Hochgeschwindigkeitsschneidmaschine

Nahrungsmittelartikel-Schneidmaschine (100) umfassend:a) eine Schneidstation (124), die eine Messerklinge (125) und einen Messerklingenantrieb umfasst, der die Klinge (125) entlang eines Schneidwegs in einer Schneidebene antreibt;b) eine Nahrungsmittelartikel-Ladevorrichtung (108);c) eine Nahrungsmittelartikel-Zuführvorrichtung (120), die über der Nahrungsmittelartikel-Ladevorrichtung (108) angeordnet ist, um einen Nahrungsmittelartikel (110) entlang einem Nahrungsmittelartikel-Zuführweg zu bewegen,d) einem stromaufwärts der Schneidstation (124) angeordneten Nahrungsmittelartikel-Anschlag-Tor (2020), das einen Abschnitt des Nahrungsmittelartikel-Zuführweg bildet,e) wobei die Nahrungsmittelartikel-Ladevorrichtung (108) eine Hubablagenanordnung (220) enthält, die zwischen einer Bereitstellungsposition und einer angehobenen Position beweglich ist, wobei die angehobene Position eine Position ist, in der die innerhalb der Hubablagenanordnung (220) angeordneten Nahrungsmittelartikel in dem Nahrungsmittelartikel-Zuführweg ...

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BESTIMMUNG DER LOKALEN MITTLEREN DICHTE EINES MATERIALSTRANGES

The process proposed makes it possible to determine the mean local density of a fed strip of material (5) containing irregularly distributed inhomogeneities, the density being measured through the whole cross-section of the strip (5). The process calls for the strip of material (5) to be advanced in pre-determined steps and the capacitance of the strip (5) to be measured, through the whole cross-section of the strip, in at least two directions at right angles to the direction of advance (F) for a pre-determined section of the strip (5). From the change in capacitance at each step forwards, the capacitance is determined for the material entering or leaving the section.

Schneidmaschine

GERÄT ZUR AUTOMATISCHEN ABTASTUNG EINES PRODUKTES

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM SCHNEIDEN VON LEBENSMITTELSTRAENGEN.

Various meat strips or rolls are cut into slices of equal weight by a machine equipped with a press (14). The meat (36) is placed in the press, where it is compressed axially against a stop. The axial compression forces the meat to conform to the cross-section of the press housing. The meat is then forced from the press at a stepwise motion and cut into slices (20) of identical thickness between each step. Each slice has the same area and thickness, and thus all slices have the same weight.

Improvements relating to measuring and segregating apparatus

... 945,260. Slicing machines. CASHIN Inc. Sept. 12, 1960 [Sept. 10, 1959], No. 31372/60. Heading A4C. When a predetermined weight of food slices has been deposited on a weighing conveyer belt 31 electrical mechanism inside a cabinet 30 stops the food pusher 15 which after a timepause restarts the feed, the control including a device which on rotation of the eccentric disc blade 16 electro-magnetically (352) induces signals which ensure that the pusher restarts only when the blade is in position ready to cut the next slice. The pusher 15 is actuated by a piston inside a hydraulic cylinder 24 supplied with fluid by control valves. A power supplier and oscillator circuit 394 energizes the primaries of differential transformers 432, 434. The slice weight displaces the core of transformer 432 which signal is stepped up by transformer 450 and then amplified by a twostage amplifier tube circuit 460 which energizes a relay 392 so that the solenoid stop valve is actuated to stop the feed. Energization ...

Weight adjusting apparatus

Apparatus for reducing the mean weight of articles of a soft material, for example cheese, in a flow (1), including a first weighing device (2) for weighing the articles; a flow splitter for splitting the flow (1) into a first flow (3) of articles with individual weights less than an acceptable minimum, a second flow (5) each with a weight greater than the acceptable minimum but less than a predetermined amount in excess, and a third flow (4) each with a weight above the acceptable minimum plus the predetermined amount in excess; a cutter (6) for removing the predetermined amount of material from each of the articles in the third flow (4); a second weighing device (8) for weighing individual articles in the second flow (5) and those in the flow (7) leaving the cutter (6); and a controller for controlling the splitting of the original flow leaving the first weighing device (2) into the respective first, second and third flows.

Apparatus and method for portioning and automatically off-loading portioned workpieces

Food Processing apparatus and operation thereof

Food processing apparatus is provided for use in the division of a food product such as cheese or meat in separate portions prior to packing of the portions into individual packs for sale. The apparatus comprises a machine for dividing the food products into portions, a control arrangement (22) for controlling the operation of the apparatus, and a sensing arrangement (28) for sensing at least one property of part of a food product (12) to be processed by the apparatus. The sensing arrangement outputs a signal to the control arrangement related to the sensed property of the food product. The control arrangement is operable to adjust an operating parameter of the apparatus with reference to said signal. In this way, the apparatus operates to improve control of its interaction with the food product, having regard to properties of a particular log of food product.

Improvements in and relating to slicing machines

... 240,866. Berkel, C. F. M. van. Oct. 6, 1924, [Convention date]. Apparatus fitted to slicing-machines.- In a slicing - machine, the usual slice-receiving table is replaced by an automatic weighing - device, which may be graduated to indicate the weight and/or value or price. Two dials may be provided, one for the sales. man and one for the buyer. As shown in plan in the Figure, the slices are delivered from the rotary knife 1, by a guide plate, on to the weighing platform 9 beneath which the weighing-mechanism is positioned. A rotary dial is provided in a casing 11, which projects from the side of the machine, and two apertures 13, 14, which are out of alignment to correspond with different scales, are provided, each aperture containing an index. One aperture is for the use of the salesman and the other for the use of the buyer. The arm 12 regulates a known damping-device. The weighing mechanism may be of the form described in Specification 240,867.

Improvements relating to slicing machines

... 302,970. Berkel, C. F. M. van. Sept. 23, 1927. Apparatus fitted to slicing -machines.-Acombined slicing-machine and weighing or gauging apparatus comprises a self-contained and unitary structure and is characterized by a common base member upon the top of which the substance carrier and slicing knife of the machine are mounted, and at the underside of which the weighing or gauging apparatus is mounted, the platform of the weighing or gauging apparatus being supported by means passing through the base member in such a position that the slices, as they are cut, fall directly on to the platform in order to be weighed or gauged. The base plate may be built into a counter, ice box or similar structure. Compound-lever apparatus. -As shown, the weighing platform 20 is loaded with slices by a deflector 18, and is carried on four rods 21 passing through holes 22 in the base 1. The rods 21 are mounted on transverse members 40, braced by rods 41, and the members 40 are carried by knife edges 45, 46 ...

EQUIPMENT FOR THE AUTOMATIC SCANNING OF A PRODUCT

CUTTING OPEN CUTTER

Slicing machine

A slicing machine 1, having a delivery device 6 and a control 9, in particular for the delivery device 6 and for a drive 11 of a carriage 3 for the cut commodity, comprises a memory 10, which is connected to the control 9 and to a display device 14. The memory 10 has a connection 10' for the input of types of cut commodity, number of slices, cut thickness, delivery pattern and starting time of the cutting operation. This input may be effected manually or via a computer 15, which is connected to scales or cash registers 16, 17. Depending on the time of day, the types of cut commodity to be sliced for temporary provisions are called on the display device 14 and, after placing the same in position and starting the slicing machine 2, are sliced fully automatically in the correct quantity and with the automatically imparted cutting data. ...

CUTTING OPEN CUTTER FOR FOOD SUCH AS SAUSAGE, CHEESE OD. SUCH.

PROCEDURE AND DEVICE FOR CUTTING STRANGFÖRMIGEN FOOD

DEVICE FOR CUTTING FOOD

PROCEDURE AND DEVICE FOR PORTION CUTS OF FOOD OR SUCH A THING

AUFSCHNITTMASCHINE

Apparatus for cutting of subbands

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung (10) zum Schnitt von Teilbändern mit definierter vorgebbarer Masse, vorzugsweise aus einem Teigband, umfassend zumindest eine Schneideinheit (1) die ein Messer (3) aufweist, wobei die Schneideinheit (1) derart an einem Halteelement (2) der Vorrichtung (10) verstellbar befestigt ist, dass die Messer (3) ein an der Vorrichtung (10) vorbei befördertes, entlang seiner Längsrichtung bewegtes Teigband in zumindest zwei Teilstücke vorwiegend parallel zur Bewegungsrichtung des Teigbandes trennen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Schneideinheit (2) einen Verstellmechanismus (4) umfasst, wobei der Verstellmechanismus (4) derart ausgebildet ist, dass die Position des Messers (3) zur Position der Schneideinheit (1), insbesondere über die Breite des Teigbandes, automatisiert gesteuert verstellbar ist.

PROCEDURE FOR CUTTING OPEN FOOD

CUTTING OPEN CUTTER

CUTTING OPEN CUTTER

VERPACKUNGSMASCHINE FÜR LEBENSMITTEL

Schneidemaschine

The cutting machine has a circular knife, a cutting material carriage (2) movable against the circular knife and a stop plate (3) sliding parallel to the determined cutting thickness. A sensor unit has an infrared-reflective sensor pair (13,14) on the stop plate close to the edge or on a frame or support over a supporting surface of cutting materials (5,5') on the cutting material carriage. A maximum value for the height of a height profile is determined by a controller.

Schneidemaschine

Eine Schneidemaschine für Wurst oder dergleichen mit einem Kreismesser (4), einem gegen dieses verfahrbaren Schnittgutwagen (2) und einer die Schnittstärke bestimmenden Anschlagplatte (3) verfügt über eine Ablegevorrichtung, die in Abhängigkeit von der Länge bzw. dem Durchmesser eines Schnittgutes (5, 5') sowie auch von der Höhe desselben gesteuert wird. Dadurch kann ein Ablegefeld bis an die Randlinien flächendeckend mit Aufschnitt belegt werden. Zur Höhenabtastung sind Reflexsensoren (13, 14), z.B. IR-Reflexionssensoren, paarweise oben an der Anschlagplatte (3) oder auf einem Träger auf dem Schnittgutwagen (2) vorgesehen. Die Länge des Schnittgutes (5, 5') wird als Vorschubweg ab dem Eintauchen des Schnittgutes (5, 5') in eine Lichtschranke (12) bestimmt, wobei an Stelle der Lichtschranke (12) auch der Sensor (13; 14) zur Höhenabtastung vorgesehen sein kann. Über ein vom Höhensensor (13; 14) während des Vorschubs des Schnittgutwagens (2) gescanntes Schnittgutprofil und die Schnittstärke ...

Transfer device for films from a foil dispenser to a foil welding equipment

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Übergabevorrichtung (1) für Folien von einem Folienspender (2) an eine Folienschweißeinrichtung (3) mit randseitig zu einem Folienablegebereich (4) umklappbaren Schweißleisten (5) zur Herstellung von Verpackungen für Aufschnitte mit einer Aufschnittschneidemaschine, mit einem Schwenkarm (6) und einem am freien Ende desselben angelenkten Saugaufsatz (7) für das Ergreifen der Folienzuschnitte vom Folienspender (2) mittels Saugnäpfen (8) und für das Abwerfen der Folienzuschnitte nach Umschwenken über den Ablegebereich (4) der Schweißeinrichtung (3). Der Schwenkarm (6) ist über die Abwurfstellung hinaus in eine Andrückstellung für das Niederhalten der Folien bis zum Umklappen der Schweißleisten (5) schwenkbar. Der Saugaufsatz (7) ist bei der Anpressbewegung zwischen Abwurfstellung und Andrückstellung drehfest gegenüber dem Schwenkarm (6) gehalten.

PROCEDURE AND DEVICE FOR CUTTING FOOD WATERING GENE.

DEVICE FOR THE PORTIONIEREN FROM ON PACKING BOWLS TO PACKING FOOD, IN PARTICULAR OF MINCED MEAT

CUTTING OPEN DEVICE

Apparatus and method for displaying numeric values corresponding to the volume of segments of an irregularly shaped item

Determining the position and angular orientation of food products

A portioning system (10) includes a scanner (16) for scanning a passing poultry breast (14). A cutting device (18), a slicing device (20) and/or other equipment may be used to portion, trim, or otherwise process the poultry breast under the control of a 5 computer (22). The computer also utilizes the information from the scanner to determine position and the angular orientation of the poultry breast relative to a reference line by determining directional lines corresponding to physical attributes of the poultry breast. One directional line is related to the principal axis of the poultry breast, determined from the axis of least inertia of the poultry breast. Other directional lines may correspond to 10 the locations of notches, projections, linear depressions, or other physical anatomical features of the poultry breast. 32 12 18 20 34 NETWORK CONVEYOR CUTTING SLICER SENSORS 10 COMPUTER -- 22 --------- F-- -- - I CPU I I MEMORY I 24 - +26 USER OUTPUT INTERFACE 28 DE VICE 36,38 4a 14b 14c ...

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CUTTING FOOD PRODUCTS

Method and device for weight precise cutting of a food strand

Calibrated cutting device

APPARATUS FOR GRADING MEAT OR FISH

SCANNER FOR SIZING APPARATUS

APPARATUS FOR CUTTING MEAT OR FISH

COMPLIANT HOLD-DOWN CONVEYOR FOR SLICER

The powered endless belt (14) of a lower conveyor (12) transports workpieces (16) past a scanning station (18) and then past a slicing station (20), whereat the workpieces are sliced into desired thickness by a powered blade (23). An upper hold-down conveyor (24) includes a powered belt (26) that assists in holding the workpieces stationary and stable as workpieces travel past the slicing station (20). In this regard, the belt is of a compliant construction and is operated at a low enough tension to enable it to substantially conform to the contour of the upper surface of the workpiece, thereby to apply a substantially uniform load about the entire upper surface area of the workpiece.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING CHEESE CUTS

Dynamic Weight Control System

MEAT SLICING MACHINE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF

... 2133953 9322114 PCTABS00027 A meat slicing machine has a frame (1) and a meat supporting bed (2) having a load cells (3) associated with supporting bed (2) for weighing the meat product on the bed. Gripper claws of a gripper box (4) are adapted to grip the meat product. A pressure plate (5) having a limit switch (6) is adapted to be engaged by the meat product. A shear-edge (7) is provided on frame (1) as the meat product passes under measuring lasers (8). A profile finger (9) measures the width of the meat product. Lasers (8) or potientometers (10) measure the height of the product. The lead screw (11) pushes the meat product towards the pressure plate (5) to measure the length of the product. The method involves weighing the meat product, measuring the height, length and width of the meat product; determining the volume and density of the meat product; and slicing a portion of the meat product having a predetermined weight into a plurality of slices having a uniform thickness.

SLICING MACHINE

SLICING MACHINE A slicing machines includes a control system having a camera (6) which views a cut face (5) of a product being sliced. Image data from the camera (6) is processed to determined a parameter characteristic of the cut face (5). The step of processing the image data includes classifying the image data by comparison with an intensity threshold which is varied automatically in accordance with the populations of data in the different classes. A control signal is generated to control the operation of the slicing machine in accordance with the determined parameter. In a preferred example, the determined parameter depends on the linear density of the cut face and the control signal varies the thickness of the slices in order to produce a slice having a desired weight.

BOUNDARY RECOGNITION

SLICING MACHINE A slicing machine for cutting slices from a product includes a camera (6) which views a cut face (5) of the product. A boundary recognition processor (14) processes image signals from the camera (6) to determine a boundary of the cut face (5). A parameter characteristic of the cut face (5) is calculated from image data corresponding to regions of the cut face within the determined boundary. A control signal generating circuit generates a control signal to control the operation of the slicer in accordance with the determined parameter. In a preferred example, the boundary is analysed to determine the location of any secondary regions (10) of the cut face (5) and the characteristic parameter is calculated from image data corresponding to regions of the cut face other than the secondary regions.

FOOD LOAF SLICING MACHINES

A high speed slicing machine feeds a plurality of food loaves along parallel loaf paths into a slicing station. The loaves are sliced by a knife blade. Independent loaf feed drives are provided and slices cut from one loaf may be thicker than slices cut from another. The machine may combine manual and automated food loaf loading mechanisms. The automated loaf loading mechanism has a sweep to push loaves onto the loaf paths. The loaf paths have load feed drives that move loaf grippers provided on the loaf paths. The grippers are moved from a home position toward the slicing station and back again. Each loaf feed drive also includes two short conveyors. The slicing station includes an arcuate knife blade and a drive that rotates the blade along a closed cutting path through a slicing range which intersects the ends of food loaves fed into the slicing station.

CUTTING METHOD

A method for cutting a workpiece into cut piece or cuttings having a predetermined equal weight, which is disclosed herein, comprises the steps of performing a trial cutting of a workpiece along a predetermined trial cutting plane to provide a trial cut piece or cutting, measuring a weight of the trial cut piece, determining a weight per unit length of the trial cut piece on the basis of the weight and the position of the trial cutting plane of the trial cut piece, determinig the position of a first cutting plane for a first cut piece of a predetermined weight adjacent the trial cut piece by calculation based on the weight per unit length of the trial cut piece, performing a first cutting of the workpiece along the first cutting plane to actually provide the first cut piece adjacent the trial cut piece, and likewise determinig the position of an n-th cutting plane for an n-th cut piece by calculation based on the weight per unit length determinedon the basis of the weight and the position ...

Maschine zum Schneiden von Fleischwaren.

Scheibenschneidmaschine.

Aufschnittmaschine mit Waage

Machine à trancher

Aufschnitt-Schneidmaschine, vorzugsweise mit Elektroantrieb

Machine automatique pour découper des produits en tranches

CUTTING OPEN CUTTER.

Slicing machine for foodstuffs

Process and device to cut out a product or a food preparation, and in particular a morceaude cheese according to sections of constant mass

Ce procédé consiste: - à déterminer les dimensions dudit morceau (3) et à le scanneriser au moins au niveau de l'une de ses faces principales au moyen d'une caméra (20), et à transmettre ces informations à un calculateur (19), - puis à déterminer la masse du morceau (3) selon une section unitaire dudit morceau par soumission dudit morceau à un flux d'ondes et réception puis comparaison du signal transmis à travers celui-ci à des données de référence, au niveau du calculateur (19); - puis à découper le morceau (3) selon une épaisseur déterminée, en fonction des mesures réalisées précédemment à savoir de dimensions, d'aspect qualitatif et de la masse intégrée des sections unitaires.

APPAREIL AUTOMATIQUE POUR LA SELECTION ET LE REGLAGE DES BARRES DE PROFILE SELON LEUR POIDS DANS DES MACHINES PRODUISANT DES PROFILES EN MATIERES PLASTIQUES EXTRUDEES

L'INVENTION CONCERNE UN APPREIL AUTOMATIQUE POUR LA SELECTION ET LE REGLAGE DE BARRES DE PROFILE 11 DANS DES MACHINES 10 PRODUISANT DES PROFILES PLASTIQUES EXTRUDES, LEDIT APPAREIL ETANT DU TYPE PLACE EN AVAL D'UN GROUPE EXTRUDEUR 12, D'UN GROUPE D'ENTRAINEMENT ET D'UN GROUPE DE COUPE EN BARRES DE PROFILE CONTINU EXTRUDE. LEDIT APPAREIL COMPREND UNE BASE 14 PORTANT A LA PARTIE SUPERIEURE UN PLAN 15 POUR L'APPUI ET LE GLISSEMENT DUDIT PROFILE, DES MOYENS 21 POUR LE DEPLACEMENT VERTICAL DUDIT PLAN D'APPUI ENTRE UNE POSITION ALIGNEE PAR RAPPORT AUDIT GROUPE EXTRUDEUR ET UNE POSITION ABAISSEE CORRESPONDANT A DES MOYENS DE PESAGE 40 DESDITES BARRES COUPEES, DES MOYENS POUR LE DECHARGEMENT LATERAL VERS LES DEUX COTES OPPOSES DESDITES BARRES COUPEES, LESDITS MOYENS ETANT COMMANDES SELECTIVEMENT PAR LESDITS MOYENS DE PESAGE EN POSITION ABAISSEE.

SYSTEME AUTOMATIQUE DE COMMANDE DU DECOUPAGE DE TRONCONS DE POIDS PREDETERMINE ET D'EPAISSEUR SPECIFIEE, DANS UNE EBAUCHE CYLINDRIQUE CREUSE, DE SECTION VARIABLE

Il comprend des moyens de calcul électronique du poids P d'ébauche ayant défilé devant un repère fixe, en fonction de la vitesse de translation longitudinale v de l'ébauche, de l'épaisseur et du rayon extérieur de l'ébauche, c'est-à-dire de la section variable S de matière, de la densité rho de cette matière, et du temps DELTA t, soit P =t/ epsilon Q.S.v. DELTA t, où DELTA est la durée d'une séquence de mesures; des moyens destinés à déclencher un dispositif de découpage d'un tronçon dans l'ébauche à chaque fois que le poids P atteint la valeur de consigne Po ; des moyens de détection et d'élimination des portions d'ébauche qui possèdent une épaisseur hors-tolérances. L'invention peut etre utilisée en ligne de production de tubes automatisée, dans tous les cas où la longueur des tubes obtenus doit rester comprise entre des limites très étroites, pour éviter les pertes par rebut de tubes trop courts ou par chûtage de surlongueurs excessives.

PROCEDE ET MACHINE A DECOUPER EN MORCEAUX DES PIECES DE VIANDE DESTINEES, NOTAMMENT, AUX CONSERVERIES

DANS UNE PREMIERE ZONE M1 DE LA MACHINE M, LE DEPLACEMENT DE LA PIECE DE VIANDE P A DECOUPER VERS UN COUTEAU 6, EST VARIABLE EN FONCTION DE L'EPAISSEUR DE LADITE PIECE. CETTE VARIATION D'EPAISSEUR EST DETECTEE PAR AU MOINS UN PALPEUR 21. LES LANIERES SONT ALORS COUPEES DANS UNE SECONDE ZONE M2 PAR LE COUTEAU 6 PUIS, POUSSEES LES UNES APRES LES AUTRES VERS UNE BATTERIE 100 DE COUTEAUX CIRCULAIRES 11 QUI VA LES DEBITER EN MORCEAUX DE POIDS ET FORME IDENTIQUES. L'INVENTION S'APPLIQUE NOTAMMENT A LA DECOUPE DE POITRINE DE PORC EN VUE DE L'OBTENTION DE MORCEAUX DE POIDS ET DE QUALITE SENSIBLEMENT EQUIVALENTS ENTRE EUX ET DESTINES NOTAMMENT A LA CONSERVERIE.

Procede et dispositif de tranchage et de conditionnement a masse constante d'un produit consistant non homogene

L'invention est relative a un dispositif et a un procede de tranchage et de conditionnement a masse constante d'un produit consistant non homogene. Le produit est decoupe en blocs Bk semblables en 1, les blocs comportant une largeur l constante comprise entre deux faces planes F1k, F2k sensiblement paralleles permettant la mise en evidence des inhomogeneites Ir apparentes du produit. Une pesee dynamique est effectuee en 2 de chaque bloc Bk et une saisie des dimensions 3 d'epaisseur hk et de longueur Lk de chaque bloc Bk est effectuee afin de definir le profil de chaque face plane. Une acquisition de la distribution spatiale relative des inhomogeneites est effectuee en 4 pour chaque face plane parallele et une determination de la densite surfacique des inhomogeneites de chaque face plane est effectuee. La loi de repartition volumique vkr des inhomogeneites est effectuee a partir de la distribution spatiale relative sur chaque face plane parallele des inhomogeneites et de la densite surfacique ...

PROCESS AND MACHINE TO CUT OUT OF PIECES OF THE INTENDED SIDES OF MEAT, IN PARTICULAR, WITH THE CANNING FACILITIES

Method and machine for cutting pieces of meat into morsels intended, especially, for canneries

CUTTER OF TIRE RAW RUBBER

The present invention relates to a cutter of a raw rubber to manufacture a compounded rubber in a refining process while manufacturing a tire, and especially, to a cutter of a tire raw rubber, capable of cutting a raw rubber block supplied to a Banbury mixer of a tire refining process in a desired fraction. For the same, in a cutter of a tire raw rubber which cuts a raw rubber block (1) transferred through a rubber transfer conveyor as much as required amount using a cutter (3) lifted up and down by a pneumatic cylinder (2), and supplies the cut raw rubber block to the Banbury mixer, stoppers (5) acting a role of a reference point to measure length of the raw rubber block (1) are installed at both sides of a main body (4) where the cutter (3) is installed. A block length measuring bar (6) measuring length of the raw rubber block (1) by being operated in connection with the stoppers (5) is installed to go up and down a guide hole (7) formed at both sides of the main body (4), and a raw rubber ...

Device for regular weight cutting of an object and method thereof

PORTIONING DEVICE AND METHOD

The invention relates to producing accurately weighted meat or fish slices divided with the aid of a portioning machine. The improvement and acceleration of said machines consists in modifying the internal cross-section of the machine receiving cavity and the adjustable volume of a portioning chamber.

AN AUTOMATIC SLICING SYSTEM FOR A COMESTIBLE PRODUCT

L'invention concerne une machine à découper automatique de comestibles qui consiste en un élément de retenue fixe de comestibles dont une extrémité inférieure est ouverte. Une lame trancheuse longitudinale à va-et-vient à axe longitudinal se déplace le long d'un parcours, sous ledit élément de retenue, d'un premier côté vers un second côté, opposé au premier, du comestible de façon à produire une tranche dudit comestible. Ladite lame trancheuse se déplace également en oscillant perpendiculairement au parcours et généralement de manière co-axiale par rapport à l'axe longitudinal. Un support, placé sous ledit élément de retenue de façon à recevoir chaque tranche du comestible, s'éloigne perpendiculairement de la lame trancheuse longitudinale à va-et-vient d'une distance approximativement égale à l'épaisseur d'une tranche toutes les fois que ladite lame coupe une nouvelle tranche du comestible.

Automatic slicing system for slicing and uniformly stacking a comestible product

An automatic slicing system for slicing a comestible product and forming a uniform stack of slices of the sliced product, wherein the sytem is preferably used in small grocery stores and delis. The slicer comprises a rotary slicer blade having an operational cutting edge for slicing a comestible product. A product feed member is positioned on one side of the slicer blade for holding and moving the comestible product into engagement with the slicer blade. The product feed member oscillates the comestible product between a first position wherein the comestible product is on one side of the operational cutting edge not in engagement therewith, and a second position wherein the comestible product is on another side of the operational cutting edge not in engagement therewith, such that as the comestible product moves from the first position the second position a slice of comestible product is removed therefrom. A reciprocating receiving surface is positioned below the slicer blade and is synchronized ...

CHEESE-CUTTER.

Meat slicing machine and method

A machine and method wherein a pusher advances a piece of meat to be sliced across the plane of a slicing blade against a backstop. The blade removes a slice from the piece. The difference between the slice weight and a preselected reference weight is used to adjust the separation of the backstop from the plane of the slicing member and hence the thickness of the next slice to be cut from the piece so as to tend to closely conform the weight of the next slice to the reference weight. Clamps hold the piece during slicing but release to allow the pusher to again advance the piece for production of the next slice. The pusher is actuable for ejecting a residual butt portion of the piece to enable loading of a new piece.

AUTONOMOUSLY ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSPORT CARRIER OF FOOD PORTIONS

The invention relates to a device for moving portions, which each comprise at least one slice cut from a food product, in particular by means of a slicing device, in particular a high-speed slicer, comprising a plurality of individually movable transport movers each for at least one portion, a track system for the transport movers, in which track system the transport movers can be moved along at least one specified track in a transport direction, and a control apparatus for controlling the movements of the transport movers in the track system, wherein the transport movers each comprise at least one runner that interacts with the track system and at least one carrier for at least one portion, the at least one carrier being attached to the runner by means of a retainer, and wherein the drive for each transport mover is formed by the runner and the track system, which together form an electromagnetic drive for the transport mover. 161-. (canceled)62. An apparatus for moving portions which each comprise at least one slice cut off from a food product ,having a plurality of individually movable transport movers each for at least one portion;having a track system for the plurality of individually movable transport movers in which the plurality of individually movable transport movers are movable in a direction of transport along at least one predefined track; andhaving a control device for controlling the movements of the plurality of individually movable transport movers in the track system,wherein the plurality of individually movable transport movers each comprise at least one rotor cooperating with the track system and at least one carrier for at least one portion attached to the rotor by means of a holder; andwherein the drive for each one of the plurality of individually movable transport movers is formed by the at least one rotor and by the track system which together form an electromagnetic drive for each one of the plurality of individually movable transport ...

PRODUCT SCANNING SYSTEM AND METHOD

A system in which a succession of products (12) to (16) traverse a gap between two conveyors (10, 18), comprises a ring (32) carrying an array of one or more equi-spaced laser displacement transducers (36-42) connected to a computer (48). The ring is disposed perpendicular to the direction of product movement, such that each product (e.g. a log of food) passes through its central region, the ring being rotatable in a continuous or oscillatory manner. Signals received by the computer from the transducers are stored and computed to determine the shape and/or size of the product to enable the product to be cut into an optimum number of pieces. A method is described for determining volume and thereby weight using mean density values for the products, of irregularly shaped bulk product, particularly fresh meat.

Portioning line

Herstellen gewichtsgenauer Portionen (1a,b) aus Fleischscheiben (2a,b) mit variierendem Gewicht, durch a) Einlegen einer Anzahl von Einzelprodukten in jeden Behälter, b) Wiegen der einzelnen gefüllten Behälter, c) automatisches Separieren der gewogenen Behälter in eine Gutstrecke (4) sowie wenigstens einen Zu-Schwer-Puffer (5) und wenigstens einen Zug-Leicht-Puffer (6), d) Bereitstellen jeweils einer zu leichten Portion (8) aus dem Zu-Leicht-Puffer (6) und einer zu schweren Portion (7) aus dem Zu-Schwer-Puffer (5) nebeneinander auf separaten Ausgleichs-Waagen (9a,b), e) Austauschen, insbesondere automatisches Austauschen, von einer oder bei Bedarf auch zwei Einzelprodukten aus der zu leichten Portion (8) gegen solche aus der zu schweren Portion (7) und umgekehrt, bis beide Portionen (7,8) innerhalb des Soll-Gewichtsbereichs liegen.

УСТРОЙСТВО ДЛЯ ОРИЕНТИРОВАНИЯ ДЕТАЛЕЙ, В ЧАСТНОСТИ ДЛЯ ЗАХВАТА РОБОТАМИ, СРЕДСТВАМИ АВТОМАТИЗАЦИИ И Т.П.

УСТРОЙСТВО ДЛЯ НАРЕЗКИ ЧАСТИЧНЫХ ЛЕНТ И УСТАНОВКА ДЛЯ ИЗГОТОВЛЕНИЯ ТЕСТОВОЙ ЛЕНТЫ

Fleisch-Portionierverfahren

Portionier-Linie

Herstellen gewichtsgenauer Portionen aus Fleischscheiben mit variierendem Gewicht, durch a) Einlegen einer Anzahl von Einzelprodukten in jeden Behälter, b) Wiegen der einzelnen gefüllten Behälter, c) automatisches Separieren der gewogenen Behälter in eine Gutstrecke sowie wenigstens einen Zu-Schwer-Puffer und wenigstens einen Zug-Leicht-Puffer, d) Bereitstellen jeweils einer zu leichten Portion aus dem Zu-Leicht-Puffer und einer zu schweren Portion aus dem Zu-Schwer-Puffer nebeneinander auf separaten Ausgleichs-Waagen, e) Austauschen, insbesondere automatisches Austauschen, von einer oder bei Bedarf auch zwei Einzelprodukten aus der zu leichten Portion gegen solche aus der zu schweren Portion und umgekehrt, bis beide Portionen innerhalb des Soll-Gewichtsbereichs liegen.

Steuersystem fuer eine Scheibenschneidevorrichtung

Method for cutting off product from a product loaf, e.g. cheese, sausage, ham, etc. so that the slices have constant weight, involves optical measurement of the cross section area of the product and adjustment of movement speed

Method for dividing a product loaf (14) using a cutting machine with a blade (18), which has means for measuring the cross section area of the product loaf so that the advancement speed of the loaf can be adjusted accordingly. The cross section area is measured using a light pattern (64, 68) projected onto the surface with a measurement line used to evaluate the geometry of the cross section. The inventive method can be used to calculated cross section errors so that an adjustment transporter (12) can be used to adjust transport speed so that cut off sections have constant weight.

Schneidverfahren

Improvements in slicing machines

Apparatus and method for portioning using automatic workpiece conveyance speed control

Packaging apparatus for food products

Scanner for determining product size and/or shape using distance transducers

A system for determining the size and/or shape of a succession of products 12 (eg logs of food) moving across the gap between conveyors 10, 18 comprises a ring mounting one or more distance transducers 36-42. The ring is disposed perpendicular to the direction of product movement such that each product passes through its central region, and is rotatable in a continuous or oscillatory manner such that the transducers scan the surface of the product as it passes. The underside of flexible products is assumed to match the premeasured surface of the conveyor, allowing top scanning only when there is no conveyor gap. The signals generated by the transducers are fed into a computer 48 along with speed and density data, and used to compute the product cross section, volume and weight. This data may be used to control later processing of the product (eg cutting into pieces, see Fig. 3).

HAM LOAF SIZE SENSING IN A HAM LOAF SLICING MACHINE

SCANNER FOR SIZING APPARATUS

PCT No. PCT/GB88/00843 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 21, 1990 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 21, 1990 PCT Filed Oct. 7, 1988 PCT Pub. No. WO89/03286 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 20, 1989.In apparatus for sizing and bandsaw cutting of meat, the product is conveyed in a rotary path over a table (18) equipped with a radial line of inspection devices (22), the output signals of which are processed to detect the area of the product moving over the table, and the signal output from the inspection devices are weighed to compensate for the greater path length travelled by radially outer regions of the product.

Portioning workpieces to user-scanned shape and other specifications

A method and system are provided for automatically portioning workpieces (WP), such as food products, into both shape and other user-defined specification(s). Workpieces (WP) are portioned both to shape and weight, such as to a weight-specific uniform shape, by adjusting (44) (e.g., scaling up or down or slightly modifying) a desired template shape until the desired weight is achieved depending on the varying thickness of each workpiece. For example, from a thicker workpiece (WP), a smaller-sized piece having a predefined shape and weight is portioned, while from a thinner workpiece, a larger-sized piece having the same predefined shape and weight is portioned. The system permits a user to scan in and edit a desired (reference) shape to be used as a template in the portioning process.

Improvements in slicing machines

Three axis portioning method

Packaging apparatus for food products

Packaging apparatus includes a supply (1) of interleaving sheet material and means such as a waste roll (6) for moving the sheet material from one operating position to another. The operating positions include a loading position (8) at which products (19) such as sliced food products are deposited on the sheet one-after-another. A cutting position (10) includes a cutting device (24) for separating pieces of the interleaving sheet each carrying an individual product by making a continuous endless cut surrounding each individual product. A collection surface (26) is spaced below the moving sheet (2) such that the removed pieces of sheet and products drop onto the surface to form a stack of products alternating with pieces of interleaving sheet. The cutting device is controlled by cameras (20, 21) which visually inspect the products (19) as they travel between the loading position (8) and the cutting position (10).

Improvements relating to the formation of uniform blocks of foodstuff

Vision system using strobed illumination

SLICING AND PACKING OF BACON

... 1496514 Processing bacon DANEPAK Ltd 31 July 1975 [22 Aug 1974] 36886/74 Heading B8R Bacon is cut into slices and formed into shingled streams, streaky bacon being thereafter carried to a weighing station on a central conveyer, while back bacon is formed into shingled batches by means of its shingling conveyer accelerating in jumps, and thereafter carried to the weighing by two side conveyers, one on each side of the central conveyer. Each side conveyer, such as A, Fig. 2B, comprises upper and lower belt conveyers 3, 4 pivoted at 10 so as to be selectively aligned with the supply 2 by means of a hydraulic cylinder 9 controlled by photo-electric detectors 6, 7, 11, 12, and thirdly ensure that there is a always a supply of back bacon on one of the conveyers 3, 4 to produce a continuous supply at the weighing station X, Fig. 3, on conveyer A, on to which the conveyers 3, 4 re-converge. Streaky bacon arrives on the conveyer C. Conveyer A at station X comprises bands 15 between which strips ...

APPARATUS FOR WEIGHING AND SEGREGATING SLICED BACON FROM A SLICING MACHINE

... 1468945 Bacon slicing machine CASHIN SYSTEMS CORP 16 July 1974 [10 Oct 1973] 31394/74 Heading A4C [Also in Division G3] A bacon slicing machine for producing segregated, weighed quantities of bacon, comprises a blade 22 towards which a bacon belly 18 is fed by a pusher 20 with a rate of advance which varies with the cross-sectional area of the belly sensed by levers 31a so as to produce a uniform number of slices in each segregated quantity, a conveyer 40 having one end positioned adjacent the blade so that slices deposited thereon are shingled by the motion of the conveyer, a scale 42 for weighing the bacon on the conveyer, and a computer network 48 and a feed start-stop control 30 operable to interrupt the advance of the pusher when a predetermined weight of bacon has been deposited on the conveyer. A conveyer 50 receives the slices from conveyer 40, said slices being sensed by a photo-electric detector 52 which actuates a scale 54 to weigh the slices once more. If the scale 54 registers ...

Slicing machine

A slicing machine for slicing meat and meat products includes means (10) to weight the piece of meat or meat product and output a weight signal representing the weight of the piece of meat or meat product, and means (12) responsive to the length of a piece of meat or meat product to provide a length signal representative of the length of the piece of meat or meat product. The slicing machine also includes means (14) to divide the length signal by the weight signal to provide a signal representative of the average length per unit weight of the piece of meat or meat product, a reference signal generator (13) to produce a reference signal indicative of the required weight of each slice, and means (14) to calculate the feed rate by multiplying the signal representing the average length per unit weight by the reference signal. The output of the means (14) is then supplied to means (5) to set the feed rate of the meat or meat product towards the blade (2) of the slicing machine so that the thickness ...

CALIBRATION GUMPTION DEVICE

Method and Apparatus for Weighing Sliced Food Products

A method for weighing sliced products to generate product batches of a pre-determined weight. A slicer slices products which are disposed onto a slice scale located beneath the output end of the slicer. An intermediate weight is measured at a pre-determined point in the slicing process. The intermediate weight information is used to calculate the minimum number of completion slices, based on thicknesses of the slices, needed to meet the target weight. The competed draft is transferred to a check sale where a final draft weight is measured and compared to a sum of the intermediate weight and the weight of the completion slices. Comparison of the weight is used to adjust slicing parameters for more precise targeting of the desired weight of the next draft. Completion slices may be adjusted in thickness to minimize the giveaway weight.

Slicing Apparatus

An improved slicer having a reciprocating blade is disclosed. The use of a reciprocating blade allows the configuration and functionality of the slicer to be modified to address many of the deficiencies of current rotary slicers. The slicer operates without manual intervention, and includes the capability to automatically stack the sliced products. In other words, the food product to be sliced is placed on the slicer, and the slicer automatically slices the food product and stacks the sliced product, in a configuration that is presentable to the customer. In some embodiments, the machine is designed to have certain zones that can be cleaned or replaced, while the rest of the machine is never contaminated. In addition, the reciprocating blade is inexpensive and easily replaceable, thereby eliminating the need to sharpen the blade. 1. An apparatus for slicing a food item , comprising:a blade to slice the food item;a collection platform for collecting the food item as it is sliced; anda tray on which the food item rests, such that there is no relative linear motion between the food item and the collection platform while the food item is being sliced.2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the food item remains stationary and the blade moves toward and through the food item to slice the food item.3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the food item and the collection tray move in unison and the position of the blade remains stationary.4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the blade and the collection tray are separated by a vertical distance claim 1 , and the distance is adjusted to facilitate stacking of the sliced food item.5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the collection platform rotates to facilitate stacking of the sliced food item.6. An apparatus for slicing a food item claim 1 , comprising:a reciprocating blade to slice the food item;a collection platform for collecting the food item as it is sliced; anda platform on which the food item rests.7. The apparatus of ...

Method, device and measuring device for cutting open foodstuff

A blade for slicing food comprising: a blade edge and a recess, wherein at least one dimension of the recess is at least 140 mm and at most 450 mm.

A FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING AND BATCHING FOOD ITEMS

A food processing system and a method for processing and batching food items conveyed by a conveyor means where the batches fulfil at least one target criteria including at least one weight target, including a first weight determining means for determining the weight of incoming food items, a batching system, a food item separation device positioned downstream in relation to the first weight determining means and upstream in relation to the batching system, and a control system for controlling the batching system and the food item separation device. The controlling including, repeatedly: monitoring the weight of the incoming food items, determining, based on the weight of the incoming food items, a prospect indicator indicating the prospect to meet the target criteria for the batches such that each batch fulfils the at least one target criteria, and comparing if the prospect indicator fulfils a pre-defined criteria. 131-. (canceled)32. A food processing system for processing and batching food items conveyed by a conveyor means where the batches fulfil at least one target criteria including at least one weight target , comprising:a first weight determining means for determining the weight of incoming food items,a batching system,a food item separation device positioned downstream in relation to the first weight determining means and upstream in relation to the batching system,a control system for controlling the batching system and the food item separation device, the controlling including, repeatedly:monitoring the weight of the incoming food items,determining, based on the weight of the incoming food items, a prospect indicator indicating the prospect to meet the target criteria for the batches such that each batch fulfils the at least one target criteria,comparing if the prospect indicator fulfils a pre-defined criteria,in case the prospect indicator does not fulfil the pre-defined criteria, instructing the food item separation device to separate at least some of ...

CUTTING/PORTIONING USING COMBINED X-RAY AND OPTICAL SCANNING

A processing system () and corresponding method () are provided for processing workpieces (WP), including food items, to cut and remove undesirable components from the food items and/or portion the food items while being conveyed on a conveyor system (). An X-ray scanning station () is located on an upstream conveyor section () to ascertain size and/or shape parameters of the food items as well as the location of any undesirable components of the food items, such as bones, fat or cartilage. Thereafter the food items are transferred to a downstream conveyor () at which is located an optical scanner () to ascertain the size and/or shape parameters of the food items. The results of the X-ray and optical scanning are transmitted to a processor () to confirm that the food item scanned by the optical scanner is the same as that previously scanned by the X-ray scanner. Once this identity is confirmed, if required, the data from the X-ray scanner is translated or transformed onto the data from the optical scanner. Such translation may include one or more of the shifting of the food items in the X and/or Y direction, rotation of the food item, scaling of the size of the food item, and sheer distortion of the food item. Next, the location of the undesirable material within the food item is mapped from the X-ray scanning data onto the optical scanning data. Thereafter, the undesirable material is removed by a cutter(s) (). The food item may also (or alternatively) been portioned by the cutter(s) (). 1. A system for processing food items to cut and remove undesirable components from the food items and/or to portion the food items while the food items are being conveyed on a conveyor system , the system comprising:(a) a conveyor system comprising an upstream conveyor section for conveying the food items;(b) an X-ray scanner positioned at the upstream conveyor section for scanning the food items on the upstream conveyor section to ascertain physical parameters of the food items ...

INDUSTRIAL SLICER HAVING AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF THE POSITION OF THE BLADES

An industrial slicer () comprises a cutting station (T) that includes: a plurality of blades () for slicing a food product (), the blades () being distanceable and nearable to one another in pairs at various reciprocal distances, so as to obtain slices having thicknesses corresponding to said distances; and adjustment means () for adjusting said distances and comprising a plurality of adjustment devices () that are adapted to act upon respective blades (), of which at least two of said devices can be activated independently of each other. 11. An industrial slicer () comprising a cutting station (T) that includes:{'b': 21', '22', '23', '2', '21', '22', '23', '2, 'a plurality of blades (, , ) for slicing a food product (), said blades (, , ) can be spaced apart and drawn closer to each other in pairs so as to vary their distances with respect to each other, so as to obtain slices of said product () having thicknesses corresponding to said distances; and'}{'b': 30', '31', '32', '33', '34', '35', '40', '41', '42', '43', '44', '45', '30', '31', '32', '33', '34', '35', '21', '22', '23, 'adjustment means (, , , , , , , , , , , ) for adjusting said distances and comprising a plurality of adjustment devices (, , , , , ) that are adapted to act upon respective blades (, , ), of which at least two of said devices can be activated independently of each other.'}21212223. The slicer () according to claim 1 , wherein the blades ( claim 1 , claim 1 , ) are made of a flexible and elastic material.31212223. The slicer () according to claim 1 , wherein the blades ( claim 1 , claim 1 , ) are parallel.41212223. The slicer () according to claim 1 , wherein the blades ( claim 1 , claim 1 , ) are arranged substantially horizontally.513031323334354142434445212223. The slicer () according to claim 1 , wherein each adjustment device ( claim 1 , claim 1 , claim 1 , claim 1 , claim 1 , ) comprises at least one contact element ( claim 1 , claim 1 , claim 1 , claim 1 , ) adapted to come into ...

Weight Material Dispensing, Cutting and Applying System

An apparatus for balancing a wheel includes a tool and an arm control module. The tool is mechanically coupled to an arm and includes a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a face surface that forms an arc between the leading and trailing edges. The arm control module actuates the arm to position the leading edge of the tool a predetermined distance from an edge of a deck of a cutting apparatus to receive a piece of non-segmented wheel weight material. A blade of a cutting apparatus passes between the edge of the deck and the leading edge of the tool to cut the piece from the non-segmented wheel weight material. 1. An apparatus for balancing a wheel , the apparatus comprising:a tool that is mechanically coupled to an arm and that includes a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a face surface that forms an arc between the leading and trailing edges;an arm control module that actuates the arm to position the leading edge of the tool a predetermined distance from an edge of a deck of a cutting apparatus to receive a wheel weight, wherein the cutting apparatus separates the wheel weight from a supply feed of wheel weight material; anda sensor that detects presence or absence of the wheel weight on the tool.2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sensor detects the presence or absence of the wheel weight on the face surface of the tool within a second predetermined distance of the leading edge of the tool.3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is located adjacent to the leading edge of the tool.4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the face surface of the tool includes an aperture claim 1 , and wherein the sensor is located within the aperture.5. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a second sensor that detects presence or absence of the wheel weight on the tool.6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the arm control module selectively performs error handling in response to the sensor detecting that the wheel weight is absent from the tool.7. The apparatus ...

Device for Weighing Dough and Method for Operating such Device

The present invention relates to a device for weighing dough, comprising an endless conveyor, for conveying a plurality of endless or continuous dough pieces extending essentially in parallel lanes on said conveyor in a direction of conveyance, a weighing-unit, arranged under the endless conveyor, characterised in that the weighing unit comprises multiple weighing rows, spread over the width of the conveyor, each row comprising at least one rectangular weighing section, for independently of the other weighing sections weighing a different dough piece of said plurality of endless or continuous dough pieces. The invention further relates to a method for operating such device.

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY APPLYING WEIGHT MATERIAL TO A WHEEL

An apparatus for applying weight material onto a wheel may include a conveyor assembly, upper and lower severing-head assemblies, and upper and lower control arms. The severing-head assemblies may be mounted above and below the conveyor assembly and may include a housing, a severing device and a dispensing mechanism. The dispensing mechanism may position the weight material from a source relative to the severing device. The severing device may separate a predetermined amount of weight material from a source. The control arms may be movably mounted above and below the conveyor assembly and have weight-application tools configured to transfer the predetermined amounts of weight material from the severing-head assemblies to locations on the wheel. 1. An apparatus for applying a weight to a wheel comprising:at least one severing device capable of separating a piece of desired weight from each of at least two provided lengths of weight materials; andat least one weight application device capable of applying a severed piece from each of at least two different weight materials to a different location on a wheel.2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising at least two lengths of different weight material claim 1 , which can be severed into pieces of a desired weight.3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said at least one severing device is at least a first severing device and a second severing device claim 1 , capable of severing a piece of the desired weight from each type of the provided weight material claim 1 , and each said severing device comprises at least two severing mechanisms claim 1 , with each severing mechanism being capable of severing a piece from the corresponding length of weight material passing therethrough.4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein each of the severing mechanisms comprises a cutting head housing a cutting blade that is movable so as to sever a piece of the desired weight from each type of the provided weight material claim 3 , each said ...

FOOD PRODUCT SLICER WITH ASSOCIATED PORTION SCALE UNIT AND/OR USAGE AND ALERT FUNCTIONS

A food slicer for slicing and weighing food items includes a slicer body and a slicer knife mounted for rotation relative to the slicer body. The slicer knife includes a peripheral cutting edge. A food product carriage is mounted to the slicer body for reciprocating movement back and forth past a cutting zone of the slicer knife. A portion scale is mounted on the slicer body and includes a weigh platter on a slice exit side of the slicer knife. A controller of the food slicer is configured for automated operations and/or monitoring and alerting based upon slicer conditions. 1. A food slicer for slicing and weighing food items , comprising:a slicer body;a slicer knife mounted for rotation relative to the slicer body, the slicer knife having a peripheral cutting edge;a food product carriage mounted to the slicer body for reciprocating movement back and forth past a cutting zone of the slicer knife;a portion scale mounted on the slicer body and including a weigh platter on a slice exit side of the slicer knife.2. The food slicer of wherein the portion scale includes a load cell claim 1 , a display device and a display support claim 1 , all removable as a unit from the slicer body.3. The food slicer of wherein the weigh platter is mounted on a platter support arm that runs to a load cell claim 1 , wherein the weigh platter is removable from the platter support arm without tools by vertical movement upward.4. The food slicer of wherein the weigh platter includes a mount block at its underside and the mount block includes one or more lower openings that slide onto one or more upstanding projections of the support arm.5. The food slicer of wherein a plurality of removable slicer support feet interconnect a base of the portion scale to an underside of the slicer body.6. The food slicer of wherein each slicer support foot includes a portion extending upward through an opening in a respective mount flange of the base.7. The food slicer of wherein the portion scale includes a ...

SLICING MACHINE

The invention relates to a slicing machine () for preferably elongated food, with a blade () driven by a motor and a deposit table () arranged in a deposit area with a deposit plate (), which can be moved, motor-driven, linearly in a horizontal direction via a belt drive (). 1. Slicing machine for elongated product to be sliced with a driving motor which is housed in a machine housing and which drives a blade mounted on or in the machine housing , in order to cut slices off the elongated product to be sliced ,wherein the machine housing comprises a deposit table arranged in a deposit area with a deposit plate carrier and a deposit plate, which can be removed therefrom, for depositing cut slices and a table drive mechanism with a horizontal drive mechanism, in order to move at least one of the deposit table or the deposit plate, motor-driven, linearly in at least one horizontal direction, wherein the horizontal drive mechanism has a belt drive with a drive belt,characterized in that the belt drive has at least two deflection rollers and a driving roller, which guide the drive belt in endless rotation in a horizontal plane, and in that the driving roller is arranged in a perpendicular projection between the first deflection roller and the second deflection roller.2. Slicing machine according to claim 1 ,characterized in thatthe deposit plate is spaced apart from the deposit plate carrier in a vertical direction, with the result that the deposit table has an installation space arranged between the deposit plate carrier and the deposit plate and at least one of the belt drive or the drive belt is at least one of arranged in the installation space or encroaches into the installation space.3. Slicing machine according to claim 1 ,characterized in thatthe deposit plate carrier has at least two holders, which extend in a vertical direction starting from the deposit plate carrier and which releasably hold the deposit plate, the deposit plate at least one of (i) being able to ...

HIGH SPEED SLICING MACHINE

A food article slicing machine includes a food article loading apparatus with a lift tray assembly for moving food articles from a staging position to an elevated position at a beginning of a food article feed path, a food article feed apparatus disposed over the food article loading apparatus having an upper conveyor assembly with an independently driven endless conveyor belt used in cooperation with a food article gripper for moving the food articles along the food article feed path, a food article stop gate that forms part of the food article feed path and opens to drop food article end portions, and a slicing station at an end of the food article feed path with a knife for slicing the food articles. 1. A food article slicing machine , comprising:a food article loading apparatus with a lift tray assembly for moving food articles from a staging position to an elevated position at a beginning of a food article feed path;a food article feed apparatus disposed over the food article loading apparatus having an upper conveyor assembly with an independently driven endless conveyor belt used in cooperation with a food article gripper for moving the food articles along the food article feed path;a food article stop gate that forms part of the food article feed path and opens to drop food article end portions; anda slicing station at an end of the food article feed path with a knife for slicing the food articles.2. The food article slicing machine of claim 1 , wherein movement of the conveyor belt is coordinated with movement of the food article gripper.3. The food article slicing machine of claim 1 , wherein the conveyor belt is used in cooperation with the food article gripper for moving the food articles along the food article feed path when the gripper seizes a food article.4. The food article slicing machine of claim 1 , wherein the food article gripper is independently driven and controlled when the gripper seizes a food article.5. The food article slicing machine of ...

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY APPLYING WEIGHT MATERIAL TO A WHEEL

An apparatus for applying weight material onto a wheel may include a conveyor assembly, upper and lower severing-head assemblies, and upper and lower control arms. The severing-head assemblies may be mounted above and below the conveyor assembly and may include a housing, a severing device and a dispensing mechanism. The dispensing mechanism may position the weight material from a source relative to the severing device. The severing device may separate a predetermined amount of weight material from a source. The control arms may be movably mounted above and below the conveyor assembly and have weight-application tools configured to transfer the predetermined amounts of weight material from the severing-head assemblies to locations on the wheel. 1. An apparatus for applying a weight to a wheel comprising:at least one severing device capable of separating a piece of desired weight from each of at least two provided different lengths of weight materials;a single drive roller for separately driving the at least two provided lengths of weight materials along at least two corresponding paths so each length of weight material can be dispensed separately or at the same time; andat least one weight application device capable of applying a severed piece of weight material, from at least one or each of the at least two provided different lengths of weight materials, to different locations on a wheel.2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an engagement roller for each provided length of weight material claim 1 , with each engagement roller being movable toward and away from the single drive roller such that claim 1 , when a corresponding length of weight material is disposed between the engagement roller and the single drive roller claim 1 , each engagement roller can be moved claim 1 , independent of any other engagement roller claim 1 , either (a) toward the single drive roller to press the corresponding length of weight material into contact with the single drive ...

CARTRIDGE FOR A FOOD PROCESSING MACHINE

A cartridge for a food processing machine includes a base member, a stock roller drag brake, a nip roller, and a chute. The stock roller drag brake is rotatably attached to the base member. The nip roller is rotatably attached to the base member. The chute is attached to the base member. 1. A cartridge for a food processing machine comprising:a base member;a stock roller drag brake rotatably attached to the base member;a nip roller rotatably attached to the base member; anda chute attached to the base member.2. The cartridge of wherein the base member comprises a plurality of female attachment shafts.3. The cartridge of wherein the base member comprises a plurality of locking members oriented in alignment with the plurality of female attachment shafts.4. The cartridge of wherein the stock roller drag brake comprises a top surface and opposed side surfaces extending perpendicularly from the top surface.5. The cartridge of further comprising a pneumatic cylinder configured to rotate the stock roller drag brake relative to the base member.6. The cartridge of further comprising a pneumatic cylinder configured to rotate the nip roller relative to the base member.7. The cartridge of further comprising a locking member configured to selectively lock and unlock the chute from the base member.8. The cartridge of wherein the chute comprises a plurality of mating members which are each configured to selectively mate with the locking member to adjustably change an attached position of the chute relative to the base member.9. The cartridge of wherein the base member further comprises a pneumatic air fitting aligned with an interior channel of the chute.10. The cartridge of wherein the chute further comprises at least one air exit hole aligned with the interior channel of the chute.11. The cartridge of wherein the chute comprises a chute body and a chute cover claim 1 , wherein the chute cover is detachably attached to the chute body claim 1 , and the chute cover and the chute ...

SLICING MACHINE WITH WEIGHING DEVICE

A slicing machine may include a machine housing, which holds a drive motor for driving a rotating slicing blade. The slicing blade separates individual slices from preferably elongated foodstuffs, wherein these slices are deposited in a delivery area of the slicing machine. In the delivery area, a weighing device is provided, which determines the weight of the separated slices. To ensure that the slicing machine can be universally employed while having a compact design, it is provided that the slicing machine is of modular design in that the weighing device is configured as a separate modular unit, which can optionally be mechanically rigidly connected to the machine housing or can be removed therefrom. 120-. (cancelled)21. A slicing machine for separating off slices of elongated foodstuffs , with a machine housing which holds a drive motor and a rotating slicing blade driven by the drive motor , with a delivery area arranged in the vicinity of the slicing blade for depositing the separated slices and with a weighing device , which has a load carrier arranged in an installation space of the machine housing arranged below the delivery area and a load plate arranged in the delivery area for receiving the separated slices ,wherein the weighing device is configured as a separate modular unit, which can optionally be mechanically rigidly connected to the machine housing such that the separate modular unit is suspended on fixings within the machine housing, wherein the load carrier comprises a bending beam with a fixed end and a moveable end, and the moveable end can be removably and mechanically rigidly connected to the load plate and the fixed end indirectly or directly to the machine housing.22. The slicing machine according to claim 21 ,wherein the machine housing has in the installation space at least two mountings for the removable fixing of the weighing device, and the mountings are configured as at least one of screw mountings, snap mountings or bayonet mountings. ...

Exposed Load Cell in a Food Processing Machine

A food processing machine includes a slicing device, a slicing conveyor, a classifier device, and an exposed load cell device. The slicing device is adapted to slice a food product. The slicing conveyor is adapted to move the food product sliced by the slicing device. The classifier device is adapted to classify the food product sliced by the slicing device. The exposed load cell device is adapted to weigh the food product sliced by the slicing device. The exposed load cell device is located between the slicing conveyor and the classifier device. The exposed load cell device is permanently exposed providing accessible cleaning. 1. A food processing machine comprising:a slicing device adapted to slice a food product;a slicing conveyor adapted to move the food product sliced by the slicing device;a classifier device adapted to classify the food product sliced by the slicing device; andan exposed load cell device adapted to weigh the food product sliced by the slicing device, wherein the exposed load cell device is located between the slicing conveyor and the classifier device and the exposed load cell device is permanently exposed providing accessible cleaning.2. The food processing machine of further comprising a transfer conveyor claim 1 , located between the slicing conveyor and the exposed load cell device claim 1 , adapted to move the food product sliced by the slicing device from the slicing conveyor claim 1 , to the transfer conveyor claim 1 , to the exposed load cell device.3. The food processing machine of wherein the slicing conveyor is located directly underneath the slicing device.4. The food processing machine of wherein the exposed load cell device comprises an exposed load cell conveyor adapted to move the food product sliced by the slicing device from the exposed load cell conveyor to the classifier device.5. The food processing machine of further comprising a transfer conveyor claim 4 , located between the slicing conveyor and the exposed load cell ...

Configurable In-Feed for a Food Processing Machine

A food processing machine includes a first frame, a plurality of in-feed cartridges, and at least one motor. The plurality of in-feed cartridges are connected with the first frame in spaced-apart relation. Each in-feed cartridge includes a base member and a belt member moveably disposed around the base member. The at least one motor is connected with the belt members and configured to drive the belt members of the plurality of in-feed cartridges around their respective base members. The plurality of in-feed cartridges are disconnectable with the first frame and reconfigurable so that any number of the plurality of in-feed cartridges can be reconnected with the first frame in varying spaced-apart relation. 1. A food processing machine comprising:a first frame;a plurality of in-feed cartridges connected with the first frame in spaced-apart relation, each in-feed cartridge comprising a base member and a belt member moveably disposed around the base member; andat least one motor connected with the belt members and configured to drive the belt members of the plurality of in-feed cartridges around their respective base members;wherein the plurality of in-feed cartridges are disconnectable with the first frame and reconfigurable so that any number of the plurality of in-feed cartridges can be reconnected with the first frame in varying spaced-apart relation.2. The food processing machine of wherein each in-feed cartridge further comprises a nose member pivotally connected with the base member claim 1 , and a driving device configured to pivotally move the nose member relative to the base member claim 1 , the belt member of each in-feed cartridge moveably disposed around the base member and the nose member claim 1 , wherein as the nose member of each in-feed cartridge pivotally moves relative to the base member the nose member applies variable levels of tension on the belt.3. The food processing machine of wherein the first frame is connected with a plurality of attachment ...

CUTTING MACHINE AS WELL AS METHOD FOR CUTTING ELASTIC STRINGS, IN PARTICULAR MEAT STRINGS

A cutting machine for cutting up meat strands whose cross section varies over a longitudinal extension into weight precise slices as fast as possible, and a method for slicing such meat strands. Two or more strands may be received adjacent to each other in a respective form tube and pushed against a separately adjustable stop plate, which is assigned to each form tube, independently from each other by a controlled longitudinal press plunger. The strands may be compressed in the longitudinal direction and a cross section of the form tubes may be reduced in a first transversal direction jointly and in a second transversal direction independently from each other. Thus, the respective meat strand may be transversally compressed to a constant cross section for slicing. 1. A cutting machine for producing slices and in particular portions assembled from plural slices , in particular in a weight precise manner from meat strands of an elastic material e.g. meat strands ,wherein the cutting machine comprises:a plurality of form tubes that are open at both a front side and at a back side and extend in a longitudinal pressing direction, the longitudinal pressing direction parallel to an axial direction for a respective one meat strand,a longitudinal press plunger is provided for each of the plurality of form tubes wherein the press plunger is insertable into the respective form tube from a rear loading end of the respective form tube in the longitudinal pressing direction of the form tube,a blade for cutting off a plurality of slices from the meat strands is arranged at a forward cutting end of the respective form tubes in a manner movable in a first blade transversal direction, wherein,each of the plurality of form tubes are made from a plurality of form tube elements in a circumferential direction which are movable relative to each other in at least one of the two transversal directions relative to the longitudinal pressing direction and the form tubes have a cross section ...

Deli Slicer and Packaging System

An automated food slicing device is provided. The automated food slicing device may automate the cutting, packaging, and/or labelling of food items such as delicatessen food items. The automated food slicing device may also have a computerized input that allows a user to provide inputs regarding selected options which the slicing device will follow to provide a customized food product. 1. A slicer comprising:a base, the base supporting a conveyor, the conveyor passing over at least part of a top of the base and capable of moving in a forward and backwards direction;a product carriage positioned above the base over the conveyor, separated from the conveyor by a spacing, the product carriage reciprocally movable between a non-slicing position and a slicing position during a slicing operation; anda slicing blade configured to cut a food product positioned within the product carriage into a slice as the product carriage is moved to the slicing position;wherein the conveyor is configured to translate forward and backwards to follow the reciprocal motion of the product carriage during the slicing operation.2. The slicer of wherein the base is movable in a downward motion away from the blade and product carriage claim 1 , the base configured to move downward incrementally after each reciprocal movement of the product carriage during the slicing operation.3. The slicer of wherein the incremental downward movement increment is equal to a slice thickness.4. The slicer of further comprising a packaging assembly configured to package a quantity of sliced food product and dispense the packaged quantity of sliced food product from a delivery tray.5. The slicer of wherein the packaging assembly comprises a plastic film wrapped about two rollers claim 4 , the rollers separated by a spacing claim 4 , the film crossing the spacing and positioned to envelop the quantity of sliced food product and comprising a seal bar that cuts and seals the plastic film about the quantity of sliced ...

Weight Material Dispensing And Cutting System

An apparatus includes a receiving module, a conversion module, first and second rollers, a motor, and a cutting head. The receiving module receives a desired weight value. The conversion module converts the desired weight value to a first length of wheel weight material based on a linear density of the wheel weight material. The first and second rollers engage first and second opposing sides of a continuous strip of the wheel weight material. The linear density of the wheel weight material is approximately constant along the continuous strip. The motor directly drives the first roller based on the first length. The cutting head is selectively actuated to cut the wheel weight material. 1a receiving module that receives a desired weight value to correct an imbalance of a wheel/tire assembly;a conversion module that converts the desired weight value to a first length of wheel weight material based on a linear density of the wheel weight material;first and second rollers that engage first and second opposing sides of a continuous strip of the wheel weight material, wherein the linear density of the wheel weight material is approximately constant along the continuous strip;a stepper motor that directly drives the first roller based on the first length;a movable carriage that holds the second roller;a forcing member that applies pressure to the movable carriage in a direction toward the first roller;a scribe implement that selectively forms a scribe mark on the wheel weight material; anda cutting head that is selectively actuated to cut the wheel weight material.. An apparatus comprising: This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/067,021 (now U.S. Pat. No. 9,630,335), filed on Mar. 10, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/964,513 (now U.S. Pat. No. 9,290,289), filed on Aug. 12, 2013, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/683,495 (now U.S. Pat. No. 8,505,423), filed on Jan. 7, 2010, ...

Method and machine for making uniform products

A method of forming an oral product includes gripping a rod of oral product material with a gripping device, indexing the rod forward to have a leading end of the rod abut a stop at a first location, cutting a leading portion of the rod to create an oral product, moving the stop to a second location to allow the oral product to fall, moving the stop back to the first location, and repeating the process. A machine for forming an oral product can include a cutting device adapted to cut through a rod of plastic material, a stop spaced from the cutting device, the stop being adapted to be moved from a first location to a second location, a gripping device adapted to hold and index a rod towards the stop, and a load cell positioned to receive oral products cut from a rod by the cutting device.

CUTTING MACHINE AS WELL AS METHOD FOR CUTTING ELASTIC STRINGS, IN PARTICULAR MEAT STRINGS

A cutting machine comprising one or more form tubes that are divided in two in the longitudinal direction into a front form tube section and a rear form tube section—at least across a portion of its circumference, so that the two form sections can be moved from a pressing position in which they are aligned with each other into a loading position in which they are not aligned with each other, and in the loading position the rear form tube section can be loaded with a new meat strand while the rest of the previous meat strand is still being cut into slices and moved in the front form tube section. The blade may be disposed to simultaneously cut slices from a plurality of form tubes and may be disposed for motion in the longitudinal direction as well as a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction. 1. A cutting machine for producing slices in a weight precise manner from meat strands , at least one form tube that is open at a front side and at a back side and extends in a longitudinal pressing direction, the longitudinal pressing direction corresponding to an axial direction of a respective meat strand,', 'a longitudinal press plunger for the at least one form tube wherein the press plunger is insertable into the respective at least one form tube from a rear loading end in the longitudinal pressing direction of the respective at least one form tube,', 'in a circumferential direction, the at least one form tube comprises multiple form elements that can be moved relative to each other in at least one direction transverse to the longitudinal pressing direction, and thus the at least one form tube has a cross section that is adjustable in the at least one direction transverse to the longitudinal pressing direction-,', 'a blade for cutting off a plurality of slices from the meat strands, the blade being arranged at a forward cutting end of the at least one form tube, wherein'}, 'the at least one form tube is divided into a front form tube and a rear form tube ...

CUTTING/PORTIONING USING COMBINED X-RAY AND OPTICAL SCANNING

A processing system () and corresponding method () are provided for processing workpieces (WP), including food items, to cut and remove undesirable components from the food items and/or portion the food items while being conveyed on a conveyor system (). An X-ray scanning station () is located on an upstream conveyor section () to ascertain size and/or shape parameters of the food items as well as the location of any undesirable components of the food items, such as bones, fat or cartilage. Thereafter the food items are transferred to a downstream conveyor () at which is located an optical scanner () to ascertain the size and/or shape parameters of the food items. The results of the X-ray and optical scanning are transmitted to a processor () to confirm that the food item scanned by the optical scanner is the same as that previously scanned by the X-ray scanner. Once this identity is confirmed, if required, the data from the X-ray scanner is translated or transformed onto the data from the optical scanner. Such translation may include one or more of the shifting of the food items in the X and/or Y direction, rotation of the food item, scaling of the size of the food item, and sheer distortion of the food item. Next, the location of the undesirable material within the food item is mapped from the X-ray scanning data onto the optical scanning data. Thereafter, the undesirable material is removed by a cutter(s) (). The food item may also (or alternatively) been portioned by the cutter(s) (). 1. A method for processing food items to perform at least one operation selected from the group consisting of cutting and removing undesirable components from the food items and portioning the food items while the food items are being conveyed on a conveyor system , the method comprising:(a) conveying the food items on an upstream conveyor section of the conveyor system;(b) scanning the food items on the upstream conveyor section with an X-ray scanner to ascertain physical ...

Soft good dispensing device with rotary cutting blade, lift element, and clamping mechanism

A soft good dispensing device includes a loading zone, one or more rollers, and a cutting mechanism. The loading zone is configured to receive a soft good supply. The one or more rollers are configured to automatically unwind a desired quantity of a soft good from the soft good supply. The cutting mechanism is configured to automatically separate the desired quantity of the soft good from the soft good supply. The cutting mechanism includes a rotary cutting blade and a rotatable key. The rotary cutting blade is configured to cut the soft good as the rotary cutting blade travels relative to an unwound portion of the soft good. The rotatable key is coupled to the rotary cutting blade and operable to extend the rotary cutting blade from the cutting mechanism and retract the cutting blade into the cutting mechanism.

SLICING DEVICE

The invention relates to a method for continuously slicing products, in particular food products, comprising at least one slicing unit, in particular comprising a circular or sickle knife, for separating the product into product slices, a feed device for feeding the products to the slicing unit along multiple tracks and a discharge device for discharging portions which respectively comprise at least one separated product slice, the feed device comprises a loading device which is designed to receive at least one product and can be adjusted as a whole between the loading station and a guide station, at least one conveying device which when seen from the direction of guiding, is arranged downstream from the loading device and comprises at least two conveying tracks and a control device which is designed to control the conveying tracks independently from each other such that portions are produced continuously, in which the separation of product slices in a conveying track is interrupted and in particular, almost at the same time, is started with the separating of product slices into another conveying track. 116.-. (canceled)17. A slicing apparatus for a continuous slicing of products , comprisingat least one slicing unit for cutting off product slices;a supply apparatus for a multi-track supply of products to the slicing unit; anda removal apparatus for removing portions that each comprise at least one cut-off product slice, a loading apparatus that is configured for receiving at least one product and is adjustable as a whole between a loading position and a supply position;', 'at least one conveying apparatus that is connected downstream of the loading apparatus viewed in the supply direction and that has at least two conveying tracks; and', 'a control apparatus that is configured to control the conveying tracks independently of one another such that portions are produced continuously in that the cutting off of product slices is interrupted in one conveying track and ...

DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY CUTTING FROZEN FOOD PRODUCTS INTO PORTIONS OF AN EXACT WEIGHT

A device for automatically cutting frozen food products into portions of an exact weight, including: an entry feeder that moves longitudinally a piece of a product to be cut; a detector that provides signals suitable for determining the total length and position of the end of the piece; a motorised movable head provided with claws for gripping and moving the piece of product in a longitudinal direction from the entry feeder to a cutting area; a scanner that determines the cross section of the piece of product during the movement thereof; a cutting area provided with a vertical band saw and a carriage that moves the piece to be cut, in a transverse and alternating manner; and a programmable automaton for programming the operation of the cutting device. 12-. (canceled)3. A device for automatically cutting frozen food products into portions of an exact weight comprising:an entry feeder that longitudinally moves a piece of a food product to be cut towards a cutting area;a detector arranged in a product passage area that provides signals suitable for determining the total length of the piece of product and the position of the end of the piece;a motorised movable head with a configuration suitable for the passage of the piece of product below it and provided with claws for gripping and moving the piece of product in a longitudinal direction from the entry feeder to a cutting area;a scanner that determines the cross section of the piece of product along the same, during the movement thereof towards the cutting area;a cutting area provided with a vertical band saw arranged in a fixed position and a carriage for transverse alternating movement of the piece of product in a cutting direction and in a direction of return to the initial position; said carriage being motorised and movably mounted on transverse guides;a programmable automaton for programming the operation of the cutting device and which, depending on the information received from the detector and the volume ...

SOFT GOOD DISPENSING DEVICE WITH ROTARY CUTTING BLADE, LIFT ELEMENT, AND CLAMPING MECHANISM

A soft good dispensing device includes a loading zone, one or more rollers, and a cutting mechanism. The loading zone is configured to receive a soft good supply. The one or more rollers are configured to automatically unwind a desired quantity of a soft good from the soft good supply. The cutting mechanism is configured to automatically separate the desired quantity of the soft good from the soft good supply. The cutting mechanism includes a rotary cutting blade and a rotatable blade adjustment mechanism. The rotary cutting blade is configured to cut the soft good as the rotary cutting blade travels relative to an unwound portion of the soft good. The rotatable blade adjustment mechanism is coupled to the rotary cutting blade and operable to extend the rotary cutting blade from the cutting mechanism and retract the cutting blade into the cutting mechanism. 1. A soft good dispensing device comprising:a loading zone configured to receive a soft good supply;one or more rollers configured to automatically unwind a desired quantity of a soft good from the soft good supply; and a rotary cutting blade configured to cut the soft good as the rotary cutting blade travels relative to an unwound portion of the soft good; and', 'a rotatable blade adjustment mechanism coupled to the rotary cutting blade and operable to extend the rotary cutting blade from the cutting mechanism and retract the cutting blade into the cutting mechanism., 'a cutting mechanism configured to automatically separate the desired quantity of the soft good from the soft good supply, the cutting mechanism comprising2. The soft good dispensing device of claim 1 , further comprising a replaceable cutting surface against which the rotary cutting blade applies a cutting force to separate the desired quantity of the soft good from the soft good supply.3. The soft good dispensing device of claim 1 , further comprising a controller configured to operate the cutting mechanism and to automatically extend and retract ...

MULTI-TYPE FOOD PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD

The present disclosure relates to a method and device for processing food. The device comprises at least two food slicing devices adapted to each produce partial portions, and a combination device disposed downstream of each food slicing device to combine the partial portions to a multi-type portion. A sensor assembly may be provided to determine at least one property of the partial portions, wherein a control device is provided to control the operation of the food slicing devices based on the properties of the respective partial portions to adjust the weight of the partial portions. A control device is alternatively provided to synchronize the timing of the slicing operation of the food slicing devices. A buffering device is alternatively provided between at least one food slicing device and the combination device to retain and release partial portions based on a control signal from a control device. 1. A food processing device comprising:at least two food slicing devices which are adapted to each produce partial portions,a respective sensor assembly which is adapted to determine at least one property of said partial portions produced by one of said food slicing devices, anda combination device which is disposed downstream of at least each food slicing device and adapted to combine said partial portions to a multi-type portion, anda control device adapted to control the operation of said food slicing devices based of said properties of said respective partial portions in order to adjust the weight of said partial portions.2. The food processing device according to claim 1 , wherein said sensor assembly is disposed downstream of at least one of said food slicing devices.3. The food processing device according to claim 1 , wherein said sensor assembly is a scale and wherein said property is the weight of said respective partial portions.4. The food processing device according to claim 1 , wherein said sensor assembly is a scanning device disposed upstream of at least ...

FOOD PRODUCT SLICING APPARATUS AND METHODS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAME

A food product slicing apparatus includes a tray configured to support food product blocks. A cavity is provided for receiving unsliced ends of food product blocks, and a removal member is used to eject the ends from the cavity. Upper and lower drive assemblies are provided for moving the blocks to a slicing station. The height of the upper drive assembly is adjustable relative to the lower drive assembly. A plurality of output conveyors receive stacks of sliced food product from the slicing station. The output conveyors are parallel and convey the stacks of sliced food product along linear and parallel paths. 1. A food product slicing apparatus comprising:a tray configured to support food product blocks;a cavity for receiving unsliced ends of food product blocks; anda removal member movable within the cavity to remove the unsliced ends of the food product blocks from the cavity.2. The food product slicing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a drive member for moving the food product blocks in a downstream direction claim 1 , and a slicing station for slicing the food product blocks.3. The food product slicing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein said drive member and slicing station are downstream of said cavity.4. The food product slicing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein said drive member includes a gripper for gripping an unsliced end of the food product block.5. The food product slicing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said cavity is mounted on said tray and said is moveable relative to removal member.6. The food product slicing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said removal member translates in a direction which is generally perpendicular to said downstream direction.7. The food product slicing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a chute through which the unsliced ends of the food blocks is ejected from the food product slicing apparatus.8. A food product slicing apparatus comprising:a frame;an upper drive assembly mounted on said frame and including an upper ...

SLICING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR SLICING ELASTIC STRANDS IN PARTICULAR MEAT STRANDS

A slicing machine for slicing meat strands that have a cross section that varies over a longitudinal extension in large numbers and as quickly as possible into weight precise slices. In one embodiment, two meat strands are received adjacent to each other in a respective form tube and pushed against a respective separately adjustable stop plate independently from each other by a controlled longitudinal press plunger and compressed in the longitudinal direction. In addition, a cross section of the form tubes may be reduced in a first transversal direction jointly and in a second transversal direction independently from each other and thus the respective meat strand is transversally compressed to a constant cross section prior to slicing. 1. A cutting machine for producing slices in a weight precise manner from meat strands , wherein the cutting machine comprises:a least one form tube that is open at a front end and at a back end, the at least one form tube extending in a longitudinal pressing direction, said longitudinal pressing direction corresponding to an axial direction of a meat strand;a longitudinal press plunger for said at least one form tube, wherein the press plunger is insertable into the at least one form tube from the rear end;a blade for cutting off one or more slice from the meat strand, the blade disposed the front end of the at least one form tube;wherein the at least one form tube is made from a plurality of form tube elements in a circumferential direction which are movable relative to each other in both transversal directions relative to the longitudinal pressing direction and the at least one form tube has a first cross section that is adjustable in both transversal directions relative to the longitudinal pressing direction.2. The cutting machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:a cutting unit for moving the blade in a first transversal direction relative to the longitudinal pressing direction in a controlled manner.3. The cutting ...

High speed slicing machine

A high-speed food article slicing machine with a slicing station, a moveable frame supporting a food article feed mechanism frame, a food article gate, and a safety guard system for detecting an intrusion into the machine. Food articles are loaded onto a lift tray and raised to a staging position where food articles are in contact with a food article gate. The lift tray is located in line with the food article feed paths such that lateral shifting of food articles into the feed paths is not needed. Food article grippers, individually driven along feed paths by an overhead conveyor, move food articles over the food article gate towards the slicing station. The food article gate functions to assist in removal of food article end portions. The slicing machines utilizes a horizontally radiating laser intrusion detector to shut down systems when an unwanted intrusion is sensed.

SLICE CUTTING MACHINE WITH REMOVABLY CONNECTABLE TRAY

An electrically operated slice cutting machine for separating slices from, in particular, strand-shaped products to be cut, preferably food products, includes: a machine housing, which holds a drive motor and a rotating cutting blade driven by the drive motor, and having a storage region arranged in a region of the cutting blade, having an essentially planar tray for receiving separated slices, the tray being removably coupled to the machine housing or to an attachment part of the machine housing by a coupling device, the tray being coupled in a horizontal operating position during a cutting operation, and being movable in at least one removal position, in which the tray is configured to be released and removed from the coupling device, when outside of the cutting operation. The coupling device has an upper and a lower coupling arm. Both coupling arms form a coupling recess, which is open on one side. 1. An electrically operated slice cutting machine for separating slices from , in particular , strand-shaped products to be cut , preferably food products , comprising:a machine housing, which holds a drive motor and a rotating cutting blade configured to be driven by the drive motor, and having a storage region arranged in a region of the cutting blade, having an essentially planar tray configured to receive separated slices, the tray being removably coupled to the machine housing or to an attachment part of the machine housing by a coupling device, the tray being coupled in a horizontal operating position during a cutting operation, and being movable in at least one removal position, in which the tray is configured to be released and removed from the coupling device, when outside of the cutting operation,wherein the coupling device has an upper and a lower coupling arm, andwherein both coupling arms form a coupling recess, which is open on one side, along a longitudinal direction, for coupling the tray.2. The slice cutting machine of claim 1 , wherein the coupling ...

FOOD PRODUCT SLICING APPARATUS

A food product slicing apparatus includes a frame and upper and lower drive assemblies. The upper drive assembly includes a belt configured to engage an upper surface of a food product block to be sliced, a plate pivotally mounted to the frame, front and rear wheels supporting the upper belt, the front wheel rotatably mounted to the plate and a drive member engaged with the plate. When the drive member is engaged, the plate and the front roller pivot relative to the frame and to the rear wheel. The lower drive assembly includes a belt configured to engage a bottom surface of the food product block. 1. A food product slicing apparatus comprising:a frame;an upper drive assembly mounted on the frame and including an upper belt configured to engage a top surface of a food product block to be sliced, the upper belt having a front end forming a front end of the upper drive assembly and a rear end forming a rear end of the upper drive assembly, a front wheel at the front end of the upper belt, a rear wheel at the rear end of the upper belt, the rear wheel being rotatably mounted to the frame, a plate pivotally mounted to the frame, the front wheel rotatably mounted on the plate, a drive member engaged with the plate, wherein when the drive member is engaged, the plate and the front roller pivot relative to the frame and to the rear wheel; anda lower drive assembly mounted on the frame and including a lower belt, the lower belt is configured to engage a bottom surface of the food product block.2. The food product slicing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of upper and lower drive assemblies are provided.3. The food product slicing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the drive member is one of pneumatic claim 1 , hydraulic claim 1 , screw drive and electronic.4. The food product slicing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:a slicing station attached to the frame and downstream of the upper and lower drive assemblies; anda plurality of output conveyors adapted to ...

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PORTIONING WORKPIECES USING REFERENCE SHAPE AS A DIRECTLY CONTROLLED CHARACTERISTIC

A method and system are provided for automatically portioning workpieces, such as food products, by simulating portioning the workpieces in accordance with the one or more desired shapes of the final piece(s) as a directly controlled physical characteristic (parameter/specification) as well as one or more resulting indirectly controlled physical characteristics (parameters/specifications). The desired shape(s) of the final piece(s) are defined by a plurality of manipulatable reference coordinates. A workpiece is scanned to obtain scanning information, then portioning of the workpiece is simulated in accordance with the desired shape(s) of the final piece(s) defined by the directly controlled reference coordinates, thereby to determine the one or more indirectly controlled physical characteristics of the one or more final pieces to be portioned from the workpiece. The simulated portioning of the workpiece is performed for multiple combinations of directly controlled shapes as defined by the modified or edited reference coordinates and indirectly controlled physical characteristics until an acceptable set of a directly controlled shape and resulting one or more indirectly controlled physical characteristics is determined. 1. A method of automatically portioning a food product into one or more final pieces based on an adjustable two-dimensional reference shape plus at least one additional physical criteria for the one or more final pieces , comprising:(a) using a user-interface to select or enter an adjustable two-dimensional reference shape into which a food product is to be portioned, the adjustable two-dimensional reference shape being defined by an outline of the adjustable two-dimensional reference shape;(b) optionally editing the adjustable two-dimensional reference shape by using the user-interface to move the outline of the adjustable two-dimensional reference shape to result in a change of the shape of the adjustable two-dimensional reference shape;(c) ...

PROGRAMMABLE FOOD SLICER WITH DIGITAL SCALE CONTROL

The present invention is an automatic food slicer with a built-in scale which allows the user to have the slicer automatically stop when a particular weight of food has been sliced. 1. An automatic electric food slicer comprising:a) a digital scale having a platform positioned to catch food and weigh it as it is sliced by the automatic electric food slicer; andb) a digital program in a resident memory of a memory device associated with the slicer and the scale set to enable a user to program a desired weight of food to be cut, wherein once the slicer is started to automatically slice, the slicer automatically stops when the desired weight of food measured on the scale is sliced.2. The automatic electric food slicer according to where the digital program further calculates how many slices it will take to reach the desired weight and stops the slicing when the next slice will cause the sliced food to exceed the desired weight.3. The automatic slicer according to which further comprises the digital program adjusting the thickness of a food slice such that the desired weight is achieved exactly. A portion of the disclosure of this patent contains material that is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent files or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever.The present invention relates to electric slicers typically utilized for slicing meat and other food items. In particular, it relates to an automatic electric food slicer with digital scale control.The use of electric food slicers for cutting deli meats and other foods is well known. The slicer consists of a circular rotating blade and a carriage for holding the food wherein the carriage can press the food toward the rotating blade and reciprocate back and forth either manually or automatically such that the food is sliced and lands on a ...

METHOD FOR PROCESSING FOOD PRODUCTS AND FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH POSITION TRACKING

The present disclosure relates to a method for processing food products, comprising the following steps: multi-track slicing of food products into individual food portions on a plurality of production tracks; detecting at least one feature of a food portion during and/or after slicing; multi-track conveying of the food portions on separate production tracks; moving the food portions from a plurality of production tracks onto a reduced number of output tracks and/or moving them between different tracks and/or grouping them. According to the present disclosure, the position of the individual food portions is tracked by means of a controller, so that, for each food portion which has been moved onto the output track, it will be known on which production track said food portion has been produced. The disclosure further relates to a food processing system.

Slicing method and device

The invention relates to a method for slicing food products having an irregular inner structure such as sausages or ham, wherein the products (11) are cut into slices (S) and especially offset portions or stacked portions are formed and transported away from the slicing area (31). During said slicing process, information on the contour and structure of the slices of products is obtained by means of an opto-electronic detector device in a series of successive detection steps (E) by illuminating the slicing area, whereupon the illuminated rays reflected from the cutting surfaces (13).of the slices of product which are to be respectively separated and from the edge area (15) of said slices are detected and evaluated. Said illumination is carried out in at least one and preferably in all of the detection steps (E) in several directionally independent components (k) which are different from each other at least with respect to an illumination parameter. The invention also relates to a slicing device which is especially suitable for carrying out the inventive slicing method.

Slicing machine for slicing two or more food loaves

Method, device and knife for slicing food

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Abtrennen von Lebensmittelscheiben von mindestens einem Lebensmittelriegel mit einem rotierenden Messer, bei der der Lebensmittelriegel mit mindestens einem Transportmittel in Richtung des Messers transportierbar ist. Des Weiteren betrifft die vorliegende Erfindung eine Vorrichtung zum Abtrennen von Lebensmittelscheiben von mindestens einem Lebensmittelriegel mit einem rotierenden Messer, bei der der Lebensmittelriegel mit mindestens einem Transportmittel in Richtung des Messers transportierbar ist, sowie ein Messer zum Aufschneiden von Lebensmitteln. The present invention relates to a method for separating food slices from at least one food bar with a rotating knife, in which the food bar with at least one transport in the direction of the knife is transportable. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a device for separating food slices of at least one food bar with a rotating knife, in which the food bar is transportable with at least one transport in the direction of the knife, and a knife for slicing food.

A device for detecting the thickness of lumps of ham in a ham slice machine.

Method, device and measuring device for cutting open foodstuff

New methods, devices and measuring devices for slicing food are required for solving problems that occur with existing methods and devices and/or for reacting to changes to the food product being sliced. The devices include a blade for slicing food comprising a blade edge and a recess. The recess has a center point and may be employed for mounting and centering the blade on a slicing device. At least one dimension, D, of the recess is a length or diameter of the recess and preferably is at least 140 mm and at most 450 mm. The blade edge preferably has a radius, R, measured from the blade edge to the center point of the recess. The ratio of R/D preferably is less than 2.0 for every point on the blade edge.

Slicing method and device

The invention relates to a method for slicing food products having an irregular inner structure such as sausages or ham, wherein the products (11) are cut into slices (S) and especially offset portions or stacked portions are formed and transported away from the slicing area (31). During said slicing process, information on the contour and structure of the slices of products is obtained by means of an opto-electronic detector device in a series of successive detection steps (E) by illuminating the slicing area, whereupon the illuminated rays reflected from the cutting surfaces (13).of the slices of product which are to be respectively separated and from the edge area (15) of said slices are detected and evaluated. Said illumination is carried out in at least one and preferably in all of the detection steps (E) in several directionally independent components (k) which are different from each other at least with respect to an illumination parameter. The invention also relates to a slicing device which is especially suitable for carrying out the inventive slicing method.

Controlled volume meat apportioner

Apparatus for apportioning a cut of whole muscle meat into a product having margins of a select size and an excess trim portion. An upper die is provided as having a forward blade portion and a rearward compression surface extending about the blade portion. The blade portion defines with the compression surface at least a portion of the margins of the product. At least one lower platen is provided as having a support surface for receiving the cut of whole muscle meat thereon. The support surface has a slot configured to receive the blade portion therewithin intermediate a first and second side wall thereof, and a bearing surface configured to abuttingly engage the compression surface. An actuator assembly moves the upper die from a first position spaced above the lower platen to a second position wherein the compression surface abuttingly engages the bearing surface. The compressive engagement between the upper die and lower platen is effective to apportion the cut of whole muscle meat into the product and trim portion.

Full-automatic cutting film weigher

本发明属于硅胶原料片裁切技术领域，具体涉及一种全自动切膜称重机，包括工作台，按照膜料的行进方向，工作台上依次设有供料装置、切料装置、称重装置和筛料装置，膜料设于供料装置上，供料装置将膜料展平输送至切料装置，切料装置上设有切刀，称重装置上设有称重台和输送带，输送带的首端延伸至切料装置处的膜料的下方，尾端与筛料装置对接，筛料装置包括良品箱、废品箱和筛料机构，良品箱设于输送带的尾端，废品箱位于所述筛料机构的一侧，供料装置、切料装置、称重台和筛料机构均与一控制系统电连接。本发明的全自动切膜称重机能够自动切膜称重并筛选，自动化程度高。

Quick slitting and quantitative filling device for production of cooked dried tofu

本发明公开了一种熟食豆干生产快速分切定量灌装装置，包括第一皮带轮和下料板，所述第一皮带轮的右侧焊接有有第三转轴，且第三转轴的右侧通过轴承座与外壳相连接，所述第三转轴的表面插设有刀盘套，且刀盘套的右侧固定有横杆，所述横杆的外侧插设有刀盘，且刀盘的底端焊接有弹簧，所述刀盘套的内部插设有铁球，所述第一皮带轮的外侧套设有皮带，且皮带的内壁包裹有第二皮带轮，所述第二皮带轮的内部插设有第二转轴，且第二转轴的表面套设有传送带，所述第二转轴的右侧与电机的输出端相连接。该装置可以同时实现横竖两个方向的分切，提高分切效率，能有效避免豆干粘附在切刀上，在分切的同时可完成定量灌装。

Sawing cutter and method of breast of turkey and other body

Food article feed apparatus for a food article slicing machine

A loaf feed apparatus for a food article slicing machine. The apparatus has at least a first conveyor driven by a hollow shaft and a second conveyor driven by a second shaft. The second shaft independently operates within said hollow shaft. The hollow shaft and the second shaft are driven by independent drive sources. The apparatus also includes at least one lower conveyor driven by a drive roller having a outer diameter and a recessed diameter where the drive belt is connected around the recessed diameter and the conveyor belt is connected around the outer diameter. The drive belt operates within an area defined by the first conveyor belt. The apparatus also has a loaf gate for separating a slicing station from the loaf feed apparatus.

Slicing method and device

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Aufschneiden von Lebensmittelprodukten mit ungleichmässiger Innenstruktur, wie z.B. Wurst oder Schinken, bei dem die Produkte (11) in Scheiben (S) geschnitten und insbesondere geschindelte Portionen oder Stapelportionen gebildet und aus dem Aufschneidebereich (31) abtransportiert werden, und bei dem während des Aufschneidens mittels einer optoelektronischen Erfassungseinrichtung in aufeinanderfolgenden Erfassungsvorgängen (E) Informationen über die Kontur und die Struktur der Produktscheiben gewonnen werden, indem der Aufschneidebereich ausgeleuchtet und von den Schnittflächen (13) der jeweils vom Produkt abzutrennenden Scheiben und aus dem Randbereich (15) der Scheiben reflektierte Ausleuchtstrahlung nachgewiesen und ausgewertet wird, wobei in wenigstens einem und bevorzugt in jedem Erfassungsvorgang (E) die Ausleuchtung in mehreren richtungsunabhängigen Komponenten (k) durchgeführt wird, die sich zumindest hinsichtlich eines Ausleuchtparameters voneinander unterscheiden. Die Erfindung betrifft ausserdem eine Aufschneidevorrichtung, die insbesondere zur Durchführung eines derartigen Aufschneideverfahrens geeignet ist.

Slicing method and device

The invention relates to a method for slicing food products having an irregular inner structure such as sausages or ham, wherein the products (11) are cut into slices (S) and especially offset portions or stacked portions are formed and transported away from the slicing area (31). During said slicing process, information on the contour and structure of the slices of products is obtained by means of an opto-electronic detector device in a series of successive detection steps (E) by illuminating the slicing area, whereupon the illuminated rays reflected from the cutting surfaces (13).of the slices of product which are to be respectively separated and from the edge area (15) of said slices are detected and evaluated. Said illumination is carried out in at least one and preferably in all of the detection steps (E) in several directionally independent components (k) which are different from each other at least with respect to an illumination parameter. The invention also relates to a slicing device which is especially suitable for carrying out the inventive slicing method.

Slicing method and device

The invention relates to a method for slicing food products having an irregular inner structure such as sausages or ham, wherein the products ( 11 ) are cut into slices (S) and especially offset portions or stacked portions are formed and transported away from the slicing area ( 31 ). During said slicing process, information on the contour and structure of the slices of products is obtained by means of an opto-electronic detector device in a series of successive detection steps (E) by illuminating the slicing area, whereupon the illuminated rays reflected from the cutting surfaces ( 13 ) of the slices of product which are to be respectively separated and from the edge area ( 15 ) of said slices are detected and evaluated Said illumination is carried out in at least one and preferably in all of the detection steps (E) in several directionally independent components (k) which are different from each other at least with respect to an illumination parameter. The invention also relates to a slicing device which is especially suitable for carrying out the inventive slicing method.

Slicing method and apparatus

Slicing method and device

Slicing method and device

The invention relates to a method for slicing food products having an irregular inner structure such as sausages or ham, wherein the products (11) are cut into slices (S) and especially offset portions or stacked portions a re formed and transported away from the slicing area (31). During said slicing process, information on the contour and structure of the slices of products is obtained by means of an opto-electronic detector device in a series of successive detection steps (E) by illuminating the slicing area, whereupon t he illuminated rays reflected from the cutting surfaces (13).of the slices of product which are to be respectively separated and from the edge area (15) o f said slices are detected and evaluated. Said illumination is carried out in at least one and preferably in all of the detection steps (E) in several directionally independent components (k) which are different from each other at least with respect to an illumination parameter. The invention also relat es to a slicing device which is especially suitable for carrying out the inventive slicing method.

Cutting method and device

PROCEDURE AND DEVICE FOR CUTTING IN LONCHAS.

Procedimiento para cortar en lonchas productos alimenticios con una estructura interior irregular, como por ejemplo embutidos o jamón, en el que los productos (11) se cortan en lonchas (S) y se forman en especial porciones dispuestas en escamas o porciones apiladas, que son extraídas de la zona (31) de corte en lonchas y en el que durante el corte en lonchas se obtiene por medio de un dispositivo optoelectrónico de lectura en procesos (E) de exploración sucesivos información del contorno y de la estructura de las lonchas (S) de producto, por el hecho de que la zona (31) de corte en lonchas es iluminada y se detecta y evalúa la radiación de iluminación reflejada por las superficies (13) de corte de las lonchas (S) que deban ser separadas del producto (11) y de la zona (15) del borde de las lonchas, caracterizado porque en al menos un, con preferencia en cada proceso (E) de exploración, se realiza la iluminación desde el semiespacio situado - visto en sentido contrario a la dirección de transporte del producto - delante de la zona de corte en lonchas con varios componentes (K) de iluminación independientes de la dirección, que se diferencien entre sí al menos desde el punto de vista de un parámetro de iluminación. Procedure for slicing food products with an irregular internal structure, such as sausages or ham, in which the products (11) are sliced (S) and specially formed portions are arranged in flakes or stacked portions, which are extracted from the sliced cutting area (31) and in which during slicing it is obtained by means of an optoelectronic device for reading in successive scanning processes (E) of contour information and of the structure of the slices (S ) of product, due to the fact that the slicing zone (31) is illuminated and the illumination radiation reflected by the cutting surfaces (13) of the slices (S) to be separated from the product is detected and evaluated (11) and the area (15) of the edge of the slices, characterized in that at least one, ...

Method and apparatus for cutting

A method and device for slicing food products using optoelectronic detection device to determine structure of the products

Product 11 such as ham or sausage is advanced toward the slicing region 31 to be cut by blade 29 into slices all of the same weight. The weight of a slice will depend on the thickness of the slice, the contour of the slice and the inner structure of the slice (proportion of fat to lean). Thus by measuring the contour and inner structure progressively during the slicing operation and controlling the slice thickness accordingly slices of constant weight can be attained even at high slicing rates. The contour and structure is measured by an optoelectronic detector using sequential detection procedures. The slicing region is illuminated by the radiation source 19 and radiation reflected from the cut surfaces of the slices to be cut off and from the marginal regions of the slices is detected by detector 23 and evaluated by processor 25. Moreover, in at least one detection procedure, the illumination is effected in a plurality of components, such as wavelength, polarisation, time of illumination, that are independent of the direction of the light, and that differ from one another at least with respect to one illumination parameter.

Two colour vision system

A vision system is described for viewing the end face of product mounted in a machine which in use produces measurements relating to the area of the end face and of at least one constituent part of the product which is visible in the end face. The system comprises means for illuminating the end face and a video camera for producing a video signal from an image of the illuminated end face. The end face is illuminated by light of two predominantly different wavelengths. One wavelength illuminates an area which contains both the end face and surrounding parts of the machine, while light of the other wavelength from a laser source produces a pattern of parallel spaced apart lines of light of the said other wavelength. A memory stores information on the components of the machine which in use extend into the field of view of the scanning means, and signals obtained from the stored information are employed to gate the video signal to exclude video signal corresponding to regions of the field view which are known not to contain any part of the product end face. The parallel lines cross the end face at a specific given angle, and parallel lines in the field of view at other angles indicate regions in the field of view which are not part of the end face of the product. Gating excludes video signal of parallel lines in the image which are not at the specific angle and of parallel lines crossing flat regions of the machine parallel to the end face of the product, to leave a residual video signal corresponding to the end face, from which an electronic mask is generated which represents the extent of the product end face. A full colour video signal of the field of view is gated by the mask. The vision system forms part of a product slicing machine and measurements and/or dimensional values obtained from the video signal control the thickness of the next slice to be cut and are also sent to slice and pack grade-level decision logic, to control down-line gates.

Method for cutting food products, such as ham, sausage and cheese comprises removing slices of the product using a cutting knife and determining the outer shape and the inner structure of the product during product feed

Method for cutting food products, such as ham, sausage and cheese comprises feeding the food product to a rotating cutting knife in a conveying direction, removing slices of the product using the knife and determining the outer shape and the inner structure of the product during product feed. An independent claim is also included for a device for cutting food products, such as ham, sausage and cheese comprising a rotating cutting knife, a feed unit, measuring units for determining the outer shape and the inner structure of the product and evaluating and control units for operating the feed unit depending on the outer shape and the inner structure of the product determined by the measuring units.

Method for classifying the quality of food slices of a stick of food

The present invention relates to a method for producing food portions by means of a slicing device, in particular a slicer, wherein said food portions comprise at least one food slice and are cut from a stick of food using the slicing device, wherein the stick of food is irradiated, preferably by means of x-rays, before the particular food portion is sliced and the data measured in the process are used to control the slicing device and/or a device arranged downstream of the slicing device.

Method of slicing food

Die Erfindung beschreibt ein Verfahren zum Schneiden eines Lebensmittelprodukts in Scheiben zur Bildung von Portionen unter Berücksichtigung dessen Sollgewichts, wobei durch eine Rückkopplung Informationen über einen Restbestand des aufzuschneidenden Lebensmittelprodukts zur Steuerung entsprechender Stellglieder bei wenigstens einem folgenden aufzuschneidenden Lebensmittelprodukts verwendet werden, um einen erneuten Restbestand zu minimieren. The invention describes a method for cutting a food product into slices to form portions, taking into account its target weight, wherein information about a remaining stock of the food product to be cut is used to control corresponding actuators in at least one subsequent food product to be cut, in order to minimize a new remaining stock ,

Line without checkweigher between slicing and packaging machine

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Linie und ein Verfahren zum Aufschneiden von Lebensmittelriegeln mit: – einem Scanner, der von jedem Lebensmittelriegel Daten über die innere und/oder äußere Struktur ermittelt, – einer Aufschneidevorrichtung, die den Lebensmittelriegel aufgrund der Daten des Scanners in Portionen aufteilt, – einer Verpackungsmaschine, die jeweilige Portionen in eine Verpackung verpackt. The present invention relates to a line and a method for slicing food bars with: a scanner which determines data on the inner and / or outer structure of each food bar, a slicing device which divides the food bar into portions on the basis of the data from the scanner, - a packaging machine that packs the respective portions in a package.

Device for slicing food products

Eine Vorrichtung zum Aufschneiden von Lebensmittelprodukten, insbesondere Hochleistungsslicer, umfasst eine eine Zuführebene definierende Produktzuführung, mittels welcher die Produkte entlang der Zuführebene in einer Zuführrichtung einer in einem Aufschneidebereich gelegenen Schneidebene zugeführt werden, in der sich ein Schneidmesser insbesondere rotierend und/oder umlaufend bewegt, das zum Abtrennen von Scheiben von den Produkten mit einer, insbesondere sich parallel zur Zuführebene und senkrecht zur Zuführrichtung erstreckenden, Schneidkante zusammenwirkt. Zudem umfasst die Schneidvorrichtung eine Nachweiseinrichtung für aus dem Aufschneidebereich reflektierte Strahlung, eine Auswerteeinrichtung zum Auswerten der nachgewiesenen Strahlung und eine Beleuchtungseinrichtung zum Ausleuchten des Aufschneidebereiches, die zur zumindest im Wesentlichen frontalen Ausleuchtung der Produktstirnseite in dem vor dem Aufschneidebereich gelegenen Halbraum sowie oberhalb der Zuführebene angeordnet ist und zumindest eine Strahlungsquelle sowie eine dieser zugeordnete Blendenanordnung aufweist, die eine Mehrzahl von optisch voneinander getrennten länglichen Beleuchtungsstrahlungspfaden definiert, die sich jeweils in Richtung des Aufschneidebereiches erstrecken und einander benachbart angeordnet sind. A device for slicing food products, in particular high-performance slicers, comprises a product feed which defines a feed plane, by means of which the products are fed along the feed plane in a feed direction to a cutting plane located in a slicing region, in which a cutting knife moves in particular in a rotating and / or revolving manner for separating discs from the products with a, in particular parallel to the feed plane and perpendicular to the feed direction extending, cooperating cutting edge. In addition, the cutting device comprises a detection device for radiation reflected from the slicing region, an evaluation device for evaluating the detected radiation and an ...

Method for detecting foreign bodies in food sections during the cutting process and arrangement for carrying out such a method

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Detektieren von Fremdkörpern in Lebensmittelabschnitten während des Schneidevorganges, umfassend die Schritte: a) Bereitstellen eines zu schneidenden Lebensmittels, b) Bereitstellen einer Schneidvorrichtung, c) Bereitstellen einer Strahlungsquelle, d) Bereitstellen einer Detektionsvorrichtung, e) Bestrahlen des zu schneidenden Lebensmittels mit Strahlung aus der Strahlungsquelle vor und/oder während des Schnittes, f) Detektieren von dem zu schneidenden Lebensmittel reflektierter Strahlung. The invention relates to a method for detecting foreign bodies in food sections during the cutting process, comprising the steps: a) providing a food to be cut, b) providing a cutting device, c) providing a radiation source, d) providing a detection device, e) irradiating the device cutting food with radiation from the radiation source before and / or during the cut, f) detecting radiation reflected from the food to be cut.

Device and method for slicing products

Eine Vorrichtung zum Aufschneiden von Produkten 12, insbesondere Lebensmittelprodukten, mit einer Produktauflage 14, entlang der wenigstens ein Produkt 12 einer Schneidebene 16 zuführbar ist, in der sich ein Schneidmesser, insbesondere rotierend und/oder umlaufend, bewegt, und mit einer optoelektronischen Erfassungseinrichtung 34 zur Erfassung des Produkts 12, insbesondere des der Schneidebene zugewandten Anfangs des Produkts, ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vorrichtung 10, insbesondere die Erfassungseinrichtung 34, in wenigstens zwei unterschiedlichen Betriebsmodi betreibbar ist, und in jedem der wenigstens zwei Betriebsmodi unter Verwendung der Erfassungseinrichtung 34 eine vom jeweiligen Betriebsmodus abhängige Eigenschaft zumindest eines Produkts 12 bestimmbar ist. A device for slicing products 12, in particular food products, with a product support 14, along which at least one product 12 can be fed to a cutting plane 16, in which a cutting blade, in particular rotating and / or rotating, moves, and with an optoelectronic detection device 34 for Detecting the product 12, in particular the beginning of the product facing the cutting plane, is characterized in that the device 10, in particular the detection device 34, is operable in at least two different operating modes, and in each of the at least two operating modes using the detection device 34 one from respective operating mode dependent property of at least one product 12 can be determined.

AUTOMATIC CUTTING DEVICE FOR FROZEN FOODS IN EXACTLY WEIGHTED PORTIONS

Slicing method

An improved method for automatically producing a selected weight draft of sliced product from a workpiece in substantially uniform weight slices and in an integral number of slices.

Patent DE3808790C2

Slicing machine

Method and device for separating disc-shaped bodies from an original body

Process for slicing food products

The invention relates to a method for classifying portions in which the cut surfaces of the slices to be removed from a product are detected by an optoelectronic unit, and the images of cut surfaces are evaluated with regard to the inner structure of the product. Slices of the product which have identical inner structures within predeterminable tolerance limits are combined to form portions of a defined grade.

Method and device for cutting pieces of predetermined weight from a workpiece

In Supermärkten werden z. B. Käse- oder Schinkenstücke unterschiedlichen aber nicht definierbaren Gewichtes angeboten, z. B. Stücke zu 185 g, zu 317 g, zu 455 g usw. Um nun dem Verbraucher Stücke genau definierten und auch gestaffelten Gewichtes anbieten zu können, wird ein in Teilstücke zu zerlegendes Massestück (M) z. B. ein Schinkenstück mittels Kameras (K) und Projektoren (PR) abgetastet, um in einem Computer (C) ein dreidimensionales Bild zu erzeugen. Der Computer (C) berechnet aufgrund der Dichte und des dreidimensionales Bildes des Schinkenstücks (M) die einzelnen Trennabstandswerte bzw. Dicken der Teilstücke. Aufgrund dieser Werte steuert der Computer (C) eine Trennvorrichtung (S) zum Trennen der Teilstücke vom Massestück (M). Die Erfindung ist besonders für die Verarbeitung von Nahrungsmitteln geeignet, jedoch nicht auf diesen Einsatzbereich beschränkt. So können beispielsweise auch Holzscheiben gleichen Gewichtes aus Holzstangen oder aus Baumstämmen gesägt werden. <IMAGE>

RIPPLE PROCESS AND DEVICE

Apparatus and method for processing meat

Vorrichtung zur Verarbeitung von Fleisch, im Wesentlichen umfassend wenigstens ein Transportmittel (3), ein Element (11) zur Lageerkennung, wenigstens ein Trennmittel (12) sowie wenigstens eine Regel- und/oder Steuerungsvorrichtung (22), wobei das Element (11) zur Lageerkennung, das mittels der Regel- und/oder Steuerungsvorrichtung (22) mit dem Trennmittel (12) kommuniziert, derart ausgebildet ist, das geometrische Daten und Bilddaten des Fleisches aufnehmbar und verarbeitbar sind, so dass mit dem Trennmittel (12) auf der Basis der geometrischen Daten und der Bilddaten Trennschnitte und/oder Trimmschnitte durchführbar sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Element (11) einen Sender (7) und einen Empfänger (8) zur Aufnahme der geometrischen Daten und der Bilddaten umfasst, wobei der Empfänger (8) eine einzelne Kamera ist und Sender (7) und Empfänger (8) oberhalb des Transportmittels (3) angeordnet sind. contraption for processing meat, essentially comprising at least a transport means (3), an element (11) for detecting the position, at least a release agent (12) and at least one control and / or control device (22), wherein the element (11) for position detection, by means of Control and / or control device (22) communicates with the separating means (12), is designed such that the geometric data and image data of the meat are recordable and are processable, so that with the release agent (12) on the base the geometric data and the image data separating cuts and / or Trim cuts feasible are characterized in that the element (11) is a transmitter (7) and a receiver (8) for acquiring the geometric data and the image data, the receiver (8) is a single camera and transmitter (7) and receiver (8) are arranged above the transport means (3).

Method and device for determining control data for a device for slicing food products, and for obtaining constant weight slices based on said control data

Method and device for separating disc-shaped bodies from an original body

Method for cutting food bar at weight-specific portions, involves obtaining weight of food bar, where through-beam scanner determines specific number of signals of certain scan slices with specific thickness

The method involves obtaining the weight of a food bar (1). A through-beam scanner determines specific number of signals of certain scan slices with specific thickness, where the slices are arranged one behind the other along a longitudinal axis (x) of the food bar. The signals are stored in a computer unit, where the summation of the signals is formed.

Method and apparatus for cutting food dough

Slicing machine and method for slicing two or more food loaves

Slicing machine and method for slicing two or more food loaves

A high speed slicing machine (50) feeds one, two, or more food loaves (91) along parallel loaf paths into a slicing station (66) for slicing by one cyclically driven knife blade; the slices are stacked or shingled in groups (92,93) on a receiving conveyor (64) located below the slicing station (66). Independent loaf feed drives are provided; slices cut from one loaf may be thicker than slices from the other. The machine may combine manual and automated food loaf loading mechanisms that share a central barrier used only during loading. The automated loaf loading mechanism (75) has a sweep to push loaves onto the loaf paths. There are grippers each loaf path; each has a loaf feed drive that impels the gripper toward the slicing station and then moves it back to a home position. Each loaf feed drive also includes two "short" conveyors.

Slicing station for a food loaf slicing machine

A slicing station for a high speed food loaf slicing machine that slices one, two, or more food loaves simultaneously using one cyclically driven knife blade; the slices are stacked or shingled in groups on a receiving conveyor located below the slicing station. Independent loaf feed drives are provided so that slices cut from one loaf may be thicker than slices from the other. The slicing station, enclosed by a housing except for a limited slicing opening, includes a knife blade having an elongated arcuate cutting edge and a drive that moves the knife blade at a predetermined cyclic rate along a closed cutting path through the slicing range, which range intersects the ends of food loaves fed at predetermined rates into the slicing station. A marker moving with the blade is sensed by a fixed sensor to establish a home position for the blade. There is a honing device to sharpen the cutting edge of one type of blade, with the blade in its home position. A pressure seal is provided to preclude entry of hot water or steam into the slicing station during cleanup. A door mechanism closes off the slicing opening when no food loaf slices are to be cut.

Slicing machine for two or more food loaves

A high speed slicing machine supports first and second food loaves for movement along parallel loaf paths into a slicing station where both loaves are sliced by one cyclically driven knife blade; the slices are stacked or shingled in groups on a receiving conveyor located below the slicing station. Independent loaf feed drives are provided; slices cut from one loaf may be thicker than slices from the other. The machine combines manual and automated mechanisms to load food loaves onto the food paths. These mechanisms share a central barrier that is used only during loading; at other times the barrier is clear of the loaf paths. The automated loaf loading mechanism has a sweep to push one or more loaves onto a support defining the loaf paths. There are two grippers, one on each loaf path; each grips the end of a loaf remote from the slicing station. For each gripper, a loaf feed drive impels the gripper (and loaf) toward the slicing station and then moves the gripper back to a home position, releasing an unsliced loaf butt on the way through a door opening in the loaf support. Each loaf feed drive includes two "short" conveyors driven at the same speed as the gripper. The loaf support is pivotally movable to a cleanup position; in its normal support position the loaf support masks the grippers, the loaf feed drive, the barrier, and the sweeps, but in cleanup position it exposes them all.

Conveyor/classifier system for versatile hi-speed food loaf slicing machine

A versatile high speed slicing machine moves first and second food loaves along parallel loaf paths into a slicing station where both loaves are sliced by a cyclically driven knife blade. There are independent loaf feed drives so that slices cut from one loaf may be thicker than slices from the other. The conveyor/transfer system onto which food loaves are deposited as cut includes a receiver located below the slicing station; a lift mechanism moves the receiver down during slicing so that slices always fall about the same distance after being cut. The receiver includes a horizontal conveyor that periodically discharges groups of food loaf slices onto a deceleration conveyor, from which the groups are fed onto a multi-belt scale conveyor. The scale conveyor is aligned with two receiver grids, each grid including plural grid elements interleaved one-for-one with the scale conveyor belts. In each machine cycle a group of food loaf slices is deposited on a grid and weighed. Two slice groups are usually weighed individually and simultaneously. The group weights control two classifier transfer conveyors.

Cutting device for cutting two or more pieces of meat

Simultaneous cutting of food products supplied on multiple tracks

The method involves slicing the food products (11) with a common slicing device, particularly a high-performance slicer, which has a cutting knife that rotates around a cutting axis in a cutting surface (13) or runs planetary around a central axis. The products are supplied to the cutting knife corresponding to the information, which relates to the interior of the products. An independent claim is also included for a device for simultaneous, multi-track slicing of multiple food products, particularly food products of different types.

Device for cutting strand-shaped foods

Eine Vorrichtung (1) zum Schneiden von strangförmigen Lebensmitteln in Scheiben, weist eine Schneidvorrichtung (2), mit der von einem Gutsstrang nacheinander Scheiben abschneidbar sind, eine Vorschubeinrichtung, mit der der Gutsstrang auf die Schneideinrichtung (2) zu förderbar ist, und eine in Vorschubrichtung (11) des Lebensmittels vor der Schneideinrichtung (2) angeordnete Scaneinrichtung (12) auf, die einen drehantreibbaren, an einer Gehäusewand (9) gelagerten Scanring (13), durch dessen zentrale Öffnung der Gutsstrang förderbar ist, und mindestens ein an dem Scanring (13) angeordnetes Scanelement (14) auf, mit dem in Folge einer Dehnung des Scanrings (13) durch berührungsloses Abtasten der innerhalb des Scanrings (13) angeordneten Oberfläche des Gutsstrangs dessen Querschnittsfläche bestimmbar ist, wobei der Scanring (13) einen ringförmigen Durchbruch in einer Gehäusewand (9) überdeckt. Um eine Vorrichtung (1) mit einem reibungsarm drehantreibbaren Scanring (13) zu erhalten, bei der die Reinigung gleichwohl mit Hilfe eines Heißwasserstrahlgeräts erfolgen kann, wird vorgeschlagen, daß der Scanring (13) außerhalb der Betriebszeiten der Vorrichtung (1) mittels einer Klemmeinrichtung dichtend gegen die den ringförmigen Durchbruch begrenzende Gehäusewand (9) preßbar ist.

System and method for optimizing slices from slicing apparatus

A method for optimizing yield from a slicing apparatus, includes scanning and weighing a carcass, slab or loaf upstream of a slicing head of the slicing apparatus. The carcass, slab or loaf weight is divided by a desired pre-selected portion weight to determine the number of slices to be made. A remainder portion is allocated to an intermediate position along the carcass, slab or loaf to be sliced from the carcass, slab or loaf before a butt end portion, gripped by a gripper of the slicing apparatus, reaches the slicing head. The butt end portion is pre-arranged to be the desired pre-selected portion weight or at least an acceptable pre-selected portion weight. The butt end portion can then be released by the gripper as a desired or acceptable weight portion.

High speed slicing machine

A high speed food article slicing machine with a slicing station, a moveable frame supporting a food article feed mechanism frame, a food article gate, and a safety guard system for detecting an intrusion into the machine. Food articles are loaded onto a lift tray and raised to a staging position where food articles are in contact with a food article gate. The lift tray is located inline with the food article feed paths such that lateral shifting of food articles into the feed paths is not needed. Food article grippers, individually driven along feed paths by an overhead conveyor, move food articles over the food article gate towards the slicing station. The food article gate functions to assist in removal of food article end portions. The slicing machines utilizes a horizontally radiating laser intrusion detector to shut down systems when an unwanted intrusion is sensed.

Procedure and device for slicing food products

Procedimiento para el loncheado simultáneo en múltiples pistas de múltiples productos alimenticios (11, 111, 211, 315), - en el cual los productos (11, 111, 211, 315) son loncheados mediante un dispositivo de loncheado (115, 311) en común, en particular una cortadora de alto rendimiento, que presenta al menos una cuchilla de corte que rota en un plano de corte (13, 117, 215, S3) alrededor de un eje de cuchilla y/o circula planetariamente alrededor de un eje central y a la que son suministrados los productos (11, 111, 211, 315) sobre múltiples pistas, y - en el cual, al menos transitoriamente, en al menos una pista pasiva (313a, 313b, 313c) se realizan cortes en blanco y/o se interrumpe el suministro del producto (11, 111, 211, 315) respectivo, mientras que en al menos otra pista activa (313a, 313b, 313c) es loncheado el producto (11, 111, 211, 315) respectivo, caracterizado por que - en cada caso, se interrumpe el suministro del producto (11, 111, 211, 315) en una pista (313c), en el caso que el resto de producto remanente en esta pista (313c) ya no alcanza para formar una porción completa (317, 317') y en al menos una de las demás pistas (313a, 313b) el resto de producto remanente todavía alcanza para la formación de al menos una porción completa (317, 317'), por que - los restos de producto son loncheados en porciones parciales incompletas (327, 327'), después que los restos de producto de todas las pistas (313a, 313b, 313c) han alcanzado una medida que ya no alcanza para formar una porción completa (317, 317'), y por que - a continuación, las porciones parciales incompletas (327, 327') son completadas con lonchas (316) de productos (11, 111, 211, 315) siguientes.

Exposed load cell in a food processing machine

A food processing machine includes a slicing device, a slicing conveyor, a classifier device, and an exposed load cell device. The slicing device is adapted to slice a food product. The slicing conveyor is adapted to move the food product sliced by the slicing device. The classifier device is adapted to classify the food product sliced by the slicing device. The exposed load cell device is adapted to weigh the food product sliced by the slicing device. The exposed load cell device is located between the slicing conveyor and the classifier device. The exposed load cell device is permanently exposed providing accessible cleaning.

Slicer control system

A FOOD SLICING APPARATUS FOR USE IN THE PROCESS OF FABRICATING MULTIPLE SLICE FOOD PACKAGES FOR CLOSELY CONTROLLING THE WEIGHT OF EACH PACKAGE TO THEREBY MINIMIZE SOCALLED "GIVE-AWAY". THE APPARATUS INCLUDES A CUTTING AREA IN WHICH A BLADE IS OPERATIVE TOGBETHER WITH FEEDING MEANS FOR FEEDING A FOOD PRODUCT HAVING A GENERALLY UNIFORM CROSS SECTION INTO THE CUTTING AREA. AFTER EACH SLICE TO GO INTO A PACKAGE IS CUT, THE WEIGHT OF THE SLICES CUT TO THAT POINT IS JUDGED AGAINST A PREDETERMINED STANDARD AND AN ADJUSTMENT IN THE FEED RATE AND THE POSITION OF THE BLADE WITHIN THE CUTTING AREA IS MADE AFTER EACH SLICE IS CUT AS REQUIRED TO ALTER SLICE THICKNESS AND THUS WEIGHT TO ACHIEVE A STANDARD PACKAGE WEIGHT.

Weight controlled slicing system

A weight controlled slicing system for simultaneously and accurately, independently cutting slices from plural loaves in such a way as to minimize give-away. The slicing system includes a single knife and plural means for simultaneously feeding plural loaves toward the knife in a cutting area. Plural slice receivers, each associated with a weight cell, are adapted to receive the slices from the respective loaves as they are cut and signal a control system that controls the feed rate of each feeding means in accordance with the slices cut in a desired package weight. To minimize the number of components required, the various control functions relative to each weigh cell are multiplexed.

Food loaf slicing machine

A high volume food load slicing machine comprising a pair of loaf feed belt conveyors that continuously advance a food loaf along a downwardly inclined path through a collar into a slicing station at which a rotating and orbiting knife slices the load includes a variable speed knife rotation drive independent of the main drive that orbits the knife and drives the loaf conveyors. A hydrostatic speed variator in the drive connection for the conveyors, with speed corrections made by a stepper motor, affords precision control of slice thickness. A split collar and associated sensor afford continuous sensing of the loaf cross section to provide effective slice thickness correction; the collar is of molded machinable resin so that the knife can cut a working surface on the collar to a precise contour. The collar includes vacuum means to hold the butt end of a loaf for slicing.

Food article feed apparatus for a food article slicing machine

A food article feed apparatus for a food article slicing machine. The apparatus has conveyor with a drive belt for connecting a drive source to a drive roller, and a conveyor belt. The drive roller is for driving the conveyor. The drive roller has an outer diameter and a recessed diameter where the drive belt is connected around the recessed diameter and the conveyor belt is connected around the outer diameter. The drive belt operates within an area defined by the first conveyor belt.

Maintenance and safety system for a food article slicing machine

A slicing apparatus and a weighing and classifying conveyor combination with cleanup position wherein, the elevated food article feed mechanism can be collapsed to a maintenance position, the weighing and classifying conveyor is oriented at a distance from the slicing apparatus and the slicing head cover is automatically lifted to an open cleanup position. The machine has laser intrusion detectors that are used to shut down systems when an unwanted intrusion by a person or object is detected.

Output conveyor for a food article slicing machine

An output conveyor for a high speed slicing apparatus having four deceleration conveyors that receive slices from a jump conveyor. Each deceleration conveyor laterally position slices in an output lane. The deceleration conveyors have a pivotal axis for matching an elevation of an end of said deceleration conveyor with an elevation of an upstream conveyor. The output conveyor also comprises four weighing conveyors for weighing slices received from upstream components. The weighing conveyors each comprise a removable carrying unit for turning a conveyor belt and a drive unit for driving the carrying unit.

Simultaneous slicing of multi-track food products

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum gleichzeitigen, mehrspurigen Aufschneiden mehrerer Lebensmittelprodukte, insbesondere Lebensmittelprodukte unterschiedlicher Sorte, bei dem die Produkte mit einer gemeinsamen Aufschneidevorrichtung, insbesondere einem Hochleistungs-Slicer, aufgeschnitten werden, die wenigstens ein Schneidmesser aufweist, das in einer Schneidebene um eine Messerachse rotiert und/oder um eine Mittelachse planetarisch umläuft, und die Produkte dem Schneidmesser in Abhängigkeit von Informationen, die zumindest das Innere der Produkte betreffen, individuell zugeführt werden. The invention relates to a method for the simultaneous, multi-track slicing of several food products, in particular food products of different types, in which the products are sliced with a common slicing device, in particular a high-performance slicer, which has at least one cutting knife which rotates in a cutting plane about a knife axis and / or rotates planetarily around a central axis, and the products are fed individually to the cutting knife as a function of information relating to at least the inside of the products.