Patent ID: 8561375
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: A21C

Abstract:
1. A line system for producing and transporting portions of food, the system comprising: a filling machine configured to continuously transport a stream of food; a separating device configured to divide the portions of food from the stream of food; a subsequent processing device configured to request one of the portions of food; a transport device configured to transport the portions of food from the separating device to the subsequent processing device; a sensor unit operable to generate a portion request signal in response to a portion request from the subsequent processing device wherein the sensor unit outputs the portion request signal to the filling machine such that the filling machine controls the continuous transportation of the stream of food according to the portion request signal, thereby synchronizing the line system; and a control unit configured to control the continuous transportation of the food stream according to the portion request signal, and the control unit being operable to generate a separating signal for the separating device in response to the portion request signal, wherein the control unit of the filling machine is configured to calculate a mean value from cycle lengths of the portion request, and wherein the control unit of the filling machine controls the continuous transportation of the food stream based on the calculated mean value and also generates the separating signal based on the calculated mean value.