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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Albert Handtmann Maschinenfabrik Gmbh & Co. KG, Biberach, DE;
Inventor:
Thomas Fischer, Gutenzell, DE;
Assignee:
ALBERT HANDTMANN MASCHINENFABRIK GMBH & CO. KG, Biberach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/24 (2006.01); G01B 11/255 (2006.01); A22C 11/00 (2006.01); A22C 11/02 (2006.01); A22C 17/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/24 (2013.01); A22C 11/00 (2013.01); A22C 11/0245 (2013.01); A22C 17/0073 (2013.01); G01B 11/255 (2013.01); G01N 33/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for determining at least one parameter relating to the shape of the sausage, which is transported on a transport device, in particular between two circulating means of transport. A measuring device has at least one distance sensor, which is disposed in such a way that said sensor can detect a distance c to a sausage that is being transported. Furthermore, an evaluation device is provided, which determines at least one parameter relating to the sausage as a function of the distance.