Patent ID: 6019675
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: A22C,B26D

Abstract:
A device for decapitation of fish, comprising a cutting device (2) with a cutting element and a first actuator device (16) for operation thereof, and a transport device (4) for transport of fish one after the other in a transport direction towards the cutting device (2) while the fish are lying on one side on a support which extends in a transport plane, characterized in that the cutting element is a driven, endless, flexible cutting band (30) with a cutting edge which extends in a band plane which is approximately parallel to the transport plane, where the cutting band (30) by means of the first actuator device (16) is movable in a cutting direction which extends substantially perpendicularly to the band plane, that the cutting device comprises forming bodies (50, 52, 54, 56) which are arranged to influence the cutting band (30) for forming of the path of the cutting edge of the band (30) in the band plane, and that the device further comprises a stop device having a stop element (28) for stopping of a fish to be decapitated in a defined position relative to the cutting band (30) during the cutting.