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Process and apparatus for stringing link sausages manufactured on automatic stuffing machines onto curing and cooking sticks
OwnerGunter Kollrossinventor
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A process of stringing link sausages (112) produced on automatic stuffing machines, on curing or cooking sticks with the aid of suspension elements (34) which, after stuffing, upon sealing of the filled sausage casing lengths, singly will respectively be fed to a sealing clamp and tied thereby, in accordance with the invention resides in that the suspension elements (34), when fed to the sealing clamp, will be seized by a guiding element (106) and advanced by the latter with the sausage tied thereto, onto the curing or cooking stick. An apparatus for carrying into effect this process is provided with a gripping means (106) adapted to be introduced into the suspension element in the form of a suspension loop (34), simultaneously with the constricting tool (76) of a clamp setting mechanism, which gripping means forms part of a guiding means for transferring the suspension loop (34) with the sausage (112) tied thereto, to a floatingly supported curing or cooking stick.
A method for stringing of link sausages manufactured by automatic stuffing machines, on curing or cooking sticks with the aid of suspension elements which, after filling, and during closing of the stuffed sausage casing section, individually, are placed in the path of a clamping means for closing and are secured to the link sausage by the latter, characterized by seizing the suspension elements with a guide member as the suspension elements are placed in the path of the clamping means, and feeding the suspension elements, along with the sausage tied thereto onto the curing or cooking stick.
An apparatus for stringing of link sausages manufactured by automatic stuffing machines in conjunction with a constricting means disposed in the vicinity of a charging tube opening of the automatic stuffing machine, associated to which is an apparatus for individually feeding pre-manufactured, opened suspension loops into the path of movement of one of the constricting tools, characterized by a gripping means positioned to be introduced into the suspension loop as the loop is fed along with the constricting tool, which gripping means forms a part of a guiding means for transferring the suspension loop with the sausage secured thereto to a curing or cooking stick.
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