Apparatus for cutting fish fillets from flank bones, filleting apparatus with such an apparatus, and method for cutting fish fillets from flank bones

US11006645B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Michael Jürs · Neustadt, DE
• Matthias Schroeder · Badendorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 29, 2018
• Grant date: May 18, 2021
• Expiry date: May 29, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A22C25/08
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Filleting apparatus for cutting fish fillets from flank bones. The fish fillets been processed by a ventral knife assembly and a dorsal knife assembly. A conveying apparatus, transporting fish tail-first in transport direction, having an endlessly circulating transport conveyor with at least one transport saddle receiving/securing a fish, a flank knife assembly with two flank knife units, opposing each other on both sides of the transport conveyor in the region of a transport saddle guide. Each flank knife unit has a rotatably drivable circular knife and counter-surface arrangement Circular knife is arranged at a distance from the counter-surface arrangement to form a cutting gap and a control device moves flank knife units relative to the transport conveyor from standby position into working position and back. The counter-surface arrangements vary the size of the cutting gap controllably during the processing operation.