Abstract:
Apparatus for the separation of meat from the bones of fowl or other animals or animal parts. One or more drums are arranged for rotation about an axis removed from the drum to provide an intended centrifugal force to fowl introduced therein. The drum or drums are also rotatable about their own respective axes to provide a constantly changing outer-lying wall surface for engagement with the fowl. The drum walls are formed of a grid of cutting edges for separating meat from the bone and whose interstices form apertures through which the separated meat is removed from the drum by action of centrifugal force. A method for removing meat from animal bones comprising the steps of; moving a grid of cutting elements in a closed path about its axis; revolving the grid about an axis; revolving the grid about an axis removed from the grid axis; supplying meatcontaining bone to the grid; removing meat from an outer portion of the grid; and removing bone from an inner portion of the grid.
Abstract:
The insert rolls of a Shrimp Peeling Machine are spirally or otherwise grooved to provide a series of spirally disposed knifelike edges upstanding from the surfaces of the rolls to improve the peeling action on shrimp as by offering rougher and sharper points and surfaces to better grasp the appendages of shrimp, such as the swimerettes and the edges of undersized shells whereby to pull and strip the shells from the meats.
Abstract:
In order to obtain a more positive drive of separator and peeling pairs of rollers in shrimp peeling machines, a splined drive shaft and splined sprockets on the rollers cooperate with internally toothed belts in mesh with the drive shaft and rollers which is found to result in more complete peeling results.