Shrimp processing and handling apparatus

Details Shrimp processing and handling apparatus Shrimp processing and handling apparatus

1981-06-12

1983-07-19

Abercrombie, Willie G.

A22C 2900

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043935435

ABSTRACT:
An eviscerating apparatus uses a belt conveyor for transporting preoriented shrimp through an uncurling mechanism, a cutting mechanism and a washing device for removing the digestive tract from the shrimp body parts. The curled body parts are preoriented through use of rotating rollers which are equipped with grooves that provide a ledge for flipping the shrimp onto their backs in a channel formed by the rollers. As thus oriented, the shrimp are successively fed to a trough formed by the belt of the conveyor. Shrimp are cradled on their backs in the trough and pass beneath a spring loaded shoe that straightens the curled shrimp body parts out against the belt of the conveyor. The shrimp are then cut to provide an incision which extends from the ventral side to the digestive tract at the dorsal side and upon leaving the cutting mechanism, a narrow rib passes into the incision so as to maintain separation of the body sections as water is projected into the incision from the lower extremity of the rib so as to flush the digestive tract from the body part.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3867740 (1975-02-01), Lapine et al.
patent: 4008508 (1977-02-01), Lapine et al.

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