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

Claim 10:
11. A device for lining up the portions, wherein the device comprises;
a belt conveyor having a plurality of tracks that are generally parallel with one another;
wherein one of the plurality of tracks is selected as a first reference track, conveying speeds of a remainder of the plurality of tracks excluding the first reference track are adapted in such a way that the portions are arranged in straight rows arranged orthogonally to a conveying direction when the portions are arranged in straight rows arranged orthogonally to a conveying direction when the portions reach a lining-up position, and when the lining-up position is reached, conveying speeds of the plurality of tracks including the first reference track are aligned to one another, and none of the plurality of tracks are stopped when the first reference track is selected and when the conveying speeds of remainder of the plurality of tracks excluding the first reference track are adapted.