Trim table

Abstract

A trim table for use by trimming and/or cutting of food products, such as chicken or fish, has conveyors ( 2, 12 ) for feeding products to a number of operator stands (O 1 . . . O 8 ), each of which receivers ( 14, 24 R, 28 R) for receiving products ( 10 ), a cutting table ( 16, 24 C, 28 C) for trimming and/or cutting the products ( 10 ) into product pieces ( 10 a , 10 b ) and sorters ( 6, 20 ), and further, transport of the cut or trimmed products ( 10 a , 10 b ). One or more of the operator stands (O 1 . . . O 8 ) are provided with mechanisms ( 18, 24, 28 ) for automatic transferal of the products ( 10 ) from the receivers ( 14, 24 R, 28 R) onto the cutting table ( 16, 24 C, 28 C). By a trim table, the products are brought to the operator, so that the operator is spared from having to repeatedly lift products as has necessary in the past. As a result, the operator's working position is significantly improved, just as the work place at the trim table according to the invention is also improved ergonomically.

1 . A trim table for use in at least one of trimming and cutting of food products, comprising: 
 conveying means for feeding products to a number of operator stands, each of which has a product receiving area,    a cutting table for at least one of trimming and cutting the products into product pieces,    sorting means for sorting the cut or trimmed products and    transport means for transporting the cut or trimmed products,    wherein at least one of the operator stands is provided with an automatic transfer device that is adapted for transferring products in the receiving areas to the cutting table.