Machine For Finishing Hides
Patent No. EP3868898 (titled "Machine For Finishing Hides") was filed by Gemata on Feb 5, 2021. The application was issued on Jun 1, 2022.
Patent Summary
A hide finishing machine conveys hides via a rubber belt (1) pressed against an engraved roller (2) that deposits a liquid film (L) applied by blades (9). The belt is towed by a first roller (4) and returned by a second roller (5), where hides are transferred to a subsequent conveyor (6). One of rollers (4, 5) is a drive roller and the other is idle. To facilitate hide detachment without using a contaminating detaching roller, the second roller (5) utilizes a small diameter to induce longitudinal belt expansion. To counteract the resulting mechanical weakness and longitudinal flexibility of the small-diameter roller, the second roller (5) includes at least one supporting element (13) integral with a fixed machine frame, positioned between its two ends.
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Date
Description
EP3868898
- Application Number
- EP21155427A
- Filing Date
- Feb 5, 2021
- Status
- Granted And Under Opposition
- Apr 29, 2022
- Publication Date
- Jun 1, 2022
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