Apparatus and method for a sausage-casing-sensitive division of stuffed sausage strands

US8251783B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ALBERT HANDTMANN MASCHINENFABRIK GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

• Manfred Baechtle · Schemmerhofen, DE
• Juergen Flach · Munderkingen, DE
• Wolfgang Braig · Laupheim, DE
• Juergen Bochtler · Bitburg, DE
• Jochen Merk · Biberach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 8, 2009
• Grant date: Aug 28, 2012
• Expiry date: Jul 4, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A22C11/107
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for a sausage-casing-sensitive division of stuffed sausage strands, having at least one pair of dividing elements for dividing the stuffed sausage strand and at least two guide elements between which the stuffed sausage strand is conveyed in the conveying direction. The distance between the guide elements can be adjusted in dependence upon the sausage caliber.