DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DEBONING MEAT WITH BONE

A bone-in meat deboning apparatus according to the present invention includes: a clamper for holding a piece of bone-in meat including a bone head at least in one end; a first cutter capable of moving toward and away with respect to the piece of bone-in meat being held by the clamper at the first end, for making a cut in a circumferential direction on a meat portion of the piece of bone-in meat in a vicinity of a held section; at least one meat-portion peeling member insertable into the cut on the piece of bone-in meat held by the clamper; an elastic support part for elastically supporting the meat-portion peeling member so that the meat-portion peeling member applies an elastic force to the piece of bone-in meat; a meat-portion-peeling driving part capable of changing a distance between the clamper and the meat-portion peeling member; and a second cutter capable of moving toward and away with respect to the piece of bone-in meat held by the clamper, for cutting the meat portion adhering to the second end including the bone head of the piece of bone-in meat.