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US 7,479,058 B2Granted
Method and device for portioning a string of material
AssigneeAlbert H. Handtmann Maschinenf Abrik GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsManfred Baechtle, Michael Benz
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AssigneeAlbert H. Handtmann Maschinenf Abrik GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsManfred Baechtle, Michael Benz
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A device (3) for portioning a string of material (2) moving in the conveying direction (F), particularly a string of sausage, into individual sections (2a) of a predetermined length, including at least one portioning tool (18, 18a, 18b, 19, 19a, 19b, 119a, 119b), which is movable in a circular path around an axis in a manner that it can be moved transversely with respect to the conveying direction (F) into the string of material (2) and out of the string of material and follows the movement of the conveying direction (F) in a limited manner. The portioning tool is rotatable on a circular path around a first axis (20, 21) and on a second circular path around a second axis (16), wherein the axes (16, 20, 21) are arranged at a distance with respect to one another and the rotary movements around the first and around the second axis (16, and 20, 21, respectively) are formed in a manner controllable independent of one another. A plurality of portioning tools are arranged on a carrier (15), wherein the carrier (15) or the portioning tools are rotable around the axis (16, 20, 21).
A device for portioning a string of material moving in a conveying direction, into individual sections of a predetermined length, comprising at least one portioning tool being rotatable in a circular path around an axis in a manner so that the at least one portioning tool is moved transversely with respect to the conveying direction into the string of material and out of the string of material and that the portioning tool follows the movement in the conveying direction in a limited manner, the portioning tool further being rotatable on a first circular path around a first axis and on a second circular path around a second axis, wherein the first and the second axes are arranged at a distance to one another and the rotary movements around the first and the second axes can be controlled independent of one another, wherein the portioning tool comprises one of a displacement element for displacing the material in the string and a separation element for separating the string into the individual sections.
A device for portioning a string of material moving in a conveying direction into individual sections of a predetermined length, comprising at least one portioning tool rotatable in a circular path around an axis in a manner that the portioning tool can be moved transversely to the conveying direction into the string of material and out of the string of material and that the portioning tool follows the movement in the conveying direction in a limited manner, and wherein a plurality of portioning tools are arranged on a carrier, with one of the carrier or the portioning tools being rotatable around the axis, wherein each of the portioning tools comprises one of a displacement element for displacing the material in the string and a separation element for separating the string into the individual sections.
A method of portioning a string of material moving in a conveying direction into individual sections of a predetermined length, comprising:
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