Portioning belt unit, slicing machine equipped therewith, method for retooling such a slicing machine

A portioning belt unit with

• a base body,
• a pivot unit pivotable relative to the base body about a pivot axis extending in the transverse direction, comprising:
• at least one endless conveyor belt, the portioning belt, circulating over deflecting drums,
• a foremost, first deflecting drum in the transport direction of the portioning belt unit,
• a rearmost, last deflecting drum parallel to the first deflecting drum in the transport direction,
• a drive shaft, which can be driven in a controlled manner, for driving the portioning belt, which is operatively connected to one of the deflecting drums of the portioning belt,
• wherein
• viewed in the axial direction of the deflecting drums, the first transverse direction, the upper run of the portioning belt runs at an angle with a rear upper run section and a front upper run section and an intermediate angle therebetween measured at the underside of the upper run of between 90° and 180°, in particular between 115° and 145°,
• at least one of the deflecting drums has an effective diameter equal to or greater than that of the last deflecting drum.