Abstract: Filleting apparatus for cutting fish fillets from flank bones. The fish fillets been processed by a ventral knife assembly and a dorsal knife assembly. A conveying apparatus, transporting fish tail-first in transport direction, having an endlessly circulating transport conveyor with at least one transport saddle receiving/securing a fish, a flank knife assembly with two flank knife units, opposing each other on both sides of the transport conveyor in the region of a transport saddle guide. Each flank knife unit has a rotatably drivable circular knife and counter-surface arrangement Circular knife is arranged at a distance from the counter-surface arrangement to form a cutting gap and a control device moves flank knife units relative to the transport conveyor from standby position into working position and back. The counter-surface arrangements vary the size of the cutting gap controllably during the processing operation.

Abstract: Filleting apparatus cutting fish fillets from flank bones. The fish fillets been processed by a ventral knife assembly and a dorsal knife assembly. A conveying apparatus, transporting fish tail-first in transport direction, having an endlessly circulating transport conveyor with at least one transport saddle receiving/securing a fish, a flank knife assembly with two flank knife units, opposing each other on both sides of the transport conveyor in the region of a transport saddle guide. Each flank knife unit has a rotatably drivable circular knife and counter-surface arrangement Circular knife is arranged at a distance from the counter-surface arrangement to form a cutting gap and a control device moves flank knife units relative to the transport conveyor from standby position into working position and back. The counter-surface arrangements vary the size of the cutting gap controllably during the processing operation.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for cutting free the flank bones of decapitated, slaughtered fish with opened abdominal cavities which are transported on transport saddles as supporting bodies for securely receiving the fish in their abdominal cavities, comprising an upper bones guide, a lower bones guide and a separating assembly for releasing fish fillets from the flank bones, wherein the separating assembly, which can be brought from a standby position into a working position and vice versa, comprises a separating device having cutting edges and with a corresponding counter-surface, which is characterized in that a covering element, for covering regions of the cutting edge of the separating device located in the effective region of the separating device inside the fish, is assigned to the separating device, and the covering element is designed and configured such that it can be automatically adjusted with respect to its position in relation to the separating device.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for cutting free the flank bones of decapitated, slaughtered fish with opened abdominal cavities which are transported on transport saddles as supporting bodies for securely receiving the fish in their abdominal cavities, comprising an upper bones guide, a lower bones guide and a separating assembly for releasing fish fillets from the flank bones, wherein the separating assembly, which can be brought from a standby position into a working position and vice versa, comprises a separating means having cutting edges and with a corresponding counter-surface, which is characterised in that a covering element, for covering regions of the cutting edge of the separating means located in the effective region of the separating means inside the fish, is assigned to the separating means, and the covering element is designed and configured such that it can be automatically adjusted with respect to its position in relation to the separating means.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for automatically recovering flesh from beheaded and gutted fish, comprising a transport device for transporting the fish tail-first along a transport path in transport direction T, and a separating device (14) for separating the flesh from the bone structure, wherein the separating device has at least two rotatably driven and controllable circular knives arranged at a distance from each other on mutually opposing sides of the transport path in order to form a gap S. The two circular knives are designed to be pivoted about an axis I, II that differs from a horizontal orientation, wherein the axes I, II are oriented in such a way that, by pivoting the circular knives about the axes I and II, the point P of the smallest gap size between the circular knives can be positioned differently from the lowest knife point M of the two circular knives.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (10) for automatically recovering flesh from beheaded and gutted fish (11), comprising a transport device (12) for transporting the fish (11) tail-first along a transport path in transport direction T, and a separating device (14) for separating the flesh from the bone structure, wherein the separating device (14) has at least two rotatably driven and controllable circular knives (15, 16) which are arranged at a distance from each other on mutually opposing sides of the transport path in order to form a gap S; the invention is distinguished in that the two circular knives (15, 16) are designed such that the circular knives can each be pivoted about an axis I, II that differs from a horizontal orientation, wherein the axes I, II are oriented in such a way that, by pivoting the circular knives (15, 16) about the axes I and II, the point P of the smallest gap size between the circular knives (15, 16) can be positioned differently from the lowest knife point M of the two circ

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.

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 characterised 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.

Abstract: The invention relates to an L-shaped supporting body for accommodating a fish and for conveying said fish tail first through a cutting unit having a circular blade pair of a fish processing apparatus, which has a continuously revolving conveyor, wherein the supporting body has a main body for fastening said supporting body to the conveyor and a bearing web, which protrudes beyond a side wall of the main body and which has a supporting edge arranged at the top for accommodating the backbone of the fish to be accommodated, the bearing web having a groove arranged on the underside, which groove is designed as a counter-support for the circular blade pair. In addition, the invention relates to a corresponding apparatus for processing fish.

Abstract: A method for performing a filleting cut for filleting fish which are conveyed tail-first is carried out along a row of wedge-shaped ray bones projecting away from a main bone stem with a wedge width increasing from ray bone to ray bone by a pair of circular knives having sharp cutting edges. Starting from the tail end, meat of each fish is cut by the circular knife pair having a V-shaped arrangement as a result of the fact that a cutting gap having the smallest cutting edge spacing is set to a basic size which is at least substantially equal to or smaller than a wedge width of the outermost ray bone at the tail end of the conveyed fish.

Abstract: The invention relates to an L-shaped supporting body (10) for accommodating a fish and for conveying said fish tail first through a cutting unit (4) having a circular blade pair (6) of a fish processing apparatus, which has a continuously revolving conveyor, wherein the supporting body (10) has a main body (12) for fastening said supporting body to the conveyor and a bearing web (14), which protrudes beyond a side wall (11) of the main body (12) and which has a supporting edge (16) arranged at the top for accommodating the backbone of the fish to be accommodated, the bearing web (14) having a groove (18) arranged on the underside, which groove is designed as a counter-support for the circular blade pair (6). In addition, the invention relates to a corresponding apparatus for processing fish.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for completely separating fillets from the skeleton of decapitated and gutted fish, cutting through a web left by separating tools mounted in front of the apparatus in the direction of transport T, comprising a separating unit with a pair of circular blades for separating the web, and an endlessly rotating transport conveyor with at least one saddle-shaped supporting body for receiving the fish and conveying them in the direction of transport T through the separating unit tail first, wherein the circular blades are mounted on a carrier which is movable up and down transversely to the plane of transport E, which is distinguished in that the two circular blades of the separating unit are driven in the same direction opposite the direction of transport T. Furthermore the invention relates to a corresponding method.

Abstract: A method for performing a filleting cut for filleting fish which are conveyed tail-first is carried out along a row of wedge-shaped ray bones projecting away from a main bone stem with a wedge width increasing from ray bone to ray bone by means of a pair of circular knives having sharp cutting edges. Starting from the tail end, meat of each fish is cut by means of the circular knife pair having a V-shaped arrangement as a result of the fact that a cutting gap having the smallest cutting edge spacing is set to a basic size which is at least substantially equal to or smaller than a wedge width of the outermost ray bone at the tail end of the conveyed fish.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for filleting decapitated and gutted fish, comprising a cutting unit for filleting the fish, wherein the cutting unit has at least one pair of circular blades, and an endlessly rotating transport conveyor with at least one saddle-shaped supporting body for receiving the fish and conveying them in the direction of transport T through the cutting unit tail first, which is distinguished in that the two circular blades of a pair of circular blades are driven in opposite directions. Furthermore the invention relates to a corresponding method.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for automatically monitoring an apparatus for processing meat products, in particular fish, comprising a prediction unit for determining a yield-relevant prediction variable, the prediction unit being connected to input sensors for acquiring geometric and/or weight data of the meat product fed to the apparatus for meat processing, a yield determining unit for determining at least one yield-relevant yield variable, the yield determining unit being connected to the output sensors for acquiring geometric and/or weight data of the meat product processed by the apparatus for meat processing, and a difference unit for calculating a difference variable from the difference between one of the prediction variables and the at least one corresponding yield variable, the difference unit in each case being connected to the prediction unit and the yield determining unit. The invention further relates to a corresponding method for automatically monitoring the apparatus.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for filleting decapitated and gutted fish, comprising a cutting unit for filleting the fish, wherein the cutting unit has at least one pair of circular blades, and an endlessly rotating transport conveyor with at least one saddle-shaped supporting body for receiving the fish and conveying them in the direction of transport T through the cutting unit tail first, which is distinguished in that the two circular blades of a pair of circular blades are driven in opposite directions. Furthermore the invention relates to a corresponding method.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (10) for completely separating fillets from the skeleton of decapitated and gutted fish (11), cutting through a web left by separating tools mounted in front of the apparatus (10) in the direction of transport T, comprising a separating unit (12) with a pair of circular blades (17, 18) for separating the web, and an endlessly rotating transport conveyor (13) with at least one saddle-shaped supporting body (14) for receiving the fish (11) and conveying them in the direction of transport T through the separating unit (12) tail first, wherein the circular blades (17, 18) are mounted on a carrier (21) which is movable up and down transversely to the plane of transport E, which is distinguished in that the two circular blades (17, 18) of the separating unit (12) are driven in the same direction opposite the direction of transport T. Furthermore the invention relates to a corresponding method.

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.