Patent ID: 6494668
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A method for stacking unpacked processed cheese slices comprising the steps of:continuously supplying a stack of superimposed processed cheese slices with a transportation device to a first turning station; tilting the stack trough a 90Â° angle in a direction of transportation to form a tilted stack; supplying the tilted stack to a second ring station; arranging at least two of the tilted stacks behind one another in a row to form a multiple stack, tilting the multiple stack through a 90Â° angle in the direction of transportation to form a tilted multiple stack of processed cheese slices; supplying the tilted multiple stack via a transportation device to a batching station to form a plurality of tilted multiple stacks; and combining the plurality of tilted multiple stacks to form a batch at the batching station by: lifting, from the transportation device, the plurality of tilted multiple stacks; and depositing the tilted multiple stacks again onto the transportation device together as the batch.