Patent ID: 8181430

Claim:
A method for producing total packs ( 7 ) of a food that comes in slices, said process comprising: putting together a total pack ( 7 ) from two uniform product stacks ( 2 , 4 ) of slices, whereby the first product stack ( 2 ) is transported via a first feed segment ( 1 ) and the second product stack ( 4 ) is transported via a second feed segment ( 3 ), in each case horizontally by means of a transport means at transport speed, whereby the feed segments ( 1 , 3 ) are run over one another in parallel in a collection area ( 10 ) and the upper first feed segment ( 1 ) ends at a sliding edge ( 6 ) that defines a collection point ( 10 ), whereby means for synchronization are adjusted such that a product stack ( 2 ) that arrives via the sliding edge ( 6 ) is neatly placed onto a product stack ( 4 ) that is transported via the lower second feed segment, wherein a sliding sheet ( 12 ) that is inclined downward forms the sliding edge ( 6 ), whereby the inclination is adjusted such that the sliding edge ( 6 ) is arranged just above the surface of the product stack ( 4 ) that is transported to the lower feed segment ( 3 ), and wherein said sliding sheet ( 12 ) can be pivoted, and wherein downward-transporting brushing belts ( 14 ) are located on the sides of the sliding sheet ( 12 ), and the surfaces of said brushing belts are provided with a number of projecting brushing tufts ( 20 ), whereby the brushing belts ( 14 ) clamp a product stack between the brushing tufts and guide them downward.