Butchering – Carcass subdivision – Cutting longitudinally through body or body portion
Patent
1994-11-09
1996-05-28
Little, Willis
Butchering
Carcass subdivision
Cutting longitudinally through body or body portion
452162, A22C 2516
Patent
active
055205763
ABSTRACT:
A fish filleting machine makes an anal cut and a dorsal cut on opposite sides of the anal spine and dorsal spine, respectively, and then cuts through the ribs on either side of the backbone to split the fish into two individual portions each separate from the backbone, dorsal spine, anal spine and tail, but not ribs. Prior to making the anal cut, the fish is positioned by a pivoting guide horse so that its backbone is untouched during the anal and dorsal cuts. A pair of adjustable, opposing, elongated jaws are employed to feed fish to the guide horse to ensure the backbone of the fish engages the guide horse irregardless of the individual size or species of the fish. After removing the backbone, the individual portions are squeezed together so that a vertically orientated reciprocating blade may cut the ribs away from the flesh to produce a pair of fillets. A shroud is actuatable to cover the rib removal blades in response to a previously determined cut value for each individual fish so that the rib cut begins at the head end of the ribs and ends at the trailing end of the ribs to minimize meat loss.
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Johnson Robert E.
Wastell Trevor T.
Little Willis
Pisces Industries, Ltd.
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