DE3000409A1 - SLICER, ESPECIALLY FOR CUTTING FOODSTUFFS - Sausages, for example - Google Patents

Description

PATENT LAWYERS '*

DR.-ING. H. H. WILHRLM - DIPl.-ING. H. DAUSTER

D-7000 STUTTGART T - GYMNASIUMSTRASSE 31B - TELEPHONE (0711) 291133

Applicant:

VICTOR SLICIBG SYSTEMS & .sJS,
cti Tarcisio Se &. C ..
15 Via Verdi, RHO-

Milan / Italy

"Slicer, especially for slicing food for example of sausage products ".

The present invention relates to a slicer for Simultaneous cutting of several foods - for example sausage products. In particular, the present invention relates a slicer, which in connection with a packaging machine for packing the cut goods in flat bags is used.

The slicer according to the present invention belongs to Type with a series of aligned, tubular and substantially vertically arranged containers, which are open on their underside and each have corresponding dimensions to accommodate the food to be sliced, as well as one arranged in the vicinity of the tubular containers flat table for carrying the items to be cut. In general, slicers of known type are provided with a Equipped with a circular knife, which rotates at a predetermined peripheral speed and is moved on a path along an opening surface on which the respective items to be cut lie.

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In general, such slicing machines are used for the multi-lane feeding of a series of product slices (such as sausage slices) to a packaging machine, in which the cut material is then packed in sealed flat bags. Because such Packaging machines consistently have a considerably larger working width than the specified width of the slicing opening, on which the product to be sliced lies in the slicer, Until now, it was essential to have a conveyor belt and operating personnel between the slicing machine and the packaging machine to be used to ensure an arrangement suitable for packaging machines of the product slices coming from the slicer guarantee. This Kachteil in technical and economic terms can be enlarged by any desired the Q, the extent of the slicing opening, at the The slicer is in contact with the product, do not fix it. If you would for the said cold cuts opening a want to achieve the same or greater width than the working width of a packaging machine, the use of a Circular knife required, the dimensions and weight of which are completely incompatible with the required cutting speeds and clock numbers would be; in addition, the related manufacturing costs would be extremely high.

The object of the present invention is to realize a slicing machine, its structural and functional properties are such that the aforementioned tile parts are eliminated.

According to the invention, this object is achieved by a slicing machine for cutting several foods at the same time, for example sausage products - solved the following features having:

- A frame that is moved back and forth transversely to the arrangement of the material to be cut;

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a band knife carried and driven by at least two rollers mounted on said frame; this band knife has a pulling strand or working strand, which is parallel to the said cutlery containers runs and is located above said table and at a controllable distance therefrom, said table is mounted on a slide, which is transverse to the arrangement of the material to be cut, synchronized with the sequence of movements of the aforementioned Frame is moved back and forth.

Further features and advantages of the slicer according to The present invention will become apparent from the following description of an exemplary embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings Drawings emerge, which are to be understood as a pictorial representation of a possible embodiment; show it:

- Fig. Λ a perspective view of a slicer according to the invention;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the slicer of FIG Fig. 1;

- Fig. 3 is a section shown on an enlarged scale according to line III - III of Fig. 2;

- Fig. 4 is a section shown on an enlarged scale of a part along line IV - IV of Fig. 3

Referring to the above figures, numeral 1 globally indicates a slicer according to the invention.

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The slicer 1 has a support frame 2, which is open to the bottom and equipped with feet 3 ″, which each on the side walls 4 and 5 of the supporting structure are bent out.

Between the walls 4, 5 there are two retaining brackets 4Sa, 4, 5b, on which a row 19 of tubular containers 20 are attached, which are aligned substantially vertically and in a transverse direction to the walls 4.5. Arranged in a row are. The individual tubular containers 20 have in each case corresponding dimensions for receiving the respective item to be cut 21 - for example a sausage. The lower end regions 20a of the tubular containers 20 are open and are preferably arranged in a coplanar manner. Below the container 20 is a flat table 26, the is arranged horizontally and carries the respective material to be cut 21, which due to their own weight on the face side lie on the table. The table 26 is movably guided transversely to the row of containers 19; Details will be still emerge from the further course of the present description.

Numeral 6 denotes a rectangular frame which is arranged transversely between the walls 4, 5 of the supporting structure 2 and is movably guided transversely to the row of containers 20. The frame is preferably oscillating on a horizontal shaft 16 mounted, which in turn with the help of the shaft bearings 17, 18 in a conventional manner from the walls 4, 5 of the support frame 2 will be carried.

To carry out angular movements of a certain size on the part of the frame 6 around the axis of the shaft 16, there is a motor-gear unit 371 38 are used that have a connecting rod cure be! mechanism 35, 36 is connected to the frame 6.

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^ he oscillating frame 6 is on top of the tubular Containers 20 facing the side with four lobes 7,8,9 and 10, which are preferably each in the corner points of a Are arranged rectangle and their axes of rotation are parallel to each other. The role 7 is of a schematic driven by the number 12 and mounted on the frame 6 riotor. The rollers 8,9 and 10 are idle rollers ..

Number 11 denotes a band knife, which runs over the above-mentioned rollers and at a predetermined speed is driven by the drive roller 7. To avoid relative movements between the band knife 11 and the The band knife is continuous with knife tape rolls 7 to 10 provided with holes 13 in which an engagement of corresponding Mares 14 is provided with which the individual knife tape rolls 7 to 10 are equipped. The pulling strand or the working strand 15 of the band knife 11 runs above of the table 26 parallel to the row of containers 20, the cutting edge being directed towards the containers.

One arranged transversely between the walls 4 and 5 of the supporting structure The slide 22 is movably guided in the transverse direction with respect to the above-mentioned row 20 of containers. This sleigh 22 is slidably mounted on cylindrical guide rails 23 and 24, which in turn with bearing elements 25 to the Walls 4 and 5 are attached.

On this carriage 22, the table 26 is mounted, on which the cutting goods contained in the tubular containers 20 rest with their end faces due to their own weight. The table 26 is adjustable in height with respect to the carriage 22 located underneath. Any known height adjustment device can be used for this purpose. The height adjustment device shown in the accompanying drawings consists of a pair of screws 30i 31 (FIG. 3) ₅ which is actuated by a shaft 34 via corresponding bevel gears 32, 33.

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A position adjustment of the table 26 relative to the cutting edge 15b of the working strand 15 of the band knife 11 has a change in the Slice thickness of the material to be cut 21 result. The carriage 22 leads synchronously with the sequence of movements of the oscillating frame 6 from a reciprocating movement transversely to the row 22 of containers. To this end, according to a preferred one Embodiment a connection between the slide 22 and the frame 6 with the help of two connecting rods 39,4-0 provided, the opposite ends of which were rotatably mounted on the pin pairs 41,43 and 42,44, the are in turn connected laterally to the frame 6 and the slide 22.

A rod-shaped guide bar 28 is also mounted on the carriage 22, which is parallel to the working section 15 of the Band knife 11 is arranged. The guide bar 28 has in the longitudinal direction a slot 29 which has a predetermined Has transverse dimension and for guiding the cutting edge 15b opposite section 15a of the working section 15 serves. The slot 29 is inclined to the horizontal by a predetermined value and is used for unchanged Keeping the working strand 15 of the band knife 11 at an angle, regardless of the respective angular position of the oscillating frame 6, which the frame as a result of the shaft 16 and within a predetermined range executed angular movements assumes.

The guide bar 28 is flat towards the top Wall 28a delimited, on which the material to be cut 21 is at the end face during the formation and detachment of a product slice rest (Fig. 4). The presence of this flat wall 28 a prevents the material to be cut 21 on the Rest the working strand 15 of the band knife and deform it.

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The mode of operation of the slicing machine according to the invention is as follows:

First of all, the respective items to be cut 21 are introduced into the tubular container 20 via the ends? 0b which are open at the top; As a result of their own weight, the items to be cut 21 sink down to their end-face contact on the table 26. By the use of the drive elements begins with the carriage 22 and the oscillating frame 6 with the working section 15 of the Band knife 11 with their synchronized reciprocating Working movements with respect to the items to be cut 21. Here, the carriage performs back and forth movements according to the arrows fl and f2 or the oscillating table 26 according to the arrows g1 and g2. Because of these movements the slicing of the product to be sliced takes place 21. The product slices fall out of the slicer due to their own weight 1 and out of the open underside of the support frame 2 of the slicer.

The main advantage of the slicer according to the invention is that such a slicer is direct can be switched in series with a packaging machine for packing the cut material in flat bags, because the The length of the working strand of the band knife can vary depending on the working width of the downstream flat pouch packaging machine can be easily adjusted. It is just an enlargement of the slicer in the direction of the working line - without expanding the other dimensions.

Another advantage is that all discs can be used at the same time, cut side by side and under constant conditions. As a result, the cut Good by simply falling out of the slicing machine directly into a flat pouch packaging machine arranged below are added, with the cut material with the desired regularity and precision in the packaging machine is available.

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Another advantage "is that the Conditions under which the product slices are cut are largely the desired and typical conditions manual cutting using a long-bladed knife.

A final advantage is that the The material to be cut rests on the table due to its own weight, which means that neither pusher nor pliers are necessary to keep the food to be sliced. As a result, both the formation of residues in the area the ends of the material to be cut held by any holding tongs as well as the occurrence of downtimes for elimination the above-mentioned remnants of cutting material avoided entirely, because with a slicer according to the invention the material to be cut can be fed continuously.

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Claims (4)

Expectations Slicer for the simultaneous cutting of several V s foods - for example sausage products - consisting of a row of "mutually aligned tubular containers, which are arranged essentially vertically, are open at the bottom and each have corresponding dimensions to accommodate the respective item to be cut, and from a flat table which is arranged in the vicinity of the open ends of the tubular containers and carries the goods to be cut, characterized by a frame (6) which can be moved to and fro transversely to the row of containers (20) and by a band knife ( 11), which is carried and moved by at least two rollers (7 to 10) mounted on the frame (6) and has a working strand (15) which is parallel to the row of containers (20) and above the table (26) and in adjustable Is arranged at a distance from it, the table being mounted on a carriage (22) which moves back and forth across the row of containers (20) synchronously with the frame (6) is walkable. 030038/0605 _ ₂ _ 3ÜÜÜ409 2. On step machine according to claim 1, characterized in that that the frame (6) oscillates on a shaft (16), which is arranged parallel to the working section (15) of the band knife (11), is mounted in the support frame (2) of the slicer, with drive elements (37 ₅ 38) for performing the angular movements of the frame (6) around the shaft (16) . 3. Slicing machine according to claim 2, characterized in that that the slide (22) can be moved back and forth on horizontal guides (23, 24) and via crank elements (39i 40) is connected to the frame (6). 4. Slicing machine according to claim 3i, characterized in that that a rod-shaped guide bar (28) is provided, which is carried by the carriage (22), parallel to the working section (15) of the finding knife (11) is arranged and in the longitudinal direction has a slot (29) which has a predetermined angle of inclination with respect to the horizontal and at least partially includes the working strand (15) of the band knife (11). - 3 030038 / 060B BADORiGiNAJ