Device for shifting fish into position for decapitating
Patent 4463478 Issued on August 7, 1984. Estimated Expiration Date: 
June 23, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
June 23, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2245330 Method and apparatus for controlling the tools and guides of a fish dressing machine Method of processing fish Patent #: 4291435 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/391129 filed on 06/23/1982US Classes:452/154, Of extremity cutter452/170Carcass conveyed to cutter in horizontal positionExaminersPrimary: Abercrombie, Willie G.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA22C 25/14 (20060101)Foreign Application Priority Data1981-06-27 DEAbstractA device for positioning of fish into their correct position for decapitating is disclosed. This device is applicable in fish-processing machines in which the fish lying transverse to their longitudinal extension in receiving troughs of a chain of troughs are fed to a decapitating tool. To this end, a shifting device comprises a shifting element engaging the snout of the fish and being activated and positioned dependent on the detection of the thickness of the fish in the region of its head. A feeler is coupled to a position sensor which emits measuring signals dependent on the position via a control circuit to control a stepping motor which drives the shifting element. | |
