Method and apparatus for dividing into individual sausages a continuous sausage strand provenient from a filling machine
US5049108A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 1990 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23G9/28
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and apparatus for dividing into individual sausages a sausage strand exiting from a filler machine, wherein the sausage strand is rotated about its longitudinal axis and constricted by revolving constrictor elements, the thus divided sausages being provented from being further rotated, in which the apportioned size and length of the sausages can be varied by varying the revolving speed of the constrictor elements during the inoperative phase of their revolution relative to their revolving speed during their engagement with the sausage strand by providing the constrictor elements with a separate electric drive mechanism, the rotational speed of which is controlled by an electronic contol unit during its revolution.
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