Pressing unit for a portioning machine

A portioning machine [[(P)]] for dividing a strand-like product into individual portions, the portioning machine [[(P)]] including:

• a magazine turret attachment [[(100)]] for receiving the strand-like product, a pressing unit [[(200)]] for pressure-compacting the strand-like product at least in its longitudinal direction, and a portioning and cutting device [[(300)]] for portioning and separating individual portions from the strand-like product;
• wherein the magazine turret attachment [[(100)]] has a base segment [[(110)]] and a turret segment [[(120)]] which have chute portions [[(112, 122)]] oriented coaxially with respect to one another for forming at least one reception chute (150) for the strand-like product and which are rotatable about a common axis [[(A)]] for positioning the reception chute [[(150)]] in a cutting position;
• and wherein the pressing unit [[(200)]] for pressure-compacting the strand-like product has at least one pressure ram and a counter-pressure element [[(222)]];
• wherein the counter-pressure element [[(222)]] is a slide element [[(222)]] arranged between the base segment [[(110)]] and the turret segment [[(120)]] of the magazine turret attachment [[(100)]] and is reversibly movable in a direction at least approximately perpendicular to the axis of rotation [[(A)]] of the magazine turret attachment [[(100)]] between a release position and a closure position for unblocking or closing the reception chute [[(150)]] placed in the cutting position.