APPARATUS FOR CHARGING FISH INTO FISH GUIDES OF STUFFING MACHINE Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: equipment for mechanized charging of stuffing machines with cut fish. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has feeding table 1 with troughs 2, reciprocating crank mechanism 3, device 4 for feeding fish carcasses from troughs 2 to fish guides, mechanism 5 for reciprocating rotational displacement of troughs 5 and drive 6. Feeding table 1 is mounted on horizontal platform 7 of supporting frame. Platform 7 has through slot 8, through which connecting rod 15 of crank mechanism 3 is pivotally connected with feeding table 1. Table body has windows 9 and 10 provided with baffle 11 and joined with outlet ends of troughs 2. Device 4 has metering cups 16 and 17 mounted below windows 9 and 10 in axial alignment with fish guides and gates 18 with shaped window 19. Gate 18 is mounted between metering cups and fish guides for pivoting. EFFECT: increased efficiency, simplified construction and enhanced reliability in operation. 7 cl, 6 dwg