TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention concerns a device for handling hides, more specifically for handling hides in leather processing and/or treatment and/or control systems.

In greater detail, the present invention concerns a hide handling device suited to be used in systems designed to control the surface characteristics of leather.

The present invention concerns also a machine equipped with said handling device.

DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE OF THE ART The need to handle and transfer hides through different stations that carry out different types of processing and/or treatment and/or quality control on the hides themselves is known in the leather sector.

It should be noted that throughout this description the term “hide” is used to indicate any type of laminar product commonly referred to as “hide”, which may comprise, for example, natural leather (hides) or the so-called imitation leather or upgraded leather of synthetic origin, used in the most diverse sectors such as, for example, clothing and footwear, automotive, furniture etc.

The production of leather, be it natural or synthetic, involves several steps that necessarily require that the hides be moved along different stations intended for specific mechanical or chemical processing or treatments within an appropriate system.

These systems include, by way of non-limiting example, the splitting machines used in the tannery industry to separate the valuable external part (full-grain) of an animal hide from the less valuable part (crust), or the upgrading systems which, starting from lower quality hides, apply on the same one or more upgrading layers in a synthetic material, even coloured.

In addition to carrying out mechanical and/or chemical treatments on the hides, these systems are also provided with specific stations designed to control the correct progress of the process, for example, by detecting/measuring suitable parameters of the hides. For example, these systems may comprise units for detecting/measuring the thickness of the hide, or thickness gauges, or units designed to evaluate the surface quality of the hide, generally by means of cameras that focus on the surface of the hide.

According to the known technique, conveyor belts, on which the hides are rested, are typically used to move the hides between the various stations or within a station.

In order to keep the hide in position so that it adheres to the conveyor belt while it is moved, fixing elements are used, if necessary, for example pliers.

Said handling system is particularly complex to carry out and bulky, since rollers are needed to wind the belt in a closed circuit, in addition to powered means for moving the belt, for which purpose at least one of the rollers on which the belt is wound is powered.

The use of fixing means such as pliers, if any, can deteriorate the hide locally, at the grip points.

According to another known technique, the hides are handled by means of a system with two opposite rollers between which the hide is moved and pressed, while the rollers pull it by friction.

Said handling system has a first drawback related to the compression force to which the hide is subjected, as said compression force can negatively affect the intrinsic characteristics of the hide and damage it.

For example, the valuable surface of the hide can be damaged by the roller placed in direct contact with it.

A further drawback is represented by the need to power both rollers in order to guarantee the desired traction force.

Another drawback lies in that the presence of the two opposite rollers and/or of the structure necessary to support them makes the system rather cumbersome. Therefore, the hide handling devices of the known type are affected by said drawbacks.

Thus, it is the main object of the present invention to solve or at least partially overcome the problems that characterize the solutions known in the art.

More specifically, it is a first object of the present invention to provide a hide handling device with reduced overall dimensions compared to the systems of the known type.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a hide handling device which makes it possible to minimize any direct contact with its surfaces.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a hide handling device with higher retaining capacity compared to the systems of the known type.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION The present invention is based on the general consideration that it is possible to provide a hide handling device comprising a rotary tubular element with negative pressure areas for holding the hides.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, therefore, the same concerns a hide handling device comprising grip and transfer means for holding and moving said hides, wherein said grip and transfer means comprise:

- a tubular element suited to define an inner cavity and suited to receive said hide so that it rests on at least one section of its external surface, said tubular element developing longitudinally along a main rotation axis and comprising at least one through hole suited to place said external surface in communication with said inner cavity;

- rotation means suited to rotate said tubular element around said main axis;

- air suction means suited to act in said inner cavity of said tubular element in order to define at least one negative pressure area on said external surface through said at least one through hole;

- air confining means associated with said air suction means and suited to define a suction sector that extends over an angle smaller than 360° around said main axis and inside said inner cavity.

According to a preferred embodiment, said at least one negative pressure area corresponds to the area of the external surface where said at least one through hole ends.

Preferably, the external surface comprises at least one groove that communicates with said at least one through hole, in such a way that said at least one negative pressure area extends on said groove.

In a preferred embodiment, said at least one groove extends on the external surface in a direction which is perpendicular to the main axis.

According to an alternative preferred embodiment, said at least one groove extends on the external surface in a tilted direction with respect to the main axis, preferably to define a helical development pattern of said at least one groove on the external surface.

Preferably, the tubular element comprises a hollow cylinder.

In a preferred embodiment, the device comprises a central supporting shaft around which the tubular element can rotate.

According to a preferred embodiment, the central shaft is hollow and is provided with one or more through openings. The hollow central shaft advantageously defines a suction pipe. Preferably, said suction pipe can be connected to a suction unit, more preferably one end of the suction pipe can be connected to a suction unit.

In a preferred embodiment, the suction unit comprises a suction pump.

According to a preferred embodiment, the angle of the suction sector is adjustable.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the subject of the same is a machine having at least one hide handling device, wherein the handling device is made as described above.

According to a preferred embodiment, the machine comprises also means for detec ting/measuring at least one parameter of the hide.

Preferably, the detection/measuring means are positioned in proximity to the tubular element.

In a preferred embodiment, the detection/measuring means detect/measure said at least one parameter when the hide is on the external surface of the tubular element.

According to a preferred embodiment, the detection/measuring means comprise at least one of the detection/measuring means belonging to the group comprising: a video camera, a camera, a thickness gauge, a surface measuring bar.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Further advantages, objects and characteristics, as well as further embodiments of the present invention are defined in the claims and are illustrated below by means of the following description with reference to the attached drawings; in the drawings, corresponding and/or equivalent characteristics and/or component parts of the present invention are identified by the same reference numbers. In particular:

- Figure 1 shows an axonometric view of a system using a hide handling device according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;

- Figure 2 shows a side view of the system of Figure 1 ;

- Figure 1 A shows the sectional view along section line I-I of Figure 1;

- Figure 3 shows an enlarged detail of Figure 2 illustrating the hide handling device according to the preferred embodiment of the invention;

- Figures from 4 to 6 show the hide handling device of Figure 3 during successive operating steps;

- Figure 7 shows a plan view of a component of the hide handling device of Figure 1 separated from the rest; - Figure 7 A shows the longitudinal sectional view of Figure 7;

- Figure 8 shows an enlarged detail of Figure 7 ;

- Figures 8 A and 8B show enlarged details of Figure 8;

- Figure 9 shows an enlarged sectional view of a detail of the handling device of Figure 1;

- Figure 10 shows an enlarged sectional view of another detail of the handling device according to the invention;

- Figure 11 shows an axonometric view of a partial section of the handling device according to the invention;

- Figures from 12 to 14 show preferred variant embodiments of the handling device according to the invention;

- Figure 15 shows a variant embodiment of Figure 3 with a hide handling device according to a further embodiment of the invention;

- Figure 15 A shows an enlarged detail of Figure 15.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE

PRESENT INVENTION

Although the present invention is described below with reference to its embodiments illustrated in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below and illustrated in the drawings.

On the contrary, the embodiments described and illustrated in the drawings clarify some aspects of the present invention, the scope of which is defined in the claims.

The present invention can be especially but not exclusively applied in the tannery sector for the processing of natural leather or hides. In particular, the hide handling device can be advantageously used inside a system as described in detail below, in a hide control station where the characteristic parameters of the hide are detected/measured or in a hide feeding station.

However, it should be noted that the use of the handling device is not limited to said applications. On the contrary, the present invention can be conveniently used in any type of machine which requires the handling of hides.

A first embodiment of the hide handling device 10 according to the present invention is described here below with reference to Figures from 1 to 11. For the sake of simplicity, further on in the present description the hide handling device 10 can also be simply referred to as the device 10.

Figures 1 and 2 show a system 100 in which the hide handling device 10 of the invention is advantageously applied.

The system preferably comprises a hide feeding station 110, or conveyor machine 110, and a detection/measuring station 120 for detecting/measuring the parameters of the hide P or detection/measuring machine 120.

In the embodiment illustrated, the hide P is fed in the detection/measuring unit 120 through the conveyor machine 110 which is positioned immediately upstream of the detection/measuring station 120 itself.

In variant embodiments, however, other processing/treatment units for the hide P can be provided, downstream or upstream of the detection/measuring unit 120, as already known in the leather sector.

The conveyor machine 110 shown in the figures is of the type known per se and therefore is not described in detail here below. The function of the conveyor machine 110 is to convey, and if necessary spread, the hide P from a loading area 112 to a position in proximity to the detection/measuring unit 120. Preferably, there is one pair of conveyor belts 114, 116, wound as a ring and superimposed to each other, between which the hide P is moved forward and laid until reaching the ends 114a, 116a of the two belts 114, 116, as can be seen in Figures 2 and 3. The hide P thus reaches the detec tion/measuring station 120, which is equipped with a hide handling device 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.

The hide handling device 10 according to the invention is defined by grip and transfer means 12 suited to hold and move the hide P (Figure 3).

According to the preferred embodiment shown in Figures from 1 to 11, the grip and transfer means 12 preferably comprise a first tubular element 14 suited to define an inner cavity 16 and suited to receive the hide P so that it rests on at least one section of its external surface 18.

The tubular element 14 develops longitudinally along a main rotation axis X and comprises a plurality of through holes 20 suited to place the external surface 18 in communication with the inner cavity 16.

More preferably, the tubular element 14 is constituted by a hollow cylinder. Rotation means 22, which are described in greater detail below, allow the tubular element 14 to rotate around the main axis X.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the device 10 comprises air suction means 24 (Figure 1A) suited to act in said inner cavity 16 of the tubular element 14 to define a plurality of negative pressure areas on the external surface 18 of the tubular element by means of the air sucked through the through holes 20. When the hide P is resting on the external surface 18 of the tubular element 14, the negative pressure areas serve the function of holding the hide P onto the tubular element 14, especially when the tubular element 14 is set rotating.

During the rotation, preferably, the hide P is thus held on the external surface 18 of the tubular element 14 while the rotation of the latter serves the function of moving the hide P by traction. According to another aspect of the present invention, the hide P is moved by rotating it on the external surface 18 of the tubular element 14 over a sector SI smaller than 360°, thus preventing the hide from being rolled on the tubular element 14.

In this regard, according to a further aspect of the present invention, the device is preferably provided with air confining means 26 associated with the suction means 24 suited to define a suction sector SI around the longitudinal axis X and inside the inner cavity 16. The suction sector SI extends over an angle which is smaller than 360°.

For example, as shown in Figure 4, the suction sector SI around the longitudinal axis X of the first tubular element 14 extends over an angle of 240°.

Therefore, during operation, when the first tubular element 14 rotates, the hide P is gripped/held and moved around the tubular element 14 over a laying angle substantially equal to 240°. Out of said sector SI, the hide P is not subjected to any negative pressure by the tubular element 14 and therefore it can be released (as shown, for example, in Figure 6).

In the first preferred embodiment shown in Figures from 1 to 11, the grip and transfer means 12 preferably comprise also a second tubular element 14’ suited to receive the hide P, once it has been released by the first tubular element 14’, so that it rests on at least one section of its external surface 18’.

The second tubular element 14’ has substantially the same characteristics as the first tubular element 14 and serves the function of holding and moving the hide P, analogously to what has been described with reference to the first tubular element 14. According to the preferred embodiment shown in the figures, the second tubular element 14’ rotates in the opposite direction with respect to the first tubular element 14 and the drive sector S2 extends over a smaller angle, equal to approximately 120°.

Only the embodiment of the first tubular element 14 is described in detail further on in the description. What is described with reference to the first tubular element 14 can be extended by analogy to the second tubular element 14’ and the reference numbers followed by a prime indicate the elements of the second tubular element 14’ which are equivalent to those of the first tubular element 14. Furthermore, in the first preferred embodiment shown in Figures from 1 to 11, the handling device 10 comprises one pair of tubular elements 14, 14’ for holding and transferring the hide P.

In variant embodiments, however, the hide handling device may comprise a different number of tubular elements, for example just one as in the embodiments illustrated below with reference to Figures from 12 to 14, or more than two tubular elements.

Figures from 9 to 11 show the first tubular element 14 and the terminal areas of the same in detail.

In order to allow rotation around the main rotation axis X, the device 10 comprises a central supporting shaft 30, preferably a hollow central shaft. The tubular element 14 is set rotating around the central supporting shaft 30 through appropriate rolling means 32, preferably bearings.

The inner cavity 16 is defined between the tubular element 14 and the central supporting shaft 30.

In the embodiment illustrated, the tubular element 14 and the central shaft 30 are modular, being obtained by means of two respective parts conveniently joined at the centre, as can be seen in Figures 7A and 11. In variant embodiments, the tubular element can be made in a single piece or even with more than two modules.

The central shaft 30 is preferably supported and fixed at one of its ends 30A, the right one in Figure 10, so that it is integral with the supporting structure 50 of the detec tion/measuring station 120.

The rotation means 22 that rotate the tubular element 14 around the main axis X are associated with the left end 14A of the tubular element 14, as shown in Figure 9.

The rotation means 22 preferably comprise a motor 52, more preferably an electric motor, suited to set a driving pin 54 rotating. Suitable bearings 56 allow the pin 54 to rotate with respect to the supporting structure 50. The driving pin 54 is thus connected to the tubular element 14 through a flange 58.

The suction means 24 acting on said inner cavity 16 of the tubular element 14 preferably comprise one or more through openings 34 defined in the hollow central shaft 30, as can be seen in Figure 11. Said through openings 34 place the inner cavity 16 and the inside of the central shaft 30 in communication with each other. The end 30A of the hollow central shaft 30 can be preferably connected to a suction unit 28, for example a suction pump. The hollow central shaft 30 substantially serves as a suction pipe to create the suction air flow in the inner cavity 16 and the negative pressure areas on the external surface 18 of the tubular element 14 through the through suction holes 20.

The air confining means 26 for the definition of the suction sector SI are defined in the inner cavity 16, as can be seen always in Figure 11, and preferably comprise delimitation elements/partitions 70 mutually positioned so as to form the desired angle for sector S 1.

Preferably, said delimitation elements 70 can be adjusted in such a way as to define the operating angle desired for sector S 1 from time to time.

Figures from 4 to 6 show the operation of the hide handling device 10 inside the detec tion/measuring station 120.

Figure 4 shows the first feeding step intended to feed the hide P coming from the conveyor machine 110. The first tubular element 14 is set rotating, clockwise in the figures, while at the same time the negative pressure on its external surface 18 determines the grip at the level of the underside of the hide P. The rotation of the first tubular element 14 moves and drags the hide P over a revolution portion corresponding to the first sector SI, as indicated in Figure 5.

At the end of said sector SI, the hide P is released and the second tubular element 14’ is set rotating, anticlockwise in the figures, and determines the grip at the level of the upper surface of the hide P thanks to the negative pressure on its external surface 18’, as indicated in Figure 6. The rotation of the second tubular element 14’ moves and drags the hide P over a revolution portion corresponding to the suction sector S2.

At the end of said sector S2, the hide P is released and is free, so that it can be recovered or transported to the successive stations, if any.

For this purpose, the hide P can be deposited on an exit conveyor belt 117, as shown in Figure 2.

The detection/measuring station 120 according to the preferred embodiment illustrated in the figure comprises detection/measuring means 122 suited to detect/measure the surface characteristics of the hide P, for example video cameras 122 A, 122B which focus on the surface of the hide P to identify any defects on the hide itself. As an alternative or in addition to the above, it is possible to use cameras.

Preferably, a first pair of video cameras 122A is arranged at the level of the first tubular element 14 and a second pair of video cameras 122B is arranged at the level of the second tubular element 14’.

Advantageously, the first pair of video cameras 122A makes it possible to determine the characteristics of a first surface (upper surface) of the hide P while the second pair of video cameras 122B makes it possible to determine the characteristics of the other surface (underside) of the hide P.

According to an advantageous aspect of the present invention, the use of the tubular element 14, 14’ with the grip effect resulting from the negative pressure makes it possible to hold and spread the hide P on its external surface 18, 18’ in an effective and precise manner, so that the determination of the characteristics which is carried out by the video cameras 122 A, 122B is in turn more effective and precise compared to the systems of the known type. Furthermore, advantageously, holding and spreading the hide P so effectively means being able to use the video cameras 122 A, 122B in an optimal manner, with extremely precise results.

Furthermore, according to another advantageous aspect of the present invention, the use of at least one tubular element 14, 14’ makes it possible to handle the hide P through a system having reduced overall dimensions compared to the systems of the known type.

Still advantageously, the system for gripping the hide P obtained through the tubular elements 14, 14’ makes it possible to act only on one surface of the hide P itself, meaning the underside or the upper side. Therefore, the hide P is not subjected to surface compression forces which can negatively affect the intrinsic characteristics of the hide itself, damaging it.

A further advantageous aspect of the present invention concerning the efficiency of the system when holding the hide P on the external surface 18 of the tubular element 14 is described with reference to Figures 8, 8 A and 8B.

As shown in the figures, the external surface 18 of the tubular element 14 comprises a plurality of grooves 60. The through holes 20 are preferably distributed on the tubular element 14 in such a way that they end in said grooves 60. Advantageously, the negative pressure area created by the air sucked through the through holes 20 extends along each groove 60. Advantageously, the gripping/holding area designed to grip/hold the hide P on the external surface 18 of the tubular element 14 by adhesion is in turn extended, thus increasing the efficiency of the holding and spreading operation.

In the preferred embodiment illustrated in the figures, the grooves 60 extend rectilinearly on the external surface 18 of the tubular element 14, in a perpendicular direction with respect to the main axis X.

In preferred variant embodiments, however, the grooves can extend with different directions and/or development patterns, for example with not necessarily rectilinear development patterns and/or along tilted directions with respect to the main axis, for example a groove may define a helical development pattern on the external surface 18 or one or more grooves may cross each other or develop irregularly.

In a further preferred variant embodiment, moreover, the external surface of the tubular element can be without grooves, that is, substantially smooth.

The negative pressure areas intended to hold the hide are therefore localized at the level of the points of the external surface of the tubular element where the through holes end.

Figure 12 shows a variant embodiment of a detection/measuring station 220 with a handling device 210 according to the present invention.

The detection/measuring station 220 according to said embodiment preferably comprises detection/measuring means 222 comprising a video camera 122A which focuses on the surface of the hide P.

The detec tion/measuring station 220 is equipped with a hide handling device 210 according to a preferred simplified embodiment of the invention.

The hide handling device 210, in fact, comprises grip and transfer means 212 designed to hold and move the hide P and comprising just one tubular element 14.

The tubular element 14 according to said embodiment is analogous to the first tubular element 14 described with reference to the preceding embodiment and the construction details are therefore omitted for the sake of simplicity, schematically highlighting the suction sector SI.

Upstream of the detec tion/measuring station 220 there is preferably a supporting plane 250 provided with rolling means 252 which facilitate the sliding movement of the hide P towards the detection/measuring unit 220.

Downstream of the detection/measuring station 220 there is preferably a movable belt 254 suited to receive and convey the hide P that leaves the detec tion/measuring station 220.

During operation, the tubular element 14 is set rotating, clockwise in the figure, thus moving and dragging the hide P over a revolution portion corresponding to the suction sector SI.

At the end of the suction sector SI the hide P is released and rested on the movable belt 254.

Advantageously, according to what has been described above, the tubular element 14 makes it possible to hold and spread the hide P effectively and precisely on the external surface 18 of the tubular element 14, allowing an effective and precise determination of the characteristics by the video camera 122A.

Furthermore, advantageously, the tubular element 14 also allows the hide P to be handled using an embodiment with smaller overall dimensions than the systems of the known type.

Still advantageously, the system for gripping the hide P obtained by means of the tubular element 14 makes it possible to act only on one surface of the hide P itself, in particular on its underside. Therefore, the hide P is not subjected to surface compression forces which can negatively affect the intrinsic characteristics of the hide itself, damaging it.

Figure 13 shows a variant embodiment of a detection/measuring station 320 of the invention, which differs from the embodiment shown in Figure 12 and previously described due to the different type of detection/measuring device 322. The elements corresponding or equivalent to those of the embodiment previously described are identified by the same reference numbers.

The detection/measuring station 320 according to the embodiment preferably comprises detection/measuring means 322 constituted by a thickness gauge.

The thickness gauge 322 preferably comprises a probe roller 324 placed in contact with the upper surface of the hide P and makes it possible to detect/measure the thickness and/or any variation in the thickness of the hide P, according to the known techniques.

Advantageously, also for this type of detection/measurement, the tubular element 14 makes it possible to hold and spread the hide P effectively and precisely, allowing an effective and precise measurement to be carried out by the thickness gauge 322. Figure 14 shows a variant embodiment of a conveyor machine 510 equipped with a handling device 410 according to the present invention.

The conveyor machine 510 according to said preferred embodiment of the invention can be advantageously used within a more complex system or be an integral part of the same. For example, with reference to Figures 1 and 2, the conveyor machine 510 according to said embodiment can be used instead of the conveyor machine 110 inside the system 100. In general, the conveyor machine 510 can be used whenever it is necessary to handle a hide P.

The conveyor machine 510 is equipped with a hide handling device 410 according to a preferred simplified embodiment of the invention.

The hide handling device 410 comprises grip and transfer means 412 designed to hold and move the hide P, and comprising a tubular element 14.

The tubular element 14 according to said embodiment is analogous to the first tubular element 14 described with reference to the preceding embodiment and the construction details are therefore omitted for the sake of simplicity, schematically highlighting the suction sector SI.

Preferably, upstream of the hide handling device 410 there is a supporting plane 250 provided with rolling means 252 which facilitate the sliding movement of the hide P.

Preferably, downstream of the hide handling device 410 there is a second supporting plane 454 designed to receive and convey the hide P that leaves the hide handling device 410.

During operation, the tubular element 14 is set rotating, clockwise in the figure, thus moving and dragging the hide P over a revolution portion corresponding to the suction sector SI.

At the end of the suction sector SI the hide P is released and rested on the second supporting plane 454.

Figure 15 shows a variant embodiment of a coupling machine 620 which uses a handling device 610 according to the present invention.

The handling device 610 comprises grip and transfer means 612 designed to hold and move the hide P, and comprising just one tubular element 14.

The tubular element 14 according to said embodiment is analogous to the first tubular element 14 described above, and it should be underlined in particular that the suction sector S3 is conveniently wide.

The elements corresponding or equivalent to those of the embodiment/s previously described are identified by the same reference numbers.

The coupling machine 620 uses also a hide feeding station 110 of the type previously described.

The coupling machine 620 is advantageously used to couple a hide P with other materials T, preferably synthetic materials such as non-woven fabric, plastic protection films or pre-printed materials.

The material T preferably has at least one breathing portion.

The material T to be coupled is preferably wound on a coil 650.

Downstream of the coupling machine 620 there is preferably a movable belt 254 suited to receive and convey the hide P coupled with the material T and leaving the coupling machine 620.

During operation, the tubular element 14 is set rotating, clockwise in the figure, dragging and coupling the hide P and the material T together, as shown in Figure 15 A. The hide P and the material T are moved over a revolution portion corresponding to the suction sector S3.

Inside the suction sector S3, the hide P and the material T are both held on the external surface 18 of the tubular element 14 due to the negative pressure obtained by means of the through holes 20 and thanks to the breathing portion of the material T which allows the passage of air.

At the end of the suction sector S3 the hide P and the material T coupled together are released and rested on the movable belt 254.

In a preferred embodiment, an adhesive substance, for example a glue, is interposed between the hide P and the material T. In a preferred embodiment, the adhesive substance is already prepared on the surface of the material T intended to come into contact with the hide P. In variant embodiments, the adhesive substance can be applied directly, by means of an appropriate application unit positioned upstream of the tubular element 14. In preferred variant embodiments, furthermore, the adhesive substance may be absent.

Advantageously, according to what has been described above, the tubular element 14 makes it possible to hold and spread the hide P in an effective and precise manner, facilitating adhesion to the material T.

Advantageously, the tubular element 14 allows the hide P to be handled through an embodiment with smaller overall dimensions than the systems of the known type.

Still advantageously, the system for gripping the hide P obtained by means of the tubular element 14 makes it possible to act only on one surface of the hide P itself, in particular on its underside. Therefore, the hide P is not subjected to surface compression forces which can negatively affect the intrinsic characteristics of the hide itself, damaging it. It has thus been shown, by means of the preceding detailed description of the embodiments of the hide handling device illustrated in the drawings, that the device according to the present invention allows the set objects to be achieved. More specifically, the device according to the present invention makes it possible to provide a hide handling device with reduced overall dimensions compared to the systems of the known type.

Even though the present invention has been clarified above through the detailed description of its embodiments illustrated in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown in the drawings and described above.

On the contrary, the scope of the present invention is defined in the claims.