JP2014239655A - Incision device for neck skin of poultry carcass - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an incision device for the neck skin of a poultry carcass, capable of automatically incising the neck skin of the carcass of poultry surely to a neck skin tip part.SOLUTION: An incision device for the neck skin of a poultry carcass includes: shoulder part holding means for holding the shoulder part of the poultry carcass from which a head is cut off and guts are removed; neck skin separating means for separating a belly side part of the neck skin from a neck bone by advancing from an opening formed on an abdomen of the poultry carcass through an abdominal cavity into between the belly side part of the neck skin and the neck bone, and extending along the neck bone over a neck skin tip part; and neck skin incising means for incising the belly side part of the neck skin, separated from the neck bone from the tip part to the shoulder-side base part using a pair of shears.

Description

The present invention relates to a poultry carcass neck incision apparatus that automatically incises the neck skin of a poultry carcass whose head has been removed and the internal part thereof has been removed in the extending direction of the neck bone.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-228561 discloses a edible carcass neck skin incision apparatus that automatically incises the neck skin of a edible carcass body whose head has been excised and removed from the inside, from the base portion near the shoulder to the distal end portion.

JP-A-57-170141

In the conventional device disclosed in the publication 1, the neck is broken, and the neck skin separated from the neck bone is incised toward the tip of the neck while pushing the broken neck from the tip of the neck. There is a problem that the state of engagement between the incision blade and the neck skin that has become free after the neck bone has been detached from the neck of the neck may be released, and consequently the tip of the neck may not be incised. It was.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a neck skin incision apparatus for a poultry carcass that can automatically incise the neck skin reliably to the tip of the neck skin.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the present invention, a shoulder holding means for holding a shoulder of a poultry carcass whose head has been excised and the internal part removed, and an opening formed in the lower abdomen of the poultry carcass Through the abdominal cavity and between the ventral part of the neck skin and the neck bone, and extends along the neck bone beyond the tip of the neck skin, so that the ventral part of the neck skin extends from the neck bone. A food comprising: a neck skin separating means for separating; and a neck skin incising means for incising a ventral side portion of the neck skin separated from the neck bone from the distal end portion toward the base portion near the shoulder using a scissors A bird carcass neck skin incision device is provided.
In the poultry carcass neck skin incision device according to the present invention, the neck skin separating means enters between the ventral region of the neck skin and the neck bone, and extends along the neck bone beyond the tip of the neck skin. Since the ventral part of the neck skin is separated from the neck bone, the tip of the neck skin comes into contact with the neck skin separating means and is not free. As a result, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation in which the engagement between the neck skin tip and the neck skin incising means is released, and the neck skin is reliably incised. By using the scissors to incise the neck skin from the tip toward the base near the shoulder, the neck skin can be surely incised up to the base near the shoulder.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the neck skin separating means is formed with a groove extending in the longitudinal direction facing the ventral portion of the neck skin, and the neck of the neck skin incising means is a guide member formed with a slit. And the oscillating blade, the guide member enters the groove from the longitudinal end of the neck separation means and moves in the groove toward the shoulder of the poultry carcass. The neck skin is incised when entering the slit.
By causing the guide member of the neck skin incising means to enter the groove of the neck skin separating means, moving the inside of the groove toward the shoulder of the poultry carcass, and then entering the cutting edge of the swing blade into the slit of the guide member The neck skin located between the guide member and the blade can be reliably incised.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the neck skin is incised in a state where the guide member is in contact with the neck skin and the neck skin is pulled to the ventral side of the poultry carcass.
By incising the neck skin while the neck skin is pulled to the ventral side of the poultry carcass, the neck skin can be reliably incised.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the oscillating blade has a cutting edge composed of a large number of triangular continuums.
The tip of the triangle pierces the neck skin, preventing the blade from slipping and ensuring a reliable incision.
In a preferred aspect of the present invention, the poultry carcass neck skin incision device is configured such that when the guide member moves in the groove of the neck skin separating means toward the shoulder of the poultry carcass, Foreign matter intrusion prevention means for preventing foreign matter other than the neck from entering between the blade edge is provided.
When the guide member moves in the groove of the neck skin separating means toward the shoulder of the poultry carcass, foreign matter such as wings broken at the pretreatment stage enters between the guide member and the blade edge of the swinging blade. However, it may interfere with the incision of the neck skin. It is desirable to provide foreign matter intrusion prevention means to prevent foreign matter other than the neck from entering between the guide member and the blade edge.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the edible carcass neck skin incision device enters between the ventral region of the neck skin and the neck bone through the abdominal cavity from an opening formed in the lower abdomen of the edible carcass. And positioning means for positioning the neck skin separating means by engaging with the neck skin separating means extending beyond the tip of the neck skin along the neck bone.
By positioning the neck skin separating means, the neck skin of the poultry carcass is positioned with respect to the neck skin incising means, and a reliable neck skin incision is realized.

It is a side view which shows the whole structure of the food bird carcass neck skin incision apparatus which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a side view of the neck skin incision assembly with which the food bird carcass neck skin incision apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided. FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of a neck skin separating member provided in a slaughtered carcass neck skin incision apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. (A) is a side view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a cc arrow view of (a). FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of a guide member for a neck skin separating member provided in the apparatus for cutting the neck of a carcass carcass according to an embodiment of the present invention. (A) is a top view, (b) is a bb arrow line view of (a). It is a side view of the neck skin incision member with which the eating bird carcass neck skin incision apparatus which concerns on the Example of this invention is provided. (A) is a side view when the oscillating blade is in the retracted position, and (b) is a side view when the oscillating blade is in the operating position. It is a side view of the neck skin incision assembly with which the food bird carcass neck incision apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided. FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of a neck skin incision assembly provided in a poultry carcass neck incision apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. (A) is a side view, (b) is a bb arrow line view of (a). It is a side view of the neck skin incision assembly with which the food bird carcass neck skin incision apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided. It is a side view of the neck skin incision assembly with which the food bird carcass neck skin incision apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided. It is a side view of the neck skin incision assembly with which the food bird carcass neck skin incision apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided. It is a side view of the modified example of the neck skin incision member with which the eating bird carcass neck skin incision apparatus which concerns on the Example of this invention is provided.

A poultry carcass neck skin incision apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, a poultry carcass neck skin incision apparatus A includes a first guide rail assembly 2 that is arranged around an upright central shaft 1 and is fixed to the central shaft 1, and a main portion is a first portion. A neck skin incision assembly 3 disposed around the guide rail assembly 2 and rotatably supported by the central shaft 1, and a main portion disposed around the neck skin incision assembly 3 and fixed to the central shaft 1. The second guide rail assembly 4 is provided.
The poultry carcass neck skin incision device A forms part of a poultry carcass processing apparatus including a viscera removing device, an upper and lower division device, and the like.
A part of the chain conveyor C that transports between the various processing apparatuses that form the edible carcass processing apparatus by suspending the edible carcass 100 on the shackle B is shown as an open arrow in FIG. When viewed in the direction, it extends in an arc shape outside the neck skin incision assembly 3 and close to a part of the neck skin incision assembly 3.

As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of first guide rail assemblies 2 are distributed in the vertical direction and distributed in the circumferential direction, and a base portion is fixed to the central shaft 1 and extends radially in the radial direction when viewed from above. The arm member 21, the rail holding member 22 fixed to the tip of the arm member 21, and a plurality of upper and lower pairs of bar members that are held by the rail holding member 22 and surround the central axis 1. And an annular guide rail 23.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the neck skin incision assembly 3 is disposed above the uppermost arm member 21 of the first guide rail assembly 2, and a central portion is rotatably supported by the central shaft 1. An upper disc 31a, a lower disc 31b disposed below the lowermost arm member 21 and having a central portion rotatably supported by the central shaft 1, and a circumferential direction spaced apart from each other. A plurality of pairs of guide rods 32 whose upper ends are fixed to the outer edge portion of the upper disc 31a and lower ends are fixed to the outer edge portion of the lower disc 31b, and to each pair of guide rods 32 sequentially from the upper side to the lower side so as to be vertically slidable. It has the attached sliding bodies 33a, 33b, and 33c.
The sliding bodies 33a, 33b, and 33c are respectively sandwiched by a pair of upper and lower guide rails 23 and are guided up and down by the guide rails 23.

As shown in FIGS. 1-3, the upper end of the rod-shaped neck skin separation member 34 extended substantially perpendicularly downward is being fixed to the sliding body 33a via the connection member. The neck skin separating member 34 is formed with a groove 34a extending in the longitudinal direction from the vertical middle portion to the lower end. The groove 34a is directed radially outward with respect to an arc formed by the envelope of the plurality of pairs of guide bars 32.
A pair of trunk holding arms 35 extending in an “eight” shape outward in the radial direction with respect to an arc formed by the envelopes of the plurality of pairs of guide bars 32 are vertically positioned between the sliding bodies 33a and 33b. And is fixed to each pair of guide bars 32.
A pair of shoulder holding arms 36 that spread radially outward in an “eight” shape with respect to an arc formed by the envelopes of the plurality of pairs of guide bars 32 are fixed to the sliding body 33b.
A positioning member 37 for a neck skin separating member is disposed at a vertical position between the sliding body 33b and the sliding pair 33c, and is fixed to each pair of guide bars 32. As shown in FIG. 4, the positioning member 37 has an open end that extends radially outward in an “eight” shape with respect to the arc formed by the envelopes of the plurality of pairs of guide bars 32. A circular notch 37a is formed. The upper part of the circular part of the notch 37a is formed in a funnel shape whose diameter is increased upward.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a neck skin incising member 38 is disposed radially outward of the sliding body 33c and adjacent to the sliding pair 33c with respect to the arc formed by the envelope of the plurality of pairs of guide bars 32. ing.
As shown in FIG. 5, the neck skin incising member 38 includes a bar member 38 a bent in an L shape, a guide member 38 b in which a slit 38 b ′ extending in the longitudinal direction is formed at the rod-shaped tip, and an L shape. A oscillating blade 38c, a spacer 38d, a stopper bolt 38e screwed to the spacer 38d, and a stopper bolt 38e are disposed around the blade 38c 'having a thin plate shape sandwiched and fixed at the tip end bent in a shape. A return spring 38f whose one end is in contact with the spacer 38d and the other end is in contact with the vicinity of the L-shaped bent portion of the swinging blade 38c, a driven roller 38g attached to the base of the swinging blade 38c, and the length of the rod member 38a The driven roller 38h attached to the central portion in the direction, the tip of the bar member 38a, the base of the guide member 38b, and the spacer 38d, and the base of the tip of the bar member 38a and the guide member 38b And a pair of connecting plates 38i assembled integrally fixed to the spacer 38d by a bar member 38a and the guide member 38b and the spacer 38d and.
The L-shaped bent portion of the oscillating blade 38c and the vicinity thereof are accommodated in a gap formed between the pair of connecting plates 38i, and are orthogonal to the connecting plate 38i through the L-shaped bent portions. The connecting plate 38i is supported so as to be swingable around the axis X.
The blade 38c 'faces the slit 38b' of the guide member 38b. On the edge of the blade 38c 'facing the slit 38b', a blade tip 38c "made of a large number of triangular continuums is formed.
A hook is formed by the guide member 38b having the slit 38b 'and the swinging blade 38c.
A base portion of the bar member 38a is attached to the sliding body 33c so as to be swingable about an axis Y extending in a tangential direction with respect to an arc formed by an envelope of the plurality of pairs of guide bars 32.
A neck skin incising member 38 is formed by the rod member 38a, the guide member 38b, the swinging blade 38c, the spacer 38d, the stopper bolt 38e, the return spring 38f, the driven rollers 38g and 38h, and the connecting plate 38i.
The neck skin incising member 38 is urged by its own weight so as to swing downward in the radial direction with respect to an arc formed by the envelope of the plurality of pairs of guide bars 32.
The oscillating blade 38c oscillates in the direction in which the driven roller 38g approaches the driven roller 38h under the urging force of the return spring 38f, and the longitudinal tip of the blade tip 38c "comes out of the slit 38b 'of the guide member 38b. The retracted position shown in FIG. 5A separated from the guide member 38 and the driven roller 38g swings away from the driven roller 38h against the urging force of the return spring 38f, and the vicinity of the L-shaped bent portion is The blade 38c is in contact with the tip of the stopper bolt 38e and can swing between the operating position shown in FIG. 5B where the blade edge 38c "has entered the slit 38b 'of the guide member 38b.

The neck skin separating member 34, the body holding arm 35, the shoulder holding arm 36, the positioning member 37, and the neck skin incising member 38 are all radially with respect to the arc formed by the envelope of the plurality of pairs of guide bars 32. Projects radially outward.
The upper disc 31a, the lower disc 31b, the guide rod 32, the sliding bodies 33a, 33b, 33c, the neck skin separating member 34, the body holding arm 35, the shoulder holding arm 36, the positioning member 37, and the neck skin incising member 38 A skin incision assembly 3 is formed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the second guide rail assembly 4 includes a plurality of arm members 41 having a base portion fixed to the central shaft 1 and a rail holding member fixed to the arm member 41. 42 and an annular guide rail 43 as viewed from above, which is composed of a rod member that is held by the rail holding member 42 and surrounds the central shaft 1.
The guide rail 43 of the second guide rail assembly 4 engages with the driven roller 38h of the neck skin incising member 38 to swing the neck skin incising member 38 upward against its own weight.

The operation of the poultry carcass neck skin incision device A will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, the poultry carcass body 100 whose head has been excised and whose internal part has been removed is suspended on the shackle B of the chain conveyor C with the legs pointing upward and the neck bone pointing downward. . When the shackle B reaches a position just before the start end of the moving region that snuggles up to the neck cut open assembly 3, a neck separation member 34 that engages with a pair of guide bars 32 that has rotated to the position just before the start end, shoulder holding The arm 36 and the neck skin incising member 38 have the neck skin separating member 34 in the uppermost position, the shoulder holding arm 36 and the neck skin incising member 38 in the lowermost position, and the neck skin incising member 38 in the lowest rocking position. It is in.

When the shackle B reaches the start end of the moving area that snuggles up to the neck incision assembly 3, as shown in FIG. 2, between the pair of trunk holding arms 35 fixed to the pair of guide bars 32 reaching the position. The trunk part of the poultry carcass 100 enters, and the trunk part is held by the pair of trunk part holding arms 35. The poultry carcass 100 has its dorsal side directed radially inward and the ventral side directed radially outward with respect to the arc formed by the envelopes of the plurality of pairs of guide bars 32.
As the shackle B moves close to the neck incision assembly 3 and moves in an arc shape, the neck skin incision assembly 3 that receives the driving force from the chain conveyor C through the poultry carcass 100 has the upright shaft 1. Rotate following rotation. As the neck incision assembly 3 rotates, the sliding bodies 33a to 33c guided by the guide rail 23 move up and down, and the neck skin separating member 34, the shoulder holding arm 36, and the neck skin incising member 38 move up and down. Move to. Further, as the neck skin incision assembly 3 rotates, the neck skin incision member 38 guided by the guide rail 43 swings up and down.

When the shackle B passes through the start end of the moving area that snuggles up to the neck skin incision assembly 3, the neck skin separating member 34 descends from the uppermost position as shown in FIG. Through the opening formed in the abdomen, it enters into the abdominal cavity of the poultry carcass 100, and further enters between the abdominal side of the neck skin 100b and the neck bone 100c through the abdominal cavity, along the neck bone 100c. Then, it extends beyond the distal end portion, that is, the lower end portion of the neck skin 100b, and the ventral side portion of the neck skin 100b is separated from the neck bone 100c.
In synchronization with the lowering of the neck skin separating member 34, the shoulder holding arm 36 rises and comes into contact with the wings of the edible carcass 100, that is, the shoulder 100a of the edible carcass 100 from below.
The lower end portion of the neck skin separating member 34 comes into contact with the funnel-shaped inclined surface on the upper surface of the positioning member 37 and is guided to the circular portion of the notch 37a.
The neck skin incising member 38 rises while swinging upward, and the guide member 38 b and the swing blade 38 c approach the neck of the poultry carcass 100. The swing blade 38c is in the retracted position.

When the shackle B further moves in the moving area where the shackle B approaches the neck skin incision assembly 3, the neck skin separating member 34 is further lowered to reach the lowermost position as shown in FIG. The neck skin separating member 34 is positioned by entering the circular portion of the notch 37a. The neck skin incising member 38 moves upward while swinging upward, and the distal end portion of the guide member 38b reaches the circular portion in the back through the open end of the notch 37a of the positioning member 37 that spreads in an “eight” shape, It enters the lower end of the groove 34a of the neck skin separating member 34. When the leading end of the guide member 38b enters the lower end of the groove 34a, the swinging of the neck incision member 38 stops. The swing blade 38c is in the retracted position.

When the shackle B further moves in the moving area where the shackle B approaches the neck skin incision assembly 3, the neck skin incision member 38 further rises and the guide member 38b rises in the groove 34a of the neck skin separation member 34, as shown in FIG. To do. The neck skin incising member 38 ascends while receiving the ventral portion of the neck skin 100b between the guide member 38b and the cutting edge 38c "of the swinging blade 38c, and reaches the uppermost position. The tip of the guide member 38b The part reaches the base of the neck of the poultry carcass 100. The swinging blade 38c is in the retracted position.
Arc-shaped guide rails 44 and 45 made of a rod member surrounding the central shaft 1 are locally disposed from above, the guide rail 44 abuts the driven roller 38h from above, and the guide rail 45 is driven by the driven roller 38g. Abut from below. The driven roller 38h is guided between the guide rails 43 and 44.

When the shackle B further moves in the moving area where the shackle B approaches the neck skin incision assembly 3, as shown in FIG. While maintaining this position, the guide rails 43 and 44 are forced to start swinging downward. A guide member 38 b that swings radially outward with respect to an arc formed by the envelope of the plurality of pairs of guide bars 32 pulls the ventral side of the neck skin 100 b toward the ventral side of the poultry carcass 100. In synchronization with the start of the downward swing of the neck skin incising member 38, the swinging blade 38c in which the driven roller 38g is guided by the guide rail 45 resists the urging force of the return spring 38f, while moving from the retracted position to the operating position. The blade edge 38c "enters the slit 38b 'of the guide member 38b by swinging. When the blade edge 38c" enters the slit 38b' of the guide member 38b, the neck skin 100b is moved from the tip, that is, from the lower end to the vicinity of the shoulder. An incision is made toward the base of the shoulder and incision is made to the base near the shoulder.

In the poultry carcass neck skin incision device A, the neck skin separating member 34 enters between the ventral region of the neck skin 100b and the neck bone 100c, and extends beyond the neck skin tip along the neck bone 100c. Since it extends and separates the abdomen portion of the neck skin 100b from the neck bone 100c, the tip of the neck skin comes into contact with the neck skin separating member 34 and does not become free. As a result, occurrence of a situation where the engagement between the neck skin tip and the neck skin incising member 38 is released is prevented, and the neck skin 100b is reliably incised. By using the scissors to cut the neck skin 100b from the tip toward the base near the shoulder, the neck skin 100b can be reliably cut to the base near the shoulder.
The heel formed by the guide member 38b having the slit 38b ′ and the swinging blade 38c can reliably cut the neck skin 100b.
The triangular tip of the blade tip 38c "pierces the neck skin 100b, thereby preventing the blade tip 38c" from slipping and ensuring a reliable incision of the neck skin 100b.
While the guide member 38b pulls the ventral side of the neck skin 100b to the ventral side of the poultry carcass 100, the heel formed by the guide member 38b and the swinging blade 38c cuts the neck skin 100b. Is reliably incised from the distal end, that is, the lower end to the base near the shoulder.
By positioning the neck skin separating member 34 using the positioning member 37, the neck skin 100b is positioned with respect to the neck skin incising member 38, and a reliable neck skin incision is realized.

As shown in FIG. 10, the neck skin separating member 34 rises to the uppermost position until the shackle B on which the poultry carcass 100 is suspended reaches the terminal end of the moving area that snuggles up to the neck skin incision assembly 3. Then, the shoulder holding arm 36 is lowered to the lowest position. The extension of the guide rails 44 and 45 is finished, the swinging blade 38c receiving the urging force of the return spring 38f returns to the retracted position, and the neck skin incising member 38 in which the driven roller 38h is guided by the guide rail 43 is at the bottom. Lowers to the position and swings to the lowest swing position by its own weight.
The shackle B has a neck skin incision assembly 3 and a phagocytic carcass neck with the ventral side of the neck skin 100b suspended in the longitudinal direction from the tip to the base near the shoulder 100a. It leaves | separates from the skin incision apparatus A, and moves toward the processing apparatus of the next process.
After the neck skin separating member 34, the torso holding arm 35, the shoulder holding arm 36, the positioning member 37, and the neck skin incising member 38 that have been detached from the poultry carcass 100 are shower cleaned, the shackle B is assembled into the neck skin incision assembly assembly. It moves to the start end of the area that moves close to 3 and engages with a new poultry carcass 100.

As can be seen from the above description, the neck skin 100b can be automatically incised from the distal end portion to the base portion by using the poultry carcass neck skin incising apparatus A.

When the guide member 38b enters and rises into the groove 34a of the neck separation means 34, foreign matter such as a wing 100a broken at the pretreatment stage enters between the guide member 38b and the blade edge 38c ", and the neck skin In order to cope with this problem, as shown in Fig. 11, a pair of foreign matter intrusion prevention plates 38j sandwiched between the pair of connection plates 38i and fixed to the pair of connection plates 38i are provided. The clearance between the edge portion of the foreign matter intrusion prevention plate 38j facing the guide member 38b and the guide member 38b is set so narrow that foreign matter such as the wing 100a cannot enter.

The present invention can be widely used for incision of the neck skin of a poultry carcass.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Center axis 2 1st guide rail assembly 3 Neck skin incision assembly 4 2nd guide rail assemblies 23, 43, 44, 45 Guide rail 32 Guide bar 33a, 33b, 33c Sliding body 34 Neck skin separating member 34a Groove 35 Body holding arm 36 Shoulder holding arm 37 Positioning member 38 Neck skin incising member 38a Bar member 38b Guide member 38c Oscillating blade 38c 'Blade 38c "Cutting edge 38d Spacer 38e Stopper bolt 38f Return spring 38g, 38h Driven roller 38i Connecting plate 38j Foreign matter Invasion prevention plate 100 Eating bird carcass 100a Wings, shoulders 100b Neck skin 100c Neckbone

Claims (6)

Shoulder holding means for holding the shoulder of the slaughtered carcass with the head removed and the internal part removed; Separating from the neck bone, a neck skin separating means that enters between the neck bone and extends along the neck bone beyond the tip of the neck skin to separate the ventral part of the neck skin from the neck bone 1. A poultry carcass neck skin incision device comprising neck skin incision means for incising an abdominal side portion of the neck skin from a distal end portion toward a base portion near a shoulder using a scissors. The neck skin separating means is formed with a groove extending in the longitudinal direction facing the ventral side of the neck skin, and the neck of the neck skin incising means has a guide member having a slit and a swinging blade. When the guide member enters the groove from the longitudinal end of the neck separation means and moves in the groove toward the shoulder of the poultry carcass, when the cutting edge of the swing blade enters the slit of the guide member, The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the neck skin is incised. 3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the neck skin is incised while the guide member is in contact with the neck skin and the neck skin is pulled toward the ventral side of the chicken body. 4. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the oscillating blade has a cutting edge formed of a continuous body of a large number of triangles. In order to prevent foreign matter other than the neck from entering between the guide member and the tip of the swing blade when the guide member moves in the groove of the neck skin separating means toward the shoulder of the poultry carcass 5. The apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a foreign matter intrusion prevention unit. The neck skin that extends from the opening formed in the lower abdomen of the poultry carcass through the abdominal cavity between the ventral side of the neck skin and the neck bone, and extends beyond the tip of the neck skin along the neck bone 6. A poultry carcass neck skin incision apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising positioning means for engaging the separating means to position the neck skin separating means.

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