Patent ID: 8759694
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: G01G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for handling portions ( 15 ) of products ( 14 ), having a product conveyor ( 11 ) which conveys the portions ( 15 ) after one another on at least one main conveying track ( 13 ) along a conveying direction (F); and at least one sensor for recognizing portions ( 15 ) of incorrect weight, wherein a correction track ( 25 ) has a first conveying section ( 27 ) which serves to branch off portions ( 15 ) of incorrect weight from the main conveying track ( 13 ) and to convey them to a weight correction station ( 28 ) and has a second conveying section ( 29 ) which serves to supply weight-corrected portions ( 15 ) back to the main conveying track ( 13 ), with the first conveying section ( 27 ) and the second conveying section ( 29 ) being separated from one another in the region of the weight correction station ( 28 ) by an interruption ( 30 ) of the correction track ( 25 ) which prevents a transfer of portions ( 15 ) of incorrect weight from the first conveying section ( 27 ) to the second conveying section ( 29 ).