Apparatus and method for determining at least one parameter of a produced sausage
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1. An apparatus for determining at least one parameter relating to the shape of a sausage, which is transported on a transport device, comprising:
- a measuring device, which comprises at least one distance sensor disposed in such a way that said sensor can detect a distance (c) to a sausage that is being transported, andan evaluation device, which determines at least one parameter relating to the shape of the sausage as a function of the distance (c), wherein the evaluation device determines as said at least one parameter a direction of curvature of the sausage and/or a size of curvature of the sausage, and the evaluation device being designed in such a way that a signal (S4) is generated as a function of the at least one parameter, in order to transport the sausage for corresponding further processing steps.
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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.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus for determining at least one parameter relating to the shape of a sausage, which is transported on a transport device, comprising:
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a measuring device, which comprises at least one distance sensor disposed in such a way that said sensor can detect a distance (c) to a sausage that is being transported, and an evaluation device, which determines at least one parameter relating to the shape of the sausage as a function of the distance (c), wherein the evaluation device determines as said at least one parameter a direction of curvature of the sausage and/or a size of curvature of the sausage, and the evaluation device being designed in such a way that a signal (S4) is generated as a function of the at least one parameter, in order to transport the sausage for corresponding further processing steps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for determining at least one parameter relating to the shape of the sausage, comprising:
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transporting a produced sausage on a transport device; detecting, while transporting the produced sausage, a distance (c) from a defined location to the produced sausage; and determining as a parameter a direction of curvature of the produced sausage and/or a size of curvature of the produced sausage as a function of the detected distance (c), wherein a signal (S4) is generated as a function of the parameter by an evaluation device, in order to transport the sausage for corresponding further processing steps. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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