Positioning system
AssigneeCFS GmbH Kemptem
InventorJosef Mayer
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for forming any desired portions and sizes of products, comprising an aligning belt (1) that conveys the products (2) while transferring them, at a transfer edge (4), to a portioning belt (3), on which the portions (6) and/or sizes (5) are formed and with which the portions are conveyed onward in their corresponding sizes. The invention relates to a system comprised of the inventive device and of a packing machine (16), and to a method for producing any desired portions and sizes of products.
Claims27
Device for producing any desired portions (6) and formats (5) of products (2), comprising an aligning belt (1) which conveys the products (2) and at a transfer edge (4) transfers them to a portioning belt (3) on which the portions (6) and the formats (5) are produced and with which the products are conveyed onwards as corresponding portions (6) and in the respective format (5), characterised in that the position of the transfer edge (4) can be changed by a drive relative to the portioning belt (3), at least in one direction (7,8) and/or the position of the portioning belt (3) can be changed by a drive relative to the transfer edge, at least in one direction (9,10), the position of the transfer edge (4) and the movement of the portioning belt (3) are coordinated with one another such that any desired portions (6) and formats (5) can be produced with the products, it comprises a detection means which transfers first data on the position of the respective product on the aligning belt (1) to a controller which also receives second data from the drives, the exact location of the respective product within the device can be calculated using the data and the controller controls the drives according to the desired portions and formats.
Method for producing any desired portions (6) and formats (5) or products (2), comprising an aligning belt (1) which conveys the products (2) and transfers them at a transfer edge (4) to a portioning belt (3) on which the portions (6) and the formats (5) are produced and with which the products are conveyed onwards as a corresponding portion (6) and in the respective format (5), characterised in that the position of the transfer edge (4) relative to the portioning belt (3) is changed, in at least one direction and (7,8) and/or the position of the portioning belt (3) is moved relative to the transfer edge, at least in one direction (9,10) and the position of the transfer edge (4) and the movement of the portioning belt (3) are coordinated with one another such that any desired portions (6) and formats (5) are produced with the products, and the products are placed in a packaging in a clocked manner by the portioning belt.
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