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Device for extracting the flank bones of beheaded, slaughtered fish having open abdominal cavities and filleting machine for filleting beheaded, slaughtered fish having open abdominal cavities comprising such a device

US7927194B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

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

Inventors

Michael Jürs · Neustadt, DE
Hans Finke · Mosbach, DE
Manfred Brandt · Lübeck, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 30, 2008
Grant date	Apr 19, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 30, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA22C25/16
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus to cut free flank bones of a beheaded, slaughtered fish having an open abdominal cavity includes a transport saddle to transport the fish in a direction of fish travel. The saddle includes an upper bone guide and a lower bone guide. The apparatus additionally includes a separating unit moveable back and forth from a standby position into a working position having a separating device and a counter support. The separating device includes a rotating circular knife to detach a fish fillet from the flank bones and the counter support includes a fixed element and is associated with the separating device. The counter support and separating device are movable about two axes, the fixed element being movable relative to the circular knife and independently thereof.

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