A filleting device and method for harvesting fillets from a poultry carcass that is moved in a conveyor-line and supported on a carrier. Fillets may be guided to a pulling device that may be placed in or adjacent to the path of the poultry carcass. Harvesting of the fillets may be completed with the pulling device while keeping the fillets pushed against the first guide rail or rails and/or the pulling device. Harvested fillets may be moved to at least one outlet for the fillets.

A cart-type transporting device has a first endless chain and a second endless chain that move in conjunction with and parallel to one another in a lifting/lowering pathway section, and the first and second endless chains have engaging parts. A transporting cart has engaged parts that engage with the engaging parts of the first endless chain in a horizontal pathway section In the first endless chain, the engaging parts are provided at regular intervals, and the engaging parts of the first endless chain and the engaged parts of the transporting cart are detachably fitted together such that the transporting cart can be attached/detached in the vertical direction in the horizontal pathway section.

The present disclosure is directed to hook and chain assemblies, including those suitable for use in food processing environments. The chain passes through a hook body, where it is secured by a retaining pin when under tension or load. The chain can be quickly and easily removed for servicing, cleaning, and sanitation of the hook body.

The present disclosure is directed to hook and chain assemblies, including those suitable for use in food processing environments. The chain passes through a hook body, where it is secured by a retaining pin when under tension or load. The chain can be quickly and easily removed for servicing, cleaning, and sanitation of the hook body.

The invention relates to a trough conveyor (10), which is designed and configured for transporting fish transversely to the longitudinal extent thereof in the transport direction T.sub.M, comprising a transport chain (12) which can be rotationally driven and is formed from chain links (11) and has a transport run (13), which defines the transport plane E.sub.1, and a return run (14), wherein the continuous transport chain (12) is guided about at least two deflection elements (15), which can be rotated about an axis of rotation D.sub.u, for driving and guiding the transport chain (12), and the transport chain (12) has arranged thereon troughs (16) each intended to receive one fish, which trough conveyor is distinguished in that each trough (16) is arranged on the transport chain (12) so as to be pivotable about an axis of rotation D.sub.M extending transversely to the transport direction T.sub.M and comprises at least one guide body (17), and in that at least one guide rail (18) for receiving the guide body (17) and for guiding the same is arranged at least in the transition region from the transport run (13) to the return run (14), wherein the course of the or of each guide rail (18) in the transition region around the deflection element (15) at least partially differs from the course of the transport chain (12) around the deflection element (15). The invention further relates to an arrangement and a method for transferring the fish from such a trough conveyor to a downstream transport means.

The invention relates to a trough conveyor (10), which is designed and configured for transporting fish transversely to the longitudinal extent thereof in the transport direction T.sub.M, comprising a transport chain (12) which can be rotationally driven and is formed from chain links (11) and has a transport run (13), which defines the transport plane E.sub.1, and a return run (14), wherein the continuous transport chain (12) is guided about at least two deflection elements (15), which can be rotated about an axis of rotation D.sub.u, for driving and guiding the transport chain (12), and the transport chain (12) has arranged thereon troughs (16) each intended to receive one fish, which trough conveyor is distinguished in that each trough (16) is arranged on the transport chain (12) so as to be pivotable about an axis of rotation D.sub.M extending transversely to the transport direction T.sub.M and comprises at least one guide body (17), and in that at least one guide rail (18) for receiving the guide body (17) and for guiding the same is arranged at least in the transition region from the transport run (13) to the return run (14), wherein the course of the or of each guide rail (18) in the transition region around the deflection element (15) at least partially differs from the course of the transport chain (12) around the deflection element (15). The invention further relates to an arrangement and a method for transferring the fish from such a trough conveyor to a downstream transport means.

A transport system designed to transport buckets in a combination weighing machine that uses two endless chain drives horizontally offset at a distance A, the system comprising carriages to carry the buckets which extend between, and are joined to, the chains such that the simultaneous and coordinated motion of the chains moves the carriages along a closed path with curved sections, the system comprising control gears for the inclination of the carriages on the curved sections of the path, which comprise castor wheels actuated in a coordinated fashion with the chains around both turn axes n, at least one of which placed in the vicinity of each curved section linking the carriages and prepared to mesh with contact elements arranged for such purposes on the carriages.

A transport system designed to transport buckets in a combination weighing machine that uses two endless chain drives horizontally offset at a distance A, the system comprising carriages to carry the buckets which extend between, and are joined to, the chains such that the simultaneous and coordinated motion of the chains moves the carriages along a closed path with curved sections, the system comprising control gears for the inclination of the carriages on the curved sections of the path, which comprise castor wheels actuated in a coordinated fashion with the chains around both turn axes n, at least one of which placed in the vicinity of each curved section linking the carriages and prepared to mesh with contact elements arranged for such purposes on the carriages.

A cleaning device is provided with a three-dimensional circulation route for circulating workpiece holding tools that hold a workpiece, and this three-dimensional circulation route is formed by an endless conveyor chain bendable in various directions being disposed within a rectangular parallelepiped space following along the upper and lower sides thereof. The conveyor chain circulates from an upper side horizontal transport path portion via a falling side transport path portion, a lower side horizontal transport path portion, and a rising side transport path portion, and the workpiece held in the workpiece holding tools is treated by ultrasonic cleaning, shower cleaning, steam cleaning, drying and the like. Thus, it is possible to suitably dispose a workpiece transport route in a limited rectangular parallelepiped space, and carry out cleaning operations for the workpiece efficiently.

A cleaning device is provided with a three-dimensional circulation route for circulating workpiece holding tools that hold a workpiece, and this three-dimensional circulation route is formed by an endless conveyor chain bendable in various directions being disposed within a rectangular parallelepiped space following along the upper and lower sides thereof. The conveyor chain circulates from an upper side horizontal transport path portion via a falling side transport path portion, a lower side horizontal transport path portion, and a rising side transport path portion, and the workpiece held in the workpiece holding tools is treated by ultrasonic cleaning, shower cleaning, steam cleaning, drying and the like. Thus, it is possible to suitably dispose a workpiece transport route in a limited rectangular parallelepiped space, and carry out cleaning operations for the workpiece efficiently.