Patent ID: 8397610

Claim:
A device for separating a strand of plastic material, which can be moved along a conveying passage, into longitudinal portions, having at least one notching device for transversely notching the strand and a cutting device for transversely cutting the strand in the notches, wherein the notching device comprises notching tools which are mounted to be transversely movable by means of a tool drive between an initial notching position and a notching position, wherein the cutting device comprises at least one cutting element holder which is transversely movable with respect to the conveying passage by means of a cutting drive in a cutting guide, wherein the notching device is disposed with corresponding notching tools and tool drive on a support module which is mounted to be moveable forwards and backwards along the conveying passage, and wherein the cutting device is disposed with corresponding cutting element holder, cutting guide and cutting drive on the support module.