EP2543484B1 - Food cutting device - Google Patents

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EP2543484B1
EP2543484B1 EP12174955.0A EP12174955A EP2543484B1 EP 2543484 B1 EP2543484 B1 EP 2543484B1 EP 12174955 A EP12174955 A EP 12174955A EP 2543484 B1 EP2543484 B1 EP 2543484B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D7/06—Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form
    • B26D7/0683—Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form specially adapted for elongated articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D2007/0012—Details, accessories or auxiliary or special operations not otherwise provided for
    • B26D2007/0043—Details, accessories or auxiliary or special operations not otherwise provided for the cutting machine comprising a linear motor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D7/01—Means for holding or positioning work
    • B26D2007/011—Means for holding or positioning work by clamping claws, e.g. in high speed slicers for food products
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D7/01—Means for holding or positioning work
    • B26D2007/013—Means for holding or positioning work the work being tubes, rods or logs
    • 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
    • B26D2210/00—Machines or methods used for cutting special materials
    • B26D2210/02—Machines or methods used for cutting special materials for cutting food products, e.g. food slicers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D7/06—Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form
    • B26D7/0641—Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form using chutes, hoppers, magazines

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  • the present invention relates to a device for slicing food products, in particular sausage, meat or cheese.
  • Such devices may have a product support for at least one product to be sliced, which is adjustable between an inclined working position in which the product is cut, and a, in particular horizontal, loading position in which the product is placed on the product support by hand or by a transport device the product circulation is promoted.
  • This may be a gripper device, through which the product is gripped at its rear end.
  • the product holder is moved with the product or the product is conveyed through the product holder. For this it is necessary that the product holder is guided.
  • a slicing device according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from WO 00/59689 A1 known.
  • the present invention is based on the object, a slicing device for food products with an adjustable product support to provide, in which the product holder can be coupled with little effort with a drive for the product holder.
  • a device for slicing food products in particular sausage, meat or cheese, specified, with a product support which is adjustable between a, in particular inclined, working position and a, in particular horizontal, loading position, wherein in the loading position, the product support with at least one product and in the working position, the product can be fed to a cutting blade arranged downstream of the product support along a conveying direction, with at least one product holder which can interact with the product in the working position, and with a product holder guide device by means of which the product holder is attached to two perpendicular to the product holder Conveying direction spaced sides is guided.
  • the device according to the invention thus not only an adjustable product support is provided, but also a two-sided guide device for the product holder. It can thereby be achieved that the product holder is performed more stable overall, so that it does not twist or bend even with heavy products or less than would be the case, for example, in a one-sided leadership, in which the product holder is guided only on one side.
  • product holder has to be interpreted broadly. It can not just be a device that holds the product. Rather, it can also be understood as meaning a device which can somehow be brought into contact with the product and / or by means of which the product can be handled - however it may be. It is also not necessary that the product holder is used for product promotion. This means that the product holder can only be moved or driven along with the product without the product being conveyed by means of the product holder.
  • the product holder may be, for example, a product gripper, a product pusher or a product suppressor.
  • the product holder can be brought into engagement with the product, preferably a rear end of the product facing away from the cutting blade.
  • the product holder can thus be a product gripper engaging in the rear product end.
  • a drive for the product holder is arranged above the product support.
  • the advantage of this is that the drive is thus outside the range within which the product support is adjustable.
  • the guide device has two guides extending in the conveying direction, between which the product holder is guided. This allows the product holder to be easily guided over the entire length of the product support.
  • a support for the guide device is provided.
  • the stability and torsional rigidity of the guide device and thus also of the product holder can be improved.
  • the support can extend laterally of the product support. As a result, the support is outside the adjustment range of the product support and does not interfere with the loading of the product support on the rear end of the loading process.
  • the product support is adjustable such that a rear end of the product support is raised to the working position and lowered into the loading position.
  • the product support can be adjusted particularly easily between a horizontal loading position and a tilted working position.
  • the product support is adjustable by pivoting, wherein in particular a pivot axis for the product support is located in the front region of the product support.
  • the loading of the product support with the product is provided over a rear end of the product support or from the side.
  • the feed can be done by hand.
  • a transport device behind the product support or laterally next to the product support a transport device can be provided, with which the product is conveyed onto the product support.
  • the product support may comprise an endless conveyor belt for the product by means of which the product can be conveyed.
  • the endless conveyor belt can thus form the bearing surface for the product and be at least part of a conveyor for conveying the product.
  • the product can also be conveyed through the product holder in the conveying direction and thus fed to the cutting blade.
  • the product holder may be a gripper device which has at least one gripping claw, through which the product, in particular at its rear end, can be gripped. Due to the intervention in the product, this can be moved by the gripper device not only in the conveying direction but also counter to the conveying direction. This may, for example, be desirable or necessary during the cutting operation.
  • the rear, uncut remainder of the product can be moved away from the conveyor by the gripper device away from the cutting blade and controllably dumped into a waste container.
  • the device according to the invention is therefore designed for a multi-track cutting operation, in which the products lying on the opposite to a single-track operation correspondingly widened product support products are supplied to the cutting blade in a plurality of adjacent tracks. Since the product holders are guided by the two-sided guide means at two perpendicular to the conveying direction sides, the product holder are stable and torsionally rigid, despite the relatively large width of the product support, which can be problematic in a one-sided leadership.
  • a common carrier is provided, which is guided by means of the guide device. Through the carrier, the Product holder can be easily coupled to the guide device.
  • the product holders are movably supported by the carrier on the guide device.
  • the illustrated device 1 is provided for slicing food products 3.
  • the device 1 has a product support 5, which is adjustable between a dashed loading position and a working position. In the loading position, the product support 5 is arranged horizontally. In this position, a loading of the product support 5 with - in the example shown - three adjacent products 3, which via a rear end 5a (see. Fig. 2 ) of the product support 5, for example, by a not shown Transport device are supplied, which promotes the products 3 on the product support 5.
  • the product support 3 is pivoted about a pivot axis 7 provided in the front region 5b of the product support 5, so that the rear end 5a is raised relative to the front region 5b of the product support 5.
  • the three products 3 are side by side, ie in three tracks, fed in a conveying direction I a cutting blade 9 and cut from this.
  • a product holder 11 designed as a product gripper is in each case brought into engagement with a rear end of a product 3 remote from the cutting blade 9 in the working position.
  • the product holder 11 are guided by a guide device 13 at two perpendicular to the conveying direction I spaced sides.
  • the guide device 13 has two in the conveying direction I extending guides 15, which are each laterally outside next to the outer tracks of the products 3 and between which the product holder 11 are guided (see. Fig. 1 ). This position of the guides 15 is not mandatory.
  • the guides 15 may also be more or less widely spaced.
  • the product holder 11 are mounted at least longitudinally movable on the guide device 13 via a common carrier 17.
  • the guides 15 are formed in the manner of a spindle, which is driven in rotation by a drive 19.
  • the rotating movement of the spindles can be achieved by a suitable bearing for the Carrier 17 are implemented, for example via a nut in a translational movement of the product holder 11, so that the product holder 11 along the conveying direction I can be moved.
  • the product holder 11 can thus be carried out a promotion of the products 3 in the conveying direction I.
  • the product holders 11 can also serve only for holding and retracting a product residue and be provided in addition to a conveyor for the products 3.
  • the product holders 11 are designed as grippers which grasp the rear end of the product 3 by means of a gripping claw 21. This makes it possible that the products 3 are not only conveyed in the conveying direction I, but can also be moved counter to the conveying direction I, if necessary.
  • the product support 5 may comprise a not shown, driven endless conveyor belt, which forms the actual support surface for the products 3 and by which the products 3 can be conveyed in addition or alternatively to the product holders 11.
  • extending supports 23 are provided laterally adjacent to the product support over which the guides 15 are supported on a frame 25 of the device 1.
  • the illustrated device 1 has according to the above embodiments, the adjustable product support 5 and the two-sided guide means 15 for the product holder 11, through which the product holder can be performed particularly stable and torsionally rigid on the device 1. As a result, in particular the accuracy of the product supply is significantly improved.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Aufschneiden von Lebensmittelprodukten, insbesondere Wurst, Fleisch oder Käse.The present invention relates to a device for slicing food products, in particular sausage, meat or cheese.

Vorrichtungen zum Aufschneiden von Lebensmittelprodukten, die auch als Aufschneidemaschinen oder Slicer bezeichnet werden, sind bekannt. Derartige Vorrichtungen können eine Produktauflage für wenigstens ein aufzuschneidendes Produkt aufweisen, die zwischen einer geneigten Arbeitsstellung, in der das Produkt aufgeschnitten wird, und einer, insbesondere horizontalen, Beladungsstellung verstellbar ist, in der das Produkt auf die Produktauflage von Hand gelegt oder von einer Transporteinrichtung auf die Produktauflage gefördert wird.Devices for slicing food products, also referred to as slicers or slicers, are known. Such devices may have a product support for at least one product to be sliced, which is adjustable between an inclined working position in which the product is cut, and a, in particular horizontal, loading position in which the product is placed on the product support by hand or by a transport device the product circulation is promoted.

Es ist ebenfalls bekannt, das Produkt vor allem während des Aufschneidens mit einem Produkthalter zu halten. Dabei kann es sich um eine Greifereinrichtung handeln, durch die das Produkt an seinem hinteren Ende ergriffen wird. Während des Schneidebetriebs wird der Produkthalter mit dem Produkt mitbewegt beziehungsweise das Produkt wird durch den Produkthalter gefördert. Dazu ist es erforderlich, dass der Produkthalter geführt wird.It is also known to hold the product especially during slicing with a product holder. This may be a gripper device, through which the product is gripped at its rear end. During the cutting operation, the product holder is moved with the product or the product is conveyed through the product holder. For this it is necessary that the product holder is guided.

Eine Aufschneidevorrichtung gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 ist aus der WO 00/59689 A1 bekannt.A slicing device according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from WO 00/59689 A1 known.

Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Aufschneidevorrichtung für Lebensmittelprodukte mit einer verstellbaren Produktauflage bereitzustellen, bei welcher der Produkthalter mit geringem Aufwand mit einem Antrieb für den Produkthalter gekoppelt werden kann.The present invention is based on the object, a slicing device for food products with an adjustable product support to provide, in which the product holder can be coupled with little effort with a drive for the product holder.

Die Aufgabe wird durch eine Vorrichtung mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1 gelöst. Bevorzugte Weiterbildungen und Ausführungsformen der Erfindung sind in den abhängigen Ansprüchen angegeben.The object is achieved by a device having the features of claim 1. Preferred developments and embodiments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims.

Erfindungsgemäß wird eine Vorrichtung zum Aufschneiden von Lebensmittelprodukten, insbesondere Wurst, Fleisch oder Käse, angegeben, mit einer Produktauflage, die zwischen einer, insbesondere geneigten, Arbeitsstellung und einer, insbesondere horizontalen, Beladungsstellung verstellbar ist, wobei in der Beladungsstellung die Produktauflage mit wenigstens einem Produkt beschickt und in der Arbeitsstellung das Produkt einem der Produktauflage nachgeordneten Schneidmesser längs einer Förderrichtung zugeführt werden kann, mit wenigstens einem Produkthalter, der in der Arbeitsstellung mit dem Produkt zusammenwirken kann, und mit einer Führungseinrichtung für den Produkthalter, mittels welcher der Produkthalter an zwei senkrecht zur Förderrichtung beabstandeten Seiten geführt ist.According to the invention, a device for slicing food products, in particular sausage, meat or cheese, specified, with a product support which is adjustable between a, in particular inclined, working position and a, in particular horizontal, loading position, wherein in the loading position, the product support with at least one product and in the working position, the product can be fed to a cutting blade arranged downstream of the product support along a conveying direction, with at least one product holder which can interact with the product in the working position, and with a product holder guide device by means of which the product holder is attached to two perpendicular to the product holder Conveying direction spaced sides is guided.

Bei der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung ist somit nicht nur eine verstellbare Produktauflage vorgesehen, sondern auch eine beidseitige Führungseinrichtung für den Produkthalter. Dadurch kann erreicht werden, dass der Produkthalter insgesamt stabiler geführt ist, so dass sich dieser auch bei schweren Produkten nicht oder weniger stark verwindet oder verbiegt als dies beispielsweise bei einer einseitigen Führung der Fall wäre, bei der der Produkthalter nur einseitig geführt ist.In the device according to the invention thus not only an adjustable product support is provided, but also a two-sided guide device for the product holder. It can thereby be achieved that the product holder is performed more stable overall, so that it does not twist or bend even with heavy products or less than would be the case, for example, in a one-sided leadership, in which the product holder is guided only on one side.

Der Begriff Produkthalter ist breit auszulegen. Es kann sich dabei nicht nur um eine Einrichtung handeln, die das Produkt hält. Vielmehr kann darunter auch eine Einrichtung verstanden werden, die irgendwie mit dem Produkt in Kontakt gebracht und/oder mittels der das Produkt - wie auch immer - gehandhabt werden kann. Es ist ferner nicht erforderlich, dass der Produkthalter zur Produktförderung dient. So kann der Produkthalter auch nur mit dem Produkt mitbewegt bzw. mitgefahren werden, ohne dass das Produkt mittels des Produkthalters gefördert wird. Der Produkthalter kann beispielsweise ein Produktgreifer, ein Produktschieber oder ein Produktniederhalter sein.The term product holder has to be interpreted broadly. It can not just be a device that holds the product. Rather, it can also be understood as meaning a device which can somehow be brought into contact with the product and / or by means of which the product can be handled - however it may be. It is also not necessary that the product holder is used for product promotion. This means that the product holder can only be moved or driven along with the product without the product being conveyed by means of the product holder. The product holder may be, for example, a product gripper, a product pusher or a product suppressor.

Insbesondere kann der Produkthalter mit dem Produkt, vorzugsweise einem dem Schneidmesser abgewandten hinteren Ende des Produkts, in Eingriff gebracht werden. Bei dem Produkthalter kann es sich somit um einen in das hintere Produktende eingreifenden Produktgreifer handeln.In particular, the product holder can be brought into engagement with the product, preferably a rear end of the product facing away from the cutting blade. The product holder can thus be a product gripper engaging in the rear product end.

Erfindungsgemäß ist ein Antrieb für den Produkthalter oberhalb der Produktauflage angeordnet. Vorteilhaft daran ist, dass sich der Antrieb somit außerhalb des Bereichs befindet, innerhalb welchem die Produktauflage verstellbar ist. Außerdem wird es dadurch möglich, den Antrieb in relativer Nähe zum Produkthalter und zur Führungseinrichtung anzuordnen, so dass mit geringem Aufwand der Antrieb und der Produkthalter miteinander gekoppelt werden können.According to the invention, a drive for the product holder is arranged above the product support. The advantage of this is that the drive is thus outside the range within which the product support is adjustable. In addition, it is thereby possible to arrange the drive in relative proximity to the product holder and the guide device, so that with little effort the drive and the product holder can be coupled together.

Die Führungseinrichtung weist zwei in Förderrichtung verlaufende Führungen auf, zwischen denen der Produkthalter geführt ist. Dadurch kann der Produkthalter auf einfache Weise über die gesamte Länge der Produktauflage geführt werden.The guide device has two guides extending in the conveying direction, between which the product holder is guided. This allows the product holder to be easily guided over the entire length of the product support.

Insbesondere ist eine Abstützung für die Führungseinrichtung vorgesehen. Dadurch kann die Stabilität und Verwindungssteifigkeit der Führungseinrichtung und damit auch des Produkthalters verbessert werden.In particular, a support for the guide device is provided. As a result, the stability and torsional rigidity of the guide device and thus also of the product holder can be improved.

Die Abstützung kann seitlich der Produktauflage verlaufen. Dadurch befindet sich die Abstützung außerhalb des Verstellbereichs der Produktauflage und stört bei einer Beladung der Produktauflage über deren hinteres Ende nicht den Beladevorgang.The support can extend laterally of the product support. As a result, the support is outside the adjustment range of the product support and does not interfere with the loading of the product support on the rear end of the loading process.

Erfindungsgemäß ist die Produktauflage derart verstellbar, dass ein hinteres Ende der Produktauflage in die Arbeitsstellung angehoben und in die Beladungsstellung abgesenkt wird. Dadurch kann die Produktauflage besonders einfach zwischen einer horizontalen Beladungsstellung und einer geneigten Arbeitsstellung verstellt werden.According to the invention, the product support is adjustable such that a rear end of the product support is raised to the working position and lowered into the loading position. As a result, the product support can be adjusted particularly easily between a horizontal loading position and a tilted working position.

Nach einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist die Produktauflage durch Verschwenken verstellbar, wobei insbesondere eine Schwenkachse für die Produktauflage im vorderen Bereich der Produktauflage gelegen ist. Dadurch kann die Verstellbarkeit der Produktauflage besonders einfach realisiert werden. Insbesondere ist es so möglich, für die Produktzufuhr während des Aufschneidens die Schwerkraft zu nutzen. Ferner verbessert dies das Ablageverhalten der nach dem Abtrennen nach unten fallenden Produktscheiben.According to a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the product support is adjustable by pivoting, wherein in particular a pivot axis for the product support is located in the front region of the product support. As a result, the adjustability of the product support can be realized particularly easily. In particular, it is possible to use gravity for product feeding during slicing. Furthermore, this improves the storage behavior of the product slices falling down after the separation.

Vorzugsweise ist die Beschickung der Produktauflage mit dem Produkt über ein hinteres Ende der Produktauflage oder von der Seite vorgesehen. Die Beschickung kann dabei von Hand erfolgen. Alternativ kann hinter der Produktauflage oder seitlich neben der Produktauflage eine Transporteinrichtung vorgesehen sein, mit der das Produkt auf die Produktauflage gefördert wird.Preferably, the loading of the product support with the product is provided over a rear end of the product support or from the side. The feed can be done by hand. Alternatively, behind the product support or laterally next to the product support a transport device can be provided, with which the product is conveyed onto the product support.

Die Produktauflage kann ein Endlosförderband für das Produkt umfassen, mittels welchem das Produkt gefördert werden kann. Das Endlosförderband kann somit die Auflagefläche für das Produkt bilden und zumindest Teil einer Fördereinrichtung zur Förderung des Produkts sein.The product support may comprise an endless conveyor belt for the product by means of which the product can be conveyed. The endless conveyor belt can thus form the bearing surface for the product and be at least part of a conveyor for conveying the product.

Alternativ oder ergänzend zu dem Endlosförderband kann das Produkt auch durch den Produkthalter in der Förderrichtung gefördert und somit dem Schneidmesser zugeführt werden. Bei dem Produkthalter kann es sich um eine Greifereinrichtung handeln, die zumindest eine Greifklaue aufweist, durch die das Produkt, insbesondere an seinem hinteren Ende, ergriffen werden kann. Aufgrund des Eingriffs in das Produkt kann dieses durch die Greifereinrichtung nicht nur in Förderrichtung, sondern auch entgegen der Förderrichtung bewegt werden. Dies kann beispielsweise während des Schneidebetriebs wünschenswert oder erforderlich sein. Außerdem kann - nachdem das Produkt durch das Schneidmesser aufgeschnitten wurde - der hintere, nicht aufgeschnittene Rest des Produkts mittels der Greifereinrichtung entgegen der Fördereinrichtung vom Schneidmesser wegbewegt und kontrolliert in einen Restebehälter abgeworfen werden.Alternatively or in addition to the endless conveyor belt, the product can also be conveyed through the product holder in the conveying direction and thus fed to the cutting blade. The product holder may be a gripper device which has at least one gripping claw, through which the product, in particular at its rear end, can be gripped. Due to the intervention in the product, this can be moved by the gripper device not only in the conveying direction but also counter to the conveying direction. This may, for example, be desirable or necessary during the cutting operation. In addition, after the product has been cut by the cutting blade, the rear, uncut remainder of the product can be moved away from the conveyor by the gripper device away from the cutting blade and controllably dumped into a waste container.

Es können mehrere Produkte gleichzeitig zugeführt werden, wobei für jedes Produkt ein Produkthalter vorgesehen ist. Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung ist somit für einen mehrspurigen Schneidebetrieb ausgebildet, bei dem in mehreren nebeneinander liegenden Spuren die auf der gegenüber einem Einspurbetrieb entsprechend verbreiterten Produktauflage liegenden Produkte dem Schneidmesser zugeführt werden. Da die Produkthalter durch die beidseitige Führungseinrichtung an zwei senkrecht zur Förderrichtung beabstandeten Seiten geführt sind, sind die Produkthalter stabil und verwindungssteif angeordnet, und zwar trotz der relativ großen Breite der Produktauflage, was bei einer nur einseitigen Führung problematisch sein kann.Several products can be supplied simultaneously, with one product holder for each product. The device according to the invention is therefore designed for a multi-track cutting operation, in which the products lying on the opposite to a single-track operation correspondingly widened product support products are supplied to the cutting blade in a plurality of adjacent tracks. Since the product holders are guided by the two-sided guide means at two perpendicular to the conveying direction sides, the product holder are stable and torsionally rigid, despite the relatively large width of the product support, which can be problematic in a one-sided leadership.

Für die Produkthalter ist ein gemeinsamer Träger vorgesehen, der mittels der Führungseinrichtung geführt ist. Durch den Träger können die Produkthalter auf einfache Weise mit der Führungseinrichtung gekoppelt werden. Die Produkthalter sind durch den Träger an der Führungseinrichtung beweglich gelagert.For the product holder, a common carrier is provided, which is guided by means of the guide device. Through the carrier, the Product holder can be easily coupled to the guide device. The product holders are movably supported by the carrier on the guide device.

Die Erfindung wird im Folgenden beispielhaft unter Bezugnahme auf die Zeichnungen beschrieben. Es zeigen, teilweise in schematischer Darstellung:

Fig. 1
eine hintere Ansicht einer erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung zum Aufschneiden von Lebensmittelprodukten, und
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eine seitliche Ansicht der Vorrichtung von Fig. 1.
The invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the drawings. They show, partly in schematic representation:
Fig. 1
a rear view of an apparatus according to the invention for slicing food products, and
Fig. 2
a side view of the device of Fig. 1 ,

Die dargestellte Vorrichtung 1 ist zum Aufschneiden von Lebensmittelprodukten 3 vorgesehen. Die Vorrichtung 1 weist eine Produktauflage 5 auf, die zwischen einer gestrichelt eingezeichneten Beladungsstellung und einer Arbeitsstellung verstellbar ist. In der Beladungsstellung ist die Produktauflage 5 horizontal angeordnet. In dieser Stellung erfolgt eine Beschickung der Produktauflage 5 mit - im dargestellten Beispiel - drei nebeneinander liegenden Produkten 3, die über ein hinteres Ende 5a (vgl. Fig. 2) der Produktauflage 5 beispielsweise durch eine nicht dargestellte Transporteinrichtung zugeführt werden, die die Produkte 3 auf die Produktauflage 5 fördert.The illustrated device 1 is provided for slicing food products 3. The device 1 has a product support 5, which is adjustable between a dashed loading position and a working position. In the loading position, the product support 5 is arranged horizontally. In this position, a loading of the product support 5 with - in the example shown - three adjacent products 3, which via a rear end 5a (see. Fig. 2 ) of the product support 5, for example, by a not shown Transport device are supplied, which promotes the products 3 on the product support 5.

Nach erfolgter Beladung der Produktauflage 5 wird diese in die geneigte Arbeitsstellung gebracht. Bei dem dargestellten Beispiel wird die Produktauflage 3 um eine im vorderen Bereich 5b der Produktauflage 5 vorgesehene Schwenkachse 7 geschwenkt, so dass das hintere Ende 5a gegenüber dem vorderen Bereich 5b der Produktauflage 5 angehoben wird.After loading the product support 5, this is brought into the inclined working position. In the example shown, the product support 3 is pivoted about a pivot axis 7 provided in the front region 5b of the product support 5, so that the rear end 5a is raised relative to the front region 5b of the product support 5.

In der Arbeitsstellung werden die drei Produkte 3 nebeneinander liegend, also in drei Spuren, in einer Förderrichtung I einem Schneidmesser 9 zugeführt und von diesem aufgeschnitten. Vor oder während des Schneidebetriebs wird in der Arbeitsstellung jeweils ein als Produktgreifer ausgeführter Produkthalter 11 mit einem dem Schneidmesser 9 abgewandten hinteren Ende eines Produkts 3 in Eingriff gebracht. Die Produkthalter 11 werden von einer Führungseinrichtung 13 an zwei senkrecht zur Förderrichtung I beabstandeten Seiten geführt.In the working position, the three products 3 are side by side, ie in three tracks, fed in a conveying direction I a cutting blade 9 and cut from this. Before or during the cutting operation, a product holder 11 designed as a product gripper is in each case brought into engagement with a rear end of a product 3 remote from the cutting blade 9 in the working position. The product holder 11 are guided by a guide device 13 at two perpendicular to the conveying direction I spaced sides.

Die Führungseinrichtung 13 weist zwei in Förderrichtung I verlaufende Führungen 15 auf, die sich jeweils seitlich außen neben den äußeren Spuren der Produkte 3 befinden und zwischen denen die Produkthalter 11 geführt sind (vgl. Fig. 1). Diese Position der Führungen 15 ist aber nicht zwingend. Die Führungen 15 können auch weiter oder weniger weit beabstandet sein. Dabei sind die Produkthalter 11 über einen gemeinsamen Träger 17 an der Führungseinrichtung 13 zumindest längsbeweglich gelagert.The guide device 13 has two in the conveying direction I extending guides 15, which are each laterally outside next to the outer tracks of the products 3 and between which the product holder 11 are guided (see. Fig. 1 ). This position of the guides 15 is not mandatory. The guides 15 may also be more or less widely spaced. In this case, the product holder 11 are mounted at least longitudinally movable on the guide device 13 via a common carrier 17.

Die Führungen 15 sind nach Art einer Spindel ausgebildet, die über einen Antrieb 19 rotierend antreibbar ist. Die rotierende Bewegung der Spindeln kann durch ein geeignetes Lager für den Träger 17 z.B. über eine Mutter in eine translatorische Bewegung der Produkthalter 11 umgesetzt werden, so dass die Produkthalter 11 längs der Förderrichtung I verfahren werden können. Durch die Produkthalter 11 kann somit eine Förderung der Produkte 3 in Förderrichtung I erfolgen. Die Produkthalter 11 können auch lediglich zum Halten und Zurückziehen eines Produktrestes dienen und zusätzlich zu einer Fördereinrichtung für die Produkte 3 vorgesehen sein.The guides 15 are formed in the manner of a spindle, which is driven in rotation by a drive 19. The rotating movement of the spindles can be achieved by a suitable bearing for the Carrier 17 are implemented, for example via a nut in a translational movement of the product holder 11, so that the product holder 11 along the conveying direction I can be moved. By the product holder 11 can thus be carried out a promotion of the products 3 in the conveying direction I. The product holders 11 can also serve only for holding and retracting a product residue and be provided in addition to a conveyor for the products 3.

Wie erwähnt, sind die Produkthalter 11 bei dem dargestellten Beispiel als Greifer ausgebildet, die mittels einer Greifklaue 21 das hintere Ende des Produkts 3 ergreifen. Dadurch ist es möglich, dass die Produkte 3 nicht nur in Förderrichtung I gefördert, sondern bei Bedarf auch entgegen der Förderrichtung I bewegt werden können.As mentioned, in the illustrated example, the product holders 11 are designed as grippers which grasp the rear end of the product 3 by means of a gripping claw 21. This makes it possible that the products 3 are not only conveyed in the conveying direction I, but can also be moved counter to the conveying direction I, if necessary.

Die Produktauflage 5 kann ein nicht dargestelltes, angetriebenes Endlosförderband aufweisen, das die eigentliche Auflagefläche für die Produkte 3 bildet und durch das die Produkte 3 ergänzend oder alternativ zu den Produkthaltern 11 gefördert werden können.The product support 5 may comprise a not shown, driven endless conveyor belt, which forms the actual support surface for the products 3 and by which the products 3 can be conveyed in addition or alternatively to the product holders 11.

Zur Abstützung der Führungen 15 sind seitlich neben der Produktauflage 3 verlaufende Stützen 23 vorgesehen, über die die Führungen 15 an einem Gestell 25 der Vorrichtung 1 abgestützt sind.To support the guides 15 3 extending supports 23 are provided laterally adjacent to the product support over which the guides 15 are supported on a frame 25 of the device 1.

Die dargestellte Vorrichtung 1 weist entsprechend den vorstehenden Ausführungen die verstellbare Produktauflage 5 sowie die beidseitige Führungseinrichtung 15 für die Produkthalter 11 auf, durch die die Produkthalter besonders stabil und verwindungssteif an der Vorrichtung 1 geführt werden können. Hierdurch wird insbesondere die Genauigkeit der Produktzufuhr erheblich verbessert.The illustrated device 1 has according to the above embodiments, the adjustable product support 5 and the two-sided guide means 15 for the product holder 11, through which the product holder can be performed particularly stable and torsionally rigid on the device 1. As a result, in particular the accuracy of the product supply is significantly improved.

BezugszeichenlisteLIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

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Vorrichtungcontraption
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Produktproduct
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Produktauflageproduct support
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hinteres Enderear end
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vorderer Bereichfront area
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Schwenkachseswivel axis
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Schneidmessercutting blade
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Produkthalterproduct holder
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Führungseinrichtungguide means
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Antriebdrive
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Greifklauengripping claws
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Stützesupport
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Gestellframe

Claims (8)

  1. An apparatus for slicing food products (3), in particular sausage, meat or cheese, comprising
    a product support (5) which is adjustable between a working position, in particular an inclined working position, and a loading position, in particular a horizontal loading position, wherein the product support (5) can be fed with a plurality of products (3) in the loading position and the products (3) can be supplied to a cutting blade (9) arranged downstream of the product support (5) along a conveying direction (I) in the working position;
    a product holder (11) for each product (3) which can cooperate with the product (3) in the working position; and
    a guide device (13) for the product holders (11) by means of which the product holders (11) are guided at two sides spaced apart perpendicular to the conveying direction (I), with the guide device (13) having two guides (15) which extend in the conveying direction (I) and between which the product holders (11) are guided, wherein a common carrier (17) which is guided by means of the guides (15) is provided for the product holders (11), characterized in that
    a drive (19) for the product holders (11) is arranged above the guides (15) and outside the region within which the product support (5) is adjustable; and
    in that both guides (15) are each configured as spindles which are each rotatingly drivable via the drive (19), with the rotating movement of each spindle being able to be converted by a bearing for the carrier (17) into a translatory movement of the product holders (11) along the conveying direction (I).
  2. An apparatus in accordance with claim 1,
    characterized in that
    the product holder (11) can be brought into engagement with the product (3), in particular with a rear end of the product (3) remote from the cutting blade (9).
  3. An apparatus in accordance with one of the preceding claims,
    characterized in that
    a support (23) is provided for the guide device (13).
  4. An apparatus in accordance with claim 3,
    characterized in that
    the support (23) extends to the side of the product support (5).
  5. An apparatus in accordance with any one of the preceding claims,
    characterized in that
    the product support (5) is adjustable such that a rear end (5a) of the product support (5) is raised into the working position and is lowered into the loading position.
  6. An apparatus in accordance with any one of the preceding claims,
    characterized in that
    the product support (5) is adjustable by pivoting, with a pivot axis (7) for the product support (5) in particular being disposed in the front region (5b) of the product support (5).
  7. An apparatus in accordance with any one of the preceding claims,
    characterized in that
    the feeding of the product support (5) with the product (3) is provided via a rear end (5a) of the product support (5) or from the side.
  8. An apparatus in accordance with any one of the preceding claims,
    characterized in that
    the product support (5) comprises a continuous conveyor belt for the product (3) by means of which the product (3) can be conveyed.
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