Device for receiving and fixing fish within a device for processing fish
View Patent ↗The invention concerns an apparatus for receiving and fixing fish within a device for processing fish. The apparatus includes a trunk clamping device and a pectoral fin receptacle including at least two stops. The trunk clamping device is capable of being moved out of a receiving position into a clamping position and vice versa. An additional device is provided for fixing the fish trunk.
1. An apparatus for receiving and fixing a fish within a device for processing fish, comprising:
means for clamping a trunk of the fish, the trunk clamping means being capable of being moved out of a receiving position into a clamping position and vice versa;
a pectoral fin receptacle including at least two stops; and
additional means for fixing the trunk of the fish, the additional means being constructed to abut against the fish trunk behind pectoral fins of the fish, as seen from a tail of the fish.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the additional means comprises two clamping brackets arranged on opposite sides of the fish.
3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the trunk clamping means comprises a back support and two side jaws.
4. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the back support and the side jaws are operatively connected to each other.
5. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the side jaws are constructed to be movable towards and away from each other.
6. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the clamping brackets are rigidly connected to the side jaws, in such a way that the clamping brackets are inevitably actuated by the side jaws.
7. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein each clamping bracket comprises a support arm and a clamping element.
8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the clamping element is adapted to a contour of the fish trunk.
9. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the clamping element comprises a metal sheet.
10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the metal sheet comprises a narrow side for abutment against the fish trunk.
11. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein a center axis of the support arm runs perpendicularly to a plane spanned by the metal sheet.
12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the metal sheet is angled, spanning a further plane.
13. An apparatus for receiving and fixing a fish within a device for processing fish, comprising:
a trunk clamp to clamp a trunk of the fish, the trunk clamp moveable between a receiving position and a clamping position and vice versa;
a pectoral fin receptacle including at least two stops; and
a clamping bracket to fix a trunk of the fish, the clamping bracket being constructed to abut against the fish trunk behind pectoral fins of the fish, as seen from a tail of the fish.
14. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the clamping bracket comprises two clamping brackets arranged on opposite sides of the fish.
15. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the trunk clamp comprises a back support and two side jaws defining a three-jaw chuck.
16. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the back support and the side jaws are operatively connected to each other.
17. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the side jaws are movable towards and away from each other.
18. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the clamping brackets are rigidly connected to the side jaws such that the clamping brackets are actuated by the side jaws.
19. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the clamping bracket comprises a support arm and a clamping element.
20. The apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein the clamping element comprises a metal sheet, wherein a center axis of the support arm runs perpendicular to a plane spanned by the metal sheet, and wherein the metal sheet is angled, spanning a further plane.