EP3565691B1 - Slicer for elongated food products - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL AREA

The invention relates to a cutting machine for commercial purposes, with which bread, but also cheese, sausage and similar foodstuffs in the form of strings can be cut mechanically into slices of any thickness. The cutting machine according to the invention can in particular be a circular knife machine, but in principle it can also be a gang cutting machine.

STATE OF THE ART

From the DE 198 20 004 C2 a rotary knife machine for cutting a strand of food into slices is known. This cutting machine has a circular cutting blade that rotates around its central axis and can also be swiveled around in a circular path. During this pivoting movement, it is passed through the foodstuff in the form of a strand to be cut into slices. The strand-shaped food is fed to the cutting blade in a channel-like chute and cut into slices. The cut slices are stored standing on a storage area downstream of the cutting knife in the conveying direction.

From the DE 20 2006 013 561 U1 is known a gate cutting machine for foodstuffs such as bread in particular. The gate cutting machine has a motorized drive for a feed beam, with which a foodstuff is pushed through a motorized cutting device consisting of two knife gates. This motor drive works continuously so that the bread is transported through the cutting device at a constant speed.

The slicing machines known in the prior art usually have a packaging device in order to facilitate the packaging of the pack of slices that have been cut. To do this, the package of discs is placed on a plate-shaped shelf. A bag or pouch can then be slipped over the shelf and the packet of slices and the food can be pushed down from the shelf with the bag or pouch. The shelf is usually provided outside the housing of the slicer to allow for the most convenient packaging of the food.

From the DE 10 2014 000 297 A1 a cutting machine is known in which a comparable packaging device is present in the removal area and/or in the loading area. The packaging device is present within the housing of the cutting machine. With this arrangement of the packaging device, the package of slices can be packaged inside the cutting machine. As before, however, the packet of slices must be packed by the operator of the cutting machine, i.e. by the end customer if necessary.

From the DE 10 2011 075 132 A1 a cutting machine is known in which a packaging film web is held ready in a packaging station. A packaging bag is formed from this packaging film web around the pack of slices, the side seams of which are gradually sealed.

The generic DE 93 10 344 U1 discloses a cutting machine in which a package of bags is present following the chute area. The package of cut slices should be able to be pushed manually or automatically into the top bag of this package of bags. To do this, the top bag of the bag pack is held open by a blower. The packaging options described above for the sliced pack inside the slicing machine allow either only manual packaging inside the housing or them are associated with a large structural effort. Therefore, automated packaging options for cutting machines have not yet established themselves on the market.

PRESENTATION OF THE INVENTION

Proceeding from this previously known state of the art, the invention is based on the object of specifying an improved cutting machine for long-form foodstuffs in which automated packaging of the sliced pack can take place as simply and reliably as possible within the cutting machine.

The cutting machine according to the invention is given by the features of main claim 1. A cutting method according to the invention is given by the features of the independent method claim.

The cutting machine according to the invention has a housing with an insertion area for the long-shaped foodstuff, a cutting blade for the long-shaped foodstuff and with a removal area for the cut long-shaped foodstuff. In addition, there is a chute for accommodating the strand-shaped food. The longitudinal direction of the chute corresponds to the feed direction of the food in the form of a rope. Inside the housing there is a packaging device for the cut strand-shaped food. The packaging device has at least one bag opener and at least one storage area for bags. A bag provided by the storage facility for bags can be stopped at least in the area of the bag opening by the bag opener. According to the invention, the storage facility for bags is located in the immediate vicinity of the cutting knife, so that the cut slices can be gradually inserted into the bag.

In this way, the package of cut slices forms directly inside the bag. The pack of discs therefore does not first have to be pushed into the bag manually or by machine, which could result in the pack of discs partially falling over and not being able to be packed as a whole. Since the pack of slices is gradually formed inside the bag, the formation of crumbs in this area of the slicer is also reduced. This is optically advantageous and also preferable from a hygienic point of view.

According to the invention, at least one hold-down device is present, by means of which the at least one bag can be pressed at least in sections in the direction of the chute base, so that the bag is not completely opened by the bag opener. The hold-down device can be slidably mounted in the longitudinal direction of the chute and thus gradually release the bag more and more. The hold-down device can thus ensure that the individual cut slices do not fall over within the bag, so that a visually appealing package of slices that corresponds to the shape of the strand-like food is formed in the bag.

Depending on the structural design of the cutting machine, the loading area and the removal area can be two different areas of the cutting machine. However, it would also be possible for the removal area to correspond to the loading area of the cutting machine.

The storage facility for bags can fundamentally take different forms. For example, the storage facility for bags could be a stack of bags in which the bags are stored stacked on top of one another. The individual bags can be attached to one another, for example, via at least one perforation line. In this case, the storage facility for the bags could be designed in particular as a spring-loaded bearing surface. Depending on the number of bags, the top bag is always offered in the optimal dispensing position.

Such a bag store can be provided in the bottom area of the chute. However, it would also be possible to provide the bag store in the area of a side wall of the chute or also to be suspended.

Alternatively, the bag supply store could include a supply roll of bags. In this case, the individual bags would be wound up one after the other on a roll and could be unwound little by little. If the bags are connected to one another via a predetermined breaking point, in particular via a perforation line, the bags can be separated from one another with little effort.

In principle, the bags can be made of different materials, for example plastic film or paper. A combination of several materials would also be conceivable. The shape and size of the bags can be adapted to the different foods to be packaged.

If the insertion area for the strand-shaped food and the removal area for the pack of slices are on different sides of the cutting unit, the storage area for the bags can be arranged freely accessible above the chute.

In an advantageous embodiment, the shaft of the cutting machine can have an additional floor, at least in sections. The storage area for bags can be arranged below this additional floor. The additional floor can be designed to be at least partially removable, so that after the at least partial removal of the additional floor at least one bag of the storage facility is freely accessible. In a first position, the additional base can preferably be present approximately horizontally and thus parallel to the shaft, so that food to be cut can be placed on the additional base. In order to remove the additional floor and expose the storage bag for bags, the additional floor can preferably be folded away backwards in the direction of the shaft wall. After picking After the packed pane package, the additional floor can fold back into its original position. This can be triggered by a sensor unit, for example.

In this way, the storage area for bags can be protected from unauthorized access. In this way, for example, it can be prevented that customers who do not want to buy any corresponding groceries use the supply store for bags.

In addition, in this embodiment, the removal area of the cutting machine can correspond to the loading area for the uncut food. For this purpose, the strand-shaped food can be placed on the additional base and the cutting process can be started. The foodstuff to be cut can first be transported past the cutting knife in the feed direction and then be guided past the cutting knife again in the opposite feed direction. As soon as the food to be sliced has been fed completely past the cutting blade in the feed direction, the additional base can be removed automatically, revealing a bag for packing the pack of slices. If the food to be cut is then fed past the cutting knife again in the opposite feed direction, the actual cutting process can begin. In this case, the package of discs is again packed in the loading area and offered for removal.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment, a suction device can be present, by means of which the lower bottom of the bag can be fixed in position. This can prevent the lower bottom of the bag, on which the slice package comes to lie, from slipping during the packing of the slice package, which could make it difficult to form the slice package within the bag. Such a positional fixation can be particularly advantageous in the case of a bag opener with a blower.

The bag opener can, for example, have a blower that inflates the bag so that the slices that have been cut or even the complete package of slices can be pushed into the bag.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the bag to be opened can have a stiffened edge area. When the bag is closed, this stiffened edge area can lie on top of one another in the manner of a flat parallelogram. This stiffened edge area can be opened with the bag opener so that the cut slices or the complete package of slices can be pushed into the bag. In this embodiment, the bag opener does not necessarily have to have a blower to inflate the bag. The bag opener could, for example, have a gripping element or a suction element, by which part of the edge area can be lifted in order to open the bag. The stiffened edge area could be raised safely and gently by such a suction element. The bag is not damaged in the process and as soon as the vacuum of the suction element is released, the bag can be removed from the cutting machine without any problems. The customer does not have to loosen any complicated anchoring, which would lead to operating errors. As an alternative to this, the bag opener could have, for example, a folding element or a sliding element, by means of which the lateral parts of the stiffened edge area could be set up. The stiffened edge area of the bag can also be held by a holding element in the area of the bottom of the shaft and thus fixed in position from the underside.

The stiffened edge area of the bag can preferably consist of cardboard or a material containing cardboard. In order to be able to easily close the bag with the packaged slices, the stiffened edge area of the bag can be connected to the rest of the bag via a predetermined breaking point. The stiffened edge area can thus be easily separated, which makes it easier to close the bag, for example by means of a knot.

The stiffened edge area of the bag can preferably have an approximately quadrangular cross-section in the open state. This allows the largest possible opening to form when the bag is open, so that the package of slices can be pushed in without any problems and does not get caught on the edge of the bag. At the same time, the stiffened edge area can form an extremely flat parallelogram when the bag is closed. The bags can be stacked so well, which enables space-saving storage and economical transport.

The holding element in the area of the bottom of the shaft, which is used to fix the lower bottom of the bag, can have, for example, a bracket or a clamp under which the stiffened edge area is pushed. The stiffened edge area can be widened outwards in the area of the bottom of the bag and have a cantilever edge. This cantilever can then be pushed under the holding element. When removing the filled bag, the stiffened edge area is automatically pulled back slightly by the customer, so that the collar edge is pulled away under the holding element and the bag can be removed without difficulty. As an alternative or in addition to this, the holding element can have at least one suction element in the area of the bottom of the chute in order to fix the stiffened edge area in the area of the bottom of the bag.

In the cutting method according to the invention, the food in the form of a rope is first placed in a chute of the cutting machine. The food in the form of a rope is then guided past the cutting blade in the feed direction and cut into a slice pack. The package of cut slices is packed in a bag within the cutting machine, with the cut slices being pushed into the bag gradually during the cutting process according to the invention, so that a package of slices is formed inside the bag. In this case, the shaft of the cutting machine can be designed approximately horizontally, but also approximately vertically. It would also be possible to use the shaft area in front of the cutting knife approximately horizontal and inclined to form the shaft area after the cutting blade. In this case, the shaft would have a kink.

In order to be able to gradually insert the individual slices into the bag, the end area of the bag is held down by at least one hold-down device. The open edge area of the bag, on the other hand, is kept open so that the cut slices can form a compact pack of slices within the bag and do not fall over. According to the invention, the at least one hold-down device is gradually displaced in the feed direction by the cut slices, so that the bag is released more and more for the cut slices.

In an advantageous development of the method according to the invention, the food in the form of a rope can be guided past the cutting blade again in the opposite feed direction, with the cutting of the food in the form of a rope being able to take place the first or the second time it is passed the cutting blade.

In an advantageous embodiment, the strand-shaped foodstuff can be placed in the cutting machine on an additional base located above the chute. There is at least one bag underneath the additional floor, which is exposed as soon as the additional floor is at least partially removed. This can be done in particular by folding the additional floor upwards. In this way, the pack of slices can be packaged when the food in the form of a rope or the pack of slices that has already been cut is fed back again.

The open edge of the bag can be inflated to slide the slices into the bag.

In a particularly preferred embodiment, the open edge area of the bag can be reinforced. In this way, the edge area on the one hand held by a holding element in the area of the chute floor and on the other hand lifted by a gripping element of a bag opener. This stops the edge area so that the cut slices can be pushed into the bag.

The cutting machine according to the invention can be either a circular blade machine or a gate cutting machine. In the case of a circular blade machine, the cutting blade can be designed, for example, as a circular blade or as a sickle blade. In the case of a gate cutting machine, the cutting knife can be designed accordingly as a cutting gate.

Further advantages and features of the invention can be found in the features also specified in the claims and in the exemplary embodiments below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

Fig. 1

eine schematische Seitenansicht des Schachts einer erfindungsgemäßen Schneidmaschine mit eingelegtem, ungeschnittenen Lebensmittel-Strang,

Fig. 2

eine Draufsicht auf den Schacht gemäß Fig. 1,

Fig. 3

eine Seitenansicht entsprechend Fig 1 mit teilweise geschnittenem Lebensmittel und sich innerhalb der Tüte bildendem Scheiben-Paket,

Fig. 4

eine schematische Draufsicht auf eine nicht erfindungsgemäße zweite Art von Schneidmaschine mit eingelegtem, ungeschnittenen Lebensmittel-Strang,

Fig. 5

eine schematische Draufsicht entsprechend Fig. 4 mit geschnittenem Scheiben-Paket vor dem Verpacken in eine Tüte,

Fig. 6

eine schematische Draufsicht entsprechend Fig. 5 mit geschnittenem Scheiben-Paket nach dem Verpacken in eine Tüte,

Fig. 7

eine schematische Draufsicht auf eine nicht erfindungsgemäße dritte Art von Schneidmaschine mit eingelegtem, ungeschnittenen Lebensmittel-Strang,

Fig. 8

eine schematische Draufsicht entsprechend Fig. 7 mit geschnittenem Scheiben-Paket vor dem Verpacken in eine Tüte,

Fig. 9

eine schematische Draufsicht entsprechend Fig. 8 mit geschnittenem Scheiben-Paket nach dem Verpacken in eine Tüte,

Fig. 10

eine Draufsicht auf eine zusammengelegte Tüte mit verstärktem Randbereich,

Fig. 11

eine Draufsicht auf die geöffnete Tüte entsprechend Fig. 10,

Fig. 12

eine perspektivische Ansicht der Tüte entsprechend Fig. 11,

Fig. 13

eine schematische Seitenansicht des abgeknickten Schachts einer nicht erfindungsgemäßen vierten Art von Schneidmaschine mit eingelegtem, ungeschnittenen Lebensmittel-Strang und

Fig. 14

eine Seitenansicht entsprechend Fig 13 mit teilweise geschnittenem Lebensmittel und sich innerhalb der Tüte bildendem Scheiben-Paket.

The invention is described and explained in more detail below with reference to the exemplary embodiments shown in the drawing. Show it:

1

a schematic side view of the shaft of a cutting machine according to the invention with an inserted, uncut strand of food,

2

a top view of the shaft according to FIG 1 ,

3

a side view accordingly figure 1 with partially cut food and slice pack forming inside the bag,

4

a schematic plan view of a second type of cutting machine not according to the invention with an inserted, uncut strand of food,

figure 5

a schematic plan view accordingly 4 with cut slices package before packing in a bag,

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a schematic plan view accordingly figure 5 with cut slices package after packing into a bag,

7

a schematic plan view of a third type of cutting machine not according to the invention with an inserted, uncut strand of food,

8

a schematic plan view accordingly 7 with cut slices package before packing in a bag,

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a schematic plan view accordingly 8 with cut slices package after packing into a bag,

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a top view of a folded bag with a reinforced edge area,

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a top view of the opened bag accordingly 10 ,

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a perspective view of the bag accordingly 11 ,

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a schematic side view of the bent shaft of a fourth type of cutting machine not according to the invention with an inserted, uncut strand of food and

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a side view accordingly figure 13 with partially cut food and slice pack forming inside the bag.

WAYS TO CARRY OUT THE INVENTION

In the present example, the cutting machine according to the invention is designed as a circular knife machine with a circular knife. The circular blade is coupled in the usual way to a blade drive which ensures the rotation of the circular blade and its movement through the food to be cut. In the present example, the food to be sliced is bread. The housing of the cutting machine can be regularly closed with a transparent flap. For safety reasons, the cutting process can only be started when the flap is closed.

The cutting machine has a chute 10, the longitudinal direction of which corresponds to the feed direction of the inserted food 12. The shaft 10 is approximately horizontal in the present example. The chute 10 of the cutting machine has a first, right chute portion 14 and a second, left chute portion 16 which are separated by a slot 18 from each other. Driven by the knife drive, the circular knife (not shown here) moves through this slot 18 so that the foodstuff 12 present in the area of the slot 18 is cut at this point. Referring to the drawing, a slice of food 20 is then produced to the left of this slot 18. To the right of the slot 18, the food 12 is still present uncut. For cutting, the food 12 is pushed towards the slot 18 by a transport gripper 22 . For this purpose, the transport gripper 22 has several adjacent claws which pierce the end of the foodstuff 12 from above during the cutting process.

A bag 30 is arranged in the feed direction immediately behind the slot 18 above the second shaft area 16 . The bag 30 represents the top bag of a supply store in the form of a stack of bags. The stack of bags is mounted on a spring-loaded support plate of the shaft area 16, so that the top bag 30 is always in the correct position. The open edge portion 32 of the bag 30 is directed towards the slit 18 out. In the embodiment shown here, this open edge area 32 is held open by a bag opener 34 in the form of a blower. The closed end area 36 of the bag 30, on the other hand, is pressed down by a hold-down device 40, so that in Figures 1 and 2 only a very small area of the bag 30 is inflated.

In the present example, the hold-down device 40 has two holding arms 42, 44. These holding arms 42, 44 are in Figures 1 and 2 present at a distance 46 from one another. The rear holding arm 44 is provided in the end area 36 of the bag 30, while the front holding arm 42 is arranged in the front area of the bag 30.

The bag 30 is so close behind the slot 18 that the cut food slices 20 are pushed directly into the bag 30 as soon as they detach from the circular blade. In this way, a complete pack of slices 24 is gradually formed inside the bag 30.

The front holding arm 42 also serves as a disc holder. It prevents the cut food slices 20 from falling over in an uncontrolled manner. For this purpose, the front holding arm 42 is mounted in a longitudinally displaceable manner in the present example. The rear holding arm 44 does not move in the present example. As a result, the distance 46 between the two holding arms 42, 44 gradually becomes smaller.

As an alternative to this, the front holding arm 42 could also be pivotably mounted. It would also be possible to move both holding arms 42, 44 together; in this case the distance 46 would remain constant.

If the food 12 has been completely cut open, the cutting process is automatically terminated. At this time, the bag opener 34 can also be stopped. The operator can then remove the packaged slices 24 from the cutting machine. To do this, it may be necessary to tear off the top bag 30, in which the pack of slices 24 was packed, from the remaining stack of bags. However, this is usually possible with very little effort. The customer is also already used to having to tear off a packaging bag every now and then when shopping (for example the packaging bags for loose fruit and vegetables that are offered on rolls), so that the customer can carry out this work step himself without any problems.

In the present example, the loading area for the food to be sliced is therefore in the area of the right shaft area 14 and the removal area for the slice pack 24 is in the area of the second, left-hand shaft area 16.

An alternative embodiment of the cutting machine not falling within the scope of the claims is disclosed in US Pat Figures 4 to 6 shown. In this case, the bag 30.2 is also arranged behind the slot 18 in the feed direction, but the bag 30.2 is located in the area of the rear wall 50 of the shaft 10.2. The open edge area 32.2 of the bag 30.2 is directed in the direction of the front wall 52 of the shaft 10.2.

In this case, the foodstuff 12 is placed as usual on the chute floor of the first chute area 14.2 and gradually pushed in the direction of the slot 18 by the transport gripper 22. The food 12 is gradually cut into slices 20 until a complete pack of slices 24 is formed behind the slot 18 on the shaft floor of the second shaft area 16.2 (see figure 5 ). This pack of disks 24 is then displaced approximately perpendicularly to the feed direction and thus in the direction of the rear wall 50 of the shaft. Here, the disc package 24 in the by a here Bag opener, not shown, opened bag 30.2 inserted (see 6 ). The pack of slices 24 packed in the bag 30.2 can then be removed from the cutting machine.

A further alternative embodiment of the cutting machine which does not fall within the scope of the claims is disclosed in US Pat Figures 7 to 9 shown. In this case, there is an additional base 60 above the shaft base of the first shaft area 14.3. The food 12 to be cut can be placed on this additional base 60 (see 7 ). The foodstuff 12 is then gradually pushed in the direction of the slot 18 by the transport gripper 22 and cut into slices 20 until a complete pack of slices 24 has formed behind the slot 18 in the second shaft area 16.3. The transport gripper 22 is then returned to its starting position behind the additional floor 60 .

In the present example, the additional floor 60 can be pivoted upwards about a rear axis 62, so that the additional floor 60 is arranged approximately vertically. In this position, the additional base 60 releases a bag 30.3 located below the additional base (see 8 ). The package of cut slices 24 can now be pushed into this bag 30.3 in the opposite direction of feed (see 9 ). The pack of discs 24 packed in the bag 30.3 can then be removed from the chute 10.3 of the cutting machine.

In contrast to the in Figures 7 to 9 illustrated embodiment, the food 12 could also be cut only when it is returned in the opposite feed direction. In this case, the foodstuff 12 would first be pushed over the slot 18 in the feed direction without cutting the foodstuff 12 into slices. The cutting process would only take place when returning to the first shaft area. In this case, the food could be comparable to the exemplary embodiment Figures 1 to 3 can also be cut directly into the bag, so that the pack of slices forms directly inside the bag.

The bag 30.3 is in the Figures 10 to 12 shown in more detail. Such a bag 30.3 could be held open by a bag opener without a blower being absolutely necessary. For this purpose, the bag opener could have, for example, a suction element, a gripping element, a sliding element and/or a folding element.

The bag 30.3 has a reinforced edge area 70 made from a material containing cardboard. This reinforced edge area 70 has a total of four wall areas 72, 74, 76, 78, so that this edge area 70 when the bag 30.3 is open (see 11 and 12 ) has a square cross-section. The lower wall area 72, which is arranged in the area of the bottom of the bag, has a collar edge 80 pointing outwards. This cantilever 80 can be pushed under a holding element arranged in the area of the bottom of the shaft in order to fix the bag 30.3 there.

The rear area 82 of the bag 30.3 consists of a film material and is therefore very flexible compared to the reinforced edge area 70. The rear area 82 can be torn away from the reinforced edge area 70 in order to facilitate the closing of the bag 30.3, in particular by means of a knot. For this purpose, a line of perforations can be present immediately behind the edge area 70 in order to facilitate the removal of the reinforced edge area 70 .

A further alternative embodiment of the cutting machine which does not fall within the scope of the claims is disclosed in US Pat 13 and 14 shown. The cutting machine has a shaft 10.4, the longitudinal direction of which corresponds to the feed direction of the inserted food 12. The shaft 10.4 is angled in the present example. The first, right shaft area 14.4 is arranged approximately horizontally, while the second, left shaft area 16.4 runs obliquely downwards. A bag 30.4 is arranged in the feed direction immediately behind the slot 18 between the two shaft areas 14.4, 16.4. The bag 30.4 is held open by a bag opener 86, shown here only schematically.

A disc holder 88 is located behind the bag 30.4 in the feed direction. The disc holder 88 is located at the start of the cutting process (see 13 ) in the vicinity of the slot 18, so that the bag 30.4 is compressed by the disc holder 88 in its longitudinal extent. In the present example, the slice holder 88 is mounted so that it can be displaced longitudinally and can be displaced in the direction of the shaft end 90 by the food slices 20 gradually falling into the bag 30.4. The bag 30.4 can gradually expand more and more (see 14 ), so that a complete pack of discs 24 can form inside the bag 30.4.

Claims (2)

1. Slicing machine for elongate foodstuffs (12),

   - having a housing with an introduction region for the elongate foodstuff (12) and with a removal region for the sliced elongate foodstuff (24),

   - having a cutting knife for the elongate foodstuff (12),

   - having a shaft (10) for receiving the elongate foodstuff (12), the longitudinal direction of which corresponds to the feeding direction of the elongate foodstuff (12),

   - having a packaging device for the sliced elongate foodstuff (12), which is present inside the housing,

   - wherein the packaging device has at least one bag opener (34) and at least one store for bags (30, 30.3),

   - wherein a bag (30, 30.3) provided by the store for bags is able to be kept open by the bag opener (34) at least in the region of the bag opening (32),

   - wherein the store for bags (30, 30.3) is arranged in the immediate vicinity of the cutting knife, such that the sliced slices (20) are able to be inserted bit by bit into the bag (30, 30.3),

   - characterized in that

   - a holding-down means (40) is provided, by way of which the closed end region (36) of the bag (30, 30.3) is able to be held in the direction of the shaft bottom,

   - the open peripheral region of the bag (30, 30.3) is able to be kept open by the bag opener (34),

   - the holding-down means (40) has a front holding arm (42) and a rear holding arm (44), wherein the front holding arm (42) is mounted so as to be pivotable or so as to be displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the shaft (10) such that the front holding arm (42) is pivoted or displaced bit by bit in the feeding direction by the sliced slices (20) and the bag (30, 30.3) is opened up bit by bit ever further for the sliced slices (20) by the pivoted or displaced front holding arm (42).
2. Method for slicing elongate foodstuffs (12) by means of a slicing machine, having the following method steps:

   - the elongate foodstuff (12) is introduced into a shaft (10) of the slicing machine,

   - the elongate foodstuff (12) is guided past a cutting knife in the feeding direction,

   - the sliced slice pack (24) is packaged into a bag (30, 30.3) within the slicing machine,

   - wherein, during the slicing operation, the sliced slices (20) are inserted bit by bit into the bag (30, 30.3) such that a slice pack (24) is formed within the bag (30, 30.3),

   - characterized in that

   - the closed end region (36) of the bag (30, 30.3) is held in the direction of the shaft bottom by at least one holding-down means (40),

   - the open peripheral region (32) of the bag (30, 30.3) is kept open such that the sliced slices (20) can be inserted into the bag (30, 30.3),

   - the at least one holding-down means (40) has a front holding arm (42) and a rear holding arm (44), wherein the front holding arm (42) is pivoted or displaced bit by bit in the feed direction by the sliced slices (20),

   - the bag (30, 30.3) is opened up bit by bit ever further for the sliced slices (20) by the pivoted or displaced front holding arm (42).

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