EP2140988A2 - Food cutting machine and method for placing and transporting slices - Google Patents

Abstract

The slicing machine (10), for foodstuffs, has a base unit (12), a cutting blade (28) and a transport mechanism (66) for the cut slices (64) where they are carried off from the cutting plane (54) across into the take-off direction (68). The take-off unit for the cut slices is at least one turntable (88) with at least one laying zone (84) under the transport mechanism.

Description

The invention relates to a food slicing machine, comprising a base device, a cutting blade and a chain conveyor, through which sliced slices can be transported away from a cutting plane in a transport direction transversely to the cutting plane.

The invention further relates to a method for depositing and transporting Schnittgutscheiben, are cut from the sliced slices in a cutting plane, the slices are transported by a chain conveyor in a transport direction transversely to the cutting plane of the cutting plane and stored on a turntable.

From the AT 385 939 B For example, there is known a food slicing machine comprising a slicer, an adjustable stopper plate, a knife motor knife, a chain frame and racket depositing device and a tray or conveyor for receiving sliced slices perpendicular to the conveying direction of the depositing device and movable therethrough is included. The knife motor is cantilevered or jumpered over the tray or conveyor and a free passage is provided for guiding the tray or conveyor below the knife motor.

From the DE 199 35 055 A1 a device for portionwise depositing disc-shaped food products is known, which are cut open by means of a high-performance cutting machine, wherein in each case a predetermined number of successively falling freely downwardly in the cutting process product slices are deposited on a support surface. The shelf can be mounted on a rotary and carrier axis.

From the non-prepublished German patent application no. 10 2007 046 395.4 the Bizerba GmbH & Co. KG of 21 September 2007, a storage-removal device for food slices is known, which comprises a rotary storage device with a rotary tray, which is rotatable about a rotation axis and on which food slices can be stored. Furthermore, a height positioning device for height positioning of the rotary tray is provided.

From the GB 529,668 For example, a cutting machine is known in which a substance to be cut is placed on a support which is reciprocable and inclined so that the substance is fed in a downward direction by means of gravity to a tilted knife.

From the DE 475 024 For example, a slicing machine is known wherein the cut slices are deposited on a rotating susceptor. On the receiver special facilities are provided which counteract a centrifugal movement of the discs to prevent their displacement by the centrifugal force.

From the DE 323 676 there is known an apparatus for depositing the slices of bread sliced and sliced by a bread slicer, the loaf resting on a reciprocating support which is moved against a fixed circulating circular knife. A plate serves to receive the sliced bread slices and is driven by the reciprocating bread carrier, which also actuates the depositing device for the individual slices of bread.

From the DE 1 038 246 is a household cutting machine with stationary, rotatable by hand or motor driven circular blade and arranged in front of the knife fixed or movable plate for placing the material to be cut known. The knife housing or other structures the machine-bearing base is provided with a cavity which is accessible from at least one side and designed so that a collecting vessel can be advanced to below the knife.

From the AT 409 735 B a slicing machine for food is known, in which two circular, rotatably mounted and angularly drivable Ablegetabletts with different diameters and with different distances of their axes of rotation to the chain frame in the storage area are selectively placed. Depositing points are each on both Ablegetabletts, the depositing points of the Ablegetabletts smaller diameter preferably on a radius of the same and storage points of Ablegetabletts with the larger diameter are preferably on a chord.

From the US 3,979,982 a device for the distribution of gelatinous products is known.

The invention has for its object to provide a food cutting machine of the type mentioned, in which an optimized cutting material removal is possible.

This object is achieved in the food slicing machine of the type mentioned in the present invention that a storage-removal device is provided for Schnittgutscheiben, which has at least one turntable with at least one storage area, which is durchdrehbar under the chain conveyor.

In the solution according to the invention, at least one turntable is provided, on which Schnittgutscheiben can be stored, which are rotatable under the shred transport device and thus from a storage room in which the filing takes place on the turntable, are transported into a room, which from the storage compartment through the clippings transport device is separated.

By means of the solution according to the invention, it is possible to deposit sliced shreds from the chain conveyor as the shredded transport device on the at least one storage area and to turn this storage area under the shredded transport device into another spatial area. There, an operator can then remove a stored Schnittgutscheibenstapel safely, since he does not have to resort to the swivel range of a blower, for example. Furthermore, a removal of Schnittgutscheiben during the continuous slicing of cutting material is possible; The cutting material is cut through the cutting blade and the corresponding Schnittgutscheiben be taken over the shred transport device and stored. This storage area is transported under the sliced-sliced transport device in another area. It is then another storage area available, can be stored on the Schnittgutscheiben, while an operator can safely remove the previously stored Schnittgutscheiben by unscrewing from the storage area.

For example, it is thereby possible to deposit shredded slices on the food slicing machine on a front side or rear side of the shredded transport device such as a chain conveyor (which includes a chain frame with slapper on the front or rear side) and on the other side.

Further, when a turntable has a plurality of storage areas, it is possible to deposit a corresponding plurality of portions without the intermediate step of removing food slices from the turntable being necessary. If a portion is placed on the turntable, then the turntable can be rotated further, so that a next storage area is ready for filing. This can achieve a time-saving storage. A stowed portion is in particular a Schnittgutscheibenstapel. But it is also possible that a portion of faned or shingled discarded slices comprises slices.

It is also possible to generate a defined storage pattern for the Schnittgutscheiben via a corresponding rotation of the turntable during storage. It is possible that the at least one turntable rotates continuously or cyclically during storage, for example, by more than 360 °. This allows large quantities of food to be cut without interruption. A turntable can basically have several storage areas.

It is basically possible that the food slicing machine has only a single turntable.

It is also possible that a plurality of turntables and in particular in a distance direction (height direction) spaced turntable are available. If a plurality of turntables, which are spaced in a height direction, are present, then these are preferably designed so that they have non-overlapping storage areas. If several turntables are present, which are spaced in the height direction, then this can in principle also be understood as a turntable, which has different storage areas, wherein the storage areas are at different heights.

It is particularly advantageous if the clippings transport device has a front side, which delimits a front space, and a rear side, which delimits a rear space, and the at least one storage area of the at least one turntable can be positioned in the front space and in the rear space and from the front space into the Rear room and from the rear room in the front room is rotatable. The clippings transport means separates the front space from the rear space. The front space is delimited in particular by a stop plate of the food cutting machine, namely by a side of the stop plate, which is opposite to a side, can be applied to the cutting material during cutting. The back space is preferably limited by the cutting blade. Downstairs are the front room and the back space bounded by the base device. About the at least one turntable can be cut material transported under the shredded transport device through from the front of the room in the back room or from the back room in the front room. As a result, a space in which clippings are deposited by the clippings transport device, from a space in which stored cut material is removed manually, are separated. For example, clippings are stored in the rear room on the turntable and stored shredded material is removed from the turntable in the front room. This prevents that in the manual removal of clippings from the turntable an operator must intervene in a movement space of a beater. Furthermore, different storage areas can be provided, which are positioned differently. For example, a storage area in the back room can be positioned for storage, and a storage area with stored sliced slices can then be positioned in the front room. If the storage area is positioned with the sliced slices in the front room, can be positioned by using a turntable, another storage area in the back room for storing sliced slices.

Conveniently, an axis of rotation of the turntable is oriented transversely to a rotational axis of the cutting blade and / or is oriented transversely to the transport direction of Schnittgutscheiben of a cutting plane away. As a result, a shelf in the space and a transport out of the space is possible.

It is favorable if a rotation axis of the at least one turntable passes through the cut material transport device or an imaginary extension of the cut material transport device in the transport direction. This makes it possible to transport a specific storage area from a space bounded by one side of the clippings transporting device into a space bounded by an opposite side of the clippings transporting device. This can be done in a small footprint Realize an effective storage and an effective removal, including removal from the food slicing machine.

It is particularly advantageous if a drive of the turntable is arranged on a pillar element. As a result, the corresponding food cutting machine can be built to save space. The support of the at least one column element can be used to support the at least one turntable on the base device. In particular, the corresponding turntable can then be rotated around the corresponding pillar element.

In an advantageous embodiment, the column element supports the shredded transport device in the base device. The corresponding column member may then be used to hold the clippings transport means relative to the base means. The column member may also be used to position a drive of the at least one turntable.

In one embodiment, the at least one column element has a pedestal, via which it is supported on the base device and the drive of the turntable is arranged on the at least one pedestal and arranged in particular in the pedestal. This results in a simple constructive and space-saving design.

It is also expedient if the at least one storage area for sliced slices has a storage surface which is oriented at least approximately parallel to a rotational axis of the cutting blade. This results in a simple storage and a simple way of Transporting out of stored sliced slices from the gap.

In one embodiment, a clippings transport means is provided, through which Schnittgutscheiben away from a cutting plane in a transport direction transversely to the cutting plane can be transported. The Clippings transport device is designed for example as a chain conveyor (with a chain frame and a beater). About the clippings transport means can be removed from the cutting blade Schnittgutscheiben and then put down at a defined point, namely in the space on the turntable.

In particular, the clippings transport device is associated with a removal device, through which Schnittgutscheiben of the clippings transport means are detachable and on the at least one storage area of the at least one turntable can be brought. The removal device ensures a solution of sliced slices from the clippings transport device. For example, the removal device is a pivotable beater. Other ways of training the removal devices are conceivable.

It is particularly advantageous if the material to be cut is arranged above the turntable with respect to the direction of gravity. The distance between an underside of the shred transport device and the at least one turntable should be such that a portion of stored Schnittgutscheiben is rotatable below the shredded material transport device without slices abut the clippings transport device.

Conveniently, there is a space through which sliced slices move from the clippings transporting means to the at least one storage area of the at least one turntable, this space being in the forward space or in the rear space. Through the room dissolved slices are moved. By means of the at least one turntable, sliced slices can be transported from the space in which they have been deposited (either the front room or the back room) under the shredded transport device (into the back room or the front room).

In one embodiment, the space is bounded to one side by the front or rear of the clippings transport means. In the solution according to the invention then Schnittgutscheiben can be placed on the turntable, for example, at a rear side and transport over the turntable from this rear side to the front.

In particular, the gap is limited to one side by the shred transport device, d. H. this assigns to the column device.

In one embodiment, a food slicer according to the invention comprises a pillar device having at least one pillar member and a receiving area, which is held by the at least one pillar member spaced from the base means with a gap between the receiving area and the base means and a drive for the cutting knife the receiving area of the column device is arranged. It can thereby arrange a drive for the cutting blade in the region of a rear room. The drive can be arranged increased and this can provide a gap, which is suitable, for example, basically for the removal of Schnittgutscheiben.

In particular, then the at least one storage area is movable through the intermediate space via a rotary movement of the turntable. Sliced slices, which were deposited on the storage area, can be turned out of the intermediate space via the rotary movement of the turntable.

In one embodiment, the column means comprises at least a first column member and a second column member, between which the gap is located. The column elements support the receiving area for driving the cutting blade. By providing a first pillar member and a second pillar member, a stable support can be achieved and a relatively large gap can be provided. This in turn makes the removal easier.

In particular, the first column element is adjacent to a clippings transport device and the first column element is assigned a window through which sliced shreds, which are provided by the clippings transport device, reach the intermediate space on the at least one storage area of the at least one turntable. Through the window sliced slices can dive and be placed on the at least one turntable. It is possible that the first pillar element is formed continuously with a recess as a window. It is also possible that a plurality of separate column members are present and a window is formed by the gap between spaced column members.

In one embodiment, the at least one turntable at an angular distance arranged holding elements on which storage area segments are fixed or fixable. The holding elements may be formed, for example, as spokes. As a result, for example, the moving mass can be kept low. It is also possible to make a turntable variable depending on the application. For example, a turntable in the form of a quarter-circle disk, half-circle disk, three-quarter disk or full-circle disk can be formed depending on the application. In principle, it is possible that stored slice slices portions are removed together with a storage area segment. After emptying a removed storage area segment, for example into a sales pack, the corresponding storage area segment can be reused. It is also possible in principle for a sales pack to be deposited directly on a storage area segment and thus for a slice of sliced product to be deposited directly in the sales pack.

In particular, the storage area can be variably designed via the arrangement of the holding elements and / or arrangement of the storage area segments. For example, a plurality of holding elements can be variably fixed and can be variably fixed to the holding elements storage area segments.

In one embodiment, a height adjustment device is provided, via which a distance of the turntable to the base device is adjustable. As a result, depending on the application, a height position of the turntable can be optimally adjusted. For example, it is thereby possible to keep the distance of the uppermost storage surface at a constant height relative to the shredded transport device during the laying down of sliced slices. During a filing operation, the turntable can be moved in the direction of the base device in order to achieve this. (When depositing a stack of shredded slices, after the first shredded slices have been deposited, the further clippings slices are deposited on previously deposited slices.) It is also possible to deposit a higher stack of shredded slices. By lowering this can then be carried out under the shredded transport device.

The invention is further based on the object to provide a method of the type mentioned, with which an advantageous storage and an advantageous removal of Schnittgutscheiben can be realized after cutting.

This object is achieved in the method mentioned in the present invention that Schnittgutscheiben are stored on the turntable in a front room or rear room, the cut material transport device separates the front room from the back room, and stored on the turntable Schnittgutscheiben about rotation of the turntable below the clippings Transport are transported from the front room in the back room or transported from the back room in the front room.

This makes it possible to transport stored Schnittgutscheiben in a room which is outside of the movement space, for example, a Abschlägers for the solution of Schnittgutscheiben of the shred transport device. Such Schnittgutscheiben can then safely removed be possible, while at the same time a further storage during the removal is possible.

Conveniently, sliced slices are deflected away from the cutting plane in the transport direction and transported via a clippings transport device in the transport direction, with sliced slices are detached from the clippings transport device on the front or the back.

It can thereby be stored sliced slices from the room in which they were stored (either the front room or the back room) to transport in a room (either the back room or the front room) in which a safe removal and especially manual removal is possible.

The following description of preferred embodiments is used in conjunction with the drawings for further explanation of the invention.

Show it:

FIG. 1

a schematic representation of a first embodiment of a food-cutting machine according to the invention;

FIG. 2

a partial sectional view of the food-cutting machine according to FIG. 1 along the line 2-2;

FIG. 3

a schematic representation of a second embodiment example of a food cutting machine according to the invention;

FIG. 4

a partial sectional view along the line 4-4 according to FIG. 3 ;

FIG. 5

an enlarged view of the area A according to FIG. 3 ;

FIG. 6

a sectional view taken along the line 6-6 according to FIG. 5 ;

FIG. 7 (a)

schematically a first position of a turntable in the storage of a Schnittgutscheibenstapels 1;

FIG. 7 (b)

a second position of the turntable according to FIG. 7 (a) after filing the Schnittgutscheibenstapels 1 when storing the Schnittgutscheibenstapels 2; and

FIG. 8

a further schematic representation of an embodiment of a turntable.

A first embodiment of a food cutting machine according to the invention, which in the Figures 1 and 2 shown and designated therein by 10, comprises a base device 12, via which the food slicing machine 10 can be set up on a base 14. The base device 12 is formed, for example, plate-shaped. It can for example also be a housing part with feet or a Aufstellrahmen. It has a bottom 16a and an example flat top 16b. At the base device 12, a column device 18 is arranged. The column device 18 holds a housing 20 with a receiving region 22 spaced from the base device 12. A distance direction 24 is transverse and in particular perpendicular to the base device 12th

For example, if the food slicing machine 10 is set up on a horizontal surface, then the spacing direction 24 is preferably a horizontal direction with respect to the direction of gravity g.

In the housing 20, a drive 26 for a cutting blade 28 is disposed in the receiving area 22. The drive 26 is for example by a Electric motor with a corresponding torque transmitting device formed on the cutting blade 28.

The cutting blade 28 is in particular a circular blade, which is rotatably driven by the drive 26. An axis of rotation 30 of the cutting blade 28 is transverse and in particular perpendicular to the distance direction 24th

The receiving region 22 of the column device 18 is held on the base device 12 via at least one column element. In the embodiment shown, the housing 20 is supported with the receiving area 22 via a first pillar element 32 and a second pillar element 34. The first column element 32 is fixed to the base device 12 via a pedestal 36. Accordingly, the second column member 34 is fixed to the base 12. The first column member 32 and the second column member 34 are each oriented at an acute angle to the spacing direction 24, which is, for example, on the order of 10 ° to 20 °. The acute angles for the first column member 32 and the second column member 34 have opposite signs. The first column member 32 and the second column member 34 may be formed continuously in a direction perpendicular to the distance direction 24 (parallel to the rotation axis 30) or formed divided. In particular, a window 38 is then arranged in the first column element 32 (FIG. FIG. 2 ), through which, as will be explained in more detail below, cut slices dive through (fail).

It is also possible that in this direction transverse to the spacing direction 24, a plurality of column elements is arranged, which are spaced apart in this direction to each other to support the housing 20 on the base means 12 accordingly.

Between a bottom 40 of the housing 20 and the top 16 b of the base device 12, a gap 42 is formed.

In the embodiment shown, the bottom 40 is oriented at an acute angle to the top 16b of the base 12.

The drive 26 may have a torque transmission device 44, which transmits a torque from the drive 26 to the cutting blade 28 in the region of a puncture line of the rotation axis 30. A part of the torque transmission device 44, which is covered by a corresponding housing, then projects into the intermediate space 42.

The food slicing machine 10 comprises a holding device 46, on which a slide 48 is displaceably guided. The carriage 48 comprises a receiving area 50 for cutting material. In particular, the food to be cut is food items such as sausage, meat, cheese, etc. In FIG. 2 the cut material is indicated by the reference numeral 52. About the carriage 48, which is manually movable or can be driven by a motor, the cutting material 52 on the cutting blade 28, which defines a cutting plane 54, pass by. A corresponding direction of movement 56 (for forward movement and backward movement; FIG. 2 indicated by a double arrow) is transverse and in particular perpendicular to the axis of rotation 30th

On the holding device 46, a stop plate 58 is arranged whose position in a direction 60 (FIG. FIG. 2 ) is adjustable parallel to the axis of rotation 30 relative to the cutting plane 54. The position of the stop plate 58 with a stop side 62 for material to be cut 52 relative to the cutting plane 54 defines the thickness of cut slices 64. This position of the stop plate 58 is adjustable to allow adjustment of the thickness of slices 64.

The stop plate 58 with its stop side 62 is oriented transversely and in particular perpendicular to the receiving region 50 of the carriage 48.

The food slicing machine 10 has a chain conveyor as a shred transport device 66, via which sliced slices 64 in a transport direction 68 of the cutting plane 54 away to (and at) the cutting are entrained and thus in the transport direction 68 are transportable. The transport direction 68 lies transversely and in particular perpendicular to the cutting plane 54 and is preferably at least approximately parallel to the axis of rotation 30.

The cut material transport device 66 is fixed, for example, to the holding device 46 or the base device 12. In one embodiment, the cut material transport device 66 is fixed to the pillar device 18 and in particular the first pillar element 32.

The transport direction 68 is transverse to the cutting plane 54. Immediately at the beginning of a cutting process, a food slice is in the cutting plane. For deflecting in the transport direction 68, one or more deflecting elements are provided (not shown in the drawings).

In the embodiment shown, the one or more deflecting elements are arranged so that sliced slices 64 are taken up by the shred transport device 66 and taken on a side 70, which faces the first column member 32 with the window 38. As a result, sliced slices 64 are effectively removed from the cutting plane 54 on a rear side of the clippings transport device 66.

It is also possible in principle for sliced slices 64 to be taken along on side 72 opposite side 70 of the shred transport device 66 and then deflected by clippings transport device 66 onto side 70.

The side 70 of the food slicer is a rear side and the side 72 is a front side. The rear side 70 defines a rear space 71 of the food slicing machine 10. The front 72 defines a Front room 73 of the food slicing machine 10. The sliced conveyor 66 is a separator between the rear room 71 and the front room 73. The rear room 71 is bounded laterally by the cutting blade 28. The front space 73 is bounded laterally by the stopper plate 58. Down the rear space 71 and the front space 73 are limited by the base device 12.

The clippings transport device 66 has, for example, a frame 74 on which, in particular, endless driver elements circulate, for example in the form of chains with chain spikes. It is provided a plurality of driver elements which are spaced from each other.

The clippings transport device 66 is spaced apart in the spacing direction 24 from the base device 12.

The clippings transport device 66 is associated with a removal device 76, through which of the clippings transport device 66 entrained Schnittgutscheiben 64 are removable. For example, the removal device 76 is designed as a knocker 78. Such a knocker 78 is pivotally mounted about a pivot joint 80 with respect to the cut material transport device 66. He reaches into a position that is not swiveled, which in FIG. 1 is indicated, between spaced driver elements of the clippings transport device 66 a. By pivoting the Abschlägers 78 in a direction which in FIG. 1 indicated by the arrow 82, a corresponding Schnittgutscheibe 64 is released from the driver elements of the cut material transport device 66, taken and stored on a storage area 84.

Schnittgutscheiben are thereby stored in the rear space 71 on the storage area 84. In the embodiment shown, sliced slices can be transported by the clippings transport device 66 via the slitter 78 through the rear space 71 and can be deposited there.

In principle, it is alternatively possible for a decanter associated with the front space 73 to be present.

It is also possible that both a the rear room 71 and the front room 73 associated Abschläger is present.

The food slicer 10 comprises a tray-removal device 86 with a turntable 88. The turntable 88 is rotatably mounted on the pedestal 36. It has a drive, as will be explained below with reference to a further embodiment, which is arranged in the pedestal 36.

The turntable 88 is disposed below the clippings transport device 66. The storage area 84 is arranged on the turntable 88, wherein the turntable 88 is immersed in the intermediate space 42 (ie in the rear space 71) and further comprises a portion 90 which is located in the front space 73, which is spaced from the column device and through the Page 72 of the clippings transport device 66 is limited.

The rotational movement of the turntable 88 is driven with a rotation axis 94, which is oriented transversely and in particular perpendicular to the base device 12. In particular, the axis of rotation 94 is at least approximately parallel to the spacing direction 24. Further, it is oriented transversely and in particular perpendicular to the axis of rotation 30 of the cutting blade 28. Furthermore, the axis of rotation 94 is oriented transversely and in particular perpendicular to the direction of movement 58 of the carriage 48. Furthermore, the axis of rotation 94 is oriented at least approximately parallel to the cutting plane 54.

The axis of rotation 94 pierces the cut material transport device 66 or an extension of the cut material transport device 66 in the transport direction 68, as in FIG. 2 indicated.

The rotation axis 94 is positioned so that the storage area 84 can be brought from the rear space 71 into the front space 73 by rotation or vice versa. As a result, clippings which have been deposited in the rear space 71 can be brought into the front space 73 by rotation under the clippings transport device 66, or sliced slices which have been deposited in the storage area 84 in the front space 73 can be reduced by rotation the clippings transport device 66 bring in the back room 71. Deposited sliced slices are transported through a free space 92 between the shred transport device 66 and the turntable 88.

The turntable 88 is positionable with the storage area 84 in the intermediate space 42. About the removal device 76 Schnittgutscheiben 64 can be solved by the clippings transport device 66. They move through a space 96, which lies at least partially in the space 42, on the storage area 84 of the turntable 88. Schnittgutscheiben 64 are characterized in the space 42 between the first column member 32 and the second column member 34 below the housing 20 on the turntable 88 in the back room 71 can be stored.

By rotation of the turntable 88 are such stored Schnittgutscheiben (in the Figures 1 and 2 indicated by the reference numeral 98) out of the gap 42 and can then be removed from the turntable 88, for example manually in the front room 73. The kicker 78 moves in the rear room 71 and not in the front room 73. Turning stored sliced slices into the front room 73 allows for easy manual removability since an operator can not engage in the range of travel of the stocker 78 during such removal.

In principle, it is also possible to generate a storage pattern by corresponding rotation (pivoting) of the turntable 88 during depositing. This storage pattern on Schnittgutscheiben 98 can then also by Rotation of the turntable 88 are rotated out of the space 42 and transported away.

It is in principle possible that the turntable 88 is height adjustable. This is in FIG. 1 indicated by a height direction 100. By height adjustability via a corresponding height adjustment device 102, the height spacing in the spacing direction 24 between the turntable 88 and the cut material transport device 66 can be varied. By height adjustability of the turntable 88 can produce higher Schnittgutscheibenstapel with exact stacking and continue to rotate under the cut material transport device 66 for removal.

In order to enable a height adjustability of the turntable 88, the latter has, for example, a circular depositing surface 104, which in the region of a piercing point of the axis of rotation 94 is interrupted by a recess 106. The first column member 32 is penetrated outside of the pedestal 36 through this recess 106.

A second embodiment of a food cutting machine according to the invention, which in the FIGS. 3 and 4 is shown and designated there by 108, is basically the same design as the first embodiment 10. For identical elements, the same reference numerals are used.

The food slicing machine 108 includes a first pillar member corresponding to the first pillar member 32. It is fixed to the base 12 via a pillar base 110.

The pedestal 110 includes a support structure 112 which is fixed to the base 12. On the support structure 112, a pivot bearing 114 is arranged. The support structure 112 may itself be part of the pivot bearing 114. The pivot bearing 114 comprises a shaft 116 which is rotatable about a rotation axis 118. The axis of rotation 118 corresponds to the axis of rotation 94 in the food cutting machine 10. The shaft 116 is further at a lower Region 120 of the first column member 32 rotatably supported outside of the column foot 110.

On the shaft 116, a sleeve 122 is fixed in rotation. The sleeve 122 is for example cylindrical.

On the shaft 116 sits a nut 124, which provides for an axial positioning (parallel to the axis of rotation 118) of the sleeve 122 on the shaft 116. Furthermore, a support ring 126 is provided.

The sleeve 122 is formed as a drive sleeve. It has a region 128, which is designed as a worm wheel. At this area 128 a worm 130 is operatively coupled.

For the rotational movement of the worm 130, a drive 132 such as an electric motor is provided. The drive 132 is arranged within the support structure 112 and covered, for example, by a cover 134 upwards.

An outer sleeve 136 is rotatably connected to the sleeve 122. For this purpose, for example, one or more driving pins 138 are provided, which are penetrated by respective recesses of the outer sleeve 136 and the sleeve 122.

The outer sleeve 136 is positioned above the cover 134 and sealed with respect to it by a seal 140 which is arranged and configured to allow rotation of the outer sleeve 136 relative to the cover 134. This rotation is driven by the drive 132 mediated via the worm 130 and the area 128 by driving the shaft 116.

Between the rest of the column member 32 and an end face of the outer sleeve 136, a seal 141 is also arranged.

On the outer sleeve 136 holding elements 142 are fixed for a turntable 144. The holding elements 142 are in particular radially oriented. If a plurality of holding elements is provided, then these have an angular spacing of, for example, 90 °. But there may also be a larger or smaller angular distance.

The holding elements 142 (see also FIG. 4 ) of the turntable 144 form a kind of spokes. Storage area segments 146 can be fixed on them, through which storage areas 84 are formed. The storage area segments 146 may, for example, have the shape of a quarter-circle disk or semicircular disk. In principle, it is also possible for the holding elements 142 to hold only one storage region segment 146 in the form of a circular disk.

It is also possible that retaining elements 142 are detachably fixable. an operator can thereby adjust the size of the possible storage surface of the turntable 144 variably. This is schematic in the FIGS. 7 (a), (b) and FIG. 8 indicated. In the FIGS. 7 (a) and (b) is shown a turntable in the form of a semicircular disc and in FIG. 8 a turntable in the form of a circular disk.

Depending on the application, an adjustment of the turntable 144 is possible.

The food slicers 10 and 108 function as follows:

On the carriage 48 cutting material 52 is placed. Previously, the position of the stopper plate 58 was adjusted relative to the cutting plane 54 for adjusting the Schnittgutscheibendicke. The carriage 48 is then reciprocated in the direction of movement 56 when the cutting blade 28 is rotating. In the cutting plane, the cutting blade 28 penetrates into the cut material 52 and food slices 64 are cut off. By or the deflecting elements are deflected in the transport direction 68 and from the clippings transport device 66 taken in the transport direction 68 moves.

In the area of the window 38, the striker 78 pivots in the rear space 71 from an un-pivoted position into a pivoting position. In this case, one or more successive sliced slices are released from the clippings transport device 66 and stored in the back room 71 on the storage area 84 of the turntable 88 or 144. This storage area 84 is positioned in the intermediate space 42 below the housing 20 with the receiving area 22 for the drive 26.

In FIG. 7 (a) the state of the tray is shown. Reference numeral 1 corresponds to a disk stack stored in the intermediate space 42 (and thus in the rear space 71).

The turntable 88 or 144 is then rotated so that a stored Schnittgutscheibe 98 is rotated out of the gap 42 in a "more accessible" area, namely the front room 73, while being penetrated by the space 92. This is in FIG. 7 (b) indicated. The previously stored Schnittgutscheibenstapel 1 is now in the front room 73. It can then be placed another Schnittgutscheibenstapel 2 in the space 42. The Schnittgutscheibenstapel 1 can be removed manually.

In the solution according to the invention (at least) a turntable 88 or 144 is provided, by means of which can be transported cut slices from one side of the Schnittguttransporteinrichtung 66 through the space 92 through to the other side. In particular, stored sliced slices can be transported from the rear space 71 into the front space 73 or from the front space 73 into the rear space 71. The stored sliced slices are transported through below the shred transport device 66 to the transport from the rear side 70 to the front 72 and from the front 72 to the rear side 70 to allow.

It is basically possible that a column device is present. In this case, the column device 18 is arranged in the rear space 71.

The solution according to the invention can also be realized if no column device 18 is present. In this case, preferably, the first column member 32 forms a pillar member for holding the turntable and its drive.

In FIG. 8 an embodiment is shown in which the turntable 146 has four different storage areas. In the example according to the FIGS. 7 (a), (b) In order to unscrew a discarded slice from the gap 42 out and to provide a further storage area in the space 42, a rotation of 90 ° must be performed. If the stored Schnittgutscheibe 2 to be unscrewed from the gap 42, a further rotation of 90 ° is required. In order to then rotate the storage area on which the Schnittgutscheibenstapel 1 was again in the space 42, a rotation of 180 ° must be performed.

In the turntable 144, a storage area 84 can be rotated out of the space 42 by a rotation of 90 ° with a rotation of 90 ° and at the same time a new storage area is screwed into the space 42 at each unscrewing.

It is in principle possible that the corresponding turntable 88 or 140 has only one direction of rotation when rotating about the axis of rotation 94 and 118, respectively. But it can also be provided two directions of rotation (direction and opposite direction).

It can also be provided that during the deposition, a rotation by an angle smaller than an angular extent of the storage area 84 takes place in order to generate in the storage area 84, a certain storage pattern, which can then be rotated as a whole from the gap 42.

By means of the solution according to the invention, it is possible to deposit and transport cut slices, even if sliced slices are released from the side 70 of the clippings transport device 66 (i.e., from a rear side relative to the side 72).

Furthermore, it is possible to deposit a plurality of portions of shredded slices on a respective storage area 84 (in the example according to FIGS Figures 7 (a) and (b) two portions can be stored, in the example according to FIG. 8 four portions can be stored), before a removal from the food slicing machine 10 is necessary.

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A food slicer comprising a base (12), a cutting knife (28) and a chain conveyor (66) as a chopper transporting device through which slices (64) of a cutting plane (54) in a transport direction (68) transversely to the cutting plane (54) are transportable,
characterized by a tray-removal device (86) for sliced slices (64), which has at least one turntable (88; 144) with at least one storage area (84) which can be rotated under the chain conveyor (66). Food slicing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the chain conveyor (66) has a front side (72) delimiting a front space (73) and a rear side (70) delimiting a rear space (71) and the at least one Storage area (84) of the at least one turntable (88; 144) is positionable in the front space (73) and in the rear space (71) and from the front space (73) in the rear space (71) and from the rear space (71) in the front space (73). is rotatable. Food slicing machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that an axis of rotation (94; 118) of the at least one turntable (88; 144) is oriented transversely to a rotational axis (30) of the cutting blade (28) and / or transversely to the transport direction (68) of chopped slices (64) is oriented away from a cutting plane (54). Food slicing machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a rotation axis (94; 118) of the at least one turntable (88; 144) passes through the chain conveyor (66) or an imaginary extension thereof in the transport direction (68). Food slicing machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a drive (132) of the at least one turntable (144) on a column member (32) is arranged, and that in particular the column member (32) the chain conveyor (66) on the base means (12), and in particular that the column element (32) has a pedestal (110) via which it is supported on the base device (12), wherein the drive (32) of the at least one turntable (144) on the pedestal (110 ) is arranged. Food slicing machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one storage area (84) for sliced slices (64) has a storage surface which is oriented at least approximately parallel to a rotational axis (30) of the cutting blade (28). Food slicing machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the chain conveyor (66) is associated with a detachment device (76) through which sliced slices from the chain conveyor (66) detachable and on the at least one storage area (84) of the at least one turntable ( 88, 144) can be brought. Food slicing machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the chain conveyor (66) with respect to the direction of gravity above the at least one turntable (88, 144) is arranged. Food slicing machine according to one of claims 2 to 8, characterized in that a space (96) is present, through which sliced slices (64) of the chain conveyor (66) on the at least one storage area (84) of the at least one turntable ( 88, 144), said space (96) being located in the front space (73) or rear space (71), and in particular that the space (96) is directed to one side through the front (72) or rear (70) of the chain conveyor (66) is limited. Food cutting machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a pillar device (18) having at least one pillar element (32; 34) and a receiving region (22) which is spaced apart from the base device (12) by the at least one pillar element (32; is held with a gap (42) between the receiving area (22) and the base means (12), and a drive (26) for the cutting blade (28), which on the receiving area (22) of the column device (18) is arranged, and in particular that the at least one storage area (84) is movable through the intermediate space (42) via a rotary movement of the at least one turntable (88; 144), and in particular that the intermediate space (42) is bounded to one side by the chain conveyor (66) , Food slicer according to claim 10, characterized in that the column means (18) comprises at least a first column member (32) and a second column member (34) between which the gap (42) lies, and in particular that the first column member (32) adjacent to the chain conveyor (66) and associated with the first column member (32) is a window (38) through which slices (64) provided by the chain conveyor (66) enter the space (42) on the at least one Storage area (84) of the at least one turntable (88, 144) get. Food slicing machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one turntable (144) has holding elements (142) arranged at an angular distance at which depositing area segments (146) are fixed or fixable. Food slicing machine according to claim 12, characterized in that the at least one storage area (84) can be variably designed via arrangement of the holding elements (142) and / or arrangement of the storage area segments (146). Food slicing machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a height adjustment device (102), via which a distance of the turntable (88; 144) to the base device (12) is adjustable. A method for storing and transporting Schnittgutscheiben, are cut from the sliced sliced slices in a cutting plane, the slices are transported by a chain conveyor in a transport direction transversely to the cutting plane away from the cutting plane and stored on a turntable in a front room or back room, said the chain conveyor separates the front space from the rear space, and sliced shreds deposited on the turntable are transported via rotation of the turntable below the chain conveyor from the front space into the rear space or are transported from the back space into the front space.

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