Patent ID: 11958696
Assignee: GEA FOOD SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 5:
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein, after the portions reach the lining-up position, additional portions of slices of food following the portions in the conveying direction are transported along the conveying direction by the belt conveyor on the plurality of tracks, wherein one of the tracks is selected as a second reference track,
wherein conveying speeds of the rest of the tracks excluding the second reference track are adapted in such a way that the additional portions are arranged in straight rows arranged orthogonally to the conveying direction when the additional portions reach the lining-up position,
wherein, when the lining-up position is reached, the conveying speeds of the plurality of tracks including the second reference track are aligned to one another.