DK201000808A

DK201000808A - Apparatus and method for automatic feeding of fish to a processing machine

Info

Publication number: DK201000808A
Application number: DKPA201000808A
Authority: DK
Inventors: Dann Andreas; Neumann Ralf
Original assignee: Nordischer Maschinenbau
Priority date: 2009-01-16
Filing date: 2010-09-10
Publication date: 2010-09-10
Also published as: CA2739970A1; CA2739970C; CL2011000839A1; DE102009005695B3; WO2010081708A1; CN102223805A; EP2323492A1

Abstract

Opfindelsen angår et apparat (10) til automatisk tilførsel af fisk (11) til en fiskeforarbejdningsmaskine, omfattende en tværtransportørindretning (12) med medbringere (13), der danner modtageorganer, til at modtage og transportere individuelle fisk (11) henholdsvis med bugen eller ryggen for rest i transportretningen T, en indretning (15) til genkendelse af fiskenes (11) respektive bug/rygstilling samt en vendeindretning (17) til vending af forkert liggende fisk (11) til en ensartet bug/rygstilling for samtlige fisk (11), hvilket apparat udmærker sig ved, at der yderligere er tilvejebragt en ind retning (16) til måling affisketykkelsen, og atvendeindretningen (17) omfat ter en første enhed (18) til rejsning af fiskene (11) og en anden enhed (19) til tipning af fiskene (11), idet begge enheder (18, 19) står i funktionsmæs sig forbindelse med tværtransportørindretningen (12) og med indretninger ne (15, 16) til genkendelse af den respektive bug/rygstilling og til måling af fisketykkelsen. Endvidere angår opfindelsen en tilsvarende fremgangsmå de.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to an apparatus (10) for automatic feeding of fish (11) to a fish processing machine, comprising a transporter (12) with carriers (13) forming receiving means for receiving and transporting individual fish (11), respectively, with the bow or back. for residues in the transport direction T, a device (15) for recognizing the respective bug / back position of the fish (11) and a reversing device (17) for turning incorrect lying fish (11) into a uniform bug / back position for all fish (11), which apparatus is characterized in that a device (16) for measuring the thickness of the disc is further provided, and the turning device (17) comprises a first unit (18) for raising the fish (11) and a second unit (19) for tipping of the fish (11), both units (18, 19) communicating in function with the transporter conveyor (12) and with devices ne (15, 16) for recognizing the respective abdomen / back position and for measuring the sketykkelsen. Furthermore, the invention relates to a similar method.

Claims

An apparatus (10) for automatically feeding fish (11) to a fish processing machine, comprising a transporter (12) with carriers (13) forming receiving means for receiving and transporting individual fish (11), respectively, with the bow or back in the transport direction T, a device (15) for recognizing the respective belly / back position of the fish (11) and a reversing device (17) for turning incorrectly lying fish (11) into a uniform bug / back position for all fish (11), characterized by furthermore, there is provided a device (16) for measuring the fish thickness and that the reversing device (17) comprises a first unit (18) for raising the fish (11) and a second unit (19) for tipping the fish (11) , wherein both units (18, 19) are in functional communication with the transporter conveyor (12) as well as with the devices (15, 16) for recognizing the respective abdomen / back position and for measuring the fish thickness.

Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the units (18, 19) for raising and tipping the fish (11) are designed separately from one another and are behind one another in the direction of transport T.

Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the reversing device (17) is arranged over the transverse conveyor device (12).

Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the unit (18) for raising the fish (11) can be moved from an upper waiting position to a lower working position and vice versa.

Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the unit (18) for raising the fish (11) has a swivel device (22) on which at least one raising element (25) is arranged pivotally.

Apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that several, preferably three, spacing elements (25) are spaced across the transport direction T.

Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the unit (19) for tipping the fish (11) can be moved from an upper waiting position to a lower working position and vice versa.

Apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the unit (19) for tipping the fish (11) comprises a pusher (30) or the like, which is pivotally mounted on one side and linearly movable in the direction of transport T of the other side.

Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the transverse conveyor device (12) is a climbing conveyor that is oriented obliquely in the direction of transport T.

Apparatus according to claim 9, characterized in that the slope of the climbing conveyor is between 20 ° and 40 °, preferably between 25 ° and 35 °, and most preferably about 20 °. 28 °.

Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the unit (18) for raising the fish (11) and / or the unit (19) for tipping the fish (11) is designed and arranged adjustably across the transport direction T .

Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the device (16) for measuring the fish thickness has a contact arm (28) and a rotation indicator (29).

A method of feeding fish (11) to a fish processing machine, comprising the steps of: - receiving and transporting the fish (11) in a transporter device (12) receiving means formed by the carriers (13), respectively, with the bow or the back at the front in the direction of transport T, - to recognize the respective belly / back position of the fish (11), - to turn the incorrectly lying fish (11) into a uniform belly / back position for all fish (11), characterized in that the fish thickness is further measured and the fish (11) on the basis of the transport speed vT of the transporter conveyor (12) on the one hand and the fish thickness on the other hand in a first step is raised by means of a unit (18) for raising the fish (11) and in a subsequent second step is tipped to the correct position by means of a unit (19) for tipping the fish (11).

Method according to claim 13, characterized in that each incorrectly lying fish (11) is transported and pressed with at least one raising element (25) into the unit for the purpose of raising by means of the carriers (13) of the transporter conveyor (12). (18) for travel lowered from the upper waiting position to the lower working position so that the fish (11) is pushed up with the rearward side facing the carrier (13).

Method according to claim 14, characterized in that, depending on the transport speed vT and the thickness of the fish, the erecting element or each erecting element (25) is moved away from the fish and out of the working position to the waiting position when the fish is standing.

Method according to claim 15, characterized in that the fish standing on the bow or the back is transported upright until the fish is tipped in the correct position by a pusher in the tipping unit.

Method according to claim 16, characterized in that the pusher (30) immediately behind the fish (11) to be tipped is moved downwards to the working position and in the lower position at a velocity v 'in the direction of transport T which is larger than that of the transporter ( 12) transport speed vT.