Cutting module

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A clipping machine for producing sausage-shaped products, comprising:
a filling tube for feeding a tubular casing made from a packing material and 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 in order 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, wherein that the cutting device comprises coupling means for automatically coupling and decoupling the cutting device to and from the fluid source when attaching or removing the cutting device to or from the clipping machine, wherein the clipping machine comprises a mounting plate for a releasable mounting of the cutting device to the clipping machine, wherein the mounting plate comprises at least one male quick connector or at least one female quick connector, and wherein the cutting device comprises at least one female quick connector or at least one male quick connector, respectively, positionally aligned to the at least one quick connector of the mounting plate.