Meat skinning machine with pivotal deflector plate
US5350334A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/2083
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A meat skinning machine has a frame, an elongated skinning blade with a cutting edge, a rotatable gripping roll positioned adjacent the blade, and a motor operatively connected to the gripping roll. The skinning machine is also provided with a pivotal deflector plate for deflecting a meat product upwardly as the product is fed past the blade. The angle of the deflector plate is adjustable to accommodate different meat products and different operators. In one embodiment, the distance between the deflector plate and the skinning blade is also adjustable. The upward deflection of the meat product allows the product to be flipped forwardly to a position in front of the skinning blade for additional feeding past the skinning blade, without the operator reaching across the skinning blade to pick up or grasp the meat product.
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