Loin pulling and skinning system

摘要

An apparatus for processing a carcass middle portion of an animal includes a working surface onto which the carcass middle is positioned, the working surface supported by a frame above a support surface. A loin knife assembly for separating a loin portion from the carcass middle is disposed at a first selected location on the frame. A skinner assembly is disposed at a second selected location on the frame for skinning skin and fatback from the loin portion. A conveyor conveys the carcass middle past the first selected location to engage the loin knife assembly and past the second selected location to engage the skinner assembly. In preferred embodiments, the skinner assembly includes a contoured blade using a tooth roll assembly having tooth rolls of varying diameters driven by drive rolls having varying diameters based on the tooth roll diameters.

主权项

1. An apparatus for processing a carcass middle portion of an animal, the apparatus comprising:
a working surface onto which the carcass middle is positioned, the working surface supported by a frame above a support surface; a loin knife assembly disposed at a first selected location on the frame, the loin knife assembly for separating a loin portion from the carcass middle; a skinner assembly disposed at a second selected location on the frame, the skinner assembly for skinning skin and fatback from the loin portion; a conveyor for conveying the carcass middle past the first selected location to engage the loin knife assembly and past the second selected location to engage the skinner assembly; and a controller having a plurality of stored cutting profiles for controlling movement of the loin knife assembly and skinner assembly during processing of the carcass middle, the controller being operable to select one of the cutting profiles based on one or more measured characteristics of the carcass middle including at least a temperature reading.