Patent ID: 6971839
Filing Date: 2005-12-06
Classification: B65B,B65G

Abstract:
1. A machine for portioning products in stacks of pre-set length, comprising a feed conveyor which carries said products to a portioning unit provided with one or more portioning stations, said products being set facing one another in a substantially vertical position and resting with a side edge upon said feed conveyor so as to form one or more continuous rows of products, each of said rows of products being directed to a respective one of said one or more portioning stations, characterized in that each of said portioning stations comprises at least two supporting elements arranged to support opposite ends of an elongated, mobile stack of said products in translation, parallel to the longitudinal axis of said stack, between an initial position of separation of the stack from the respective row and a final position distant from said initial position by a distance greater than or equal to the pre-set length of said stack, said feed conveyor including at least one mobile part for drawing along said products in rows towards said portioning unit, and at least one fixed part, which forms an inclined ramp set between said mobile part and said portioning unit for sliding said products into said portioning unit.