Trough-type conveyor, which is designed and configured for transporting fish transversely to the longitudinal extent thereof in the transport direction TM, and arrangement and method for transferring fish from such a trough-type conveyor to a transport means downstream of the trough-type conveyor

A trough conveyor, which is designed and configured for transporting fish transversely to a longitudinal extent of the trough conveyor in a transport direction TM, comprising a transport chain which can be rotationally driven and is formed from chain links and has a transport run, which defines the transport plane E1, and a return run, wherein the transport chain is guided about at least two deflection elements and the transport plane E1 extends in a substantially horizontal plane between a first and a second of the at least two deflection elements, with at least the first of the at least two deflection elements being rotatable about a first axis of rotation DU for driving and guiding the transport chain, and the transport chain having arranged thereon a plurality of troughs, with each trough arranged transversely to the longitudinal extent of the trough conveyor and each trough being configured to receive one fish transversely to the longitudinal extent of the trough conveyor, wherein each trough is arranged on the transport chain so as to be pivotable about an axis of rotation DM extending transversely to the transport direction TM and comprises at least one guide body, wherein at least one guide rail for receiving the guide body and for guiding the same is arranged at least in a transition region Ü around a portion of the first of the at least two deflection elements, wherein a course of the at least one guide rail in the transition region Ü around the first of the at least two deflection elements at least partially differs from a course of the transport chain around the first of the at least two deflection elements, wherein the transport chain is guided in the transition region Ü around the first of the at least two deflection elements, arranged in the transition region Ü from the transport run to the return run, on a path of movement BT of the transport chain with a constant radius rT relating to the axis of rotation DU while the at least one guide rail directs a path of movement BF for the guide body with a variable radius rF relating to the first axis of rotation DU, and wherein the path of movement BF of the guide body intersects the path of movement BT of the transport chain at least twice, such that when each trough moves through the transition region Ü at the first of the at least two deflection elements and when each trough comprises the one fish, each trough controllably tilts to slide the one fish out of the trough conveyor.