Fish processing machines
AssigneeNordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH + Co. KG
InventorWerner Wenzel
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Abstract
A machine for filleting fish of various species comprising belly filleting knives for making belly cuts, bone knives for separating the vertebral appendages from the vertebrae without separating the flank fillets from the fish, rib knives for cutting the already separated vertebral appendges from the fish, and back filleting knives for finally separating the flank fillets from the fish. Also guide means are provided in close relationship with the bone knives to limit the cutting depth of the latter.
Claims5
A filleting machine for filleting fish wherein said fish are transported belly-side-down and head end leading along a conveying path, said machine comprising
- a pair of space-apart belly filleting knives for making respective incisions in the belly of a fish transported along said conveying path, to provide separated flank fillets at opposite sides of the belly cavity.
- a pair of spaced-apart bone knives located downstream of said belly filleting knives along said path and positioned to extend upwardly through the belly cavity of the fish and to cut upwardly through the vertebral appendages on either side of the fish backbone whereby to separate said vertebral appendages from said backbone without cutting the flank fillets from the fish.
- a pair of rib knives located downstream of said bone knives and arranged to extend into said belly cavity for cutting the severed vertebral appendages from said flank fillets while leaving the latter intact with said backbone,
- and a pair of back knives located downstream of said rib knives for cutting the flank fillets from said fish.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.