Abstract: An apparatus (1) for cutting off small intestines (27) from an isolated, unprocessed set of intestines and stomach of a mammal, the apparatus (1) comprising: a charge surface (2); a fixation device (3) arranged at an edge (2?) of said charge surface (2) and for fixating a first end of a small intestine (27); a discharger mechanism (10); a pull-advance mechanism (9) for pulling a second, free end of a small intestine from a position at the fixation device (3) to the discharger mechanism (10); characterized in that a cutter head (5) and said pull-advance mechanism (9) are provided on a rack (4) such that said cutter head (5) is moveable at least in a direction towards/away from the fixation device (3)

Abstract: An apparatus for automatic cutting of organs from a plucks set from a carcass by a cutting device, the plucks set comprising larynx, gullet and windpipe, lungs and heart. The apparatus comprises a suspension device for holding the pipes, moving device for moving the plucks set relative to the cutting device, while the pipes are held in the suspension device, and a guiding device adapted to guide the plucks set to the cutting deice and keep the lungs and the heart separated from each other.

Abstract: An apparatus for automatic cutting of organs (15,16) from a plucks set (6) from a carcass by means of cutting means (410,411,413), said plucks set comprising larynx (7), gullet and windpipe (11), lungs (16) and heart (15). The apparatus comprises a suspension means (5) for holding the pipes (11), moving means (8) for moving the plucks set relative to the cutting means, while the pipes are held in the suspension means, and a guiding means (400) adapted to guide the plucks set to the cutting means and to keep lungs and heart separated from each other. Moreover, the invention relates to a method for automatic separation of organs from a plucks set from a carcass.

Abstract: The apparatus comprises: a running conveyor (1) with hooks (2) for suspending a set (5) of organs by the diaphragm (6) and conveying it in a conveying direction of the conveyor (1); a slit device (10; 11) arranged below the conveyor (1) with a slit (13; 44) for guiding horizontally in the slit a connective tissue part (9; 6) of the set (5) of organs during the conveyance of the set of organs on the conveyor with an organ (8; 7) located below the slit (13; 44), a retaining device (14-16; 40) arranged in a conveying path which the organ (8; 7) follows with the connective tissue part (9; 6) guided by the slit (13; 44), the retaining device (14-16; 40) being adapted to retain the organ (8; 7) on the retaining device by the conveyor's (1) pull in the set (5) of organs; and (22, 23; 49-51, 54) for causing separation between the organ (8; 7) and the connective tissue part (9; 6) when such retention has been provided.

Abstract: The apparatus comprises: a running conveyor (1) with hooks (2) for suspending a set (5) of organs by the diaphragm (6) and conveying it in a conveying direction of the conveyor (1); a slit device (10; 11) arranged below the conveyor (1) with a slit (13; 44) for guiding horizontally in the slit a connective tissue part (9; 6) of the set (5) of organs during the conveyance of the set of organs on the conveyor with an organ (8; 7) located below the slit (13; 44), a retaining device (14-16; 40) arranged in a conveying path which the organ (8; 7) follows with the connective tissue part (9; 6) guided by the slit (13; 44), the retaining device (14-16; 40) being adapted to retain the organ (8; 7) on the retaining device by means of the conveyor's (1) pull in the set (5) of organs; and means (22, 23; 49-51, 54) for causing separation between the organ (8; 7) and the connective tissue part (9; 6) when such retention has been provided.