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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2014
Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader Gmbh + Co. KG, Lübeck, DE;
Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH + Co. KG, Lubeck, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus, designed and adapted for machine processing of decapitated and at least substantially gutted fish, transported tail-first in transport direction T on a transport path, comprising a conveying means which conveys the fish along the transport path and a cutting device for removing the flesh from the flank bones of the bone structure of a fish after cutting free the ventral and dorsal spokes, wherein the cutting device comprises a pair of circular knives which can be driven so as to rotate about a point of rotation D and which are arranged on opposite sides of the transport path and are designed to be adjustable relative to the position of the fish and thus to the bone structure, which is characterized in that each circular knife is allocated a means that is designed and configured to hold down at least some of the flank bones during the removal process of the flesh from the bone structure. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding method.