Treatment device for material strands and method for treating a material strand

A treatment apparatus for a material strand, comprising:

• a separation device for subdividing a material strand;
• a transport system which has at least one front transport unit and one rear transport unit which are arranged along one axis;
• a metering device for discharging the material strand to the transport system;
• at least one drive unit which is provided for moving at least one of the front transport unit and the rear transport unit in relation to the other;
• and
• a control and/or regulation device provided for setting a respective transport speed and/or transport direction of the transport units,
• wherein on each of the transport units the material strand can be applied for transportation along a transport direction,
• wherein the front transport unit, as seen in the transport direction, is arranged upstream of the rear transport unit nearer a discharge point of the material strand,
• wherein the separation device is arranged at a gap between the front transport unit and the rear transport unit,
• wherein the drive unit is provided for guiding an artificial apex line of the front transport unit over an artificial apex line of the rear transport unit to thereby bridge the gap between the front transport unit and the rear transport unit,
• wherein during a movement of the front transport unit relative to the rear transport unit in a transport direction via the drive unit, the front transport unit is lifted, and
• wherein the drive unit and the control and/or regulation device are provided to draw away the front transport unit from under the material strand in a direction opposite to the transport direction after the start of the material strand has been deposited on the rear transport unit.