1. Device for producing any desired portions (6) and formats (5) of products (2), comprising an aligning belt (1) which conveys the products (2) and at a transfer edge (4) transfers them to a portioning belt (3) on which the portions (6) and the formats (5) are produced and with which the products are conveyed onwards as corresponding portions (6) and in the respective format (5), characterised in that the position of the transfer edge (4) can be changed by a drive relative to the portioning belt (3), at least in one direction (7,8) andor the position of the portioning belt (3) can be changed by a drive relative to the transfer edge, at least in one direction (9,10), the position of the transfer edge (4) and the movement of the portioning belt (3) are coordinated with one another such that any desired portions (6) and formats (5) can be produced with the products, it comprises a detection means which transfers first data on the position of the respective product on the aligning belt (1) to a controller which also receives second data from the drives, the exact location of the respective product within the device can be calculated using the data and the controller controls the drives according to the desired portions and formats.
2. Device according to claim 1, characterised in that the position of the transfer edge (4) can be changed in and counter to the conveying direction (11) of the aligning belt (1), in that the portioning belt (3) is movable relative to the transfer edge (4) in one direction (10), and in that the angle between the conveying direction (11) and the direction of movement (10) of the portioning belt is preferably 90\xb0 or 270\xb0.
3. Device according to claim 1, characterised in that the position of the transfer edge (4) in the conveying direction (11) and transversely to the conveying direction (11) of the aligning belt (1) can be changed as desired.
4. Device according to claim 1, characterised in that the portioning belt (3) is constructed so as to be movable, at least in two directions (9,10) which are preferably perpendicular to one another.
5. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the position of the transfer edge (4) can be changed in and counter to the conveying direction (11) of the aligning belt (1), and in that it comprises a means (12) with which the products can be lined up on the aligning belt (1) relative to the central track (13).
6. Device according to claim 1, characterised in that it comprises a plurality of aligning belts (1) andor a plurality of portioning belts (3).
7. Device according to claim 6, characterised in that the conveying direction (11,14) of the aligning belts (1) andor of the portioning belts (3) is the same andor or opposed.
8. Device according to claim 1, characterised in that the transfer edge (4) is displaceably mounted on the aligning belt (1) and displacement preferably takes place via a servomotor.
9. Device according to claim 1, that the end (15) of the portioning belt (3) is displaceably mounted and displacement preferably takes place via a servomotor.
10. Device according to claim 1, characterised in that the aligning belt (1) andor the portioning belt (3) isare driven by a servomotor.
11. Device according to claim 1, characterised in that the desired portion patterns and the formats may be freely programmed and stored.
12. Device according to claim 1, characterised in that the speed of the aligning belt is constant.
13. Device according to claim 1, characterised in that the portioning belt (3) is also a loading belt.
14. System comprising a device according to claim 1 and a packaging machine (16), wherein the portioning belt (3) is also a loading belt which places the portions in packaging cavities which are conveyed along the packaging machine preferably in a clocked manner.
15. System according to claim 14, characterised in that the portioning belt (3) is arranged at a right angle to the packaging machine.
16. System according to claim 14, characterised in that the aligning belt is arranged at a right angle to the portioning belt (3).
17. System according to claim 1, characterised in that the device is coordinated with the clocking of the packaging machine.
18. Method for producing any desired portions (6) and formats (5) or products (2), comprising an aligning belt (1) which conveys the products (2) and transfers them at a transfer edge (4) to a portioning belt (3) on which the portions (6) and the formats (5) are produced and with which the products are conveyed onwards as a corresponding portion (6) and in the respective format (5), characterised in that the position of the transfer edge (4) relative to the portioning belt (3) is changed, in at least one direction and (7,8) andor the position of the portioning belt (3) is moved relative to the transfer edge, at least in one direction (9,10) and the position of the transfer edge (4) and the movement of the portioning belt (3) are coordinated with one another such that any desired portions (6) and formats (5) are produced with the products, and the products are placed in a packaging in a clocked manner by the portioning belt.
19. Method according to claim 18, characterised in that the position of the transfer edge (4) is changed in and counter to the conveying direction (11) of the aligning belt (1), in that the portioning belt (3) is moved relative to the transfer edge (4) in one direction (10), and in that the angle between the conveying direction (11) and the direction of movement (10) of the portioning belt is preferably 90\xb0 or 270\xb0.
20. Method according to claim 18, characterised in that the position of the transfer edge (4) in the conveying direction (11) and transversely to the conveying direction (11) of the aligning belt (1) is changed as desired.
21. Method according to claim 18, characterised in that the portioning belt (3) is moved at least in two directions (9,10) which are preferably perpendicular to one another.
22. Method according to claim 18, characterised in that the position of the transfer edge (4) is changed in the conveying direction (11) of the aligning belt (1), and in that the products on the aligning belt (1) are each positioned in a specific position relative to the central track (13) on the aligning belt (1).
23. Method according to claim 18, characterised in that the transfer edge (4) is displaced relative to the aligning belt (1), preferably by a servomotor.
24. Method according to claim 18, characterised in that the position of the products on the aligning belt (1) is detected, at least in the conveying direction (11), via a single detection means.
25. Method to claim 18, characterised in that it is controlled by a controller in which at least one amount for the clocking of the portion in belt is stored.
26. Method according to claim 25, characterised in that the controller generates a signal for clocking at the drive of the portioning belt when the row of the format is complete.
27. Method according to claim 18, characterised in that the speed of the aligning belt is constant.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An emergency report device, the emergency report device used in combination with an emergency report system having a service center for providing an emergency service upon receiving a registered identification code that identifies a specific emergency report device, the emergency report device comprising:
means for notifying a condition of the emergency report device to a user;
means for receiving the identification code from an external device when the external device is coupled with the emergency report device;
means for storing the identification code received by the receiving means;
a transmitter for transmitting an emergency report; and
a controller for controlling the transmitter in response to a transmission trigger signal,
wherein the transmission trigger signal is provided from a predetermined device,
transmission of the emergency report from the transmitter of the emergency report device in response to the transmission trigger signal is prohibited when the identification code received by the receiving means is not identical with the identification code stored in the storing means,
the notifying means notifies the user of an absence of registration of the identification code in the service center, and
prohibition of transmission of the emergency report from the transmitter is terminated when the registration of the identification code in the service center is confirmed by the controller.
2. The emergency report device as in claim 1,
wherein the controller permits the transmitter to transmit the emergency report upon provision of the emergency report transmission trigger when the identification code received by the receiving means from the external device is identical with the identification code stored in the storing means, and
the notifying means notifies the user of existence of registration of the identification code in the service center.
3. The emergency report device as in claim 1, wherein the external device is a navigation system.
4. A method for transmitting an emergency report from an emergency report device to a service center of an emergency report system, the emergency report device having a display, a receiver, a memory, a transmitter, and a controller, the method comprising;
receiving an identification code that identifies a specific emergency reporting device from an external device by the receiver;
comparing the identification code received by the receiver with the identification code stored in the memory; and
determining whether the identification code received by the receiver is identical with the identification code stored in the memory,
controlling the transmitter for transmitting an emergency report to the service center,
wherein the controller prohibits transmission of the emergency report from the transmitter and displays notification on the display that informs the user of an absence of registration of the identification code in the service center when the received identification code is not identical with the stored identification code in the memory.
5. The method for transmitting an emergency report as in claim 4,
wherein the controller permits transmission of the emergency report from the transmitter and displays notification on the display that informs the user of existence of registration of the identification code in the service center when the received identification code is identical with the stored identification code in the memory.
6. The method for transmitting an emergency report as in claim 4, wherein the step of receiving the identification code includes receiving the identification code from a navigation system.
7. An emergency report device, the emergency report device used in combination with an emergency report system having a service center for providing an emergency service upon receiving a registered identification code that identifies a specific emergency report device ,the emergency report device comprising:
means for notifying a condition of the emergency report device to a user;
means for receiving the identification code from an external device when the external device is coupled with the emergency report device;
means for storing the identification code received by the code receiving means;
a transmitter for transmitting an emergency report; and
a controller for controlling the transmitter in response to a transmission trigger signal; wherein
a transmission trigger signal is provided for the controller from a predetermined outside device, when the identification code received by the receiving means is not identical with the identification code that identifies the individual emergency report device stored in the storing means, until the registration in the service center of the identification code received by the receiving means is confirmed by the controller, the notifying means notifies the user of an absence of registration, in the service center, of the identification code received by the receiving means.
8. The emergency report device as in claim 7, wherein the outside device is a navigation system.