Method and an apparatus for removing the skin from a sausage
US6656031B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C11/003
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of removing the skin (7) from a sausage (1) comprises a plurality of steps. First, an end portion (2) of the sausage (1) is cut off, whereafter the skin (7) is grasped by gripping means (3) in diametrically opposed positions. Thereafter, an incision is made in the sausage (1) in its longitudinal direction by a knife (6), and the gripping means (3) and the sausage (1) are displaced in relation to one another in the longitudinal direction of the sausage (1) so that the skin (7) is pulled off in this direction. An abutment member (5) counteracts the tendency of the sausage (1) to move with the gripping means (3) when these are displaced. An apparatus for removing the skin (7) from a sausage includes a substrate for supporting the sausage, gripping means (3), a knife (6) and a displacement device (8). The gripping means (3) are disposed on either side of the sausage (1) and the knife (6) is disposed at the surface of the sausage (1) between them.
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