the flesh Mb and move horizontally (in the direction of arrow a). The bone-flesh Mb is transported along the fixed transport path by the jig 12. A contact 14 is provided on the conveying path 22 of the bone-flesh Mb, and the pressing part 16 presses the contact 14 against the bone-flesh Mb being conveyed. The position sensor 18 detects the upper and lower positions of the contact 14, and the detection value of the position sensor 18 is input to the arithmetic unit 20 in the control unit 24. The control section 24 controls the position of the contact 14 by controlling the operation of the pressing section 16.

2 and 3 show the moving coordinates observed from the observer moving with the jig 12. That is, the vertical axis (the first coordinate axis) is a static coordinate axis indicating the detection value of the upper and lower positions of the position sensor 18, and the horizontal axis (the second coordinate axis) indicates that when the observer moves together with the bone-bearing Mb, the observer observes The moving coordinate axis of the contact member 14 up and down. The computing unit 20 obtains the distance from the reference position to the end detection position of the downstream end of the conveying direction of the boned meat Mb detected by the position sensor 18 as the total length of the boned meat Mb. The reference position is calculated based on the end detection position obtained for a plurality of bone-bearing Mb whose total length is known.

According to the above configuration, in the moving coordinate system shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the computing unit 20 obtains the downstream end of the transport direction of the bone-bearing Mb detected by the position sensor 18 from the known reference position (in FIG. 2 The distance of point D) is the full length of bone-bearing Mb. In this way, in the mobile coordinate system, only the distance from the known reference position to the downstream end of the detected bone-in meat Mb can be obtained, and the total length of the bone-in meat Mb can be easily obtained. In addition, it is possible to measure the full length without stopping the transported flesh Mb, thereby improving the measurement efficiency.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the contact 14 reaches the downstream end in the conveying direction of the flesh and bone Mb, the position of the contact 14 drops sharply, so the position sensor 18 can easily detect the downstream end position in the conveying direction of the flesh and bone Mb .
In one embodiment, point S in FIG. 2 is a reference position set when the concave portion 12a of the jig 12 into which the flesh Mb is inserted passes directly below the front end of the contact 14 on the conveying path.
In one embodiment, a threshold value may be set for the upper and lower positions of the contact 14 based on the empirical value, and the time when the threshold value is reached is determined as the downstream end position of the bone-bearing Mb in the conveying direction.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1A, the conveying path 22 is formed by a conveying path extending in the horizontal direction. The flesh Mb is transported on this transport path. For example, the transport path has a U-shaped cross section, the bone-bearing meat Mb is inserted into the transport path, and the jig 12 is transported along the transport path. In one embodiment, the transport path forms a linear transport path extending in the horizontal direction.

Fig. 1A shows the state of point A in Fig. 2, Fig. 1B shows the state of point B in Fig. 2, Fig. 1C shows the state of point C in Fig. 2, and Fig. 1D shows the state of point D in Fig. 2 status.

In one embodiment, the position sensor 18 is composed of an encoder.
In one embodiment, a distance sensor (for example, an encoder) 26 that measures the transport distance of the jig 12 from the transport starting point is provided.
In one embodiment, a plurality of jigs 12 are attached to the chain 28 at specific intervals, and the chain 28 is wound around the drive sprocket 30 at the end in the moving direction. The drive sprocket 30 is rotated by the motor 32, the distance sensor 26 measures the rotation speed of the drive sprocket 30, and the conveyance distance of each jig 12 from the conveyance starting point is measured.

Fig. 4 shows an example of bone-in chicken leg meat of a chicken carcass as bone-in meat Mb. In FIG. 4, the inner leg surface Sin with a small area of the epidermis w faces upward. A bone part b is connected from the ankle part f, and a meat part m surrounds the bone part b. A knee joint part N exists inside the knee part n. Points B, C, and D in FIG. 4 correspond to points B, C, and D in FIG. 2.

In one embodiment, the bone-in meat Mb is bone-in chicken leg meat for edible poultry. As shown in FIG. 1, the bone portion b is arranged horizontally with the inner leg surface and outer leg surface in the vertical direction. On the transport path 22, the ankle portion f is held by the jig 12. Since the contact 14 traces the contours of the bone-bone chicken drumstick between the inner leg surface and the outer leg surface, it is easy to detect the end of the position sensor 18. For example, it is possible to trace the outline of the undulating bone-in chicken leg including the knee n.

In one embodiment, the jig 12 has a recess 12a that opens upward and allows the flesh Mb to play. Since the flesh Mb is fitted into the concave portion 12a instead of being firmly held, the concave portion 12a can be rotated in the vertical direction as a starting point. Therefore, the bone-bearing meat Mb can be transported while being in contact with the bottom surface of the transport path constituting the transport path 22. Since the concave portion 12a is opened upward, even if the flesh Mb is slid into the concave portion 12a, it will not fall out of the concave portion 12a.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the contact 14 has a contact lever 14 a extending horizontally in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the bone-bearing meat Mb at the front end. By providing the contact bar 14a, the contact member 14 can be prevented from falling off from the surface of the flesh Mb. The contact bar 14a can stably contact the surface of the bone-bearing Mb while sliding along the surface of the bone-bearing Mb.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1C, a cut-in blade 34 for cutting in the bone-bearing meat Mb is provided. The control unit 24 causes the contact 14 to operate as a pressing member with bone Mb when it is cut into the cut by the cut-in blade 34.
According to this embodiment, since the cut-in scratch blade 34 is provided, the cut-out of the bone-in meat Mb can be performed together with the measurement of the full length of the bone-in meat Mb. In addition, since the contact 14 can be used as a pressing member for the flesh and bone Mb when the cut line is scratched, it is possible to suppress shaking of the flesh and bone Mb when the cut line is scratched. In this way, the cut lines can be correctly drawn.
In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1C, the cutting edge 34 is configured to enter the position below the front end of the contact 14. Thereby, the contact 14 can be effectively used as a pressing member for bone-bearing Mb when the cut line is scratched.

In one embodiment, in the moving coordinates shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 24 uses the contact 14 to detect the position (point C) of the joint of the knee joint portion N with the bone Mb detected by the position sensor 18. The position of the upstream side contacts the bone 14 so as to contact the contact 14.
According to this embodiment, since the knee joint portion N having a complicated shape can be supported by the contact 14 when the cut is drawn, the knee joint N can be cut accurately.

In one embodiment, in the moving coordinate shown in FIG. 2, the reference position S is the position of the jig 12 when the jig 12 reaches directly below the contact 14 on the transport path 22. The control section 24 actuates the pressing section 16 with the jig 12 reaching the reference position S as a starting point, and causes the contact 14 to come into contact with the flesh Mb.
According to this embodiment, the contact 14 can be brought into good contact with the boned meat Mb at a position downstream of the jig 12 in the conveyance direction and upstream of the boned Mb in the conveyance direction. Therefore, the contact 14 does not collide with the jig 12 and can move without contact with the bone Mb from the vicinity of the jig 12 without delay.

In one embodiment, the pressing portion 16 shown in FIG. 1A is composed of an air cylinder. Thereby, since the contact 14 can be elastically pressed against the surface of the bone-bone Mb, the bone-bone Mb will not be damaged, and the contact 14 will not leave the bone-bone Mb, so that the contact 14 can follow the bone-bone Mb surface.
In one embodiment, the pressing portion 16 may have a spring member (not shown), and the contact member 14 may be elastically pressed against the surface of the bone Mb by the spring member.

In one embodiment, in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the selection from the time point when the contact 14 contacts the bone-bearing Mb (point B in FIG. 2) to the end detection position (point D in FIG. 2) When the detection value of the position sensor 18 at the position exceeds the threshold value, the calculation unit 20 determines that the bone Mb is not held by the jig 12.
According to this embodiment, the situation where the bone-bearing meat Mb is not held by the jig 12 can be detected based on the detection value of the position sensor 18. This can prevent erroneous detection of the full-length measuring device 10.

In one embodiment, a display unit is provided, which displays the trajectory of the contact 14 from the reference position S to the end detection position D at least on the two-dimensional moving coordinates shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
According to this embodiment, by displaying the position of the contact 14 on a two-dimensional coordinate, the trajectory of the contact 14 can be visually displayed, and the full length of the bone Mb can be visually displayed.
In addition, in the two-dimensional coordinates shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the vertical axis represents the amount of descent of the contact 14. The greater the amount of descent of the contact 14, the higher the contact 14 is on the vertical axis.

FIG. 2 shows the upper and lower positions of the contact 14 when the bone-bearing Mb is held on the jig 12, and FIG. 3 shows the upper and lower positions of the contact 14 when the bone-bearing Mb is not fixed on the jig 12.
In FIG. 2, the distance L ₀ from the setting position A ₀ to the reference position S from the start of measurement is known, and the total length L of the bone-bearing Mb can be obtained by subtracting the distance L ₀ from the distance between the points A and D.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, Pz represents a position selected between pressing the contact 14 to the bone-bearing meat Mb and the setting position at the end of the measurement. For example, in FIG. 2, the point B to the point D becomes the selection position.
As shown in FIG. 2, when the detection value H of the position sensor 18 at the selected position Pz is the threshold value Hth ₁ ≦ H ≦ threshold value Hth ₂ , it is determined that the jig 12 is holding the bone-bone Mb.
As shown in FIG. 3, when the detection value H of the position sensor 18 in the time period Tz is H <Hth ₁ or Hth ₂ <H, it is determined that the jig 12 does not hold the bone-bearing meat Mb.
The thresholds Hth ₁ and Hth ₂ are set in advance based on the size and shape of the bone-bone Mb.
In this manner, according to FIGS. 2 and 3, it is possible to clearly grasp whether the jig 12 holds the bone-bone Mb.

In one embodiment, the full-length measuring device 10 is provided in a processing device (not shown) that disassembles the bone-bearing meat Mb to separate the bone from the meat. For example, the full-length measuring device 10 is provided in a cut-and-strip device that cuts and cuts the bone-bearing meat Mb. In the slitting device, a cut is formed between the bone b and the meat m of the bone-bearing Mb, and then the bone-bearing meat Mb is separated into the bone b and the meat m.
By disposing the full-length measuring device 10 in the above-mentioned processing device, the disintegration process can be performed without stopping while transporting the bone-bearing Mb, thereby reducing the time required for the disassembly process. In addition, the disassembly process can be performed based on individual differences in the full length of the bone-bearing meat Mb obtained by the full-length measuring device 10, and the separation of the bone b and the meat m can be performed reliably and with good yield.

As shown in FIG. 5, the method for measuring the full length of the bone-flesh Mb in one embodiment first conveys the bone-flesh Mb in the horizontal direction (transport step S10). Next, the contact 14 is pressed against the bone-bone Mb conveyed in the conveying step S10, and the upper and lower positions of the contact 14 are detected (detection step S12). Next, based on the detected upper and lower positions of the contact 14, it is determined whether the contact 14 has reached the downstream end position (point D in FIG. 2) of the bone-carrying Mb in the conveying direction (decision step S14). Next, from the moving coordinates shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the position from the reference position (for example, point S in FIG. 2) to the downstream end position in the transport direction of the bone-bearing Mb detected by the position sensor 18 The distance is the full length of the bone-bearing Mb (calculation step S16).

According to this embodiment, in the calculation step S16, the distance from the known reference position to the end detection position can be easily obtained as the total length of the bone-bone Mb. In addition, it is possible to measure the full length while conveying the bone-bearing Mb without stopping, thereby improving the measurement efficiency.

In one embodiment, the distance from the reference position to the downstream end position in the conveying direction can be based on the time difference between the time when the contact 14 reaches the downstream end position in the conveying direction of the flesh Mb from the reference position, and the conveying speed of the flesh Mb Find the product. With this, the full length of the bone-flesh Mb can be measured without stopping, and the measurement time can be shortened and the measurement efficiency can be improved.

In one embodiment, in the conveying step S10, the bone-bearing meat Mb is transported, while the cut portion 34 is inserted into the lower part of the bone b of the bone-bearing meat Mb being transported, and the bone b and meat m of the bone-bearing meat Mb are inserted. Cuts are formed between them (cutting lines are drawn into step S18). In the step of cutting into the step S18, the contact 14 is brought into contact with the bone-bearing meat Mb and supports the bone-bearing meat Mb.
According to this embodiment, since the contact 14 can be used as a pressing member for bone-bearing Mb at the time of cutting in the cut, the sway of the bone-bearing Mb at the time of cutting in the cut can be suppressed. In this way, the cut lines can be correctly drawn.

In one embodiment, in the conveying step S10, the bone-bearing meat Mb is held by the jig 12, and the bone-bearing meat Mb is conveyed along the horizontal direction with the bone portion b of the bone-bearing meat Mb.
According to this embodiment, since the bone portion b of the bone-bearing meat Mb is transported in the horizontal direction, the full-length measurement of the contact 14 can be performed without stopping the bone-bearing meat Mb while being transported.

In one embodiment, the distance L ₀ , which is a fixed value, is obtained from the product of the time difference between point A and point D shown in FIG. 2 and the transport speed of bone-bearing meat Mb, and L is obtained as the actual full length.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the bone-in meat Mb is bone-in chicken leg meat for eating poultry carcasses, etc., and the bone-in chicken leg meat is horizontal with the bone portion b along the horizontal direction and the inner leg surface and the outer leg The ankle portion f is held by the jig 12 in a posture in which the surface is in the up-down direction. Since the contact 14 traces the contours of the undulating bone-in chicken leg meat between the inner leg surface and the outer leg surface, it is easy to detect the end of the bone-in meat Mb by the position sensor 18.
In addition, bone-bearing Mb may also be bone-bearing leg meat (including the front and rear limbs of edible poultry carcasses and livestock carcasses). Boneless chicken thighs are included in boneless thighs.
[Industry availability]

According to one embodiment, the full length of the bone-in meat can be easily measured, and the bone-in meat can be measured under movement without stopping the movement of the bone-in meat. Therefore, when applied to the disassembly processing steps of boned meat and the like, the disassembly processing time can be shortened and the disassembly processing efficiency can be improved.

10‧‧‧Full length measuring device

12‧‧‧Fixture

12a‧‧‧recess

14‧‧‧Contact

14a‧‧‧contact rod

16‧‧‧Pressing part

18‧‧‧Position sensor

20‧‧‧Calculation Department

22‧‧‧Transport path

24‧‧‧Control Department

26‧‧‧Encoder

28‧‧‧Chain

30‧‧‧ drive sprocket

32‧‧‧Motor

34‧‧‧cutting marks into the blade

A‧‧‧point

A ₀ ‧‧‧ points

a‧‧‧arrow

B‧‧‧ points

b‧‧‧Bone

C‧‧‧point

D‧‧‧End position (point) on the downstream side in the transport direction

f‧‧‧ Ankle

Hth ₁ ‧‧‧ Threshold

Hth ₂ ‧‧‧ Threshold

L‧‧‧Full length

L ₀ ‧‧‧ distance

m‧‧‧Meat Department

Mb‧‧‧with bone

N‧‧‧Knee joint

n‧‧‧ knee

Pz‧‧‧Select location

S‧‧‧reference position

S10‧‧‧Step

S12‧‧‧Step

S14‧‧‧Step

S16‧‧‧Step

S18‧‧‧Step

Sin‧‧‧Inner leg

w‧‧‧Skin

FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing an apparatus for measuring the full length of bone-bearing meat according to an embodiment.

FIG. 1B is a perspective view showing a full-length measuring device for bones and flesh according to an embodiment.

FIG. 1C is a perspective view showing an apparatus for measuring the full length of bone-bearing meat according to an embodiment.

Fig. 1D is a perspective view showing a full-length measuring device for bone-bearing meat according to an embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a line diagram showing the two-dimensional coordinates of a full-length measuring device for bones and flesh according to an embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a two-dimensional coordinate of a full-length measuring device for bones and flesh according to an embodiment.

4 is a perspective view showing bone-in chicken drumsticks as an example of bone-in meat.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the steps of a method for measuring the full length of bone-bearing meat according to an embodiment.

Claims (12)

A full-length measuring device with bone and meat is characterized by: Fixtures, which hold the flesh and can move in the horizontal direction; Contacts, which are arranged in the above-mentioned transporting path with bone and flesh; A pressing part, which can press the contact piece against the bone-bearing flesh; A position sensor, which can detect the upper and lower positions of the contact pieces; and The control part, which can control the action of the contact, and includes a calculation part, which is obtained from the reference position to be detected by the position sensor in a moving coordinate system that moves together with the conveyance of the jig The distance of the end detection position of the downstream end of the boned meat in the conveying direction is the total length of the boned meat. The apparatus for measuring the full length of bone-bearing meat according to claim 1, wherein the reference position is calculated based on the end detection position obtained for a plurality of pieces of bone-bearing meat having a known full length. The full-length measuring device for bones and flesh according to claim 1 or 2 is provided with a cutting edge for cutting into the above-mentioned cutting line for bones; and The control unit is configured to operate the contact as the bone-carrying pressing member when the cutting line is cut into the cutting line by the cutting line cutting edge. The full-length measuring device for bone-bearing meat according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control unit is configured to: in the moving coordinate system, make the contact member detect the joint of the bone-bearing joint portion by the position sensor The detection position (point C) is operated in such a way that the position on the upstream side is in contact with the aforementioned flesh. The full-length measuring device with bone and flesh according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the reference position is set to the position of the jig when the jig reaches the contact on the conveying path, and The control section is configured to actuate the pressing section from the time when the jig reaches the reference position, so that the contact comes into contact with the boned meat. According to claim 1 or 2, the full-length measuring device for bone-bearing meat, wherein the calculation unit is configured to: the position sensor at a selected position selected between the contact piece contacting the bone-bearing meat and the end detection position When the detection value exceeds the threshold, it is determined that the bone-bearing meat is not held by the jig. According to claim 1 or 2, the full-length measuring device with bones and meats, wherein the pressing portion is constituted by a cylinder. According to claim 1 or 2, the full-length measuring device for bones and meats includes: a display unit including a first coordinate axis with the detection value of the position sensor as described above, and a position in the conveying direction position of the bone as the second coordinate axis In the two-dimensional moving coordinate of the moving coordinate axis, at least the trajectory of the contact member from the reference position to the end detection position is displayed. A method for measuring the full length of boned meat, which is characterized by: The transportation step, which transports the flesh and bone along the horizontal direction; A detection step, which presses the contact piece against the bone-bearing meat conveyed in the above-mentioned transfer step, and detects the upper and lower positions of the contact piece; A determination step, based on the detected upper and lower positions of the contact piece, to determine that the contact piece reaches the downstream end position of the bone-carrying conveying direction; and In the calculation step, in a moving coordinate system that moves together with the transportation of the bone-in meat, the distance from the reference position to the downstream end position of the bone-in meat in the conveying direction determined in the determination step is obtained as the total length of the bone-in meat . The method for measuring the full length of bone-bearing meat according to claim 9, wherein the distance from the reference position to the downstream end position in the conveying direction in the moving coordinate system is to reach the bone-bearing conveying direction from the reference position with the contact The time difference at the position of the downstream end is obtained by multiplying the transport speed of the above-mentioned bone meat. The method for measuring the full length of bone-bearing meat according to claim 9 or 10 includes: a cut-in step, which is to transport the bone-bearing meat in the above-mentioned transfer step while inserting it under the bone-bone bone being transported The cut line is cut into the blade to form an incision between the bone with the meat and the meat; and In the step of scoring the cut, the contact is brought into contact with the bone-bearing meat and the bone-bearing meat is supported. The method for measuring the full length of bone-bearing meat according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the bone-bearing meat is held by a jig in the conveying step, and the bone-bearing meat is conveyed horizontally in a horizontal direction with the bone-bone portion.