Closure module and method for closing and/or separating filled sausage casings connected via a sausage neck
AssigneeAlbert Handtmann Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsKurt Strohm, Gerhard Schliesser, Manfred Baechtle, Robert Winghart, Florian Osswald, Jochen Merk
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Abstract
A closure module and a method for closing and/or separating filled sausage casings connected via a sausage neck, comprising, in at least one example, a first electrode and a second electrode located opposite the first one, the electrodes being arranged such that a sausage neck can be placed therebetween and being adapted to be moved relative to each other and towards the sausage neck to such an extent that a current can flow from the first electrode into the sausage neck and via the sausage neck into the second electrode.
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A closure module for closing and/or separating filled sausage casings connected via a sausage neck, comprising:
- a first electrode and a second electrode located opposite the first electrode, the first electrode and the second electrode being arranged such that a sausage neck is placed therebetween, and wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are adapted to be moved relative to each other and towards the sausage neck, so that a current can flow from the first electrode into the sausage neck and via the sausage neck into the second electrode.
A method for closing and/or separating filled sausage casings connected via a sausage neck, comprising the following steps:
- placing a sausage neck between a first electrode and a second electrode located opposite the first electrode, the first electrode and the second electrode being spaced-apart from rounded sausage ends of the filled sausage casings such that the first electrode and the second electrode do not contact the filled sausage casings,
- moving the first electrode and the second electrode relative to each other onto the sausage neck such that a current will flow from the first electrode into the sausage neck and via the sausage neck into the second electrode, whereby the filled sausage casings are closed preferably separated from one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.