EP0402311B1 - Slicer for meat products - Google Patents

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EP0402311B1
EP0402311B1 EP90810376A EP90810376A EP0402311B1 EP 0402311 B1 EP0402311 B1 EP 0402311B1 EP 90810376 A EP90810376 A EP 90810376A EP 90810376 A EP90810376 A EP 90810376A EP 0402311 B1 EP0402311 B1 EP 0402311B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D7/0006—Means for guiding the cutter
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D1/00—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor
    • B26D1/01—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work
    • B26D1/04—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member
    • B26D1/06—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member wherein the cutting member reciprocates
    • B26D1/08—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member wherein the cutting member reciprocates of the guillotine type
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting

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  • the apparatus according to the invention proposes to allow the user to easily cut slices from pieces of cold meats such as salamis, various sausages or pieces of bacon, in the context of employment in a household.
  • US-A-4,756,083 describes an apparatus intended for cutting slices of butter or margarine contained in a hollow tube, using a blade actuated by a trigger; since cutting in butter or margarine requires no significant effort, the angle made by the blade relative to the workpiece is not important, which means that in this case the blade can attack perpendicular to the room; this low value of the force necessary for cutting is further confirmed by the fact that the cutting force is transmitted only by one or two fingers actuating the trigger.
  • GB-A-231 274 relates to a bread slicing machine; given the greater effort required to cut a slice of bread, the angle made by the blade relative to the workpiece is different from 90 °, without any value being indicated in the document; in addition, this machine requires a motor to drive the blade and is quite complicated to use, in particular the thickness adjustment of the slices which is done by unscrewing and screwing back wing nuts.
  • the apparatus according to the invention which is defined by the combination of characteristics set out in claim 1, being simple to manufacture, therefore inexpensive, and easy to use, is intended for household use and allows, by its characteristics, to obtain slices of quality equivalent to the quality of those obtained by a more complicated device.
  • This quality of cut is more particularly obtained by the displacement of a blade which is guided towards the part to be cut, the angle which the edge of this blade forms with respect to the plane supporting the part to be cut being such that the cut is made by scissor effect.
  • the device consists mainly of a base 1, a removable template 2 and a movable knife 3
  • the base 1 comprises a guide rail 10, rectilinear, on which the movable knife 3 comes to rest and is guided during its movement; this rail is terminated towards the front, that is to say on the side directed towards the piece to be cut 4 by a vertical raising 11 whose vertical face 11a directed towards the movable knife 3 serves as a stop for the movement of said movable knife, while the horizontal upper face 11b serves as a support for the removable template 2.
  • This guide rail is shown here as a projection of the base and forming an integral part of said base, but could just as easily have a completely different shape, it could in particular be attached to the base and be fixed to it by appropriate means or then consist of a rectilinear recess in said base.
  • the stopper can be configured other than that described above; it can in particular be directly fixed to the base by appropriate means in a suitable place in order to allow the mobile knife to stop at the end of the stroke or else, in the case where the guide rail is formed by a recess in the base, to be formed simply by the end of this recess towards the workpiece.
  • a fixed support 12 integral with the base 1 and comprising a support plate 13, preferably made of metal and inclined at an angle ⁇ of about 45 ° relative to the base 1.
  • the horizontal upper face 12b of the fixed support is located substantially at the same height as the horizontal upper face 11b of the elevation 11, and supports the other part of the removable template 2.
  • the length of the fixed support 12 and of the support plate 13 is arbitrary, nevertheless sufficient for provide the necessary support and maintain the workpiece 4 while cutting the slices; the faces 12a of the support piece and 13a of the support plate, parallel to the cutting plane and located near this cutting plane, will be located slightly behind said cutting plane so as not to hinder the movement d advancement of the edge 31 of the blade 30 of the movable knife 3.
  • the cutting plane mentioned above in fact defines two zones on the base 1, the first, identified by the number 14, located behind said cutting plane and of the guide rail 10, is preferably flat and of sufficient width so that the piece to be cut 4 is properly supported, while the second, identified by the number 15, is flat, of sufficient width to collect the cut slices, the plane of its upper surface being slightly lower than that of the face 14, as shown in fig 3, in order to properly collect the cut slices.
  • the removable template 2 comprises a horizontal upper plate 20, the lower face 20a of which rests on the upper surfaces horizontal 11b and 12b of the elevation 11 and the fixed support 12. Perpendicular to this plate, a second plate 21 is attached to it, which is housed in the space provided between the elevation 11 and the fixed support 12, slightly in back of the section plane mentioned above; this second plate has an opening 22 through which the part to be sliced can slide.
  • the shape and dimensions of this opening 22 are approximately adapted to the shape and the transverse dimensions of the part to be sliced 4. It is thus possible to provide several removable templates, supplied as an option or with the appliance, and suitable for various types of cured meats by the shape and dimensions of the opening 22.
  • the removable template 2 also offers security to the operator, preventing the latter do not slide his fingers in front of the cutting edge 31 of the blade 30 of the movable knife 3.
  • the removable template 2 is fixed to the fixed support 12 as well as to the vertical elevation 11 by appropriate means, not shown here. It is also conceivable that said template is not removable and is fixed permanently on the fixed support 12 and the vertical raising 11; in this case, its opening 22 will be such that it allows the passage of the largest piece that it should be possible to cut with this device.
  • the movable knife 3 mainly comprises a metal blade 30, which is terminated by a cutting edge 31; the latter is inclined at an appropriate angle relative to the base 1, so that the cutting of the part to be cut is made by scissor effect, thus allowing a high quality of cutting to be obtained.
  • This angle ⁇ is 45 ° maximum, but preferably 42 °.
  • the blade is connected to a handle 32, shaped so as to allow a good grip, by a intermediate piece 33 on which are fixed, by appropriate means, both the blade 30 and the handle 32.
  • the lower part of the intermediate piece 33 comprises a recess 34, particularly visible in FIG. 3, which is of shape adapted to the shape execution of the guide rail 10 in order to slide over said guide rail 10.
  • the movable blade 3 is firmly guided along the guide rail 10, so that by pushing on the handle 32 according to the X direction, the cutting edge 31 comes to penetrate along a perpendicular cutting plane, into the piece to be cut 4.
  • the vertical face 33a of the intermediate piece 33 will abut at the end of the race against the face 11a of the vertical raising 11, thus limiting the moving the moving blade 3.
  • FIG. 4 it is possible, by reversing the arrangement of the various elements constituting the apparatus, to propose an apparatus more specially intended for a more particularly skilled person with the left hand.
  • the base is preferably made of synthetic material; in this case, the guide rail and the fixed support can be an integral part of said base, being molded simultaneously.
  • This base can also be made of wood, the guide rail then being made of synthetic material or metal and being fixed by suitable means to said base.
  • This base may finally be metallic, the guide rails and the fixed support forming an integral part of this base or being attached thereto.
  • the knife blade is metallic, while the intermediate piece and the handle will be made of synthetic material or wood, as will the removable templates.
  • the preferred form of execution shown in Figures 5 and 6 is specially adapted for an execution in synthetic material obtained by molding.
  • the apparatus mainly consists of a base 4, on which a pivoting jig 5 as well as a thickness control stop for the wafers 6 are mounted and on which the movable knife 7 is guided towards the workpiece 8.
  • the base 4 consists mainly of a base plate 40, of any shape, but providing a secure support for the device, a vertical raising 41, as well as a fixed support 42 supporting a support plate 43 and a vertical support 44, these various constituents being made of synthetic material, molded in one piece.
  • a rectilinear groove 45 is provided in the base plate 40 in which the lower part 70a of the support 70 of the movable knife 7 slides longitudinally; this groove 45 which can be terminated towards the rear by a stop 45a serving to retain the lower part 70a of the movable knife 7; guiding the movable knife 7 is additionally provided by the raising 41, in which a vertical slot 41a is hollowed out.
  • the support 70 of the movable knife 7 has another stop 70b which, when it comes to bear against the front face 41b of the raising 41, limits the advance of the movable knife 7 towards the front.
  • the movable knife 7 is perfectly guided by the longitudinal groove 45, between the two stops 45a and 70b, being held in a vertical plane by the slot 41a.
  • the vertical support 44 comprises a vertical slot 44a in which is housed an axis 50 of the pivoting jig 5.
  • This consists of a blade 51, comprising an opening of semicircular shape 52.
  • the device is completed with a thickness control stop for the edges 6, it is also made of synthetic material, consisting of a rod 60, terminated at its rear end with a recess 60a and slipping into a groove of bottom 45b hollowed out in the guide groove 45; this bottom groove 45b is narrower in width than the guide groove 45 in order to leave a sufficient guide surface for the lower part 70a of the support 70 of the movable knife 7.
  • the rod 60 is held in the bottom groove 45b by the recess 60a coming to slide under the part 45c of the groove 45 and a stop 60b pressing against a bushing 45d disposed across the bottom groove 45b.
  • the front part of the rod 60 has an inclined vertical part 61 supporting a toothing.
  • a second clamp-shaped piece 62 encloses the vertical part 61, a toothing coming to interconnect with the preceding toothing; by acting on a lever 62a, by pushing it forwards or backwards, the vertical abutment surface 62b, forming part of the clamp 62, moving it closer or further away from the cutting surface, which makes it possible to adjust the thickness of the slice to be cut when the piece to be cut is pressed 8 against the vertical abutment surface 62b. This is possible thanks to the inclination given to the vertical part 61.
  • the rod 60 is further provided with a boss 60C which, when passing the lower part 70a of the movable knife 7, causes the front part of the rod 60 to bend downwards, thus retracting the vertical part 61 as well as the clamp 62 with its vertical stop 62c.
  • the boss 60c is released, and the part to be cut 8 can be pressed against the vertical stop 62c which is in the high position; by advancing the movable blade 7, the boss 60 sinks, retracting the vertical stop 62c, leaving the passage of the blade 72 free.
  • this device is extremely easy: after having placed the part to be cut on the base plate and having pressed it against the support plate, the user rotates the template so that its opening rests on the part to be slice, so that it can slide freely through the opening of the template, without the free space between the part to be cut and this opening being too large, so that the protection against inadvertent cuts is effective, then it adjust the desired thickness of the slices by moving the clamp of the thickness control stop; it will then suffice to push the handle towards the piece of cold cuts in order to slice the latter, until the movement is blocked by the stopper. After removing the handle back and manually advances the cold cuts against the thickness control stop, all that remains is to start the operation again until the desired number of slices is reached.
  • the cleaning of the device after use is extremely easy, since it suffices to remove the pivoting jig, as well as the movable knife and the thickness control stop to have four parts of relatively simple shapes which are easy to remove. clean.
  • this device is suitable for cutting or slicing all kinds of pieces of cold cuts, vegetables or the like, the shape and dimensions of which are adapted to the possibilities of the device.

Abstract

The apparatus is intended for cutting slices from a piece of cold meat or the like; it is of very simple design and handling, thus making its domestic use possible. It is constituted by a base (4), on which a guide rail (45) makes possible the rectilinear movement of a movable cutter (7), the cutting edge (72a) of which forms an appropriate angle with the base in order that the cut is made by scissor effect, by a fixed support (43), on which the piece to be sliced (8) comes to rest, and by a stop (6) for control of the thickness of the slices, which is retracted when the blade (72) advances. By means of a reversed arrangement of the various constituent elements, it is possible to propose a version of the apparatus for left-handed persons. <IMAGE>

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L'appareil selon l'invention se propose de permettre à l'utilisateur de facilement couper des tranches à partir de pièces de charcuterie telles que salamis, saucisses diverses ou pièces de lard, dans le cadre d'un emploi dans un ménage.The apparatus according to the invention proposes to allow the user to easily cut slices from pieces of cold meats such as salamis, various sausages or pieces of bacon, in the context of employment in a household.

On connaît de nombreux appareils ou dispositifs destinés à couper des tranches dans diverses pièces de nourriture; en particulier, le brevet US-A-4 756 083 décrit un appareil destiné à couper des tranches de beurre ou de margarine contenue dans un tube creux, à l'aide d'une lame actionnée par une gachette; vu que la coupe dans du beurre ou de la margarine ne nécessite aucun effort important, l'angle que fait la lame par rapport à la pièce à couper n'est pas important, ce qui fait que, dans ce cas, la lame peut attaquer perpendiculairement la pièce; cette faible valeur de la force nécessaire à la coupe est encore confirmée par le fait que l'effort de coupe est transmis uniquement par un ou deux doigts actionnant la gachette. Le brevet GB-A- 231 274 concerne une machine à trancher le pain; vu l'effort plus important demandé pour la coupe d'une tranche de pain, l'angle que fait la lame par rapport à la pièce à couper est différent de 90°, sans qu'aucune valeur ne soit indiquée dans le document; de plus, cette machine nécessite un moteur pour l'entraînement de la lame et est assez compliquée d'emploi, notamment le réglage d'épaisseur des tranches qui se fait en dévissant et revissant des écrous à ailettes.Many devices or devices are known for cutting slices from various pieces of food; in particular, US-A-4,756,083 describes an apparatus intended for cutting slices of butter or margarine contained in a hollow tube, using a blade actuated by a trigger; since cutting in butter or margarine requires no significant effort, the angle made by the blade relative to the workpiece is not important, which means that in this case the blade can attack perpendicular to the room; this low value of the force necessary for cutting is further confirmed by the fact that the cutting force is transmitted only by one or two fingers actuating the trigger. GB-A-231 274 relates to a bread slicing machine; given the greater effort required to cut a slice of bread, the angle made by the blade relative to the workpiece is different from 90 °, without any value being indicated in the document; in addition, this machine requires a motor to drive the blade and is quite complicated to use, in particular the thickness adjustment of the slices which is done by unscrewing and screwing back wing nuts.

D'autres appareils existent pour découper des tranches dans des pièces de charcuterie telles que salamis, saucisses diverses ou pièces de lard. Tous ces appareils sont généralement à l'usage des professionnels de la branche, car ils sont assez encombrants; en étant motorisés, ils sont particulièrement destinés à une production importante de tranches. De plus, vu leur complication, le nettoyage de ces appareils, indispensable pour un travail dans des conditions d'hygiène satisfaisantes, est assez fastidieux. Ces caractères, ainsi que le prix important de ces appareils, ne les destinent pas particulièrement à un usage ménager. Pour cet usage, il ne reste généralement que le couteau qui ne permet pas de faire des tranches aussi fines que celles obtenues par un appareil de professionnel et qui, de surcroît, peut être dangereux d'emploi.Other devices exist for cutting slices from pieces of cold meats such as salamis, various sausages or pieces of bacon. All these devices are generally used by professionals in the sector, because they are quite bulky; in being motorized, they are particularly intended for a significant production of wafers. In addition, given their complication, cleaning these devices, essential for working in satisfactory hygienic conditions, is fairly tedious. These characters, as well as the high price of these devices, do not make them particularly suitable for household use. For this use, there is generally only the knife which does not make it possible to make slices as thin as those obtained by a professional appliance and which, moreover, can be dangerous to use.

L'appareil selon l'invention, qui est défini par la combinaison de caractéristiques enoncée dans la revendication 1, en étant simple de fabrication, donc bon marché, et simple d'emploi, est destiné à l'usage ménager et permet, par ses caractéristiques, d'obtenir des tranches de qualité équivalente à la qualité de celles obtenues par un appareil plus compliqué.The apparatus according to the invention, which is defined by the combination of characteristics set out in claim 1, being simple to manufacture, therefore inexpensive, and easy to use, is intended for household use and allows, by its characteristics, to obtain slices of quality equivalent to the quality of those obtained by a more complicated device.

Cette qualité de coupe est plus particulièrement obtenue par le déplacement d'une lame qui est guidée vers la pièce à trancher, l'angle que forme l'arête de cette lame par rapport au plan supportant la pièce à trancher étant tel que la coupe se fait par effet de ciseau.This quality of cut is more particularly obtained by the displacement of a blade which is guided towards the part to be cut, the angle which the edge of this blade forms with respect to the plane supporting the part to be cut being such that the cut is made by scissor effect.

Le fonctionnement et les caractéristiques de l'appareil seront plus particulièrement expliqués à partir du dessin représentant diverses formes d'exécution de l'appareil, où:

  • la figure 1 est une vue de côté de l'appareil selon une première forme d'exécution,
  • la figure 2 est une vue en plan de l'appareil de la figure 1,
  • la figure 3 est une vue sur un autre côté de l'appareil de la figure 1,
  • la figure 4 est une vue en perspective de l'appareil des figures précédentes, selon une exécution pour gauchers,
  • la figure 5 est une vue de côté de l'appareil selon une autre forme d'exécution, et
  • la figure 6 est une vue en plan de l'appareil de la figure 5.
The operation and characteristics of the device will be more particularly explained from the drawing representing various embodiments of the device, where:
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of the device according to a first embodiment,
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of the apparatus of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 3 is a view on another side of the apparatus of FIG. 1,
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of the apparatus of the preceding figures, according to an embodiment for left-handers,
  • FIG. 5 is a side view of the device according to another embodiment, and
  • Figure 6 is a plan view of the apparatus of Figure 5.

Sur les figures 1 à 3 représentant une première forme d'exécution de l'appareil selon l'invention, on remarque que l'appareil est constitué principalement d'une base 1, d'un gabarit démontable 2 et d'un couteau mobile 3. La base 1 comporte un rail de guidage 10, rectiligne, sur lequel le couteau mobile 3 vient s'appuyer et est guidé durant son déplacement; ce rail est terminé vers l'avant, soit du côté dirigé vers la pièce à trancher 4 par un rehaussement vertical 11 dont la face 11a verticale dirigée vers le couteau mobile 3 sert de butée d'arrêt au mouvement dudit couteau mobile, alors que la face supérieure horizontale 11b sert d'appui au gabarit démontable 2. L'autre extrémité du rail ne comporte aucune butée d'arrêt, de manière à pouvoir facilement retirer et sortir le couteau mobile 3 dudit rail de guidage, afin de pouvoir nettoyer ces pièces. Ce rail de guidage est représenté ici comme une excroissance de la base et faisant partie intégrante de ladite base, mais pourrait tout aussi bien avoir une toute autre forme, il pourrait en particulier être rapporté sur la base et y être fixé par des moyens appropriés ou alors consister en une creusure rectiligne dans ladite base. Selon la forme et l'exécution dudit rail de guidage, la butée d'arrêt peut être configurée autrement que celle décrite plus haut; elle peut en particulier être directement fixée à la base par des moyens appropriés en un endroit idoine afin de permettre l'arrêt du couteau mobile en fin de course ou alors, au cas où le rail de guidage est formé par une creusure dans la base, être formée simplement par l'extrémité de cette creusure vers la pièce à trancher. En face de l'extrémité du rail de guidage munie du rehaussement 11, à une distance correspondant environ au diamètre ou à la largeur de la plus grande pièce à trancher 4 qu'il soit possible de couper en tranches par cet appareil, on trouve un appui fixe 12, solidaire de la base 1 et comportant une plaque d'appui 13, préféremment en métal et inclinée d'un angle β d'environ 45° par rapport à la base 1. La face supérieure horizontale 12b de l'appui fixe est située sensiblement à la même hauteur que la face supérieure horizontale 11b du rehaussement 11, et supporte l'autre partie du gabarit démontable 2. La longueur de l'appui fixe 12 et de la plaque d'appui 13 est quelconque, suffisante néanmoins pour offrir l'appui nécessaire et maintenir la pièce à trancher 4 durant la coupe des tranches; les faces 12a de la pièce d'appui et 13a de la plaque d'appui, parallèles au plan de coupe et situées à proximité de ce plan de coupe, seront situées légèrement en arrière dudit plan de coupe afin de ne pas gêner le mouvement d'avance de l'arête 31 de la lame 30 du couteau mobile 3. Le plan de coupe mentionné plus haut définit en fait deux zones sur la base 1, la première, repérée par le chiffre 14, située en arrière dudit plan de coupe et du rail de guidage 10, est préféremment plane et de largeur suffisante afin que la pièce à trancher 4 soit convenablement supportée, alors que la seconde, repérée par le chiffre 15, est plane, de largeur suffisante pour recueillir les tranches coupées, le plan de sa surface supérieure étant légèrement plus bas que celui de la face 14, comme montré en fig 3, afin de recueillir convenablement les tranches coupées.In Figures 1 to 3 showing a first embodiment of the device according to the invention, it is noted that the device consists mainly of a base 1, a removable template 2 and a movable knife 3 The base 1 comprises a guide rail 10, rectilinear, on which the movable knife 3 comes to rest and is guided during its movement; this rail is terminated towards the front, that is to say on the side directed towards the piece to be cut 4 by a vertical raising 11 whose vertical face 11a directed towards the movable knife 3 serves as a stop for the movement of said movable knife, while the horizontal upper face 11b serves as a support for the removable template 2. The other end of the rail has no stopper, so that it is easy to remove and remove the movable knife 3 from said guide rail, in order to be able to clean these parts . This guide rail is shown here as a projection of the base and forming an integral part of said base, but could just as easily have a completely different shape, it could in particular be attached to the base and be fixed to it by appropriate means or then consist of a rectilinear recess in said base. Depending on the shape and execution of said guide rail, the stopper can be configured other than that described above; it can in particular be directly fixed to the base by appropriate means in a suitable place in order to allow the mobile knife to stop at the end of the stroke or else, in the case where the guide rail is formed by a recess in the base, to be formed simply by the end of this recess towards the workpiece. Opposite the end of the guide rail provided with the elevation 11, at a distance corresponding approximately to the diameter or the width of the largest piece to be cut 4 that it is possible to cut into slices by this apparatus, there is a fixed support 12, integral with the base 1 and comprising a support plate 13, preferably made of metal and inclined at an angle β of about 45 ° relative to the base 1. The horizontal upper face 12b of the fixed support is located substantially at the same height as the horizontal upper face 11b of the elevation 11, and supports the other part of the removable template 2. The length of the fixed support 12 and of the support plate 13 is arbitrary, nevertheless sufficient for provide the necessary support and maintain the workpiece 4 while cutting the slices; the faces 12a of the support piece and 13a of the support plate, parallel to the cutting plane and located near this cutting plane, will be located slightly behind said cutting plane so as not to hinder the movement d advancement of the edge 31 of the blade 30 of the movable knife 3. The cutting plane mentioned above in fact defines two zones on the base 1, the first, identified by the number 14, located behind said cutting plane and of the guide rail 10, is preferably flat and of sufficient width so that the piece to be cut 4 is properly supported, while the second, identified by the number 15, is flat, of sufficient width to collect the cut slices, the plane of its upper surface being slightly lower than that of the face 14, as shown in fig 3, in order to properly collect the cut slices.

Le gabarit démontable 2 comprend une plaque supérieure horizontale 20, dont la face inférieure 20a vient s'appuyer sur les surfaces supérieures horizontales 11b et 12b du rehaussement 11 et de l'appui fixe 12. Perpendiculairement à cette plaque, une seconde plaque 21 lui est attachée, qui vient se loger dans l'espace aménagé entre le rehaussement 11 et l'appui fixe 12, légèrement en arrière du plan de coupe mentionné plus haut; cette seconde plaque comporte une ouverture 22 par laquelle peut coulisser la pièce à trancher 4. La forme et les dimensions de cette ouverture 22 sont approximativement adaptées à la forme et aux dimensions transversales de la pièce à trancher 4. Il est ainsi possible de prévoir plusieurs gabarits démontables, fournis en option ou avec l'appareil, et adaptés à divers types de charcuterie par la forme et les dimensions de l'ouverture 22. Le gabarit démontable 2 offre en outre une sécurité à l'opérateur, empêchant que celui-ci ne vienne glisser ses doigts en face du tranchant 31 de la lame 30 du couteau mobile 3. Le gabarit démontable 2 est fixé à l'appui fixe 12 ainsi qu'au rehaussement vertical 11 par des moyens appropriés, non représentés ici. Il est aussi envisageable que ledit gabarit ne soit pas démontable et soit fixé à demeure sur l'appui fixe 12 et le rehaussement vertical 11; dans ce cas, son ouverture 22 sera telle qu'elle permette le passage de la plus grosse pièce qu'il devrait être possible de trancher avec cet appareil.The removable template 2 comprises a horizontal upper plate 20, the lower face 20a of which rests on the upper surfaces horizontal 11b and 12b of the elevation 11 and the fixed support 12. Perpendicular to this plate, a second plate 21 is attached to it, which is housed in the space provided between the elevation 11 and the fixed support 12, slightly in back of the section plane mentioned above; this second plate has an opening 22 through which the part to be sliced can slide. The shape and dimensions of this opening 22 are approximately adapted to the shape and the transverse dimensions of the part to be sliced 4. It is thus possible to provide several removable templates, supplied as an option or with the appliance, and suitable for various types of cured meats by the shape and dimensions of the opening 22. The removable template 2 also offers security to the operator, preventing the latter do not slide his fingers in front of the cutting edge 31 of the blade 30 of the movable knife 3. The removable template 2 is fixed to the fixed support 12 as well as to the vertical elevation 11 by appropriate means, not shown here. It is also conceivable that said template is not removable and is fixed permanently on the fixed support 12 and the vertical raising 11; in this case, its opening 22 will be such that it allows the passage of the largest piece that it should be possible to cut with this device.

Le couteau mobile 3 comprend principalement une lame métallique 30, laquelle est terminée par une arête tranchante 31; celle-ci est inclinée d'un angle approprié par rapport à la base 1, de manière que la coupe de la pièce à trancher se fasse par effet de ciseau, permettant ainsi l'obtention d'une grande qualité de coupe. Cet angle α est de 45° au maximum, mais préféremment de 42°. A l'extrémité opposée au tranchant 31, la lame est raccordée à une poignée 32, façonnée de manière à permettre une bonne prise en main, par une pièce intermédiaire 33 sur laquelle sont fixées, par des moyens appropriés, tant la lame 30 que la poignée 32. La partie inférieure de la pièce intermédiaire 33 comprend une creusure 34, particulièrement visible sur la fig 3, qui est de forme adaptée à la forme d'exécution du rail de guidage 10 afin de venir coulisser au-dessus dudit rail de guidage 10. De cette manière, la lame mobile 3 est fermement guidée le long du rail de guidage 10, afin qu'en poussant sur la poignée 32 selon le sens X, le tranchant 31 vienne pénétrer selon un plan de coupe perpendiculaire, dans la pièce à trancher 4. La face verticale 33a de la pièce intermédiaire 33 viendra buter en fin de course contre la face 11a du rehaussement vertical 11, limitant ainsi le déplacement de la lame mobile 3.The movable knife 3 mainly comprises a metal blade 30, which is terminated by a cutting edge 31; the latter is inclined at an appropriate angle relative to the base 1, so that the cutting of the part to be cut is made by scissor effect, thus allowing a high quality of cutting to be obtained. This angle α is 45 ° maximum, but preferably 42 °. At the end opposite the cutting edge 31, the blade is connected to a handle 32, shaped so as to allow a good grip, by a intermediate piece 33 on which are fixed, by appropriate means, both the blade 30 and the handle 32. The lower part of the intermediate piece 33 comprises a recess 34, particularly visible in FIG. 3, which is of shape adapted to the shape execution of the guide rail 10 in order to slide over said guide rail 10. In this way, the movable blade 3 is firmly guided along the guide rail 10, so that by pushing on the handle 32 according to the X direction, the cutting edge 31 comes to penetrate along a perpendicular cutting plane, into the piece to be cut 4. The vertical face 33a of the intermediate piece 33 will abut at the end of the race against the face 11a of the vertical raising 11, thus limiting the moving the moving blade 3.

Selon une autre forme d'exécution représentée en fig 4, il est possible, en inversant la disposition des divers éléments constituant l'appareil, de proposer un appareil plus spécialement destiné à une personne plus particulièrement habile de la main gauche.According to another embodiment shown in FIG. 4, it is possible, by reversing the arrangement of the various elements constituting the apparatus, to propose an apparatus more specially intended for a more particularly skilled person with the left hand.

Pour les formes d'exécution ci-dessus, la base est préférentiellement en matériau synthétique; dans ce cas, le rail de guidage ainsi que l'appui fixe peuvent faire partie intégrante de ladite base, étant moulés simultanément. Cette base peut aussi être en bois, le rail de guidage étant alors en matière synthétique ou en métal et étant fixé par des moyens appropriés à ladite base. Cette base peut enfin être métallique, les rail de guidage et l'appui fixe faisant partie intégrante de cette base ou y étant rapportés. La lame de couteau est métallique, alors que la pièce intermédiaire et la poignée seront en matière synthétique ou en bois, de même que les gabarits démontables.For the above embodiments, the base is preferably made of synthetic material; in this case, the guide rail and the fixed support can be an integral part of said base, being molded simultaneously. This base can also be made of wood, the guide rail then being made of synthetic material or metal and being fixed by suitable means to said base. This base may finally be metallic, the guide rails and the fixed support forming an integral part of this base or being attached thereto. The knife blade is metallic, while the intermediate piece and the handle will be made of synthetic material or wood, as will the removable templates.

La forme d'exécution préférentielle représentée aux figures 5 et 6 est spécialement adaptée pour une exécution en matière synthétique obtenue par moulage. L'appareil est principalement constitué d'une base 4, sur laquelle un gabarit pivotant 5 ainsi qu'une butée de contrôle d'épaisseur des tranches 6 sont montés et sur laquelle le couteau mobile 7 est guidé vers la pièce à trancher 8. La base 4 est constituée principalement d'une plaque de base 40, de forme quelconque, mais fournissant un appui sûr à l'appareil, d'un rehaussement vertical 41, ainsi que d'un appui fixe 42 supportant une plaque d'appui 43 et d'un support vertical 44, ces divers constituants étant en matière synthétique, moulés en une seule pièce. Une rainure rectiligne 45 est aménagée dans la plaque de base 40 dans laquelle la partie inférieure 70a du support 70 du couteau mobile 7 coulisse longitudinalement; cette rainure 45 pouvant être terminée vers l'arrière par une butée 45a servant à retenir la partie inférieure 70a du couteau mobile 7; le guidage du couteau mobile 7 est assuré en plus par le rehaussement 41, dans lequel une fente verticale 41a est creusée. Le support 70 du couteau mobile 7 comporte une autre butée 70b qui, lorsqu'elle vient s'appuyer contre la face avant 41b du rehaussement 41, limite l'avance du couteau mobile 7 vers l'avant. Ainsi, le couteau mobile 7 est parfaitement guidé par la rainure longitudinale 45, entre les deux butées 45a et 70b, étant maintenu dans un plan vertical par la fente 41a. Il est aisé lorsqu'on désire démonter le système pour nettoyage, de retirer le couteau mobile 7 de son système de guidage en l'extrayant par une traction vers le haut de la poignée 71 formée en une seule pièce en matière synthétique avec le support 70, pour le dégager de la rainure 45, puis vers l'arrière pour le dégager de la fente 41a; le remontage se fait aussi facilement en inversant les opérations. Comme précédemment, l'angle β que fait la plaque d'appui 43 avec la plaque de base 40 est d'environ 45°, alors que l'angle α que fait le tranchant 72a de la lame métallique 72 avec la plaque de base 40 est de l'ordre de 42°, la différence entre ces deux angles procurant l'effet de ciseau nécessaire à une bonne coupe des tranches. Le support vertical 44 comporte une fente verticale 44a dans laquelle vient se loger un axe 50 du gabarit pivotant 5. Celui-ci est constitué d'une lame 51, comportant une ouverture de forme semi-circulaire 52. Par rotation de la lame 51 autour de l'axe 50, l'ouverture 52 vient s'adapter facilement à tous les diamètres des pièces à trancher 8 que l'on peut introduire dans l'appareil, comme montré à la figure 5, ce gabarit fonctionnant en outre comme protection contre les coupures intempestives. L'appareil est complété d'une butée de contrôle d'épaisseur des tranches 6, elle est aussi en matière synthétique, constituée d'une tige 60, terminée à son extrémité arrière d'un décrochement 60a et venant se glisser dans une rainure de fond 45b creusée dans la rainure de guidage 45; cette rainure de fond 45b est de largeur plus faible que la rainure de guidage 45 afin de laisser une surface de guidage suffisante pour la partie inférieure 70a du support 70 du couteau mobile 7. La tige 60 est maintenue dans la rainure de fond 45b par le décrochement 60a venant se glisser sous la partie 45c de la rainure 45 et une butée 60b s'appuyant contre une traversée 45d disposée en travers de la rainure de fond 45b. La partie avant de la tige 60 comporte une partie verticale inclinée 61 supportant une denture. Une seconde pièce en forme de pince 62 vient enserrer la partie verticale 61, une denture venant s'interconnecter avec la denture précédente; en agissant sur un levier 62a, en le poussant vers l'avant ou vers l'arrière, on déplace la surface de butée verticale 62b, faisant partie de la pince 62, en la rapprochant ou l'éloignant de la surface de coupe, ce qui permet de régler l'épaisseur de la tranche à couper lorsqu'on vient appuyer la pièce à trancher 8 contre la surface de butée verticale 62b. Ceci est possible grâce à l'inclinaison donnée à la partie verticale 61. Afin que cette butée de contrôle d'épaisseur des tranches 6 ne gêne pas le passage de la lame 72 du couteau mobile 7, la tige 60 est munie en outre d'un bossage 60C qui, au passage de la partie inférieure 70a du couteau mobile 7, fait plier vers le bas la partie avant de la tige 60, escamotant ainsi la partie verticale 61 ainsi que la pince 62 avec sa butée verticale 62c. De cette manière, lorsque la lame mobile 7 est retirée en arrière par la poignée 71, le bossage 60c est libéré, et la pièce à trancher 8 peut être appuyée contre la butée verticale 62c qui est en position haute; en avançant la lame mobile 7, le bossage 60 s'enfonce, escamotant la butée verticale 62c, laissant libre le passage de la lame 72.The preferred form of execution shown in Figures 5 and 6 is specially adapted for an execution in synthetic material obtained by molding. The apparatus mainly consists of a base 4, on which a pivoting jig 5 as well as a thickness control stop for the wafers 6 are mounted and on which the movable knife 7 is guided towards the workpiece 8. The base 4 consists mainly of a base plate 40, of any shape, but providing a secure support for the device, a vertical raising 41, as well as a fixed support 42 supporting a support plate 43 and a vertical support 44, these various constituents being made of synthetic material, molded in one piece. A rectilinear groove 45 is provided in the base plate 40 in which the lower part 70a of the support 70 of the movable knife 7 slides longitudinally; this groove 45 which can be terminated towards the rear by a stop 45a serving to retain the lower part 70a of the movable knife 7; guiding the movable knife 7 is additionally provided by the raising 41, in which a vertical slot 41a is hollowed out. The support 70 of the movable knife 7 has another stop 70b which, when it comes to bear against the front face 41b of the raising 41, limits the advance of the movable knife 7 towards the front. Thus, the movable knife 7 is perfectly guided by the longitudinal groove 45, between the two stops 45a and 70b, being held in a vertical plane by the slot 41a. It is easy when it is desired to dismantle the system for cleaning, to remove the movable knife 7 from its guide system by extracting it by an upward pull of the handle 71 formed in one piece of synthetic material with the support 70 , to release it from the groove 45, then backwards to release it from the slot 41a; reassembly is also easy by reversing the operations. As previously, the angle β made by the support plate 43 with the base plate 40 is approximately 45 °, while the angle α made by the cutting edge 72a of the metal blade 72 with the base plate 40 is of the order of 42 °, the difference between these two angles providing the chisel effect necessary for good cutting of the slices. The vertical support 44 comprises a vertical slot 44a in which is housed an axis 50 of the pivoting jig 5. This consists of a blade 51, comprising an opening of semicircular shape 52. By rotation of the blade 51 around of the axis 50, the opening 52 easily adapts to all the diameters of the parts to be cut 8 which can be introduced into the apparatus, as shown in FIG. 5, this template also functioning as protection against untimely cuts. The device is completed with a thickness control stop for the edges 6, it is also made of synthetic material, consisting of a rod 60, terminated at its rear end with a recess 60a and slipping into a groove of bottom 45b hollowed out in the guide groove 45; this bottom groove 45b is narrower in width than the guide groove 45 in order to leave a sufficient guide surface for the lower part 70a of the support 70 of the movable knife 7. The rod 60 is held in the bottom groove 45b by the recess 60a coming to slide under the part 45c of the groove 45 and a stop 60b pressing against a bushing 45d disposed across the bottom groove 45b. The front part of the rod 60 has an inclined vertical part 61 supporting a toothing. A second clamp-shaped piece 62 encloses the vertical part 61, a toothing coming to interconnect with the preceding toothing; by acting on a lever 62a, by pushing it forwards or backwards, the vertical abutment surface 62b, forming part of the clamp 62, moving it closer or further away from the cutting surface, which makes it possible to adjust the thickness of the slice to be cut when the piece to be cut is pressed 8 against the vertical abutment surface 62b. This is possible thanks to the inclination given to the vertical part 61. So that this thickness control stop for the edges 6 does not hinder the passage of the blade 72 of the movable knife 7, the rod 60 is further provided with a boss 60C which, when passing the lower part 70a of the movable knife 7, causes the front part of the rod 60 to bend downwards, thus retracting the vertical part 61 as well as the clamp 62 with its vertical stop 62c. In this way, when the movable blade 7 is withdrawn back by the handle 71, the boss 60c is released, and the part to be cut 8 can be pressed against the vertical stop 62c which is in the high position; by advancing the movable blade 7, the boss 60 sinks, retracting the vertical stop 62c, leaving the passage of the blade 72 free.

L'emploi de cet appareil est extrêmement facile: après avoir posé la pièce à trancher sur la plaque de base et l'avoir appuyée contre la plaque d'appui, l'utilisateur fait pivoter le gabarit afin que son ouverture repose sur la pièce à trancher, de façon que celle-ci puisse coulisser librement à travers l'ouverture du gabarit, sans que l'espace libre entre la pièce à trancher et cette ouverture soit trop grand, afin que la protection contre les coupures intempestives soit efficace, puis il règle l'épaisseur voulue des tranches par déplacement de la pince de la butée de contrôle d'épaisseur; il lui suffira alors de pousser la poignée vers la pièce de charcuterie afin de trancher celle-ci, jusqu'à ce que le mouvement soit bloqué par la butée d'arrêt. Après avoir retiré la poignée en arrière et fait avancer manuellement la pièce de charcuterie contre la butée de contrôle d'épaisseur, il ne reste plus qu'à recommencer l'opération jusqu'à ce que le nombre désiré de tranches soit atteint. Le nettoyage de l'appareil après utilisation est extrêmement aisé, puisqu'il suffit de retirer le gabarit pivotant, ainsi que le couteau mobile et la butée de contrôle d'épaisseur pour disposer de quatre pièces de formes relativement simple qu'il est facile de nettoyer.The use of this device is extremely easy: after having placed the part to be cut on the base plate and having pressed it against the support plate, the user rotates the template so that its opening rests on the part to be slice, so that it can slide freely through the opening of the template, without the free space between the part to be cut and this opening being too large, so that the protection against inadvertent cuts is effective, then it adjust the desired thickness of the slices by moving the clamp of the thickness control stop; it will then suffice to push the handle towards the piece of cold cuts in order to slice the latter, until the movement is blocked by the stopper. After removing the handle back and manually advances the cold cuts against the thickness control stop, all that remains is to start the operation again until the desired number of slices is reached. The cleaning of the device after use is extremely easy, since it suffices to remove the pivoting jig, as well as the movable knife and the thickness control stop to have four parts of relatively simple shapes which are easy to remove. clean.

Il est évident que cet appareil est apte à couper ou trancher toutes sortes de pièces de charcuterie, de légumes ou autres, dont la forme et les dimensions sont adaptées aux possibilités de l'appareil.It is obvious that this device is suitable for cutting or slicing all kinds of pieces of cold cuts, vegetables or the like, the shape and dimensions of which are adapted to the possibilities of the device.

On a donc obtenu un appareil économique, d'emploi simple, fournissant des tranches de qualité équivalente à celle obtenue par des appareils nettement plus coûteux, et ainsi facilement utilisable dans un ménage.We therefore obtained an economical device, simple to use, providing slices of quality equivalent to that obtained by devices much more expensive, and thus easily usable in a household.

Claims (6)

  1. Apparatus serving to cut slices in a piece of processed meat or other meat (4; 8) comprising a movable knife (3; 7) equipped with a slicing edge (31; 72a) and fixed to a handle (32; 71), guided rectilinearly on a plate (1; 40) forming the base of the apparatus, so as to be shifted towards the piece to be sliced (4; 8) under the action of a force applied to the said handle (32; 71) by an operator, the displacement of the said knife (3; 7) being limited by a stop (11a; 70b, 41b),
       characterized in that
       the cutting is achieved by a chisel effect caused
       by the difference between the first angle (β), made between the base plate (1; 40) and a bearing plate (13; 43) on which the piece to be sliced (4; 8) is supported, and a second angle (α) made between the base plate (1; 40) and the slicing edge (31; 72a) of the knife (3; 7), the said difference between the angles being maximally 10°.
  2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the said bearing plate (13; 43) forms an angle (β) of 45° with respect to the said base plate (1; 40).
  3. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the slicing edge (31; 72a) of the knife (3; 7) forms an angle (α) of maximally 45° with respect to the plane of the said support plate (1; 40).
  4. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that it includes in addition a movable template (2; 5), which can be detachable, keeping in position the piece to be sliced (4; 8), the said template (2; 5) being adjusted approximately to the dimensions of the said piece (4; 8) and fulfilling the function of protecting the fingers of the operator.
  5. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that it includes in addition an adjustable stop device (6) permitting regulation of the thickness of the slice to be cut, the said stop device (6) retracting itself upon advance of the knife (7).
  6. Apparatus according to one of the claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the arrangement of the elements constituting the said apparatus are reversed for left-handers.
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