Transportation device with star wheels
US8911284B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C15/001
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a transportation device for transporting sausage-shaped products with suspension elements from a clipping machine to a handling device. The transportation device comprises a conveying unit, a catching unit for catching the suspension element attached to one end of the sausage-shaped product, and a guide unit for guiding the suspension element caught by the catching unit to said handling device comprising a longitudinally extending guide element and supports for supporting the guide element, wherein the supports provide a passage way for the suspension element to be guided along the guide element. The supports include gear wheels arranged rotatably about an at least substantially horizontally aligned axis engaging the guide element. Moreover, there are provided ratchets for engaging the gear wheels adapted to position a gap between two subsequent teeth of said gear wheels in the passage way of said suspension element.
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