Patent ID: 7479058
Filing Date: 2009-01-20
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
1. A device for portioning a string of material moving in a conveying direction, into individual sections of a predetermined length, comprising at least one portioning tool being rotatable in a circular path around an axis in a manner so that the at least one portioning tool is moved transversely with respect to the conveying direction into the string of material and out of the string of material and that the portioning tool follows the movement in the conveying direction in a limited manner, the portioning tool further being rotatable on a first circular path around a first axis and on a second circular path around a second axis, wherein the first and the second axes are arranged at a distance to one another and the rotary movements around the first and the second axes can be controlled independent of one another, wherein the portioning tool comprises one of a displacement element for displacing the material in the string and a separation element for separating the string into the individual sections.