FEED DEVICE WITH RATCHET WHEELS Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A21C11/00 

FIELD: transportation.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a feed device with suspended elements in the form of loops for supply of sausage-like items from a clipping device to a processing device in the form of an accumulating device. The accumulating device includes a rod-shaped accumulating element in the form of a smoking skewer. The feed device comprises a conveyor device to supply a freshly made sausage-like item from the clipping device in the feed direction, a gripping device to grip the suspended element fixed by one end to the sausage-like item, and also a guide accessory for guiding the suspended element gripped by a gripping accessory to the processing device. The processing device comprises a longitudinal guiding element and support facilities to support the guiding element. Support elements provide for passage of a suspended element sent along the guide element. Support facilities include geared wheels arranged as capable of rotation around a horizontally levelled axis, engaged to the guide element. Besides, ratchets are used, which engage with the geared wheels and make it possible to set a clearance between two serial teeth of geared wheels in the passage for the suspended element.

EFFECT: usage of the invention will make it possible to increase quality of processing of sausages.

9 cl, 2 dwg