DEVICE FOR SEPARATING A PLASTIC CLAY COLUMN, COMPRISING A UNIVERSAL NOTCHING DEVICE

摘要

The invention relates to a device for separating a plastic clay column (2) into slugs (2a), said column being displaced along a conveyor passage (3). The device comprises at least one notching device (1) for notching the clay column (2) and a cutting device for cutting the clay column (2) in the notches, said notching device having notching strips (4) on all sides of the conveyor passage (3). In order to improve the notching device (1), all notching strips (4) are received independently of each other and can be displaced from a release position into a notch position and back which is offset from the center axis (3a) of the conveyor passage (3).