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Apparatus and method for filleting beheaded and gutted fish

US8298050B2 · 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	Apr 19, 2011
Grant date	Oct 30, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 19, 2031

Classification

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

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus for filleting beheaded and gutted fish, comprising a cutting unit for filleting the fish, wherein the cutting unit has at least one pair of circular blades, an endlessly rotating transport conveyor having at least one saddle-shaped supporting body for receiving the fish and conveying them through the cutting unit tail first, wherein each supporting body has a supporting edge for making a form-locking connection with the center bone of the fish to be processed, and a device for centering the center bone in relation to the supporting body, which is distinguished in that a means for lifting the center bone of the fish off the supporting edge of the supporting body is provided, which is arranged in the region of the device for centering the center bone. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding method.

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