EP0956929B2 - Apparatus for cutting a product in wedge-like pieces - Google Patents

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EP0956929B2
EP0956929B2 EP99104896A EP99104896A EP0956929B2 EP 0956929 B2 EP0956929 B2 EP 0956929B2 EP 99104896 A EP99104896 A EP 99104896A EP 99104896 A EP99104896 A EP 99104896A EP 0956929 B2 EP0956929 B2 EP 0956929B2
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  • the invention relates to a device for cutting a resting on a base food product into wedge-shaped pieces according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such a device is known from DE-A-1038726 known.
  • Such a food product may, for example, be a substantially cuboid cheese bar to be cut into wedge-shaped pieces, since a wedge shape of the pieces - instead of a purely rectangular shape - may increase the acceptance of possible buyers of these pieces and thus promote sales.
  • a piece is referred to as wedge-shaped in a general way, which has a substantially trapezoidal side surface or cross-sectional area, ie a surface whose outline has two substantially parallel and two mutually substantially angled boundaries.
  • This known device has the disadvantage that no weight-accurate cutting of the cheese bar is made possible.
  • the shape and arrangement of the wire grid specifies the outline of the trapezoidal side surfaces or cross-sectional areas.
  • the wedge-shaped pieces of a cheese bar or various cheese bars undesirably have different weights.
  • the article mentioned in connection with the device according to the invention or the method according to the invention is a food product, in particular a cheese bar.
  • This article is preferably rectangular, i. it has at least one rectangular side surface.
  • the article has only a rectangular cross-sectional area, while for example it appears cylindrical from the outside.
  • the device according to the invention thus has a cutting means, for example a knife, through which individual pieces of the object can be cut off, wherein the cutting movement perpendicular to. the base of the device takes place, on which the object rests.
  • a cutting means for example a knife
  • Another piece may be cut from the article after the article and cutting means are moved relative to each other by the transport.
  • the pieces can be cut in different angular positions of the cutting means and thus wedge-shaped from the object, since the cutting means is pivotable in different pivot positions so that its cutting plane is still perpendicular to the base in each pivot position.
  • the device according to the invention has the advantage that it allows an individual and thus a weight-accurate cutting into wedge-shaped pieces even with substantially purely rectangular objects.
  • wedge-shaped pieces of each predeterminable weight may be cut from the article, or the article may be cut into a predetermined number of wedge-shaped pieces each having the same weight.
  • Another advantage of the device according to the invention is that the sequential cutting of the article into wedge-shaped pieces enables a sequential further processing and thus facilitates an automated further processing of these pieces. Since the pieces are cut individually from the object, in contrast to the simultaneous cutting of an object by means of a wire grid, they can be separated in a simple manner, in particular by machine, immediately after the cutting operation has taken place, ie. be removed from the remaining object.
  • the wedge-shaped pieces thus sequentially cut out of the article may be supplied to a downstream processing device, for example a device for packaging these pieces, at a substantially constant transport rate.
  • the device is designed such that the pivot axis of the cutting means is arranged substantially half the width of the base surface on which the object rests for cutting, as width of this base their extension direction applies, which is perpendicular to the transport direction of cutting means and object.
  • the pivoting of the cutting means thus takes place in particular about its central axis.
  • This embodiment of the device allows - when moving the object and the cutting means relative to each other at substantially the same feed distance - the cutting of a rectangular object in each wedge-shaped in the same size Pieces (cf. Fig. 4 ).
  • a particularly simple construction of the device can be achieved if exactly two pivot positions are provided for pivoting the cutting plane of the cutting means, wherein the cutting means in one of these two pivot positions preferably perpendicular to the transport direction, i. extending parallel to the width of the base.
  • a higher flexibility of the device with respect to the shape or the weight of the pieces can be achieved if, however, a plurality of discrete pivoting positions or variable pivoting positions are provided for the cutting plane of the cutting means.
  • At least one actuating element may be provided, which in particular has a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder, a lever, a mechanical cam drive or a servo drive.
  • a counter-pressure element for example a spring, is provided for this actuating element.
  • the cutting means is formed as a guillotine blade, for example, pivotally supported within a frame or fixedly mounted within a pivotable frame, which frame may be driven by the drive means for performing the cutting motion of the cutting means.
  • the device according to the invention can have as drive means for the cutting means one or more connecting rods, which are arranged substantially adjacent to the base surface.
  • At least one conveyor belt is provided, through which the article is moved in the transport direction.
  • the cutting means does not perform its own movement in the transport direction, but it is only driven to the cutting movement.
  • a conveyor belt as a means of transport in each case a part of this conveyor belt forms said base, on which the object to be cut rests.
  • the pivoting of the cutting means can each take place either before or after the associated cutting movement, and it can be performed in parallel to a movement of the object and the cutting means relative to each other.
  • the feed distance, by which the object and the cutting means are moved relative to each other, for an object to be cut substantially equal in size. This allows a particularly simple drive the relative transport movement and a relatively uniform rate at which pieces are cut and transported.
  • the Fig. 1 and 2 show in schematic front view and top view parts of a cutting device according to the invention.
  • This has a control and drive unit 11, and an endless infeed conveyor belt 13 and an endless discharge belt 15, which are connected to the control and drive unit 11 via drive shafts indicated in the figures only by their axes of rotation.
  • the respective upper sides of the two belts 13, 15 are independently drivable by means of the control and drive unit 11 for a transport movement in the horizontal transport direction A.
  • a frame 17 is provided as a cutting means, in the center of a blade 19 is arranged, which has a cutting surface on its underside.
  • the frame 17 together with the blade 19 can be driven to a vertical cutting movement B by means of a crank rod arranged within the control and drive unit 11.
  • Fig. 1 shows the frame 17 in its lowermost position. In the plan view according to Fig. 2 the frame 17 is aligned perpendicular to the transport direction A.
  • Fig. 5 shows the frame 17 and the blade 19 in a schematic side view.
  • the blade 19 is pivotable relative to the frame 17 about its vertical central axis 21 by means of an actuating element not shown in the figures, ie the central axis 21 forms the pivot axis of the cutting plane of the blade 19.
  • the plan view Fig. 2 shows how the blade 19 is pivoted out of the frame 17 by a pivot angle 23.
  • the Fig. 1 and 2 also show a substantially cuboid Käseriegel 25, of which already a wedge-shaped piece 27 has been cut off and the remaining rest on the top of the inlet belt 13 rests.
  • the wedge-shaped piece 27 already cut off from the cheese bar 25 lies on the upper side of the outlet conveyor 15.
  • the plan view is closed in the top view Fig. 2 the blade 19 each side facing both the cheese bar 25 and the cheese piece 27 with the extension plane of the frame 17, the pivot angle 23 a.
  • the cuboid Käseriegel 25 is aligned with respect to the transport direction A and centered with respect to the pivot axis 21 of the blade 19. In order to enable a weight-accurate cutting into pieces 27, also its length in the transport direction A and its total weight are determined. Subsequently, while the frame 17 together with the blade 19 is in an upper position, the cheese bar 25 is moved in the transport direction A in such a way that its front section projects beyond the feed line 29 below the blade 19 through the frame 17 with respect to the transport direction A.
  • the first wedge-shaped cheese piece 27 is cut off from the cheese bar 25.
  • This piece of cheese 27 is transported by means of the outlet conveyor 15 in the transport direction A.
  • the thus achieved state corresponds to that in the Fig. 1 and 2 shown position of the blade 19, the cheese crucible 25 and the cheese piece 27th
  • the frame 17 is moved together with the pivoted blade 19 in the vertical direction B upwards so that the underside of the blade 19 is located above the top of the cheese press 25.
  • the cheese bar 25 is moved by means of the infeed conveyor 13 by a further feed distance 29 in the transport direction A, so that its front portion in turn protrudes below the blade 19 by the distance 29 in the frame 17.
  • the blade 19 is pivoted about the negative pivot angle 23 back to its normal position. It thus extends within the plane of extension of the frame 17.
  • the thus achieved position of the cheese bar 25, the frame 17 and the blade 19 is in a schematic plan view in Fig. 3 shown.
  • the newly cut piece is then transported by means of the outlet belt 15 in the transport direction A, and the frame 17 together with the blade 19 is moved back up.
  • the blade 19 can now be pivoted again about the pivot angle 23 and guided through the cheese bar 25.
  • the entire cheese crucible 25 can be cut into wedge-shaped cheese pieces 27 according to a cutting pattern, as shown in FIG Fig. 4 is shown in a schematic plan view for the reassembled from the cheese pieces 27 Käseriegel 25.
  • Each piece 27 has in plan view the outline of a trapezoid with two right angles 31. Two adjacent, apart by means of pivoted blade 19 pieces 27 complement each other to a rectangular outline.
  • the in Fig. 4 shown Käseriegel 25 and accordingly the pieces 27 have perpendicular to the transport direction A, the width 33 and along the transport direction A with respect to this width 33, the longitudinal center axis 35.
  • the cheese lock 25 is centered before cutting it, it moves in the in the Fig. 1 and 2 illustrated device with its longitudinal center axis 35 through the central axis 21 of the blade 19, ie by the pivot axis. This makes it possible for the cutting of each wedge-shaped pieces 27 of equal size - regardless of the respective pivot position of the blade 19 - to move the cheese bar 25 in each case by substantially the same feed distance 29 in the transport direction A.
  • the invention thus advantageously makes it possible to cut a rectangular cheese bar 25 into wedge-shaped pieces 27. Since the cutting of these pieces 27 from the cheese bar 25 is effected one after the other, the cheese bar 25 can be cut to the weight. In particular, it is possible to cut the bar 25 into a predetermined number of pieces 27 each of the same weight. Since the cheese bar 25 is guided with its longitudinal center axis 35 through the pivot axis serving as the central axis 21 of the blade 19, the bolt 25 can be moved in this case by the same feed distance 29.
  • a pivot axis 37 of the blade 19 laterally offset with respect to the transport direction A to the base surface on which the cheese jaw 25 rests.
  • the pivot axis 37 extends, for example, substantially along a side strut of the frame 17th Fig. 6 shows one of the representation according to Fig. 2 corresponding schematic plan view of a frame 17 with such hinged along a lateral pivot axis 37 blade 19.
  • the cutting means can on the one hand simplify the attachment of an actuating element for pivoting the blade 19, while on the other hand for each equal wedge-shaped pieces 27 of Käseriegel 25 each different feed distances must be moved.

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The device has a cutter element (19), moved by a drive to execute a cutting movement within a cutting plane, which is mainly at right angles to the surface supporting the cheese. A transporter element (13) generates a relative movement in transport direction (A) between cheese and cutter element. The cutting plane of the cutter element is pivoted about an axis (21), which is at right angles to the support surface. The cutter element is moved by an actuator with esp. a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder, lever, mechanical cam drive, and/or servo drive.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Zerschneiden eines auf einer Grundfläche aufliegenden Lebensmittelprodukts in keilförmige Stücke gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1. Eine solche Vorrichtung ist aus der DE-A-1038726 bekannt.The invention relates to a device for cutting a resting on a base food product into wedge-shaped pieces according to the preamble of claim 1. Such a device is known from DE-A-1038726 known.

Bei einem derartigen Lebensmittelprodukt kann es sich beispielsweise um einen im wesentlichen quaderförmigen Käseriegel handeln, der in keilförmige Stükke zerschnitten werden soll, da eine Keilform der Stücke - anstelle einer rein rechteckigen Form - die Akzeptanz bei möglichen Käufern dieser Stücke erhöhen und somit verkaufsfördernd wirken kann. Im folgenden wird in allgemeiner Weise ein solches Stück als keilförmig bezeichnet, das eine im wesentlichen trapezförmige Seitenfläche oder Querschnittsfläche aufweist, also eine Fläche, deren Umriß zwei im wesentlichen parallel und zwei im wesentlichen gewinkelt zueinander verlaufende Begrenzungen aufweist.Such a food product may, for example, be a substantially cuboid cheese bar to be cut into wedge-shaped pieces, since a wedge shape of the pieces - instead of a purely rectangular shape - may increase the acceptance of possible buyers of these pieces and thus promote sales. In the following, such a piece is referred to as wedge-shaped in a general way, which has a substantially trapezoidal side surface or cross-sectional area, ie a surface whose outline has two substantially parallel and two mutually substantially angled boundaries.

Bekannte Vorrichtungen ermöglichen ein derartiges Zerschneiden eines Käseriegels, indem beispielsweise ein zu einer Vielzahl von trapezförmigen Zwischenräumen geformtes Drahtgitter durch den Käseriegel entlang einer Richtung gezogen oder geschoben wird, die senkrecht auf der Grundfläche steht, auf welcher der Käseriegel aufliegt. Dadurch wird der Käseriegel in eine entsprechende Anzahl keilförmiger Stücke zerschnitten.Known devices make it possible to cut a cheese crucible such as by pulling or pushing a wire mesh formed into a plurality of trapezoidal spaces through the cheese bar along a direction perpendicular to the base on which the cheese bar rests. As a result, the cheese bar is cut into a corresponding number of wedge-shaped pieces.

Diese bekannte Vorrichtung besitzt den Nachteil, daß kein gewichtsgenaues Zerschneiden des Käseriegels ermöglicht wird. Die Form und Anordnung des Drahtgitters gibt den Umriß der trapezförmigen Seitenflächen bzw. Querschnittsflächen vor. Da die Abmessungen und das Gewicht verschiedener Käseriegel aufgrund von Herstellungstoleranzen jedoch variieren, besitzen die keilförmigen Stücke eines Käseriegels oder verschiedener Käseriegel in unerwünschter Weise jeweils unterschiedliches Gewicht.This known device has the disadvantage that no weight-accurate cutting of the cheese bar is made possible. The shape and arrangement of the wire grid specifies the outline of the trapezoidal side surfaces or cross-sectional areas. However, since the dimensions and weight of various cheese bars vary due to manufacturing tolerances, the wedge-shaped pieces of a cheese bar or various cheese bars undesirably have different weights.

Aus der US-A-4,554,852 ist eine Vorrichtung bekannt mit der Gegenstände in keilförmige Stücke geschnitten werden, wobei die Gegenstände auf drehbaren Unterlagen ruhen und diese Unterlagen auf einem Förderband befestigt sind.From the US-A-4,554,852 a device is known with the objects are cut into wedge-shaped pieces, the objects resting on rotatable documents and these documents are mounted on a conveyor belt.

Es ist eine Aufgabe der Erfindung, eine Vorrichtung und ein Verfahren zu schaffen, die das gewichtsgenaue Zerschneiden eines auf einer Grundfläche aufliegenden Lebensmittelprodukts in keilförmige Stücke ermöglichen.It is an object of the invention to provide an apparatus and a method enabling the weight-accurate cutting of a food product resting on a base into wedge-shaped pieces.

Erfindungsgemäß wird diese Aufgabe durch eine Vorrichtung mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1 gelöst.According to the invention this object is achieved by a device having the features of claim 1.

Bei dem im Zusammenhang mit der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung bzw. dem erfindungsgemäßen Verfahren genannten Gegenstand handelt es sich um ein Lebensmittelprodukt, insbesondere einen Käseriegel. Dieser Gegenstand ist vorzugsweise rechteckig, d.h. er weist zumindest eine rechteckige Seitenfläche auf. Es ist jedoch auch möglich, daß der Gegenstand lediglich eine rechteckige Querschnittsfläche besitzt, während er von außen beispielsweise zylinderförmig erscheint.The article mentioned in connection with the device according to the invention or the method according to the invention is a food product, in particular a cheese bar. This article is preferably rectangular, i. it has at least one rectangular side surface. However, it is also possible that the article has only a rectangular cross-sectional area, while for example it appears cylindrical from the outside.

Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung besitzt also ein Schneidmittel, beispielsweise ein Messer, durch das einzelne Stücke von dem Gegenstand abgeschnitten werden können, wobei die Schneidbewegung senkrecht zu. der Grundfläche der Vorrichtung erfolgt, auf welcher der Gegenstand aufliegt. Ein weiteres Stück kann von dem Gegenstand abgeschnitten werden, nachdem der Gegenstand und das Schneidmittel durch das Transportmittel relativ zueinander bewegt werden. Die Stücke können in unterschiedlichen Winkelstellungen des Schneidmittels und somit keilförmig aus dem Gegenstand geschnitten werden, da das Schneidmittel derart in verschiedene Schwenkpositionen schwenkbar ist, daß seine Schneidebene in jeder Schwenkposition weiterhin senkrecht zur Grundfläche steht.The device according to the invention thus has a cutting means, for example a knife, through which individual pieces of the object can be cut off, wherein the cutting movement perpendicular to. the base of the device takes place, on which the object rests. Another piece may be cut from the article after the article and cutting means are moved relative to each other by the transport. The pieces can be cut in different angular positions of the cutting means and thus wedge-shaped from the object, since the cutting means is pivotable in different pivot positions so that its cutting plane is still perpendicular to the base in each pivot position.

Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung besitzt den Vorteil, daß sie auch bei im wesentlichen rein rechteckigen Gegenständen ein individuelles und somit ein gewichtsgenaues Zerschneiden in keilförmige Stücke ermöglicht. Bei bekannten Abmessungen und Gewicht bzw. Dichte des Gegenstandes können keilförmige Stücke eines jeweils vorbestimmbaren Gewichts aus dem Gegenstand geschnitten werden, oder der Gegenstand kann in eine vorbestimmte Anzahl von keilförmigen Stücken zerschnitten werden, die jeweils dasselbe Gewicht besitzen.The device according to the invention has the advantage that it allows an individual and thus a weight-accurate cutting into wedge-shaped pieces even with substantially purely rectangular objects. With known dimensions and weight or density of the article, wedge-shaped pieces of each predeterminable weight may be cut from the article, or the article may be cut into a predetermined number of wedge-shaped pieces each having the same weight.

Ein weiterer Vorteil der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung besteht darin, daß das sequentiell erfolgende Zerschneiden des Gegenstandes in keilförmige Stücke ein sequentielles Weiterverarbeiten ermöglicht und somit ein automatisiertes Weiterverarbeiten dieser Stücke erleichtert. Da die Stücke - im Gegensatz zu dem gleichzeitigen Zerschneiden eines Gegenstandes mittels eines Drahtgitters - einzeln aus dem Gegenstand geschnitten werden, können sie unmittelbar im Anschluß an den erfolgten Schneidvorgang auf einfache Weise, insbesondere maschinell, vereinzelt werden, d.h. von dem verbleibenden Gegenstand entfernt werden. Außerdem können die derart sequentiell aus dem Gegenstand geschnittenen keilförmigen Stücke einer nachgeschalteten Verarbeitungseinrichtung, beispielsweise einer Vorrichtung zum Verpacken dieser Stücke, mit im wesentlichen konstanter Transportrate zugeführt werden.Another advantage of the device according to the invention is that the sequential cutting of the article into wedge-shaped pieces enables a sequential further processing and thus facilitates an automated further processing of these pieces. Since the pieces are cut individually from the object, in contrast to the simultaneous cutting of an object by means of a wire grid, they can be separated in a simple manner, in particular by machine, immediately after the cutting operation has taken place, ie. be removed from the remaining object. In addition, the wedge-shaped pieces thus sequentially cut out of the article may be supplied to a downstream processing device, for example a device for packaging these pieces, at a substantially constant transport rate.

Vorzugsweise ist die Vorrichtung dergestalt ausgebildet, daß die Schwenkachse des Schneidmittels im wesentlichen auf halber Breite der Grundfläche angeordnet ist, auf welcher der Gegenstand zum Zerschneiden aufliegt, wobei als Breite dieser Grundfläche ihre Erstreckungsrichtung gilt, die senkrecht zur Transportrichtung von Schneidmittel und Gegenstand verläuft. In diesem Fall erfolgt das Schwenken des Schneidmittels also insbesondere um dessen Mittelachse. Diese Ausgestaltung der Vorrichtung ermöglicht - bei Bewegung des Gegenstandes und des Schneidmittels relativ zueinander um jeweils im wesentlichen dieselbe Vorschubdistanz - das Zerschneiden eines rechteckigen Gegenstandes in jeweils gleich große keilförmige Stücke (vgl. Fig. 4).Preferably, the device is designed such that the pivot axis of the cutting means is arranged substantially half the width of the base surface on which the object rests for cutting, as width of this base their extension direction applies, which is perpendicular to the transport direction of cutting means and object. In this case, the pivoting of the cutting means thus takes place in particular about its central axis. This embodiment of the device allows - when moving the object and the cutting means relative to each other at substantially the same feed distance - the cutting of a rectangular object in each wedge-shaped in the same size Pieces (cf. Fig. 4 ).

Ein besonders einfacher Aufbau der Vorrichtung läßt sich erreichen, wenn für das Schwenken der Schneidebene des Schneidmittels genau zwei Schwenkpositionen vorgesehen sind, wobei sich das Schneidmittel in einer dieser beiden Schwenkpositionen vorzugsweise senkrecht zur Transportrichtung, d.h. parallel zur Breite der Grundfläche erstreckt. Eine höhere Flexibilität der Vorrichtung bezüglich der Form oder des Gewichts der Stücke läßt sich erreichen, wenn für die Schneidebene des Schneidmittels dagegen eine Vielzahl von diskreten Schwenkpositionen oder variable Schwenkpositionen vorgesehen sind.A particularly simple construction of the device can be achieved if exactly two pivot positions are provided for pivoting the cutting plane of the cutting means, wherein the cutting means in one of these two pivot positions preferably perpendicular to the transport direction, i. extending parallel to the width of the base. A higher flexibility of the device with respect to the shape or the weight of the pieces can be achieved if, however, a plurality of discrete pivoting positions or variable pivoting positions are provided for the cutting plane of the cutting means.

Für das Schwenken des Schneidmittels um seine Schwenkachse kann wenigstens ein Betätigungselement vorgesehen sein, welches insbesondere einen hydraulischen oder pneumatischen Zylinder, einen Hebel, einen mechanischen Kurvenantrieb oder einen Servoantrieb aufweist. Vorzugsweise ist für dieses Betätigungselement jeweils ein Gegendruckelement, beispielsweise eine Feder, vorgesehen.For the pivoting of the cutting means about its pivot axis, at least one actuating element may be provided, which in particular has a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder, a lever, a mechanical cam drive or a servo drive. Preferably, a counter-pressure element, for example a spring, is provided for this actuating element.

Es ist bevorzugt, wenn das Schneidmittel als eine Guillotine-Klinge ausgebildet ist, die beispielsweise innerhalb eines Rahmens schwenkbar gehalten oder innerhalb eines schwenkbaren Rahmens fest montiert ist, wobei der Rahmen mittels des Antriebsmittels zur Durchführung der Schneidbewegung des Schneidmittels angetrieben werden kann.It is preferred if the cutting means is formed as a guillotine blade, for example, pivotally supported within a frame or fixedly mounted within a pivotable frame, which frame may be driven by the drive means for performing the cutting motion of the cutting means.

Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung kann als Antriebsmittel für das Schneidmittel eine oder mehrere Kurbelstangen aufweisen, die der Grundfläche im wesentlichen benachbart angeordnet sind. Insbesondere ist es möglich, eine Guillotine-Klinge innerhalb eines Rahmens mittels eines Betätigungselementes schwenkbar zu montieren und den Rahmen mittels der Kurbelstangen zu einer Bewegung parallel zu der Schneidebene anzutreiben.The device according to the invention can have as drive means for the cutting means one or more connecting rods, which are arranged substantially adjacent to the base surface. In particular, it is possible to pivotally mount a guillotine blade within a frame by means of an actuating element and to drive the frame by means of the connecting rods to move parallel to the cutting plane.

Als Transportmittel der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung ist wenigstens ein Förderband vorgesehen, durch das der Gegenstand in Transportrichtung bewegt wird. In diesem Fall führt das Schneidmittel in Transportrichtung keine eigene Bewegung durch, sondern es wird lediglich zu der Schneidbewegung angetrieben. Bei der Verwendung eines Förderbandes als Transportmittel bildet jeweils ein Teil dieses Förderbandes die genannte Grundfläche, auf welcher der zu zerschneidende Gegenstand aufliegt.As a means of transport of the device according to the invention at least one conveyor belt is provided, through which the article is moved in the transport direction. In this case, the cutting means does not perform its own movement in the transport direction, but it is only driven to the cutting movement. When using a conveyor belt as a means of transport in each case a part of this conveyor belt forms said base, on which the object to be cut rests.

Die Aufgabe der Erfindung wird zum anderen durch ein Verfahren mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 8 gelöst.The object of the invention is achieved on the other hand by a method having the features of claim 8.

Dabei kann das Schwenken des Schneidmittels jeweils entweder vor oder nach der zugeordneten Schneidbewegung erfolgen, und es kann parallel zu einer Bewegung des Gegenstands und des Schneidmittels relativ zueinander durchgeführt werden.In this case, the pivoting of the cutting means can each take place either before or after the associated cutting movement, and it can be performed in parallel to a movement of the object and the cutting means relative to each other.

Bei dem erfindungsgemäßen. Verfahren ist es bevorzugt, wenn die Vorschubdistanz, um welche der Gegenstand und das Schneidmittel relativ zueinander bewegt werden, für einen zu zerschneidenden Gegenstand im wesentlichen jeweils gleich groß ist. Dies ermöglicht einen besonders einfachen Antrieb der relativen Transportbewegung und eine vergleichsweise gleichmäßige Rate, mit der Stücke geschnitten und weitertransportiert werden.In the inventive. Method, it is preferred that the feed distance, by which the object and the cutting means are moved relative to each other, for an object to be cut substantially equal in size. This allows a particularly simple drive the relative transport movement and a relatively uniform rate at which pieces are cut and transported.

Es ist von Vorteil, wenn ein Gegenstand vor seinem Zerschneiden bezüglich der Transportrichtung ausgerichtet und/oder zentriert wird. Außerdem können vor dem Zerschneiden das Gewicht und die Abmessungen des Gegenstandes bestimmt werden. Durch diese Maßnahmen kann bei dem Zerschneiden des Gegenstandes in keilförmige Stücke eine besonders hohe Gewichtsgenauigkeit erreicht werden.It is advantageous if an object is aligned and / or centered with respect to the transport direction before it is cut. In addition, before cutting, the weight and dimensions of the article can be determined. By these measures, a particularly high weight accuracy can be achieved in the cutting of the article in wedge-shaped pieces.

Weitere bevorzugte Ausführungsformen sind in den Unteransprüchen beschrieben.Further preferred embodiments are described in the subclaims.

Die Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand von Ausführungsbeispielen unter Bezugnahme auf die Zeichnungen beschrieben; in diesen zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine schematische Vorderansicht von Teilen einer erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung, mittels der gerade ein keilförmiges Stück aus einem Käseriegel geschnitten worden ist,
Fig. 2
eine schematische Draufsicht auf die Vorrichtung gemäß Fig. 1,
Fig. 3
eine schematische Draufsicht auf das Schneidmittel der Vorrichtung und den Käseriegel gemäß Fig. 2 zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt,
Fig. 4
ein erfindungsgemäßes Schnittmuster in Draufsicht auf einen Gegenstand,
Fig. 5
eine schematische Seitenansicht des Schneidmittels gemäß Fig. 2 und 3, und
Fig. 6
eine schematische Draufsicht auf ein Schneidmittel einer weiteren erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung.
The invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the drawings; in these show:
Fig. 1
3 is a schematic front view of parts of a device according to the invention, by means of which a wedge-shaped piece has just been cut from a cheese bar,
Fig. 2
a schematic plan view of the device according to Fig. 1 .
Fig. 3
a schematic plan view of the cutting means of the device and the cheese lock according to Fig. 2 at a later time,
Fig. 4
an inventive pattern in plan view of an object,
Fig. 5
a schematic side view of the cutting means according to FIGS. 2 and 3 , and
Fig. 6
a schematic plan view of a cutting means of another device according to the invention.

Die Fig. 1 und 2 zeigen in schematischer Vorderansicht bzw. Draufsicht Teile einer erfindungsgemäßen Zerschneidevorrichtung. Diese besitzt eine Steuer- und Antriebseinheit 11, sowie ein endloses Einlaufband 13 und ein endloses Auslaufband 15, die über in den Figuren nur durch ihre Rotationsachsen angedeutete Antriebswellen mit der Steuer- und Antriebseinheit 11 verbunden sind. Die jeweiligen Oberseiten der beiden Bänder 13, 15 sind mittels der Steuer- und Antriebseinheit 11 unabhängig voneinander jeweils zu einer Transportbewegung in die horizontale Transportrichtung A antreibbar.The Fig. 1 and 2 show in schematic front view and top view parts of a cutting device according to the invention. This has a control and drive unit 11, and an endless infeed conveyor belt 13 and an endless discharge belt 15, which are connected to the control and drive unit 11 via drive shafts indicated in the figures only by their axes of rotation. The respective upper sides of the two belts 13, 15 are independently drivable by means of the control and drive unit 11 for a transport movement in the horizontal transport direction A.

Zwischen den beiden Bändern 13, 15 ist als Schneidmittel ein Rahmen 17 vorgesehen, in dessen Zentrum eine Klinge 19 angeordnet ist, die an ihrer Unterseite eine Schneidfläche aufweist. Der Rahmen 17 mitsamt der Klinge 19 ist mittels einer innerhalb der Steuer- und Antriebseinheit 11 angeordneten Kurbelstange zu einer vertikalen Schneidbewegung B antreibbar. Fig. 1 zeigt den Rahmen 17 in seiner untersten Position. In der Draufsicht gemäß Fig. 2 ist der Rahmen 17 senkrecht zur Transportrichtung A ausgerichtet.Between the two bands 13, 15, a frame 17 is provided as a cutting means, in the center of a blade 19 is arranged, which has a cutting surface on its underside. The frame 17 together with the blade 19 can be driven to a vertical cutting movement B by means of a crank rod arranged within the control and drive unit 11. Fig. 1 shows the frame 17 in its lowermost position. In the plan view according to Fig. 2 the frame 17 is aligned perpendicular to the transport direction A.

Fig. 5 zeigt den Rahmen 17 und die Klinge 19 in schematischer Seitenansicht. Die Klinge 19 ist mittels eines in den Figuren nicht dargestellten Betätigungselements bezüglich des Rahmens 17 um ihre vertikale Mittelachse 21 schwenkbar, d.h. die Mittelachse 21 bildet die Schwenkachse der Schneidebene der Klinge 19. Die Draufsicht gemäß Fig. 2 zeigt, wie die Klinge 19 aus dem Rahmen 17 um einen Schwenkwinkel 23 herausgeschwenkt ist. Fig. 5 shows the frame 17 and the blade 19 in a schematic side view. The blade 19 is pivotable relative to the frame 17 about its vertical central axis 21 by means of an actuating element not shown in the figures, ie the central axis 21 forms the pivot axis of the cutting plane of the blade 19. The plan view Fig. 2 shows how the blade 19 is pivoted out of the frame 17 by a pivot angle 23.

Die Fig. 1 und 2 zeigen außerdem einen im wesentlichen quaderförmigen Käseriegel 25, von dem bereits ein keilförmiges Stück 27 abgeschnitten worden ist und dessen verbleibender Rest auf der Oberseite des Einlaufbandes 13 ruht. Das bereits von dem Käseriegel 25 abgeschnittene keilförmige Stück 27 liegt auf der Oberseite des Auslaufbandes 15. Entsprechend der um den Schwenkwinkel 23 verschwenkten Stellung der Klinge 19 schließen in der Draufsicht gemäß Fig. 2 die der Klinge 19 jeweils zugewandte Seitenfläche sowohl des Käseriegels 25 als auch des Käsestücks 27 mit der Erstreckungsebene des Rahmens 17 den Schwenkwinkel 23 ein.The Fig. 1 and 2 also show a substantially cuboid Käseriegel 25, of which already a wedge-shaped piece 27 has been cut off and the remaining rest on the top of the inlet belt 13 rests. The wedge-shaped piece 27 already cut off from the cheese bar 25 lies on the upper side of the outlet conveyor 15. According to the position of the blade 19 pivoted about the pivoting angle 23, the plan view is closed in the top view Fig. 2 the blade 19 each side facing both the cheese bar 25 and the cheese piece 27 with the extension plane of the frame 17, the pivot angle 23 a.

Durch die in den Fig. 1 und 2 dargestellte Vorrichtung lassen sich gemäß dem folgenden erfindungsgemäßen Verfahren keilförmige Stücke aus dem Käseriegel 25 schneiden:By in the Fig. 1 and 2 shown device can be cut according to the following inventive method wedge-shaped pieces of the cheese bar 25:

Zunächst wird der quaderförmige Käseriegel 25 bezüglich der Transportrichtung A ausgerichtet und bezüglich der Schwenkachse 21 der Klinge 19 zentriert. Um ein gewichtsgenaues Zerschneiden in Stücke 27 zu ermöglichen, werden außerdem seine Länge in Transportrichtung A und sein Gesamtgewicht bestimmt. Anschließend wird der Käseriegel 25 - während der Rahmen 17 mitsamt der Klinge 19 sich in einer oberen Position befindet - derart in Transportrichtung A bewegt, daß sein bezüglich der Transportrichtung A vorderer Abschnitt um eine Vorschubdistanz 29 unterhalb der Klinge 19 durch den Rahmen 17 hindurchragt.First, the cuboid Käseriegel 25 is aligned with respect to the transport direction A and centered with respect to the pivot axis 21 of the blade 19. In order to enable a weight-accurate cutting into pieces 27, also its length in the transport direction A and its total weight are determined. Subsequently, while the frame 17 together with the blade 19 is in an upper position, the cheese bar 25 is moved in the transport direction A in such a way that its front section projects beyond the feed line 29 below the blade 19 through the frame 17 with respect to the transport direction A.

Für einen ersten Schneidvorgang wird die Klinge 19 - wie in Fig. 2 dargestellt - bezüglich des Rahmens 17 um den Schwenkwinkel 23 verschwenkt und mittels des Rahmens 17 in einer vertikal nach unten gerichteten Schneidbewegung B derart durch den Käseriegel 25 geführt, daß die Schneidfläche an der Unterseite der Klinge 19 den Käseriegel 25 in Richtung B bis über dessen Unterseite hinaus durchdringt. Dadurch ist das erste keilförmige Käsestück 27 von dem Käseriegel 25 abgeschnitten. Dieses Käsestück 27 wird mittels des Auslaufbandes 15 in Transportrichtung A weiter transportiert. Der somit erreichte Zustand entspricht der in den Fig. 1 und 2 gezeigten Position der Klinge 19, des Käseriegels 25 und des Käsestücks 27.For a first cutting operation, the blade 19 - as in Fig. 2 shown - pivoted about the pivot angle 23 with respect to the frame 17 and guided by the frame 17 in a vertically downward cutting movement B through the cheese lock 25, that the cutting surface on the underside of the blade 19 the cheese bar 25 in the direction B to over the bottom penetrates beyond. As a result, the first wedge-shaped cheese piece 27 is cut off from the cheese bar 25. This piece of cheese 27 is transported by means of the outlet conveyor 15 in the transport direction A. The thus achieved state corresponds to that in the Fig. 1 and 2 shown position of the blade 19, the cheese crucible 25 and the cheese piece 27th

Anschließend wird der Rahmen 17 mitsamt der verschwenkten Klinge 19 derart in vertikaler Richtung B nach oben bewegt, daß die Unterseite der Klinge 19 sich oberhalb der Oberseite des Käseriegels 25 befindet. Daraufhin wird der Käseriegel 25 mittels des Einlaufbandes 13 um eine weitere Vorschubdistanz 29 in Transportrichtung A bewegt, so daß sein vorderer Abschnitt wiederum unterhalb der Klinge 19 um die Distanz 29 in den Rahmen 17 hineinragt. Gleichzeitig wird die Klinge 19 um den negativen Schwenkwinkel 23 zurück in ihre Normalposition verschwenkt. Sie erstreckt sich somit innerhalb der Erstreckungsebene des Rahmens 17. Die somit erreichte Position des Käseriegels 25, des Rahmens 17 und der Klinge 19 ist in schematischer Draufsicht in Fig. 3 gezeigt.Subsequently, the frame 17 is moved together with the pivoted blade 19 in the vertical direction B upwards so that the underside of the blade 19 is located above the top of the cheese press 25. Then the cheese bar 25 is moved by means of the infeed conveyor 13 by a further feed distance 29 in the transport direction A, so that its front portion in turn protrudes below the blade 19 by the distance 29 in the frame 17. At the same time, the blade 19 is pivoted about the negative pivot angle 23 back to its normal position. It thus extends within the plane of extension of the frame 17. The thus achieved position of the cheese bar 25, the frame 17 and the blade 19 is in a schematic plan view in Fig. 3 shown.

Durch eine anschließende Schneidbewegung B der Klinge 19 nach unten wird ein weiteres Stück von dem Käseriegel derart abgeschnitten, daß die durch diese Schneidbewegung entstehende, jeweils der Klinge 19 zugewandte Seitenfläche des neu abgeschnittenen Stückes bzw. des Käseriegels 25 parallel zu der Erstreckungsebene des Rahmens 17, d.h. senkrecht zur Transportrichtung A verläuft. Das neu abgeschnittene Stück wird nun mittels des Auslaufbandes 15 in Transportrichtung A weitertransportiert, und der Rahmen 17 mitsamt der Klinge 19 wird zurück nach oben bewegt. Wie vorstehend für das Abschneiden des ersten Stükkes 27 aus dem Käseriegel 25 beschrieben, kann nun die Klinge 19 erneut um den Schwenkwinkel 23 verschwenkt und durch den Käseriegel 25 geführt werden.By a subsequent cutting movement B of the blade 19 down another piece of the cheese bar is cut off such that the resulting by this cutting movement, each of the blade 19 facing side surface of the newly cut piece or the cheese crucible 25 parallel to the plane of extension of the frame 17, ie perpendicular to the transport direction A extends. The newly cut piece is then transported by means of the outlet belt 15 in the transport direction A, and the frame 17 together with the blade 19 is moved back up. As described above for the cutting of the first piece 27 from the cheese bar 25, the blade 19 can now be pivoted again about the pivot angle 23 and guided through the cheese bar 25.

Mittels der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung bzw. auf die vorstehend erläuterte Weise kann der gesamte Käseriegel 25 nach einem Schnittmuster in keilförmige Käsestücke 27 zerschnitten werden, wie es in Fig. 4 in schematischer Draufsicht für den aus den Käsestücken 27 wieder zusammengesetzten Käseriegel 25 gezeigt ist. Jedes Stück 27 besitzt in Draufsicht den Umriß eines Trapezes mit zwei rechten Winkeln 31. Zwei benachbarte, mittels verschwenkter Klinge 19 auseinander geschnittene Stücke 27 ergänzen sich jeweils zu einem rechteckigen Umriß.By means of the device according to the invention or in the manner described above, the entire cheese crucible 25 can be cut into wedge-shaped cheese pieces 27 according to a cutting pattern, as shown in FIG Fig. 4 is shown in a schematic plan view for the reassembled from the cheese pieces 27 Käseriegel 25. Each piece 27 has in plan view the outline of a trapezoid with two right angles 31. Two adjacent, apart by means of pivoted blade 19 pieces 27 complement each other to a rectangular outline.

Der in Fig. 4 dargestellte Käseriegel 25 und dementsprechend die Stücke 27 besitzen senkrecht zur Transportrichtung A die Breite 33 und entlang der Transportrichtung A bezüglich dieser Breite 33 die Längenmittenachse 35. Indem der Käseriegel 25 vor seinem Zerschneiden zentriert wird, bewegt er sich bei der in den Fig. 1 und 2 dargestellten Vorrichtung mit seiner Längenmittenachse 35 durch die Mittelachse 21 der Klinge 19, d.h. durch deren Schwenkachse. Dadurch ist es möglich, für das Abschneiden jeweils gleich großer keilförmiger Stücke 27 - unabhängig von der jeweiligen Schwenkposition der Klinge 19 - den Käseriegel 25 jeweils um im wesentlichen dieselbe Vorschubdistanz 29 in Transportrichtung A zu bewegen.The in Fig. 4 shown Käseriegel 25 and accordingly the pieces 27 have perpendicular to the transport direction A, the width 33 and along the transport direction A with respect to this width 33, the longitudinal center axis 35. By the cheese lock 25 is centered before cutting it, it moves in the in the Fig. 1 and 2 illustrated device with its longitudinal center axis 35 through the central axis 21 of the blade 19, ie by the pivot axis. This makes it possible for the cutting of each wedge-shaped pieces 27 of equal size - regardless of the respective pivot position of the blade 19 - to move the cheese bar 25 in each case by substantially the same feed distance 29 in the transport direction A.

Die Erfindung ermöglicht also auf vorteilhafte Weise das Zerschneiden eines rechteckigen Käseriegels 25 in keilförmige Stücke 27. Da das Abschneiden dieser Stücke 27 von dem Käseriegel 25 einzeln nacheinander erfolgt, kann der Käseriegel 25 gewichtsgenau zerschnitten werden. Insbesondere ist es möglich, den Riegel 25 in eine vorbestimmte Anzahl von Stücken 27 jeweils desselben Gewichts zu zerschneiden. Da der Käseriegel 25 mit seiner Längenmittenachse 35 durch die als Schwenkachse dienende Mittelachse 21 der Klinge 19 geführt wird, kann der Riegel 25 hierbei um jeweils dieselbe Vorschubdistanz 29 bewegt werden.The invention thus advantageously makes it possible to cut a rectangular cheese bar 25 into wedge-shaped pieces 27. Since the cutting of these pieces 27 from the cheese bar 25 is effected one after the other, the cheese bar 25 can be cut to the weight. In particular, it is possible to cut the bar 25 into a predetermined number of pieces 27 each of the same weight. Since the cheese bar 25 is guided with its longitudinal center axis 35 through the pivot axis serving as the central axis 21 of the blade 19, the bolt 25 can be moved in this case by the same feed distance 29.

Es ist im Rahmen der Erfindung auch möglich, eine Schwenkachse 37 der Klinge 19 bezüglich der Transportrichtung A seitlich versetzt zu der Grundfläche vorzusehen, auf welcher der Käseriegel 25 aufliegt. In diesem Fall verläuft die Schwenkachse 37 beispielsweise im wesentlichen entlang einer Seitenstrebe des Rahmens 17. Fig. 6 zeigt eine der Darstellung gemäß Fig. 2 entsprechende schematische Draufsicht auf einen Rahmen 17 mit einer derartig entlang einer seitlichen Schwenkachse 37 angelenkten Klinge 19. Bei einer solchen Ausgestaltung des Schneidmittels kann sich einerseits die Anbringung eines Betätigungselements zum Verschwenken der Klinge 19 vereinfachen, während andererseits für jeweils gleich große keilförmige Stücke 27 der Käseriegel 25 jeweils verschiedene Vorschubdistanzen bewegt werden muß.It is also possible within the scope of the invention to provide a pivot axis 37 of the blade 19 laterally offset with respect to the transport direction A to the base surface on which the cheese jaw 25 rests. In this case, the pivot axis 37 extends, for example, substantially along a side strut of the frame 17th Fig. 6 shows one of the representation according to Fig. 2 corresponding schematic plan view of a frame 17 with such hinged along a lateral pivot axis 37 blade 19. In such an embodiment of the cutting means can on the one hand simplify the attachment of an actuating element for pivoting the blade 19, while on the other hand for each equal wedge-shaped pieces 27 of Käseriegel 25 each different feed distances must be moved.

BezugszeichenlisteLIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1111
Steuer- und AntriebseinheitControl and drive unit
1313
Einlaufbandinfeed conveyor
1515
Auslaufbanddischarge conveyor
1717
Rahmenframe
1919
Klingeblade
2121
Mittelachsecentral axis
2323
Schwenkwinkelswivel angle
2525
Käseriegelcheese bars
2727
Käsestückpiece of cheese
2929
Vorschubdistanzfeed distance
3131
rechter Winkelright angle
3333
Breite des KäseriegelsWidth of the cheese crucible
3535
LängenmittenachseLength center axis
3737
Schwenkachseswivel axis
AA
Transportrichtungtransport direction
BB
Schneidbewegungcutting motion

Claims (11)

  1. An apparatus for the cutting up of a food product (25) lying on a base surface into wedge-shaped pieces (27),
    having a cutting means (19) which is drivable by means of a drive means to make a cutting movement inside a cutting plane which is substantially perpendicular to the base surface,
    wherein the cutting plane of the cutting means is pivotable about a pivot axis (21) which is perpendicular to the base surface,
    characterised
    by a conveyor belt (13) by which the food product is movable relative to the cutting means (19) in a straight-line transport direction (A), with in each case a part of the conveyor belt forming the base surface on which the food product (25) to be cut up lies.
  2. An apparatus in accordance with claim 1, characterised in that the pivot axis (21) of the cutting plane is arranged perpendicular to the transport direction (A) substantially at half the width (33) of the base surface.
  3. An apparatus in accordance with one of claims 1 or 2, characterised in that the cutting plane of the cutting means is pivotable about the pivot axis into precisely two discrete pivot positions, into a plurality of discrete pivot positions or into variable pivot positions.
  4. An apparatus in accordance with any one of the preceding claims, characterised by an actuation element by which the cutting means is pivotable about the pivot axis.
  5. An apparatus in accordance with claim 4, characterised in that the actuation element has at least one hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder, at least one lever, at least one mechanical cam drive and/or at least one servo drive.
  6. An apparatus in accordance with any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the cutting means (19) has a blade which is in particular made as a guillotine blade and/or is held inside a frame (17).
  7. An apparatus in accordance with any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the drive means has one or two connecting rods.
  8. A method of cutting up a food product (25) into wedge-shaped pieces (27) by means of an apparatus in accordance with any one of the preceding claims,
    characterised in that, in substantially respectively alternating steps,
    - on the one hand, the cutting means (19) is pivoted about the pivot axis (21) and a piece is cut off the food product by means of the cutting means , with the cutting plane of the cutting means being substantially perpendicular to the base surface on which the food product lies, and with the pivot axis (21) being perpendicular to the base surface; and
    - on the other hand, the food product is moved relative to the cutting means (19) in a straight-line transport direction (A) by a feed distance (29) by means of a conveyor belt (13), with in each case a part of the conveyor belt forming the base surface on which the food product (25) to be cut up lies.
  9. A method in accordance with claim 8, characterised in that the food product (25) is moved relative to the cutting means by substantially respectively constant feed distances (29) in the transport direction.
  10. A method in accordance with one of the claims 8 or 9, characterised in that the food product (25) is aligned with respect to the transport direction and/or is centred and/or is measured and/or is weighed prior to its being cut up.
  11. An apparatus or a method in accordance with any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the food product is of right parallelepiped shape, and/or is a cheese bar.
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