| POLY-CLIP SYSTEM GMBH & CO. KG Patent applications |
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| 20120094588 | WHEY SUCTION DEVICE - A clipping machine and a method for producing sausage-shaped products formed by a tubular casing material containing a flowable filling material. The clipping machine includes a filling tube for feeding filling material into the tubular casing material stored on the filling tube and being closed at the front end by a closing clip. The clipping machine further includes a closing device including at least two closing tools, being reversably movable relative to one another between an opened position and a closed position for placing and closing at least one closing clip for forming a sausage-shaped product. In addition, a suction device is provided, having at least a suction opening being located in the region of the front end of the filling tube for sucking a fluid segregated from the filling material into the tubular casing material while being filled. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20110276176 | LOADING STATION FOR A STORAGE FRAME - The present invention relates to a loading station for a storage frame. In the loading station, the storage frame serves for temporarily holding and transporting rod-like elements, in particular smoking rods, on which sausage-shaped products, like sausages, are stored, and comprises two side parts, wherein each side part has two supports being substantially parallel to each other and wherein the side parts are connected with each other by at least one cross beam, and horizontally arranged trays for accommodating rod-like elements. The loading station comprises at least one position defining device for defining a predetermined position of the storage frame. Moreover, at least one locking device is provided for releasably locking of the storage frame in its predetermined position. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110275296 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WEIGHING PRODUCTS - A system for producing sausage-shaped products that includes a filling machine for filling a tubular casing with viscous or granular stuff, a clipping machine for dividing the filled tubular casing into sausage-shaped products and closing the sausage-shaped products by closing means; and a transportation device for discharging the sausage-shaped products out of the clipping machine and transporting the sausage-shaped products along a transport path for storing them on rod-like elements, being positioned in an automatic hanging line for accommodating the rod-like elements; wherein the transport path extends from the clipping machine to the distal end of said smoking rod. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110274529 | ROBOTIC DEVICE FOR INSERTING OR REMOVING ROD-LIKE ELEMENTS - The invention relates to a handling system for transporting, removing or inserting rod-like elements. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for transporting, removing or inserting rod-like elements. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110272425 | SEPARATION DEVICE - The present invention concerns a separation device for separating a rod-like element from a plurality of rod-like elements stored in a storage. The separation device may include a storage space having an approximately V-shaped cross section, for storing a plurality of at least approximately horizontally aligned rod-like elements, wherein the storage space includes at least a front wall element, a rear wall elements, and two side wall elements, having a bottom section and a top section. Moreover, a first discharge unit may be included for discharging a single rod-like element out of the plurality of rod-like elements stored in the storage space. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110247300 | CLOSURE CLIP AND DIE FOR CLOSING SAID CLIP - The invention relates to a closure clip for closing tubular or bag-shaped packing casing for packing loosely goods or foodstuff. The closure clip includes two arms extending at least substantially in a plane and at least substantially parallel to each other, having first and second ends and inner and outer surfaces. The closure clip further includes a bottom portion arranged in the plane defined by the arms, having an inner and an outer surface and connecting the arms by their first ends, thereby forming a substantially U-shaped closure clip. The closure clip further includes at least one arbor having a first end and a second end that extends from the inner surface of the bottom portion, to which the arbor is coupled by its first end between the arms and parallel thereto. The closure clip further comprises a die for closing the closure clip. The closure clip further comprises two guide channels for guiding the second ends of the closure clip, which are separated from each other by a land. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110237170 | CUTTING MODULE - The invention relates to a clipping machine for producing sausage-shaped products comprising: a filling tube for feeding a tubular casing provided on the filling tube with filling material, a displacer unit having at least two pairs of displacer elements for gathering the filled tubular casing and for providing a plait-like portion, which is at least approximately free of filling material, a clipping device for applying two closure means to the plait-like portion, a first clip to close the tubular casing of the actually filled sausage-shaped product, and a second clip in order to close the front end of the tubular casing of the sausage-shaped product provided on the filling tube, and a cutting device having at least one blade for cutting the packing material between the first and second closure means wherein the cutting device comprises a fluid drive for driving the blade and being coupled to a fluid source. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110230128 | MANUALLY OPERABLE CLIPPING-MACHINE - The present invention concerns a manually operable clipping machine for producing sausage-shaped products. The machine comprises a first displacer unit with a first pair of upper and lower displacer elements, at least the upper displacer element is reversibly movable in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal extending plait-axis between an opened and a closed position. The machine also comprises a second displacer unit with a second pair of upper and lower displacer elements, at least the upper displacer element is reversibly movable in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal extending plait-axis between an opened and a closed position. The second displacer unit is reversibly movable parallel to the longitudinal extending plait-axis between a narrow position where the second displacer unit is adjacent to the first displacer unit, and a spread position in which the second displacer unit is moved away from the first displacer unit. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110217913 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALLOWING A QUALITY CHECK OF SAUSAGE-SHAPED PRODUCTS - The invention relates to a system for allowing a quality check of sausage shaped products. The system includes a filling tube for feeding filling material into a tubular packing casing. The system further includes a clipping machine having a displacer unit with at least two pairs of displacer elements for gathering the filled tubular packing casing and for providing a plait-like portion. The system further includes a clipping unit for applying two closure means to the plait-like portion of the tubular packing casing, and a feeding unit for feeding flexible suspension elements to the clipping unit. The system further comprises a discharge device for by-passing the transportation unit by at least one of the sausage-shaped products and for discharging the by-passed sausage-shaped product out of the clipping machine. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110196649 | METHOD FOR MEASURING A STORAGE FRAME - The present invention relates to method for measuring a storage frame having at least one tray defining an at least one approximately horizontal storing plane and being used for storing rod-like elements, the rod-like elements serving for storing products, each having a sausage-shaped body and a loop for a pendulously storage of the products on a rod-like element. The method comprising the steps of moving the storage frame into the operating range of a measuring apparatus, scanning the storage frame by the measuring apparatus for detecting and recording data regarding geometrical dimensions of the storage frame including at least the height of the tray. The method further comprises the steps of referring the height of the tray to a reference height, creating a dataset including at least said height, storing the dataset in a data memory device, and creating a link between the dataset and the respective storage frame. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110171003 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A ROBOTIC DEVICE COOPERATING WITH DIFFERENT STORAGE FRAMES - The present invention relates to a method for controlling a robotic device for inserting or removing rod-like elements into or from a storage frame, the rod-like elements, like smoking bars, serving for storing products, e.g. sausages, each having a sausage-shaped body and a loop for a pendulously storage of the products. The method comprises the steps of providing at least a first storage frame for temporarily storing rod-like elements, moving the storage frame into the operating range of the robotic device, picking up by the robotic device a rod-like element on which at least one sausage-like product is hung up, and inserting or removing the rod-like element into or from the storage frame by the robotic device. Moreover, the method comprises the steps of providing at least a first dataset including at least an information as to at least one geometric characteristic of the first storage frame, being used for controlling the robotic device, and by providing the first storage frame with a first identification mark for individually identifying the first storage frame and for providing a link between the first storage frame and the first dataset. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110143902 | AUTOMATIC DISPLACER CLEARANCE ADJUSTMENT - An apparatus and method producing a plait-like portion on a tubular packaging casing, which accommodates a filling material includes a plait-like portion at least approximately free of filling material, extending along a longitudinal plait-axis. The apparatus comprises a first displacer unit with a first pair of displacer elements reversibly movable between an opened and a closed position perpendicular to the longitudinal plait-axis. A displacer clearance is created between the first pair of displacer elements, which surrounds the longitudinal plait-axis, in which the tubular packaging casing is being gathered, when the first pair of displacer elements is in the closed position. The apparatus comprises a second displacer unit with a second pair of displacer elements also being reversibly movable between an opened and a closed position perpendicular to the longitudinal plait-axis. A displacer clearance is created between the second pair of displacer elements, similar to first pair of displacer elements. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110082584 | ROBOTIC DEVICE FOR INSERTING OR REMOVING ROD-LIKE ELEMENTS - The present invention relates to a method and a system for controlling a robotic device for inserting or removing rod-like elements into or from a storage frame, the rod-like elements, like smoking bars, serving for storing products, like sausages, each having a sausage-shaped body and a loop for a pendulously storage of the products. The method comprises the steps of moving the storage frame into the operating range of the robotic device, picking up a rod-like element on which a number of sausage like products are hung up by the robotic device, and inserting or removing the rod-like element into or from the storage frame by the robotic device. Moreover, there is provided a storage frame with at least a machine readable label from which information regarding the storage device are read out from the machine readable label, which is attached to the storage device, at least before the storage frame is moved into the operating range of the robotic device. Said information are sent to the control unit of the robotic device for controlling the movement of the robotic device while inserting or removing rod-like elements into or from the storage frame. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110081462 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WEIGHING PRODUCTS - The invention relates to a system for producing and handling sausage-like product S and a method for controlling for controlling said system with the steps of filling a tubular casing with viscous or granular stuff, dividing the filled tubular casing into sausage-like products S and closing the sausage-like S products by closure clips in a clipping machine, feeding the sausage-like product S out of the clipping machine and storing the sausage-like product S on a rod-like element R in a hanging line | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110081224 | HANDLING SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING, REMOVING OR INSERTING ROD-LIKE ELEMENTS - The invention relates to a handling system for transporting, removing or inserting rod-like elements from or into a storage frame ( | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110079153 | SYSTEM FOR STORING PRODUCTS - A System for storing products, in particular sausages, each having a sausage-shaped body and a loop ( | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110045755 | FEEDING MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURE OF SAUSAGE-SHAPED PRODUCTS - The invention described herein relates to a feeding machine for a production line for the manufacturing of sausage-shaped products receives a flowable filling material in a tubular wrapper material. The feeding machine includes storage rods for suspending the sausage-shaped products which have a flexible suspension element on one of their ends, which can be guided via a storage rod and which can assume a closed and an open embodiment, a device for mounting one end of a storage rod that is free at the other end and a device for feeding the sausage-shaped products, suspended from their suspension elements, one after the other to the storage rod and, under guidance of the suspension elements, depositing the suspension elements over the free end of the storage rod at spaced positions along the storage rod. The device for feeding the sausage-shaped products has an endless conveyor with a strand running parallel to the storage rod, the endless conveyor having conveyor elements spaced at intervals to receive the suspension elements of sausage-shaped products one after the other, the conveyor elements being movable from a position holding the sausage-shaped products by their suspension elements into a position depositing the suspension elements onto the storage rod, at least one control element at spaced intervals along the storage rod producing the movement of the conveyor elements into their depositing position; and the conveyor elements having hooks that are pivotable around horizontal axes from their position holding the suspension elements into their position depositing the suspension elements, and the at least one control element is a moving trigger element along the strand of the endless conveyor against its forward direction, which triggers the movement of the hooks from their holding into their depositing position. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110045754 | CLIP MACHINE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SAUSAGE-SHAPED PRODUCTS - The invention relates to a clip machine for a production line for the manufacturing of sausage-shaped products receives a flowable filling material in a tubular wrapper material. The clip machine includes at least two sealing tools, movable relative to one another between a opening position and a closing position for the placing and closing of clips on a sausage-shaped product, at least one clip storage device from which clips can be fed to a sealing tool, a storage device for storing a supply of wrapper material, a separation device for separating an individual sausage product from the supply of wrapper material, a filling pipe for the feeding of filling material, a delivery device for delivering sausage-shaped products from the clip machine along a transport path for the sausage-shaped products and a feeding device for flexible suspension elements from which suspension elements can be fed. The delivery path for the sausage-shaped products includes a first transport path for the sausage-shaped products and, parallel to the first transport path for the sausage-shaped products, a transport path separate from the first transport path for the sausage-shaped products, for the suspension elements connected to a sausage-shaped product. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20100240288 | Supply device for hanging elements - A feeding device for suspension elements, for feeding flexible suspension elements into a packaging machine, in particular into a clipping machine, wherein the suspension elements are detachably disposed in the form of loops by an adhesive on a carrier strip transversely to the feeding direction and may be conveyed of said carrier strip to a delivery point at which a suspension element may be removed from the carrier strip. In the region of the delivery point for the suspension elements, a holding-down device is provided above the carrier strip. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100124874 | DISPLACEMENT ELEMENTS FOR A CLIP MACHINE - A displacer assembly for a clip machine, in particular a sausage clip machine, including at least a first pair of displacer shears and a second pair of displacer shears arranged parallel thereto. The displacer shears are arranged pivotably about a common axis and are reversibly movable towards each other for constriction of the filled packaging casing for forming a filling material-free plaited portion. In that respect the first pair of displacer shears comprises two displacer shears which are at least approximately identical in minor image relationship and the second pair of displacer shears has a second displacer shear which is at least approximately identical to the displacer shears of the first pair of displacer shears, as well as a first, shorter displacer shear. The first displacer shear of the first pair of displacer shears has a reinforcement which at least approximately reproduces the contour of the part, which is cut off for shortening purposes, of the first displacer shear of the second pair of displacer shears. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100112922 | PACKAGING EQUIPMENT AND PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING OF THE PACKAGING EQUIPMENT - A packaging device including a filling unit for transporting a filling material, a filling tube connected to said filling unit, for introducing the filling material supplied by the filling unit into a tubular casing and for ejecting the filling material located in the casing, a clipping unit disposed in the direction of transport of the filling unit, for constricting the casing at a predetermined position and for closing the casing with at least one closure element, a sensor unit disposed between the filling unit and the filling tube, for detecting impurities in the filling material and for emitting a detection signal to a control unit, wherein the control unit has a control connection to the clipping unit. The invention also relates to a method for controlling a packaging device. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100107565 | Clip Pressure Monitoring using Piezometer - A clip machine for dividing up and closing tubular packagings filled with filling material by closure clips, including at least a first and a second closure tool unit which for setting and closing at least one closure clip (clip) are reversibly movable relative to each other between an open position and a closure position. There is provided at least one piezoelectric sensor which is connected to one of the closure tool units and which is adapted to measure a closure force applied upon closure of a closure clip and to output a measurement value representing the closure force. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100077570 | BIOCLIP - A closure clip for closing tube-type or pouch-type packaging material, comprising two substantial identical limbs which span a clip plane and are connected by a connecting section, wherein the closure clip consists of a plastic and can be closed in a cold forming process. And, material for such closure clips, and to a method for producing them. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100046865 | BEARING MOUNT FOR A WORM GUIDE BAR - A device for transferring sausage-shaped products, carried out of a clipping machine and provided with loop-shaped suspension elements, to a product receiving element, said device containing: a guide bar along which the suspension elements can be guided in the direction of transport by means of conveyor elements, and a front and a rear bearing assembly for the guide bar, the bearing assemblies having a right-hand and a left-hand bearing unit that are each disposed in pairs laterally from the guide bar. It is further provided that the front and rear bearing assemblies form drivable positive guidance mechanisms for the suspension elements. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20090053985 | MAGAZINE FOR STORAGE RODS FOR RECEIVING SAUSAGE-SHAPED PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING THE STORAGE RODS FOR LOADING WITH SAUSAGE-SHAPED PRODUCTS - A magazine for storage rods for receiving sausage-shaped products, comprising one or a plurality of vertically extending shafts | 02-26-2009 |
| 20080274681 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLED CLOSURE OF AT LEAST ONE CLIP AROUND A FILLING MATERIAL-FREE PLAIT PORTION OF A TUBULAR CASING AT A FILLING MATERIAL PORTION ENCLOSED BY THE CASING - A method of and an apparatus for controlled closure of at least one clip around a filling material-free plait portion of a tubular casing at a filling material portion enclosed by the casing, where the at least one clip is closed with at least one closure device and where the filling material portion is successively filled with a moved product flow of the filling material and in that operation the casing is withdrawn from a casing supply device, and where moreover the withdrawal movement of the casing is sensed with a sensing device and a control signal is formed therefrom for the joint movement of the at least one closure device with the product flow. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080274680 | SAUSAGE CASING BRAKE WITH ADJUSTABLE BRAKING FORCE - A retention device for a tubular casing material for receiving a viscous or granular filling material in a packaging machine, in particular a clipping machine that has a filling tube for filling the tubular casing material with the filling material, where the retention device includes: a first brake ring, which can be mounted coaxially on the filling tube, the inner diameter of said first brake ring being larger than the outer diameter of the filling tube and on the inner circumference of which a first brake means is provided, along which the casing material can be guided in the filling direction of the filling material against a friction force acting upon the casing material. A second brake ring is also provided which can be stationarily disposed on the filling tube and which has a counter-brake means on its outer circumference, where the casing material can be guided between the first brake means of the first brake ring and the counter-brake means of the second brake ring and where the first brake ring is reversibly displaceable in the filling direction for setting a predetermined friction force for the casing material at the first brake means of the first brake ring and at the counter-brake means of the second brake ring. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080274313 | TEAR STRIP AND A METHOD FOR PROVIDING SAME - A sausage-shaped product, in particular a sausage product, made of a protective casing and a viscous or granular filling material, in particular sausage meat, which is accommodated inside the protective casing. The protective casing being formed from a flat web material which is shaped into a tube closed at both ends and has longitudinal edges contacting or overlapping one another. It is further provided that at least one tear strip is affixed to the protective casing in the region of the contacting or overlapping longitudinal edges. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080272225 | CLIP STORAGE DRUM PROVIDED WITH A TRANSPONDER - A drum for storing and dispensing a coiled material wound on the drum, in particular a line of clips, the drum comprising a drum body which has a hub and side walls respectively disposed at the axial end faces of the hub, the side walls extending beyond the outer circumferential surface of the hub in the radial direction, wherein the storage space defined by the inner facing surfaces of the side walls and the hub and extending circumferentially around the hub is used to accommodate the coiled material. The drum body has at least one dielectric region for accommodating at least one transponder on an area of the hub facing away from the storage space for the coiled material. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080272182 | PERFORATION METHOD FOR PROTECTIVE CASINGS, APPARATUS AND FILM MATERIAL FOR SAME - A method of providing a simplification for the removal of a protective casing enclosing a pasty, granular, liquid or solid filling material for forming a product in sausage or bag form, in particular in relation to sausage products, for exposing the filling material. It is further provided that at least one perforation line is introduced into the protective casing, at which line the protective casing can be torn open to pull it off. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080264515 | FILLING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FILLING WITH VISCOUS FILLING MATERIAL - A filling device and associated method for filling viscous filling material, in particular sealants, into a tubular casing material. The filling device comprises: a shutoff valve, a filling tube disposed downstream from the shutoff valve in the direction of flow of the filling material, a clip placement and clip closing device disposed downstream from the filling tube in the direction of flow of the filling material and a supply of tubular casing material disposed at least partially on the filling tube. At least one sensor is also provided for directly or indirectly measuring the length of casing material drawn from the supply of casing material, the output signal of the sensor being able to control at least the closing of the shutoff valve through which the pressurized filling material can be fed to the filling tube. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080245034 | INVISIBLE PRINTED MARKING - An apparatus for the production of film tube, which can be filled with liquid, viscous or granular filling material, from a film strip. The apparatus comprises: a filling pipe connectable to a filling machine for the filling material, a shaping device surrounding the filling pipe for shaping the film strip into a film tube, a sealing device arranged downstream of the shaping device in the filling ejection direction for sealing longitudinal edges of the film strip, which are adjacent after the shaping operation, to form a film tube, an advance drive for the film tube, a writing device arranged upstream of the shaping device in the filling ejection direction for applying printed markings to the film strip, a first reading device arranged downstream of the shaping device in the filling ejection direction and a second reading device) arranged upstream of the shaping device in the filling ejection direction for reading printed markings applied to the film strip. The writing device is capable of applying to the film strip at least one printed marking whose electromagnetic spectrum is outside visible light and the first and the second reading devices are capable of detecting said printed markings. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080227377 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR THE CONTROLLED CLOSURE OF AT LEAST ONE CLIP AROUND A FILLING MATERIAL-FREE PLAIT PORTION BETWEEN TWO FILLING MATERIAL PORTIONS ENCLOSED WITH A CASING - A method of and an apparatus for controlled closure of at least one clip around a filling material-free plait portion of a casing between two filling material portions enclosed with the casing, comprising two closure tools that are to be controlledly moved and, in the closure operation, are to be arranged at both sides of the plait portion, where the two closure tools have a common guide device with which the closure tools are guided movably transversely with respect to the longitudinal extent of the plait portion, where to arrange the closure tools at the two sides of the plait portion one of the two closure tools is moved past the plait portion and is moved into a position of being aligned with the other closure tool for the closure operation. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080227376 | CLOSURE CLIP WITH ROUND BOTTOM - A closure clip for products in bag or sausage form, the packaging cover material of which is formed from at least one packaging film, wherein the closure clip has a clip bottom and two straight clip legs which adjoin the clip bottom in the same direction and which diverge away from each other away from the clip bottom and the central longitudinal axes of which and the central longitudinal axis of the clip bottom lie in a common plane. It is further provided that the clip bottom has a rounding in the form of part of a circular arc. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080223694 | ADJUSTABLE CLIP ADVANCE - The invention concerns a clip conveyor apparatus for conveying a clip line ( | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080220704 | AUTOMATIC SPREADING ADJUSTMENT - An apparatus for producing a plaited portion on a packaging casing material which accommodates a filling material, in particular sausage meat, wherein the plaited portion is at least approximately filling material-free at least during the formation thereof, including: a first displacer unit and a second displacer unit which is displaceable reversibly in a linear movement with respect to the first displacer unit, and a drive unit for at least the drive for the linear movement of the second displacer unit, wherein provided between the drive unit and the second displacer unit is at least one drive force transmission unit which transmits the drive force produced by the drive unit to the second displacer unit and which is pivotable reversibly about a pivot point, the position of which is adjustable. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080216448 | CLOSING TOOL ASSEMBLY - A closing tool assembly for a clip machine, in particular for a sausage clipping machine, containing: at least one first and at least one second tool holder, which can be moved to positions opposite each other and reversibly towards each other, and each of which supports at least one first and at least one second closing tool, wherein the first and second closing tool are each replaceably held on the first and the second tool holder by means of a fixing device. A linear guide contour is further provided on at least one of the two tool holders, and a linear guide counter-contour complementary thereto is further provided on the associated closing tool. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080207104 | PORTION PACK WITH A SUSPENSION LOOP AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ATTACHING IT - A suspension loop for a portion pack, consisting of a tubular sleeve, sealed on its ends by clips, in particular sausages, is attached to the end of a tubular sleeve drawn together to form a string of sausages by a twist knot formed from the suspension loop. The suspension loop, kept ready, clamped in rectangular shape, is pulled through the loop around the string with the aid of a swivelable looping finger. The device suitable for this additionally has a holding fork and a movable clamping fork, both of which are two-pronged. The device can be swiveled into the sealing device when the tubular sleeve is sealed with clips. | 08-28-2008 |
