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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2012
Poly-clip System Gmbh & Co. KG, Hattersheim, DE;
Poly-Clip System GmbH & Co. KG, Hattersheim, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a discharge device for discharging sausage-shaped products comprising suspension elements from the discharge end of a clipping machine to a handling device for said sausage-shaped products. The discharge device comprises a first guide for said suspension elements, having a first end and a second end as well as an upper guide surface and two side surfaces and extending from the discharge end of said clipping machine towards the handling device, and second guide arranged at said side surfaces and extending at least approximately between the first and second end of said first guide. The discharge device further comprises transportation units for transporting said suspension elements along said first guide, including transportation elements with engagement elements which engage the second guide and which are guided through said second guide in a transportation direction by said transportation elements.