Roller assembly for loin puller machine
AssigneeHall Fabrication, Inc.
InventorDavid Chappell
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Abstract
A loin puller machine includes a frame, a conveyor, and a series of blades, including a Z blade, a J blade, and a trim blade. A roller assembly is mounted to the frame and includes an arm with a roller on the lower end. The roller arm is spring biased. The roller engages the carcass and applies a downward force on the carcass directly over the J blade cutting edge so as to provide more accurate and consistent cutting of fatback from the loin portion for increased yield and profitability.
Claims17
A loin puller machine, comprising:
- a frame;
- a conveyor operatively mounted to the frame for moving a carcass past a J blade for cutting fatback from the carcass;
- a roller assembly extending downwardly from the frame and substantially aligned with the J blade to apply downward pressure on the carcass above the J blade as the carcass moves past the J blade.
A method of cutting fatback from a loin carcass, comprising:
- conveying the loin carcass through a loin puller machine;
- cutting the fatback with a J blade on the loin puller machine;
- and
- applying downward pressure with a roller on the loin carcass from above the J blade.
A loin puller machine for cutting loin carcasses, comprising:
- a conveyor for carrying the loin carcass past a series of blades, including a J blade;
- a floating roller positioned above the J blade to apply downward pressure on the loin carcass as fatback on the carcass is cut by the J blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.