EP2151307B1 - Machine for cutting food, in particular cheese - Google Patents

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EP2151307B1
EP2151307B1 EP09006264A EP09006264A EP2151307B1 EP 2151307 B1 EP2151307 B1 EP 2151307B1 EP 09006264 A EP09006264 A EP 09006264A EP 09006264 A EP09006264 A EP 09006264A EP 2151307 B1 EP2151307 B1 EP 2151307B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D1/00—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor
    • B26D1/01—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work
    • B26D1/12—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis
    • B26D1/25—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a non-circular cutting member
    • B26D1/26—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a non-circular cutting member moving about an axis substantially perpendicular to the line of cut
    • B26D1/30—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a non-circular cutting member moving about an axis substantially perpendicular to the line of cut with limited pivotal movement to effect cut
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D3/00—Cutting work characterised by the nature of the cut made; Apparatus therefor
    • B26D3/18—Cutting work characterised by the nature of the cut made; Apparatus therefor to obtain cubes or the like
    • B26D3/185—Grid like cutters
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D3/00—Cutting work characterised by the nature of the cut made; Apparatus therefor
    • B26D3/18—Cutting work characterised by the nature of the cut made; Apparatus therefor to obtain cubes or the like
    • B26D3/20—Cutting work characterised by the nature of the cut made; Apparatus therefor to obtain cubes or the like using reciprocating knives
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D9/00—Cutting apparatus combined with punching or perforating apparatus or with dissimilar cutting apparatus

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  • the invention relates to a machine for cutting food, in particular cheese, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide a machine for cutting food, especially cheese, which has a simple structure and ensures product quality at the operator of the machine.
  • a machine for cutting food in which the drive element for power transmission is out of the way of the cut food.
  • the power transmission with drive element and lever allows an advantageous power transmission, which can achieve high forces.
  • a swivel angle of the knife gate is used to cut a cut slice into blocks or cubes. The blocks or cubes cut by the knife gate fall down under gravity into a collecting container.
  • the movement of the knife gate by the rocker allows power transmission by means of leverage, wherein the rocker may be formed as a one-sided or two-sided lever.
  • the bearing axis is preferably offset parallel to the cutter bar with a distance that is in the region of the board of the knife gate opposite a swing arm.
  • the dimensions of the gate openings of the knife gate are selectable and can be adjusted to a desired cube size.
  • Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 show a machine for cutting food, especially cheese, in preferably blocks or cubes.
  • the machine has a machine body 1, which usually stands on machine feet 2.
  • the machine comprises a product support 3, on which the cutting product 4 is conveyed in a transport direction T.
  • a conveyor a conveyor punch or preferably a conveyor belt may be provided.
  • a cutting product 4 for example, a cheese loaf is shown here.
  • the cutting product 4 is preferably pressed against the product support 3 by means of a product hold-down device 5 in order to be able to reliably set a feed length of the cutting product 4.
  • the cutting product 4 can be stabilized by the product blank holder 5 during the cutting operations.
  • the machine further comprises a transversely to the transport direction T in guides 7 (see. Fig. 3 ) moving knife bar 6, which forms a cutting knife for cutting product slices.
  • the thickness of a product slice is determined by a feed length L, by which the cutting product 4 is advanced in the transport direction T for the subsequent cutting operations.
  • the feed length L determines the length of the preferably later cutting product blocks.
  • the cutting product 4 is supported on a support strip 8, which thus virtually forms a product support behind the cutter bar 6.
  • Fig. 3 shows, there is the support bar. 8 preferably comb-like from individual spaced apart segments.
  • the machine further comprises a distance to the cutter bar 6 in the transport direction T and hydraulically movable against the cutter bar 6 knife gate 9 or cutting gate.
  • a handle 10 is preferably provided to the knife gate 9 easier to install and remove.
  • Fig. 2 shows, the cutter bar 6 forms an abutment for a product slice of the food, which can be pressed by the knife gate 9 in a process thereof against the cutter bar 6.
  • the knife gate 9 is arranged on a rocker 12.
  • the rocker 12 is pivotally mounted on a bearing axis 13 transversely to the transport direction T and offset to the cutter bar 6.
  • the working element 16 moves the rocker 12 in the range of a pivot angle ⁇ to the knife gate 9 against the cutter bar 6 method.
  • the knife gate 9 is arranged on the blade bar 6 facing the end of the rocker 12.
  • the knife gate 9 is preferably releasably secured, for which purpose an upper guide 11.1 and a lower guide 11.2 is provided for the knife gate 9 on the rocker 12.
  • the openings of the knife gate 9 are selectable depending on the shape and the thickness of the desired cut material, in particular blocks and cubes.
  • the rocker 12 may be formed as a one-sided or two-sided lever 22.
  • the bearing axis 13 can be arranged for an abutment 23 of the rocker 12 at the opposite end of the knife gate 9 of the lever 22, as in Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 is shown.
  • the abutment 23 may also be arranged above the cutter bar 6.
  • the rocker 12 may be formed as a two-armed lever, at one Hebelarmende the knife gate and the other Hebelarmende the work item is attacking. The bearing axle then lies between the two Hebelarmenden.
  • the drive of the working element 16 can be done electrically, hydraulically or pneumatically.
  • the working element 16 is preferably an oscillating drive element that can be driven by a linear motor or a hydraulic or pneumatic working cylinder.
  • the working element 16 comprises a train (pressure) armature 15, which acts via a preferably loose fit on an articulation axis 14 of the rocker 12.
  • the rocker 12 preferably receives the knife gate 9 as projecting towards the cutter bar 6 facing insert.
  • the dimension of the board of the knife gate 9 is in the range of a parallel offset V of the bearing axis 13 in the transport direction T relative to the cutter bar 6.
  • the pivot angle ⁇ about the bearing axis 13 then allows a nearly parallel alignment of the knife gate 9 to the cutter bar 6 when cutting a product disk 24 in Pieces, in particular product cubes 20, according to the gate pattern of the knife gate 9.
  • the pivotal movement of the knife gate 9 may be guided adjacent to the cutter bar 6 by the support bar 8, so that the knife gate 9 enters the support strip 8.
  • the rocker 12 preferably comprises a chute 17 downstream of the knife gate 9 in the direction of transport T for directing the preferably cubed pieces of food 20 into a receptacle 19.
  • An auxiliary chute 18 for fines may be attached to the machine body 1 and the chute 17 assembled Make route for cut good.
  • a machine protection cover 21 (cf. Fig. 3 ) be provided for security reasons.
  • the cheese loaf is advanced according to a predetermined feed length L.
  • the cutter bar 6 and the knife gate 9 are in a starting position, in which both knife units are retracted from the area of the cheese loaf (cf. Fig. 1 ).
  • the cutter bar 6 cuts off a product slice 24, here a cheese slice, whose thickness determines the length of the later cubes.
  • the cutter bar 6 remains after cutting the product disk 24 as a cutting pad for the then cutting knife gate 9 stand.
  • the knife gate 9 is pivoted against the cutter bar 6, whereby the product disk 24 is pressed into the knife gate 9, which presses against the cutter bar 6 (see. Fig. 2 and 3 ).
  • the cutter bar 6 and the knife gate 9 are moved back to their original position, wherein the product previously pressed into the knife gate 9 product disc may remain there as a product cube 20, while the process starts again from the beginning by a new product slices to be separated 24 is advanced in the transport direction T ( see. Fig. 4 ).
  • the product cubes 20 are pushed out of the knife gate 9 in the passage direction by the newly pressed-product cubes of a following product slice 24 and fall into the collecting container 19.
  • the working element 16 can oscillate as a drive element.

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The machine has a cutter bar (6) movable transverse to a transport direction (T) in a guide. A cutting grid (9) is provided at a distance from the cutter bar and operated against the cutter bar. The cutter bar forms a counter bearing for cutting the food. The cutting grid is arranged at a rocker arm (12) that is rotatably supported at a bearing axis (13), which is arranged transverse to the transport direction and moved to the cutting grid. The rocker arm is formed as a lever (22) and a working element (16) is engaged at the rocker arm for energy transmission.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Maschine zum Schneiden von Lebensmitteln, insbesondere Käse, nach dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The invention relates to a machine for cutting food, in particular cheese, according to the preamble of claim 1.

Maschinen zum Zerschneiden von Käseblöcken in quaderförmige Käsestücke sind bekannt. In DE 203 19 841 U1 wird eine Käseschneidemaschine der Firma Groba BV, Holland, beschrieben, bei der ein quer zu einer Transportrichtung eines Förderers bewegter Messerbalken von einem Käseblock jeweils eine Scheibe abschneidet, die danach durch ein Messergatter gedrückt wird. Das Messergatter wird dazu hydraulisch gegen den Messerbalken bewegt, der als Gegenlager dient, und dabei wird die Käsescheibe durch die Öffnungen des Messergatters gedrückt. Das Ergebnis sind Käsewürfel. Für das Durchpressen der Käsescheibe durch das Messergatter werden hohe Kräfte benötigt. Deshalb sind diese Maschinen mit Hydraulikaggregaten ausgerüstet, mit denen sich diese hohen Kräfte erreichen lassen. Der Einsatz von Hydraulik ist in der Lebensmittelbranche und hier im unmittelbaren Produktionsbereich nachteilig, weil aufwendige Reinigungen erforderlich sind, und führen doch Leckagen der Hydraulik zu Verunreinigungen, die die Lebensmittel unbrauchbar machen.Machines for cutting cheese blocks into cuboid cheese pieces are known. In DE 203 19 841 U1 describes a cheese slicing machine from Groba BV, Holland, in which a cutter bar moved transversely to a conveying direction of a conveyor cuts off a slice of cheese from a slice of block, which is then pressed through a knife gate. The knife gate is moved hydraulically against the cutter bar, which serves as an abutment, and thereby the cheese disc is pushed through the openings of the knife gate. The result is cheese cubes. For the pressing of the cheese slice through the knife gate high forces are needed. Therefore, these machines are equipped with hydraulic power units, which can achieve these high forces. The use of hydraulics is in the food industry and here in the direct production area disadvantageous because elaborate cleaning is required, and yet leaks in hydraulics lead to contamination that make the food useless.

Aus DE 36 08 780 C2 ist bekannt, den Käseblock taktweise unter einen Messerbalken zu transportieren. Der Messerbalken bewegt sich nach unten und schneidet vom Käseblock eine Käsescheibe ab. Diese fällt auf ein unterhalb starr angeordnetes Messergatter und dreht sich dabei um 90°. Oberhalb des Messergatters ist ein hydraulisch betätigbarer Messergatterstempel angeordnet. Dieser fährt nach unten und presst die auf dem starr befestigten Messergatter liegende Käsescheibe durch die Öffnungen des Messergatters. Die eingesetzte Hydraulikeinheit liegt hier außerhalb des unmittelbaren Produktionsbereiches. Nachteilig ist allerdings, dass der technische Aufwand durch den Messergatterstempel erhöht ist.Out DE 36 08 780 C2 is known to transport the block of cheese intermittently under a knife bar. The knife bar moves down and cuts a cheese slice off the cheese block. This falls on a rigidly arranged knife gate and rotates thereby by 90 °. Above the knife gate, a hydraulically actuated knife gate stamp is arranged. This moves down and presses the cheese slice lying on the rigidly fixed knife gate through the openings of the knife gate. The hydraulic unit used is outside the immediate production area. The disadvantage, however, is that the technical complexity is increased by the knife gate stamp.

Aus DE 100 60 276 A1 ist zur Vermeidung des Einsatzes von Hydraulik bekannt, dem Messerbalken ein im Bereich seines Messerrückens angeordnetes, zum starr verlegten Messergatter geneigt ausgebildetes, in seiner Breite etwa der Breite des Förderers entsprechendes und eine schiefe Ebene bildendes Stützelement zuzuordnen. Mit Hilfe der durch die von einer schiefen Ebene erzeugten Keilwirkung lassen sich bei relativ geringen Antriebsleistungen große Kräfte realisieren. Damit allerdings beim Durchlauf des Stützelementes keine aus der Reibung resultierenden, auf die Käsescheibe wirkenden Querkräfte auftreten, ist ein zusätzlicher Förderbandgurt erforderlich, der sich zwischen der Käsescheibe und der schiefen Ebene des Stützelementes befindet. Der technische Aufwand ist folglich hoch.Out DE 100 60 276 A1 is known to avoid the use of hydraulics, the cutter bar a arranged in the region of its knife back, to the rigidly laid knife gate inclined formed assign in its width about the width of the conveyor corresponding and forming an inclined plane supporting element. With the help of the wedge effect generated by an inclined plane can be realized at relatively low drive power large forces. However, so that no friction-resultant, acting on the cheese disc transverse forces occur during the passage of the support element, an additional Förderbandgurt is required, which is located between the cheese disc and the inclined plane of the support element. The technical effort is therefore high.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es daher, eine Maschine zum Schneiden von Lebensmitteln, insbesondere Käse, zu schaffen, die einfach aufgebaut ist und die Produktqualität beim Betreiber der Maschine sichert.The object of the invention is therefore to provide a machine for cutting food, especially cheese, which has a simple structure and ensures product quality at the operator of the machine.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch die Merkmale des Anspruchs 1 gelöst.This object is solved by the features of claim 1.

Hierdurch wird eine Maschine zum Schneiden von Lebensmitteln geschaffen, bei der das Antriebselement für die Kraftübertragung außerhalb des Weges der geschnittenen Lebensmittel liegt. Die Kraftübertragung mit Antriebselement und Hebel erlaubt eine vorteilhafte Kraftübersetzung, wodurch sich hohe Kräfte erreichen lassen. In Verbindung mit einem Schneidmesser, das als Gegenlager bzw. Schneidunterlage für das Messergatter arbeitet, wird ein Schwenkwinkel des Messergatters genutzt, um eine abgeschnittene Scheibe in Blöcke oder Würfel zu zerschneiden. Die durch das Messergatter geschnittenen Blöcke oder Würfel fallen unter Schwerkraftwirkung nach unten in einen Auffangbehälter.As a result, a machine for cutting food is provided in which the drive element for power transmission is out of the way of the cut food. The power transmission with drive element and lever allows an advantageous power transmission, which can achieve high forces. In conjunction with a cutting knife, which works as an abutment or cutting support for the knife gate, a swivel angle of the knife gate is used to cut a cut slice into blocks or cubes. The blocks or cubes cut by the knife gate fall down under gravity into a collecting container.

Die Bewegung des Messergatters durch die Schwinge ermöglicht eine Kraftübertragung mittels Hebelwirkung, wobei die Schwinge als einseitiger oder zweiseitiger Hebel ausgebildet sein kann. Die Lagerachse ist vorzugsweise parallel versetzt zum Messerbalken mit einem Abstand, der im Bereich des Vorstandes des Messergatters gegenüber einem Schwingenarm liegt.The movement of the knife gate by the rocker allows power transmission by means of leverage, wherein the rocker may be formed as a one-sided or two-sided lever. The bearing axis is preferably offset parallel to the cutter bar with a distance that is in the region of the board of the knife gate opposite a swing arm.

Die Abmessungen der Gatteröffnungen des Messergatters sind wählbar und können an eine gewünschte Würfelgröße angepasst werden.The dimensions of the gate openings of the knife gate are selectable and can be adjusted to a desired cube size.

Weitere Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung sind der nachfolgenden Beschreibung und den Unteransprüchen zu entnehmen.Further embodiments of the invention are described in the following description and the dependent claims.

Die Erfindung wird nachstehend anhand des in den beigefügten Abbildungen dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels näher erläutert.

  • Fig. 1 zeigt eine vereinfachte Darstellung einer Maschine zum Schneiden von Lebensmitteln im Querschnitt mit in einer Ausgangsstellung sich befindendem Messerbalken und Messergatter,
  • Fig. 2 zeigt die Maschine gemäß Fig. 1 nach erfolgtem Arbeitsschritt des Messerbalkens und des Messergatters,
  • Fig. 3 zeigt in vereinfachter Darstellung eine Hinteransicht der Maschine gemäß Fig. 2,
  • Fig. 4 zeigt die Maschine gemäß Fig. 1 mit in einer Ausgangsstellung sich befindendem Messerbalken und Messergatter nach einem Arbeitsschritt derselben.
The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings.
  • Fig. 1 shows a simplified representation of a machine for cutting food in cross-section with located in a starting position Messerbalk and knife gate,
  • Fig. 2 shows the machine according to Fig. 1 after completion of the work of the knife bar and the knife gate,
  • Fig. 3 shows a simplified view of a rear view of the machine according to Fig. 2 .
  • Fig. 4 shows the machine according to Fig. 1 with in a starting position befindendem cutter bar and knife gate after a step of the same.

Fig. 1 bis Fig. 4 zeigen eine Maschine zum Schneiden von Lebensmitteln, insbesondere von Käse, in vorzugsweise Blöcke oder Würfel. Die Maschine besitzt einen Maschinenkörper 1, der üblicherweise auf Maschinenfüßen 2 steht. Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 show a machine for cutting food, especially cheese, in preferably blocks or cubes. The machine has a machine body 1, which usually stands on machine feet 2.

Wie Fig. 1 zeigt, umfasst die Maschine eine Produktauflage 3, auf der das Schneidprodukt 4 in einer Transportrichtung T gefördert wird. Als Förderer kann ein Förderstempel oder vorzugsweise ein Förderband vorgesehen sein. Als Schneidprodukt 4 ist hier beispielsweise ein Käselaib dargestellt. In der Transportrichtung T wird das Schneidprodukt 4 vorzugsweise mittels eines Produkt-Niederhalters 5 gegen die Produktauflage 3 gedrückt, um eine Vorschublänge des Schneidproduktes 4 zuverlässig einstellen zu können. Darüber hinaus kann das Schneidprodukt 4 durch den Produkt-Niederhalter 5 während der Arbeitsschritte des Schneidens stabilisiert werden.As Fig. 1 shows, the machine comprises a product support 3, on which the cutting product 4 is conveyed in a transport direction T. As a conveyor, a conveyor punch or preferably a conveyor belt may be provided. As a cutting product 4, for example, a cheese loaf is shown here. In the transport direction T, the cutting product 4 is preferably pressed against the product support 3 by means of a product hold-down device 5 in order to be able to reliably set a feed length of the cutting product 4. Moreover, the cutting product 4 can be stabilized by the product blank holder 5 during the cutting operations.

Die Maschine umfasst ferner einen quer zur Transportrichtung T in Führungen 7 (vgl. Fig. 3) sich bewegenden Messerbalken 6, der ein Schneidmesser zum Schneiden von Produktscheiben bildet. Die Dicke einer Produktscheibe wird bestimmt durch eine Vorschublänge L, um die das Schneidprodukt 4 in Transportrichtung T vorgeschoben wird für die anschließenden Arbeitsschritte des Schneidens. Die Vorschublänge L bestimmt die Länge der vorzugsweise späteren Schneidprodukt-Blöcke. Im Bereich der Vorschublänge L stützt sich das Schneidprodukt 4 auf einer Abstützleiste 8 ab, die damit quasi eine Produktauflage hinter dem Messerbalken 6 bildet. Wie Fig. 3 zeigt, besteht die Abstützleiste 8 vorzugsweise kammartig aus einzelnen zueinander beabstandeten Segmenten.The machine further comprises a transversely to the transport direction T in guides 7 (see. Fig. 3 ) moving knife bar 6, which forms a cutting knife for cutting product slices. The thickness of a product slice is determined by a feed length L, by which the cutting product 4 is advanced in the transport direction T for the subsequent cutting operations. The feed length L determines the length of the preferably later cutting product blocks. In the region of the feed length L, the cutting product 4 is supported on a support strip 8, which thus virtually forms a product support behind the cutter bar 6. As Fig. 3 shows, there is the support bar. 8 preferably comb-like from individual spaced apart segments.

Wie Fig. 1 bis Fig. 4 zeigen, umfasst die Maschine weiterhin ein zum Messerbalken 6 in Transportrichtung T beabstandbares und gegen den Messerbalken 6 hydraulisch verfahrbares Messergatter 9 bzw. Schneidgatter. An dem Messergatter 9 ist vorzugsweise ein Handgriff 10 vorgesehen, um das Messergatter 9 einfacher ein- und ausbauen zu können.As Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 show, the machine further comprises a distance to the cutter bar 6 in the transport direction T and hydraulically movable against the cutter bar 6 knife gate 9 or cutting gate. On the knife gate 9, a handle 10 is preferably provided to the knife gate 9 easier to install and remove.

Wie insbesondere Fig. 2 zeigt, bildet der Messerbalken 6 ein Gegenlager für eine Produktscheibe des Lebensmittels, die durch das Messergatter 9 drückbar ist bei einem Verfahren desselben gegen den Messerbalken 6. Das Messergatter 9 ist an einer Schwinge 12 angeordnet. Zur Kraftübertragung mit Arbeitselement 16 und Hebel 22 ist die Schwinge 12 schwenkbar gelagert an einer Lagerachse 13 quer zur Transportrichtung T und versetzt zum Messerbalken 6. Das Arbeitselement 16 verfährt die Schwinge 12 im Bereich eines Schwenkwinkels α, um das Messergatter 9 gegen den Messerbalken 6 zu verfahren. Das Messergatter 9 ist an dem dem Messerbalken 6 zugewandten Ende der Schwinge 12 angeordnet. Das Messergatter 9 ist vorzugsweise lösbar befestigt, wozu eine obere Führung 11.1 und eine untere Führung 11.2 für das Messergatter 9 an der Schwinge 12 vorgesehen ist. Die Öffnungen des Messergatters 9 sind in Abhängigkeit von der Form und der Dicke des gewünschten Schnittgutes, insbesondere Blöcke und Würfel, wählbar.In particular Fig. 2 shows, the cutter bar 6 forms an abutment for a product slice of the food, which can be pressed by the knife gate 9 in a process thereof against the cutter bar 6. The knife gate 9 is arranged on a rocker 12. For power transmission with working element 16 and lever 22, the rocker 12 is pivotally mounted on a bearing axis 13 transversely to the transport direction T and offset to the cutter bar 6. The working element 16 moves the rocker 12 in the range of a pivot angle α to the knife gate 9 against the cutter bar 6 method. The knife gate 9 is arranged on the blade bar 6 facing the end of the rocker 12. The knife gate 9 is preferably releasably secured, for which purpose an upper guide 11.1 and a lower guide 11.2 is provided for the knife gate 9 on the rocker 12. The openings of the knife gate 9 are selectable depending on the shape and the thickness of the desired cut material, in particular blocks and cubes.

Die Schwinge 12 kann als einseitiger oder zweiseitiger Hebel 22 ausgebildet sein. Dazu kann die Lagerachse 13 für ein Gegenlager 23 der Schwinge 12 an dem dem Messergatter 9 gegenüberliegenden Ende des Hebels 22 angeordnet sein, wie in Fig. 1 bis Fig. 4 dargestellt ist. Dabei kann das Gegenlager 23 auch oberhalb des Messerbalkens 6 angeordnet sein.The rocker 12 may be formed as a one-sided or two-sided lever 22. For this purpose, the bearing axis 13 can be arranged for an abutment 23 of the rocker 12 at the opposite end of the knife gate 9 of the lever 22, as in Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 is shown. In this case, the abutment 23 may also be arranged above the cutter bar 6.

Alternativ kann die Schwinge 12 als zweiarmiger Hebel ausgebildet sein, an dessen einem Hebelarmende das Messergatter und dem anderen Hebelarmende das Arbeitselement angreift. Die Lagerachse liegt dann zwischen den beiden Hebelarmenden.Alternatively, the rocker 12 may be formed as a two-armed lever, at one Hebelarmende the knife gate and the other Hebelarmende the work item is attacking. The bearing axle then lies between the two Hebelarmenden.

Der Antrieb des Arbeitselementes 16 kann elektrisch, hydraulisch oder pneumatisch erfolgen. Das Arbeitselement 16 ist vorzugsweise ein oszillierendes Antriebselement, das durch einen Linearmotor oder einen hydraulischen bzw. pneumatischen Arbeitszylinder antreibbar ist. Das Arbeitselement 16 umfasst einen Zug(Druck)Anker 15, der über eine vorzugsweise lose Passung an einer Anlenkungsachse 14 der Schwinge 12 angreift.The drive of the working element 16 can be done electrically, hydraulically or pneumatically. The working element 16 is preferably an oscillating drive element that can be driven by a linear motor or a hydraulic or pneumatic working cylinder. The working element 16 comprises a train (pressure) armature 15, which acts via a preferably loose fit on an articulation axis 14 of the rocker 12.

Die Schwinge 12 nimmt das Messergatter 9 vorzugsweise als vorstehenden dem Messerbalken 6 zugewandten Einsatz auf. Das Maß des Vorstandes des Messergatters 9 liegt im Bereich eines parallelen Versatzes V der Lagerachse 13 in Transportrichtung T gegenüber dem Messerbalken 6. Der Schwenkwinkel α um die Lagerachse 13 ermöglicht dann eine nahezu parallele Ausrichtung des Messergatters 9 zum Messerbalken 6 beim Schneiden einer Produktscheibe 24 in Stücke, insbesondere Produktwürfel 20, gemäß dem Gattermuster des Messergatters 9.The rocker 12 preferably receives the knife gate 9 as projecting towards the cutter bar 6 facing insert. The dimension of the board of the knife gate 9 is in the range of a parallel offset V of the bearing axis 13 in the transport direction T relative to the cutter bar 6. The pivot angle α about the bearing axis 13 then allows a nearly parallel alignment of the knife gate 9 to the cutter bar 6 when cutting a product disk 24 in Pieces, in particular product cubes 20, according to the gate pattern of the knife gate 9.

Die Schwenkbewegung des Messergatters 9 kann benachbart zum Messerbalken 6 durch die Stützleiste 8 geführt sein, so dass das Messergatter 9 in die Stützleiste 8 einläuft.The pivotal movement of the knife gate 9 may be guided adjacent to the cutter bar 6 by the support bar 8, so that the knife gate 9 enters the support strip 8.

Die Schwinge 12 umfasst vorzugsweise eine dem Messergatter 9 in Transportrichtung T nachgeordnete Schütte 17 zum Leiten der unter Schwerkraft fallenden, vorzugsweise gewürfelten Lebensmittelstücke 20 in einen Auffangbehälter 19. Eine Hilfsschütte 18 für Feinanteile kann an dem Maschinenkörper 1 befestigt sein und mit der Schütte 17 einen zusammengesetzten Leitweg für geschnittenes Gut bilden. Für die Messereinrichtungen kann eine Maschinen-Schutzabdeckung 21 (vgl. Fig. 3) aus Sicherheitsgründen vorgesehen sein. Beispielhaft kann das Schneiden eines Käselaibs in Würfel mit der vorstehend beschriebenen Maschine wie folgt durchgeführt werden:The rocker 12 preferably comprises a chute 17 downstream of the knife gate 9 in the direction of transport T for directing the preferably cubed pieces of food 20 into a receptacle 19. An auxiliary chute 18 for fines may be attached to the machine body 1 and the chute 17 assembled Make route for cut good. For the knife devices, a machine protection cover 21 (cf. Fig. 3 ) be provided for security reasons. By way of example, cutting a cheese loaf into cubes with the machine described above can be carried out as follows:

In Transportrichtung T wird der Käselaib gemäß einer vorbestimmten Vorschublänge L vorgeschoben. Dabei befinden sich der Messerbalken 6 und das Messergatter 9 in einer Ausgangsstellung, bei der beide Messeraggregate aus dem Bereich des Käselaibs zurückgezogen sind (vgl. Fig. 1).In the transport direction T, the cheese loaf is advanced according to a predetermined feed length L. In this case, the cutter bar 6 and the knife gate 9 are in a starting position, in which both knife units are retracted from the area of the cheese loaf (cf. Fig. 1 ).

Danach schneidet der Messerbalken 6 eine Produktscheibe 24, hier eine Käsescheibe, ab, deren Dicke die Länge der späteren Würfel bestimmt. Der Messerbalken 6 bleibt nach dem Schneiden der Produktscheibe 24 als Schneidunterlage für das dann schneidende Messergatter 9 stehen. Das Messergatter 9 wird gegen den Messerbalken 6 geschwenkt, wodurch die Produktscheibe 24 in das Messergatter 9 gedrückt wird, das gegen den Messerbalken 6 drückt (vgl. Fig. 2 und 3).Thereafter, the cutter bar 6 cuts off a product slice 24, here a cheese slice, whose thickness determines the length of the later cubes. The cutter bar 6 remains after cutting the product disk 24 as a cutting pad for the then cutting knife gate 9 stand. The knife gate 9 is pivoted against the cutter bar 6, whereby the product disk 24 is pressed into the knife gate 9, which presses against the cutter bar 6 (see. Fig. 2 and 3 ).

Anschließend werden der Messerbalken 6 und das Messergatter 9 in ihre Ausgangsstellung zurückbewegt, wobei die zuvor in das Messergatter 9 gedrückte Produktscheibe dort als Produktwürfel 20 verbleiben kann, während der Prozess wieder von vorn beginnt, indem eine neue abzutrennende Produktscheibe 24 in Transportrichtung T vorgeschoben wird (vgl. Fig. 4). Bei den folgenden Arbeitsschritten gemäß Fig. 2 werden die Produktwürfel 20 durch die neu eingedrückten Produktwürfel einer folgenden Produktscheibe 24 aus dem Messergatter 9 in Durchgangsrichtung herausgedrückt und fallen in den Auffangbehälter 19. Gemäß einem Prozesstakt kann das Arbeitselement 16 als Antriebselement oszillieren.Subsequently, the cutter bar 6 and the knife gate 9 are moved back to their original position, wherein the product previously pressed into the knife gate 9 product disc may remain there as a product cube 20, while the process starts again from the beginning by a new product slices to be separated 24 is advanced in the transport direction T ( see. Fig. 4 ). In the following steps according to Fig. 2 the product cubes 20 are pushed out of the knife gate 9 in the passage direction by the newly pressed-product cubes of a following product slice 24 and fall into the collecting container 19. According to a process cycle, the working element 16 can oscillate as a drive element.

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  1. Machine for cutting food, in particular cheese, having a conveyor, a cutter bar (6) moving in guides transversely to the transport direction (T) of the conveyor, a cutter grating (9) which can be spaced apart from the cutter bar (6) in the transport direction (T) and can be moved towards the cutter bar (6), and the cutter bar (6) forms a support for a slice of the food, which can be pressed through the cutter grating (9) when moved towards the cutter bar (6), characterized in that the cutter grating (9) is arranged on a rocker (12) and, in order to transmit force by means of a work element (16) and a lever (22), the rocker (12) is mounted pivotably on a mounting pin (13) transversely to the transport direction (T) and offset with respect to the cutter bar (6).
  2. Machine according to Claim 1, characterized in that the work element (16) engages between the cutter grating (9) and mount (23) for the rocker (12).
  3. Machine according to Claim 1, characterized in that the rocker (12) is formed as a two-arm lever, and the cutter grating (9) acts on one end of the lever arm and the work element (16) acts on the other end of the lever arm.
  4. Machine according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the rocker (12) accommodates the cutter grating (9) as a protruding insert facing the cutter bar (6).
  5. Machine according to Claim 4, characterized in that the amount by which the cutter grating (9) protrudes lies in the region of a parallel offset (V) of the mounting pin (13) opposite the cutter bar (6).
  6. Machine according to one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the rocker (12) has, arranged downstream of the cutter grating (9), a chute (17) for guiding diced pieces of food, which fall under the influence of gravity, into a collection container (19).
  7. Machine according to one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the work element (16) has, articulated on the rocker (12) via an articulating pin (14), a tension (compression) tie rod (15) of a work cylinder.
  8. Machine according to one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the work element (16) is an oscillating drive element.
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