Apparatus and method for skinning animal carcasses
US4025986A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 1976 |
| Grant date | May 31, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22B5/166
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A machine for removing skin from animal carcasses, and particularly hog carcasses, which includes an upstanding inclined from the vertical rotatable cylinder having an axially extending slot, a skin clamp at the slot for clamping a portion of the skin to the cylinder, a stationary peel bar positioned adjacent the cylinder and against which a carcass engages during the skinning operation, a fluid drive for closing the skin clamp and rotating the cylinder, and spray nozzles for cleaning the cylinder and peel bar following a skinning operation. A system is provided for automatically handling the carcasses moving to and from the machine.
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