METHOD FOR GAINING SKIN-FREE BELLY FLAPS OF FISH AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SUCH METHOD

摘要

ABSTRACTThe invention relates to a method for gaining skin-freebelly flaps of fish and an apparatus for performing suchmethod. In a fish filleting machine which processes thefish being conveyed tail first and comprises a belly andback filleting tool, a rib severing tool designed as ascraping tool, and a severing tool for releasing meat bandson either side of the spinal column in the tail region, acutting device is arranged between the two first-mentionedtools, and a further severing device is arranged directlybehind the rib severing tool. By actuating the latter atthe instance of arrival of the belly cavity end, a cuttingelement thereof, comprising a knife blade, penetrates thefillet meat up to the inside of the skin and, during furtheradvancing of the fish, splits the skin off the meat portionscovering the ribs and the lateral vertebral appendages ofthe skeleton, i.e. off the belly flaps, so that these areobtained skinless after having passed the rib severing tool.Fig. 1