Patent ID: 8235702
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: B26D,B29B,B29C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. Apparatus comprising: an extruding device having a dispensing opening for extruding a flowable material in an exit direction through said dispensing opening, a forming arrangement arranged for compression-moulding a dose of said flowable material, a transferring arrangement for transferring a dose of said flowable material to said forming arrangement, a cutting arrangement interposed between said extruding device and said transferring arrangement for separating said dose from said flowable material and a driving arrangement for rotating said cutting arrangement, said transferring arrangement being arranged for receiving said dose cut by said cutting arrangement in a removal position and delivering said dose to said forming arrangement in a delivery position, said transferring arrangement being rotatable around a rotation axis that is different from a rotation axis around which said cutting arrangement rotates, said cutting arrangement having a front cutting edge that is oblique with respect to said exit direction so that said cutting arrangement periodically passes between said extruding device and said transferring arrangement with a motion component that is parallel to said exit direction and a further motion component that is perpendicular to said exit direction, wherein said parallel motion component is directed in such a way as to move said cutting edge away from said dispensing opening whilst said dose is being separated from an initial cutting step to a final cutting step.