Method and means for removing casings from sausages
US5246395A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 1991 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C11/003
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for removing casings from sausages having a frame, and a conduit extending within the frame through which a string of linked sausages are longitudinally moved. A knife means is pivotally mounted in the longitudinal path of the linked sausages and is capable of moving into the recessed portions of the string existing between adjacent ends of the linked product to sever the casing material in that area. A spin jump paddle is pivotally and transversely mounted in the path of the string of sausages downstream from the knife element so that the casings will pass thereover. The paddle has a width greater than its thickness and will rotate from a flat position to a vertical position depending on the portion of a linked product that is passing thereover. The casing material being removed from the linked product passes over the paddle and downwardly to a pair of gripping rolls. Steam is injected into the conduit and diverted through the length thereof to loosen the casing material from the cooked product.
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