Apparatus for stripping hide from animal carcasses

摘要

An apparatus for stripping hide comprises parallel overhead rails for suspending a carcass with the hind legs thereto, chain conveyors moving in the same direction and driven by an electric motor, one conveyor serving for anchoring the fore legs of the carcass and the other for gripping the hide. The apparatus has a braking device comprising two synchronously moving parallel conveyors having pivotable spring-loaded pins serving as stops for anchoring members carrying the hind legs of the carcass and a brake of the parallel conveyors with an electric control circuit coupling the brake to the electric motor for controlling the braking force depending on the load on the motor.