Eviscerating member, device and method for processing a cluster of viscera of a slaughtered animal

The present invention relates to an eviscerating member for processing a cluster of viscera of a slaughtered animal. The invention also relates to a device which comprises a number of such eviscerating members, and to a method for processing a cluster of viscera of a slaughtered animal with the aid of the eviscerating member. Wherever the following text uses the term "above" a specific organ which forms part of the viscera, the position of the organ in the slaughtered animal in the natural, standing position of this animal is intended to be used as reference. An eviscerating member for processing a cluster of viscera of a slaughtered animal comprises two jaw parts to be moved at least partially into and out of the body cavity of the slaughtered animal. The jaw parts can move with respect to one another between an open position, in which a first jaw part is situated at a distance from the second jaw part, and a closed position, in which the first jaw part and the second jaw part substantially clamp onto part of the cluster of viscera. The eviscerating member also comprises a support mechanism supporting the jaw parts, and an actuating mechanism moving the jaw parts with respect to one another between the open position and the closed position.