Method and device for portioning a string of material
US7479058B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C11/105
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device (3) for portioning a string of material (2) moving in the conveying direction (F), particularly a string of sausage, into individual sections (2a) of a predetermined length, including at least one portioning tool (18, 18a, 18b, 19, 19a, 19b, 119a, 119b), which is movable in a circular path around an axis in a manner that it can be moved transversely with respect to the conveying direction (F) into the string of material (2) and out of the string of material and follows the movement of the conveying direction (F) in a limited manner. The portioning tool is rotatable on a circular path around a first axis (20, 21) and on a second circular path around a second axis (16), wherein the axes (16, 20, 21) are arranged at a distance with respect to one another and the rotary movements around the first and around the second axis (16, and 20, 21, respectively) are formed in a manner controllable independent of one another. A plurality of portioning tools are arranged on a carrier (15), wherein the carrier (15) or the portioning tools are rotable around the axis (16, 20, 21).
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