Fish processing machine

Abstract

In a fish processing machine comprising an endless loading conveyor adapted to convey fish lying on their sides in fish troughs transversely to their longitudinal axis, a feed section having opposed walls forming a V-shape and adapted to advance the fish, and a filleting section provided with belly filleting knives, rib knives and a pair of endless conveyors, the feed section is positioned between the upper and lower runs of the loading conveyor, each fish trough has a tipping trough being associated with means to tilt it upon reaching the feed section about an axis substantially transverse to its direction of movement thus delivering fish turned through 90.degree. to the feed section, said opposed V-shape walls comprise synchronously rotating parallel endless conveyor belts passing around two drive rollers at the upstream end and two idler rollers at the downstream end, said idler rollers yielding laterally together with the conveyor belts against restoring spring-force and the conveyor belt also yielding downwardly against restoring spring-force, and a back guide connected to a pair of rocking levers, which are carried by the idler rollers, is pivotally mounted about a horizontal spindle and extends between the idler rollers said connection being such that the space between the conveyor belts corresponding to the width of the fish passing through is set automatically with respect to the corresponding height of the fish.

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