IP Library Granted Patent US 7,704,132
Granted Patent B2
US 7,704,132 · App. 12/391,525 · Granted Apr 27, 2010

Device for carving, boning, and defatting slaughtered animals

Assignee: SUHNER Inter-Trade AG
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Patent No.
US 7,704,132
App. No.
12/391,525
Granted
Apr 27, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device ( 1 ) for carving, boning, and defatting slaughtered animals is provided having a handle ( 3 ), with a head part ( 9 ) mounted at its front end. The head part ( 9 ) carries a knife carrier ( 21 ) with a rotatably mounted circular knife ( 17 ). The knife carrier ( 21 ) can be connected to the head part ( 9 ) via guiding cams ( 27 ) which are inserted into recesses ( 29 ) at the head part ( 9 ).

Claims (4)

1. A device ( 1 ) for carving, boning, and defatting slaughtered animals, comprising a drive part with a flange-connected head part ( 9 ) connected to a drive shaft ( 6 ), a knife carrier ( 21 ) for an exchangeable rotating cylindrical knife ( 17 ) that is connected to the flange-connected head part ( 9 ), at least one guiding cam ( 27 ) is provided as a connection element on the knife carrier ( 21 ), that is insertable into a recess ( 29 ) of the head part ( 9 ) and is clampable there via a tension element ( 35 ), and a threaded bore ( 33 ) for the tension element ( 35 ) opens into the recess ( 29 ) in the head part ( 9 ).

2. A device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one guiding cam ( 27 ) has a polygonal or round cross-section and the recess ( 29 ) has a cross-section congruent in reference to the guiding cam ( 27 ).

3. A device according to claim 1 , wherein a conical bore ( 39 ) is located in the at least one guiding cam ( 27 ) or that a v-shaped groove is located on the at least one guiding cam ( 27 ).

4. A device according to claim 3 , wherein an axis of symmetry (D) of the conical bore ( 39 ) is positioned eccentrically in reference to the threaded bore ( 33 ) for the tension element in the head part ( 9 ).

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2025
From: CO-INDUSTRY AG
To: SUHNER SCHWEIZ AG
Reel/Frame 070308/0548 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2024
From: SUHNER INTER-TRADE AG
To: CO-INDUSTRY AG
Reel/Frame 068112/0740 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2009
From: LUTHI, PAUL; ISENSCHMID, HANS
To: SUHNER INTER-TRADE AG
Reel/Frame 022326/0045 →
Priority Claims (1)
CH 00315/08 · Mar 4, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090227192A1 · Sep 10, 2009