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US 6,041,684 AGranted
Device for separating curved sausages from a string of sausages
AssigneeStimpfl & Gieseler GmbH
InventorChristof Stimpfl
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Abstract
In an apparatus for the separating of curved sausages (2) from a sausages string (3) by means of a cutting device at a cutting place (31), the sausages string (3) is fed in an arc to the cutting place (31). In this connection, the arc is defined by at least one guide belt (8, 9) which rests at least partially against the sausage (2) or the sausages string (3).
Claims16
An apparatus for separating curved sausages from a sausage string, which comprises:
- at least one outer guide belt at least partly defining a guide channel for aligning a sausage string in an arc to a cutting position having a cutting slot;
- a plurality of pairs of adjustment rollers on said arc guiding the outer belt and defining with the outer belt a plurality of arcuate belt sections so that lengths of each arcuate belt section contact said sausage string;
- means for feeding said sausage string in said arc to said cutting position;
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- means for cutting at least one sausage from said sausage string at said cutting position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.