Patent ID: 11882842
Assignee: FOODMATE US, LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. An apparatus for processing animal parts, comprising:
a conveyor having a plurality of carriers mounted therealong, the carriers configured to support the animal parts as the animal parts are moved along a predefined path of travel by the conveyor;
at least one processing station positioned at a selected location along the path of travel of the animal parts;
wherein the at least one processing station comprises a skinning unit arranged along the path of travel, the skinning unit comprising:
at least one guide arranged adjacent the conveyor in a position to engage the animal parts as the animal parts are moved into the skinning station;
at least one pair of skinning rolls downstream from the at least one guide and oriented at a downwardly sloping angle with respect to the path of travel of the animal parts;
wherein the at least one guide is configured to bias the animal parts toward the skinning rolls;
wherein the animal parts are urged against the skinning rolls as the animal parts are moved through the skinning station and into engagement with the guide so as to cause a portion of skin of the animal parts to be pulled into a gap between the skinning rolls and away from meat of the animal parts.