EP3341168A1 - Slicing device comprising a stop means - Google Patents

Slicing device comprising a stop means

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EP3341168A1
EP3341168A1 EP16757195.9A EP16757195A EP3341168A1 EP 3341168 A1 EP3341168 A1 EP 3341168A1 EP 16757195 A EP16757195 A EP 16757195A EP 3341168 A1 EP3341168 A1 EP 3341168A1
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stop means
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Winfried Hörberg
Arjen HETTINGA
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GEA Food Solutions Germany GmbH
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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
    • B26D7/0625—Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form by endless conveyors, e.g. belts
    • 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
    • B26D7/0625—Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form by endless conveyors, e.g. belts
    • B26D7/0633—Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form by endless conveyors, e.g. belts by grippers
    • 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
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a device for slicing food slices of at least one food product, in particular sausage, ham and / or cheese, wherein a track is provided for each food product, along which it is transported by a means of transport in the direction of a moving knife, which the food product is separated from the front end of the food product, wherein an individual stop means is provided for each track.
  • the object is achieved with a device for cutting food slices of at least one food product, in particular sausage, ham and / or cheese, with a track is provided for each food product along which it with a Transporting means is transported in the direction of a moving knife, which separates food slices from the front end of the food product, wherein for each track an individual stop means is provided and wherein the stop means is a variable in shape transport means.
  • the present invention relates to a device for slicing a food bar into food slices.
  • Such food bars such as sausage, cheese or ham typically have a length between 300 and 3,500 millimeters, the length of food bars is usually not the same.
  • These food bars are placed in the slicing and transported by means of a transport in the direction of a rotating cutting blade continuously or intermittently.
  • the cutting blade can be, for example, a circular or sickle blade. This cutting knife separates food slices from the front end of the food rack. The thus separated slices usually fall on a portioning, with which they are combined into portions and then removed.
  • the food bars differ in their length, it is advantageous to start with the slicing of the longest food bar after reloading the device and continue this process until the ends of all food bars of the respective load lie in one plane. These can then be gripped by a gripper, respectively, without the food bars being compressed and / or the grippers being movable relative to one another.
  • This lane-specific stop means is achieved by a variable in its shape transport.
  • the means of transport is located above the respective food bar and touches it on its upper side. It does not protrude into the transport path of the respective food bar. If the means of transport serve as a stop means, its shape is changed so that it protrudes into the transport path of the food bar and blocks its movement in the direction of the knife. As soon as the respective food bar is to be cut open, the change in shape is reversed again so that the means of transport is located above the food bar.
  • the transport means has at least one roller whose circumference is made variable.
  • the roller is surrounded by an elastic tube whose internal pressure is variable.
  • the transport means preferably has at least one roller whose position can be changed to another roller of the transport means. Due to the change in position, the means of transport is changed in shape.
  • the transport means on three rollers, wherein at least one is provided variable relative to the other two in its position.
  • two rollers are provided movably relative to a third roller.
  • the slicing device on a locking slide which is provided in particular in a gap in the support of the food bar.
  • each track has its own individually controllable gate valve.
  • the gate valve serves as a stop at a reload and is removed for cutting the food bar from the transport path of the respective food bar. For the discharge of a remainder piece, it can be moved again from a retracted position to its locked position.
  • the transport means additionally comprises a stop means.
  • This stop means is preferably connected to the transport, in particular rigidly connected.
  • the transport and the stop means on a common pivot point.
  • the stop means By rotating around the fulcrum in one direction of rotation, the stop means is brought into a position in which it prevents further transport of the food bar.
  • the stop means By rotation in the reverse direction, the stop means is removed from the transport path of the food bar and the transport means engages the food bar to move in the direction of the cutting blade and / or to press against the support of the food bar.
  • the conveyor belt is provided altogether variable in height. Depending on the height at which the conveyor belt is located, it blocks the transport path of the food bar
  • FIGS. 1-9 show a slicing device
  • FIG. 1 shows a slicing device 5.
  • the slicing device 5 has a cutting blade 11, which cuts a food product 2 into food slices 12.
  • each food product 2 with a conveying means 4, 9 here two conveyor belts 4, 9 is transported continuously or intermittently in the direction of the cutting plane of the blade 1 1.
  • the lower conveyor belt 4 is at the same time a product support.
  • the cutting blade 1 1 is attached to a rotating blade holder 3 and preferably cooperates with a cutting edge cutting, which is provided for example at the front end of a product support 4 and preferably together define the cutting plane.
  • a so-called cutting gap is present, which should be as small as possible, but must be so large that the knife does not touch the cutting edge. This gap must be adjusted regularly.
  • the cutting edge must be aligned parallel to the knife.
  • a storage table 1 which is provided with means of transport, such as a conveyor belt or conveyor belt, on which they are each configured to a portion 14, here a stack.
  • the finished portions 14 are then removed from the cutting blade area and then packaged.
  • the slice thickness results from the feed distance of the food product between two cuts. At constant blade rotation speed, the regulation of the slice thickness is carried out via the feed rate of the food product.
  • the slicing device may have a gripper per feed path, which grips the rear end 13 of the food product 2 before or during slicing and this during slicing, in particular towards the end of the slicing, stabilized and the tail, which can not be cut, disposed of.
  • Each gripper is preferably on a gripper carriage (not shown) provided which moves the gripper, in particular parallel to the feed direction of the food product, back and forth.
  • the slicing device is provided in multiple tracks, ie several food products 2 are cut open by a knife, in particular at least temporarily at the same time or at least temporarily sequentially.
  • the device has its own track for each food product, along which it in the direction of the knife 1 1 is transported.
  • Each lane has an individual transport 4, 9, which is operable independently of the means of transport of the other lanes.
  • the cut food slices are in each case configured in portions per portion.
  • the gripping of the back of the food bars also takes place each track individually.
  • Figures 2 to 5 show a first embodiment of the track-individual stop means, which is designed in the present case in the form of the conveyor belt 9. This is, as shown in Figure 2, provided nchnverschietons, so that it can not be transported from the blocking position shown in Figure 2 in the food bar 2, in a position shown in position 3, in which it is used as a conveyor belt for the food bar 8 is used.
  • the track-individual blocking of the food bar 2 has the advantage that for food bars with a different length, the longest food bar can first be cut open.
  • the food bars are detected by the grippers 8 track individual and the ends 13 track individually used, optionally, the ends 13 are gripped by the gripper arms 8 together when the food bars have reached the same length without the respective food bar is compressed or without the gripper relative are provided to a central unit movable.
  • a remnant piece 7 is disposed of in a chute 16.
  • the gripper pulls the end piece 7 back and releases the engagement as soon as the remaining piece is above the chute 16.
  • This action can optionally be supported by a spear slide 15, which is provided between the conveyor belt 4 and the conveyor belt 9 and thereby prevents the remaining piece 7 from entering the rotation range of the knife 11.
  • the gate valve is moved from a retracted position, in which he does not protrude into the transport path of the food bar in a raised position in which he blocked the transport path of the food bar.
  • the gripper moves into a rearward "home position" and a new food bar 2 can be loaded into the respective track
  • the conveyor belt 5 is folded down about an axis 9 and blocks the Figure 5 is a simpler embodiment of Figure 2.
  • the conveyor belt 9 assumes the position shown in Figure 2 as a stop means in which the transport path of the food bar is also blocked Cold cuts of the newly loaded food bar, the conveyor belt is then moved to the position shown in Figure 3.
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 show a further embodiment of the stop means according to the invention.
  • the stop means 17 blocks the transport path of the food bar 2 and thus acts as a stop.
  • the transport means is used to transport the food bar in the direction of the knife 11.
  • Figures 8 and 9 show a further embodiment of the stop means 9, which is provided in the present case form variable.
  • the stop means 9, which is also a means of transport at the same time, has in the present case three rollers and a conveyor belt running around the rollers. At least one of the rollers can be driven. But the conveyor belt 9 can only serve to press the food bar against the support 4. Furthermore, at least one of the rollers is slidably provided in position relative to at least one further roller. In the embodiment shown in Figure 8, the roller 18 is offset in the direction of the conveyor belt 4, so that the transport means 9 serves as a stop for the food bar 2 in the present case.
  • the roller 18 is pushed upwards and the roller 20 to the front, so that the conveyor belt 9 assumes a flatter overall shape.
  • the front roller 20 then comes into engagement with the food bar 2 and serves to transport it in the direction of the knife 1 1.
  • the transport means 9 does not necessarily have to have a rotationally driven roller. Then it serves only as pressing means against the transport 4.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for cutting food slices (12) of at least one food product (2), especially sausage, ham and/or cheese, wherein a track is provided for each food product, along which it is transported by a means of transport (9) in the direction of a moving knife (11) which separates food slices (12) from the front end of the food product (2), an individual stop means (15, 17, 18) being provided for each track.

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Aufschneidevorrichtung mit einem Anschlagmittel  Slicing device with a stop means
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Abschneiden von Lebensmittelscheiben von mindestens einem Lebensmittelprodukt, insbesondere Wurst, Schinken und/oder Käse, wobei eine Spur für jedes Lebensmittelprodukt vorgesehen ist, entlang derer es mit einem Transportmittel in Richtung eines sich bewegenden Messers transportiert wird, das von dem vorderen Ende des Lebensmittelprodukts Lebensmittelscheiben abtrennt, wobei für jede Spur ein individuelles Anschlagmittel vorgesehen ist. The present invention relates to a device for slicing food slices of at least one food product, in particular sausage, ham and / or cheese, wherein a track is provided for each food product, along which it is transported by a means of transport in the direction of a moving knife, which the food product is separated from the front end of the food product, wherein an individual stop means is provided for each track.
Die gattungsgemäßen Vorrichtungen sind als sogenannte Hochleistungsaufschneidevorrichtungen bekannt, wie sie beispielsweise in der DE 10001338, der DE 10 201 1 1 14 180 A1 , der EP 0107056, der EP 0687263 sowie der GB 2386317 oder in der DE 10 2012 214 741 A1 beschrieben werden. Bei diesen sogenannten„Slicern" werden stangenformige oder anders geformte Lebensmittelriegel, beispielsweise Wurst, Käse, Schinken, Rohschinken oder dergleichen mit einer sehr hohen Schneidleistung, beispielsweise bis zu 1 .000 Schnitte pro Minute oder mehr, in Scheiben geschnitten. Dabei wird beispielsweise der Lebensmittelriegel mittels eines geregelten Antriebs durch eine ortsfeste Schneidebene, in der der Schnitt durch ein schnell bewegtes in der Regel rotierendes Schneidmesser erfolgt, transportiert. Die Scheibenstärke ergibt sich aus der Vorschubstrecke des Lebensmittelriegels zwischen zwei Schnitten. Demnach erfolgt bei einer konstanten Schneidmesserdrehgeschwindigkeit die Regelung der Scheibenstärke über die Vorschubgeschwindigkeit des Lebensmittelriegels. Die geschnittenen Scheiben werden in der Regel mit konstanter Scheibenzahl und/oder gewichtsgenau zu Portionen zusammengefasst und verpackt. Oftmals werden heutzutage mehrere Lebensmittelriegel gleichzeitig aufgeschnitten, die jeweils entlang einer Spur in Richtung des Messers transportiert werden und die in ihrer Länge jeweils unterschiedlich sind. Deshalb ist es für diese Vorrichtungen vorteilhaft, wenn jede Spur ein individuelles Anschlagmittel aufweist, an dem der Lebensmittelriegel anliegt bevor er aufgeschnitten wird. The generic devices are known as so-called Hochleistungsaufschneidevorrichtungen, as described for example in DE 10001338, DE 10 201 1 1 14 180 A1, EP 0107056, EP 0687263 and GB 2386317 or DE 10 2012 214 741 A1. In these so-called "slicers" bar-shaped or otherwise shaped food bars, for example sausage, cheese, ham, raw ham or the like with a very high cutting performance, for example, up to 1, 000 cuts per minute or more, sliced The slice thickness is the result of the feed distance of the food bar between two cuts The sliced slices are usually collected and packaged in constant number of slices and / or in portions, and often several slices of food are sliced at the same time each transported along a track in the direction of the knife and which are each different in their length. Therefore, it is advantageous for these devices, if each track has an individual stop means on which the food bar is applied before it is cut.
Es war deshalb die Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung eine Vorrichtung zur Verfügung zu stellen, die ein derartiges spurindividuelles Anschlagmittel aufweist. It was therefore an object of the present invention to provide a device which has such a track-specific stop means.
Gelöst wird die Aufgabe mit einer Vorrichtung zum Abschneiden von Lebensmittelscheiben von mindestens einem Lebensmittelprodukt, insbesondere Wurst, Schinken und/oder Käse, wobei eine Spur für jedes Lebensmittelprodukt vorgesehen ist, entlang derer es mit einem Transportmittel in Richtung eines sich bewegenden Messers transportiert wird, das von dem vorderen Ende des Lebensmittelprodukts Lebensmittelscheiben abtrennt, wobei für jede Spur ein individuelles Anschlagmittel vorgesehen ist und wobei das Anschlagmittel ein in seiner Form veränderliches Transportmittel ist. The object is achieved with a device for cutting food slices of at least one food product, in particular sausage, ham and / or cheese, with a track is provided for each food product along which it with a Transporting means is transported in the direction of a moving knife, which separates food slices from the front end of the food product, wherein for each track an individual stop means is provided and wherein the stop means is a variable in shape transport means.
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Aufschneiden eines Lebensmittelriegels in Lebensmittelscheiben. Derartige Lebensmittelriegel, beispielsweise Wurst, Käse oder Schinken haben typischerweise eine Länge zwischen 300 und 3.500 Millimetern, wobei die Länge der Lebensmittelriegel in der Regel nicht gleich ist. Diese Lebensmittelriegel werden in die Aufschneidevorrichtung eingelegt und mittels eines Transportmittels in Richtung eines rotierenden Schneidmessers kontinuierlich oder intermittierend transportiert. Bei dem Schneidmesser kann es sich beispielsweise um ein Kreis- oder Sichelmesser handeln. Dieses Schneidmesser trennt Lebensmittelscheiben von dem vorderen Ende des Lebensmittelriegels ab. Die so abgetrennten Scheiben fallen in der Regel auf eine Portioniervorrichtung, mit der sie zu Portionen zusammengefasst und sodann abtransportiert werden. Da sich die Lebensmittelriegel in ihrer Länge unterscheiden, ist es nach der Neubeladung der Vorrichtung vorteilhaft mit dem Aufschnitt des Längsten Lebensmittelriegels zu beginnen und diesen Vorgang fortzusetzen, bis die Enden aller Lebensmittelriegel der jeweiligen Beladung in einer Ebene liegen. Diese können dann jeweils von einem Greifer ergriffen werden, ohne dass die Lebensmittelriegel komprimiert werden und/oder das die Greifer relativ zueinander bewegbar sind. The present invention relates to a device for slicing a food bar into food slices. Such food bars, such as sausage, cheese or ham typically have a length between 300 and 3,500 millimeters, the length of food bars is usually not the same. These food bars are placed in the slicing and transported by means of a transport in the direction of a rotating cutting blade continuously or intermittently. The cutting blade can be, for example, a circular or sickle blade. This cutting knife separates food slices from the front end of the food rack. The thus separated slices usually fall on a portioning, with which they are combined into portions and then removed. Since the food bars differ in their length, it is advantageous to start with the slicing of the longest food bar after reloading the device and continue this process until the ends of all food bars of the respective load lie in one plane. These can then be gripped by a gripper, respectively, without the food bars being compressed and / or the grippers being movable relative to one another.
Dieses spurindividuelle Anschlagmittel wird durch ein in seiner Form veränderliches Transportmittel erreicht. Für den Transport befindet sich das Transportmittel oberhalb des jeweiligen Lebensmittelriegels und berührt diesen an seiner Oberseite. Es ragt nicht in den Transportweg des jeweiligen Lebensmittelriegels hinein. Soll das Transportmittel als Anschlagmittel dienen, wird seine Form so verändert, dass des in den Transportweg des Lebensmittelriegels hineinragt und dessen Bewegung in Richtung des Messers blockiert. Sobald der jeweilige Lebensmittelriegel dann aufgeschnitten werden soll, wird die Formänderung wieder so rückgängig gemacht, dass das sich das Transportmittel oberhalb von dem Lebensmittelriegel befindet. This lane-specific stop means is achieved by a variable in its shape transport. For transport, the means of transport is located above the respective food bar and touches it on its upper side. It does not protrude into the transport path of the respective food bar. If the means of transport serve as a stop means, its shape is changed so that it protrudes into the transport path of the food bar and blocks its movement in the direction of the knife. As soon as the respective food bar is to be cut open, the change in shape is reversed again so that the means of transport is located above the food bar.
Vorzugsweise weist das Transportmittel mindestens eine Rolle auf, deren Umfang veränderlich ausgeführt ist. Beispielsweise ist die Rolle von einem elastischen Schlauch umgeben, dessen Innendruck veränderbar ist. Vorzugsweise weist das Transportmittel mindesten eine Rolle auf, deren Lage zu einer anderen Rolle des Transportmittels veränderbar ist. Durch die Lageveränderung wird das Transportmittel in seiner Form verändert. Vorzugsweise weist das Transportmittel drei Rollen auf, wobei mindestens eine relativ zu den beiden anderen in seiner Lage veränderlich vorgesehen ist. Vorzugsweise sind zwei Rollen relativ zu einer dritten Rolle beweglich vorgesehen. Preferably, the transport means has at least one roller whose circumference is made variable. For example, the roller is surrounded by an elastic tube whose internal pressure is variable. The transport means preferably has at least one roller whose position can be changed to another roller of the transport means. Due to the change in position, the means of transport is changed in shape. Preferably, the transport means on three rollers, wherein at least one is provided variable relative to the other two in its position. Preferably, two rollers are provided movably relative to a third roller.
Gemäß einem bevorzugten oder erfindungsgemäßen Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung weist die Aufschneidevorrichtung einen Sperrschieber auf, der insbesondere in einem Spalt in der Auflage des Lebensmittelriegels vorgesehen ist. Vorzugsweise weist jede Spur ihren eigenen individuell steuerbaren Sperrschieber auf. Der Sperrschieber dient bei einer Neubeladung als Anschlag und wird für das Aufschneiden des Lebensmittelriegels aus der Transportbahn des jeweiligen Lebensmittelriegels entfernt. Für den Abwurf eines Reststücks kann er wieder aus einer rückgezogenen Position in seine Sperrposition gefahren werden. According to a preferred or inventive object of the present invention, the slicing device on a locking slide, which is provided in particular in a gap in the support of the food bar. Preferably, each track has its own individually controllable gate valve. The gate valve serves as a stop at a reload and is removed for cutting the food bar from the transport path of the respective food bar. For the discharge of a remainder piece, it can be moved again from a retracted position to its locked position.
Gemäß einem weiteren Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung weist das Transportmittel zusätzlich ein Anschlagmittel auf. Dieses Anschlagmittel ist vorzugsweise mit dem Transportmittel verbunden, insbesondere starr verbunden. According to another aspect of the present invention, the transport means additionally comprises a stop means. This stop means is preferably connected to the transport, in particular rigidly connected.
Vorzugsweise weisen das Transportmittel und das Anschlagmittel einen gemeinsamen Drehpunkt auf. Durch eine Drehung um den Drehpunkt in eine Drehrichtung wird das Anschlagmittel in eine Position gebracht, in der es einen Weitertransport des Lebensmittelriegels verhindert. Durch eine Drehung in die umgekehrte Richtung wird das Anschlagmittel aus der Transportbahn des Lebensmittelriegels entfernt und das Transportmittel gelangt mit dem Lebensmittelriegel in Eingriff, um diesen in Richtung des Schneidmessers zu transportieren und/oder gegen die Auflage des Lebensmittelriegels zu drücken. Preferably, the transport and the stop means on a common pivot point. By rotating around the fulcrum in one direction of rotation, the stop means is brought into a position in which it prevents further transport of the food bar. By rotation in the reverse direction, the stop means is removed from the transport path of the food bar and the transport means engages the food bar to move in the direction of the cutting blade and / or to press against the support of the food bar.
Gemäß einem weiteren erfindungsgemäßen oder bevorzugten Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung ist das Transportband insgesamt höhenveränderlich vorgesehen. Je nachdem in welcher Höhe sich das Transportband befindet, blockiert es den Transportweg des Lebensmittelriegels According to a further inventive or preferred subject matter of the present invention, the conveyor belt is provided altogether variable in height. Depending on the height at which the conveyor belt is located, it blocks the transport path of the food bar
Im Folgenden wird die Erfindung anhand der Figuren 1 - 9 erläutert. Diese Erläuterungen sind lediglich beispielhaft und schränken den allgemeinen Erfindungsgedanken nicht ein. zeigt eine Aufschneidevorrichtung, The invention will be explained below with reference to FIGS. 1-9. These explanations are merely exemplary and do not limit the general inventive concept. shows a slicing device,
zeigen eine erste Ausführungsform des Anschlagmittels  show a first embodiment of the stop means
zeigen eine zweite Ausführungsform des Anschlagmittels  show a second embodiment of the stop means
zeigen eine dritte Ausführungsform des Anschlagmittels  show a third embodiment of the stop means
Figur 1 zeigt eine Aufschneidevorrichtung 5. Die Aufschneidevorrichtung 5 weist ein Schneidmesser 1 1 auf, das ein Lebensmittelprodukt 2 in Lebensmittelscheiben 12 schneidet. Dazu wird jedes Lebensmittelprodukt 2 mit einem Fördermittel 4, 9 hier zwei Förderbändern 4, 9 kontinuierlich oder intermittierend in Richtung der Schneidebene des Messers 1 1 transportiert. Das untere Förderband 4 ist gleichzeitig eine Produktauflage. Das Schneidmesser 1 1 ist an einer sich drehenden Messeraufnahme 3 befestigt und wirkt vorzugsweise mit einer Schneidkante schneidend zusammen, die beispielsweise am vorderen Ende einer Produktauflage 4 vorgesehen ist und die vorzugsweise gemeinsam die Schneidebene definieren. Zwischen dem Messer 1 1 und der Schneidkante ist ein sogenannter Schneidspalt vorhanden, der möglichst klein sein sollte, jedoch so groß sein muss, dass das Messer die Schneidkante nicht berührt. Dieser Spalt muss regelmäßig eingestellt werden. Dies kann durch eine Bewegung des Messers und/oder der Schneidkante erfolgen. Außerdem muss die Schneidkante parallel zu dem Messer ausgerichtet sein. Nach dem Abschneiden fallen die Lebensmittelscheiben in der Regel auf einen Ablagetisch 1 , der mit Transportmitteln, beispielsweise einem Transportband oder Transportriemen, versehen ist, auf dem sie zu jeweils einer Portion 14, hier einem Stapel, konfiguriert werden. Die fertiggestellten Portionen 14 werden sodann aus dem Schneidmesserbereich abtransportiert und danach verpackt. Die Scheibenstärke ergibt sich aus der Vorschubstrecke des Lebensmittelproduktes zwischen zwei Schnitten. Bei konstanter Messerdrehgeschwindigkeit erfolgt die Regelung der Scheibenstärke über die Vorschubgeschwindigkeit des Lebensmittelproduktes. Die Aufschneidevorrichtung kann pro Vorschubtrasse einen Greifer aufweisen, der das rückwärtige Ende 13 des Lebensmittelproduktes 2 vor oder während des Aufschneidens ergreift und dieses während des Aufschneidens, insbesondere gegen Ende des Aufschneidens, stabilisiert und das Endstück, das nicht aufgeschnitten werden kann, entsorgt. Jeder Greifer ist vorzugsweise an einem Greifer wagen (nicht dargestellt) vorgesehen, der die Greifer, insbesondere parallel zur Vorschubrichtung des Lebensmittelprodukts, vor- und zurückbewegt. Vorzugsweise ist die Aufschneide Vorrichtung mehrspurig vorgesehen, d.h. dass mehrere Lebensmittelprodukte 2 von einem Messer, insbesondere zumindest zeitweise gleichzeitig oder zumindest zeitweise sequentiell, aufgeschnitten werden. Dafür weist die Vorrichtung für jedes Lebensmittelprodukt eine eigene Spur auf, entlang derer es in Richtung des Messers 1 1 transportiert wird. Jede Spur weist ein individuelles Transportmittel 4, 9 auf, das unabhängig von den Transportmitteln der anderen Spuren betreibbar ist. Die abgeschnittenen Lebensmittelscheiben werden insbesondere pro Spur jeweils zu Portionen konfiguriert. Vorzugsweise erfolgt das Ergreifen der Rückseite der Lebensmittelriegel ebenfalls jeweils spurindividuell. FIG. 1 shows a slicing device 5. The slicing device 5 has a cutting blade 11, which cuts a food product 2 into food slices 12. For this purpose, each food product 2 with a conveying means 4, 9 here two conveyor belts 4, 9 is transported continuously or intermittently in the direction of the cutting plane of the blade 1 1. The lower conveyor belt 4 is at the same time a product support. The cutting blade 1 1 is attached to a rotating blade holder 3 and preferably cooperates with a cutting edge cutting, which is provided for example at the front end of a product support 4 and preferably together define the cutting plane. Between the knife 1 1 and the cutting edge a so-called cutting gap is present, which should be as small as possible, but must be so large that the knife does not touch the cutting edge. This gap must be adjusted regularly. This can be done by a movement of the knife and / or the cutting edge. In addition, the cutting edge must be aligned parallel to the knife. After cutting the food slices usually fall on a storage table 1, which is provided with means of transport, such as a conveyor belt or conveyor belt, on which they are each configured to a portion 14, here a stack. The finished portions 14 are then removed from the cutting blade area and then packaged. The slice thickness results from the feed distance of the food product between two cuts. At constant blade rotation speed, the regulation of the slice thickness is carried out via the feed rate of the food product. The slicing device may have a gripper per feed path, which grips the rear end 13 of the food product 2 before or during slicing and this during slicing, in particular towards the end of the slicing, stabilized and the tail, which can not be cut, disposed of. Each gripper is preferably on a gripper carriage (not shown) provided which moves the gripper, in particular parallel to the feed direction of the food product, back and forth. Preferably, the slicing device is provided in multiple tracks, ie several food products 2 are cut open by a knife, in particular at least temporarily at the same time or at least temporarily sequentially. For this, the device has its own track for each food product, along which it in the direction of the knife 1 1 is transported. Each lane has an individual transport 4, 9, which is operable independently of the means of transport of the other lanes. The cut food slices are in each case configured in portions per portion. Preferably, the gripping of the back of the food bars also takes place each track individually.
Die Figuren 2 bis 5 zeigen eine erste Ausführungsform des spurindividuellen Anschlagmittels, das in dem vorliegenden Fall in Form des Transportbandes 9 ausgeführt ist. Dieses ist, wie in Figur 2 dargestellt, höhenverschieblich vorgesehen, so dass es von der in der Figur 2 dargestellten Blockierposition in der der Lebensmittelriegel 2 nicht weiter transportiert werden kann, in eine in Position 3 dargestellte Höhe verschiebbar ist, in der es als Transportband für den Lebensmittelriegel 8 dient. Die spurindividuelle Blockierung des Lebensmittelriegels 2 hat den Vorteil, dass bei Lebensmittelriegeln mit einer unterschiedlichen Länge zunächst der längste Lebensmittelriegel aufgeschnitten werden kann. Die Lebensmittelriegel werden von den Greiffern 8 spurindividuell erkannt und die Enden 13 spurindividuell gegriffen, optional können die Enden 13 von den Greiffern 8 zusammen gegriffen werden, wenn die Lebensmittelriegel dieselbe Länge erreicht haben, ohne dass der jeweilige Lebensmittelriegel komprimiert wird beziehungsweise ohne dass die Greifer relativ zu einer Zentraleinheit bewegbar vorgesehen sind. Wie Figur 4 entnommen werden kann, wird ein Reststück 7 in einem Fallschacht 16 entsorgt. Dafür zieht der Greifer das Endstück 7 zurück und löst den Eingriff, sobald sich das Reststück über dem Fallschacht 16 befindet. Diese Aktion kann optional durch einen Speerschieber 15 unterstützt werden, der zwischen dem Transportband 4 und dem Transportband 9 vorgesehen wird und dadurch verhindert, dass das Reststück 7 in den Rotationsbereich des Messers 1 1 gelangt. Der Sperrschieber wird dafür von einer zurückgezogenen Position, in der er nicht in den Transportweg des Lebensmittelriegels hineinragt in eine angehobene Position, in der er den Transportweg des Lebensmittelriegels blockiert, verfahren. Sobald der Greifer frei ist, fährt er in eine rückwärtige„Homeposition" und ein neuer Lebensmittelriegel 2 kann in die jeweilige Spur geladen werden. Dafür wird, wie in Figur 5 zu sehen, das Transportband 5 um eine Achse 9 nach unten geklappt und blockiert den Transportweg des Lebensmittelriegels, so dass dieser nicht ungewollt mit dem Messer kollidiert. Die Figur 5 ist eine einfachere Ausführungsform zu Figur 2. Alternativ nimmt das Transportband 9 die Figur 2 dargestellte Stellung als Anschlagmittel ein, in der ebenfalls der Transportweg des Lebensmittelriegels blockiert ist. Zum Aufschnitt des neu geladenen Lebensmittelriegels wird dann das Transportband in die in Figur 3 dargestellte Stellung verbracht. Die Figuren 6 und 7 zeigen eine weitere Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Anschlagmittels. In dem vorliegenden Fall ist das Transportband 9 mit einem Anschlagmittel 17, hier einem Winkel, gekoppelt, die gemeinsam um die Drehachse 9 drehbar vorgesehen sind. In der in Figur 6 dargestellten Ausführungsform blockiert das Anschlagmittel 17 den Transportweg des Lebensmittelriegels 2 und wirkt somit als Anschlag. In der in Figur 7 dargestellten Ausführungsform dient das Transportmittel zum Transport des Lebensmittelriegels in Richtung des Messers 1 1. Figures 2 to 5 show a first embodiment of the track-individual stop means, which is designed in the present case in the form of the conveyor belt 9. This is, as shown in Figure 2, provided höhenverschieblich, so that it can not be transported from the blocking position shown in Figure 2 in the food bar 2, in a position shown in position 3, in which it is used as a conveyor belt for the food bar 8 is used. The track-individual blocking of the food bar 2 has the advantage that for food bars with a different length, the longest food bar can first be cut open. The food bars are detected by the grippers 8 track individual and the ends 13 track individually used, optionally, the ends 13 are gripped by the gripper arms 8 together when the food bars have reached the same length without the respective food bar is compressed or without the gripper relative are provided to a central unit movable. As can be seen from FIG. 4, a remnant piece 7 is disposed of in a chute 16. For this purpose, the gripper pulls the end piece 7 back and releases the engagement as soon as the remaining piece is above the chute 16. This action can optionally be supported by a spear slide 15, which is provided between the conveyor belt 4 and the conveyor belt 9 and thereby prevents the remaining piece 7 from entering the rotation range of the knife 11. The gate valve is moved from a retracted position, in which he does not protrude into the transport path of the food bar in a raised position in which he blocked the transport path of the food bar. As soon as the gripper is free, it moves into a rearward "home position" and a new food bar 2 can be loaded into the respective track For this, as seen in Figure 5, the conveyor belt 5 is folded down about an axis 9 and blocks the Figure 5 is a simpler embodiment of Figure 2. Alternatively, the conveyor belt 9 assumes the position shown in Figure 2 as a stop means in which the transport path of the food bar is also blocked Cold cuts of the newly loaded food bar, the conveyor belt is then moved to the position shown in Figure 3. FIGS. 6 and 7 show a further embodiment of the stop means according to the invention. In the present case, the conveyor belt 9 with a stop means 17, in this case an angle coupled, which are provided rotatably together about the axis of rotation 9. In the embodiment shown in Figure 6, the stop means 17 blocks the transport path of the food bar 2 and thus acts as a stop. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the transport means is used to transport the food bar in the direction of the knife 11.
Die Figuren 8 und 9 zeigen eine weitere Ausführungsform des Anschlagmittels 9, das in dem vorliegenden Fall formveränderlich vorgesehen ist. Das Anschlagmittel 9, das gleichzeitig auch Transportmittel ist, weist in dem vorliegenden Fall drei Rollen und ein um die Rollen laufendes Transportband auf. Mindestens eine der Rollen kann angetrieben sein. Das Transportband 9 kann aber auch nur dazu dienen den Lebensmittelriegel gegen die Auflage 4 zu drücken. Des Weiteren ist mindestens eine der Rollen in seiner Lage relativ zumindestens einer weiteren Rolle verschieblich vorgesehen. In der in Figur 8 dargestellten Ausführungsform ist die Rolle 18 in Richtung des Transportbandes 4 versetzt, so dass das Transportmittel 9 in dem vorliegenden Fall als Anschlag für den Lebensmittelriegel 2 dient. Sobald dieser Anschlag nicht mehr gewünscht ist, wird die Rolle 18 nach oben und die Rolle 20 nach vorne geschoben, so dass das Transportband 9 insgesamt eine flachere Form einnimmt. Die vordere Rolle 20 gelangt dann in Eingriff mit dem Lebensmittelriegel 2 und dient zu dessen Transport in Richtung des Messers 1 1. Der Fachmann versteht, dass das Transportmittel 9 nicht notwendigerweise eine drehend angetriebene Rolle aufweisen muss. Dann dient es lediglich als Andrückmittel gegen das Transportmittel 4. Figures 8 and 9 show a further embodiment of the stop means 9, which is provided in the present case form variable. The stop means 9, which is also a means of transport at the same time, has in the present case three rollers and a conveyor belt running around the rollers. At least one of the rollers can be driven. But the conveyor belt 9 can only serve to press the food bar against the support 4. Furthermore, at least one of the rollers is slidably provided in position relative to at least one further roller. In the embodiment shown in Figure 8, the roller 18 is offset in the direction of the conveyor belt 4, so that the transport means 9 serves as a stop for the food bar 2 in the present case. Once this stop is no longer desired, the roller 18 is pushed upwards and the roller 20 to the front, so that the conveyor belt 9 assumes a flatter overall shape. The front roller 20 then comes into engagement with the food bar 2 and serves to transport it in the direction of the knife 1 1. The skilled person understands that the transport means 9 does not necessarily have to have a rotationally driven roller. Then it serves only as pressing means against the transport 4.
Bezugszeichenliste: LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS
1 Ablagetisch 1 storage table
2 Lebensmittelriegel, Lebensmittelprodukt  2 food bars, food product
3 Messeraufnahme  3 knife holder
4 Auflagefläche  4 contact surface
5 Aufschneidevorrichtung  5 slicing device
6 Drehpunkt  6 pivot point
7 Reststück  7 remaining piece
8 Greifer  8 grippers
9 Transportmittel, Traktionsband, Andrückmittel  9 means of transport, traction belt, pressing means
10 Schneidleiste  10 cutting bar
1 1 Messer, Schneidmesser, Kreismesser, Sichelmesser  1 1 knife, cutting knife, circular knife, sickle knife
12 Lebensmittelscheiben  12 food slices
13 Hinteres Ende des Lebensmittelprodukts  13 Rear end of the food product
14 Portion, Lebensmittelportion, bestehend aus mehreren Scheiben 14 serving, food portion, consisting of several slices
15 Anschlagmittel, Sperrschieber 15 slings, gate valve
16 Fallschacht  16 chute
17 Anschlagmittel  17 slings
18 Zusatzrolle, Anschlagmittel  18 additional roller, lifting gear
19 Erste Rolle des Traktionsbandes  19 First role of the traction belt
20 Zweite Rolle des Traktionsbandes  20 Second role of the traction belt

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1 . Vorrichtung zum Abschneiden von Lebensmittelscheiben von mindestens einem Lebensmittelprodukt (2), insbesondere Wurst, Schinken und/oder Käse, wobei eine Spur für jedes Lebensmittelprodukt vorgesehen ist, entlang derer es in Richtung mit einem Transportmittel (9), in Richtung eines sich bewegenden Messers (1 1 ) transportiert wird, das von dem vorderen Ende des Lebensmittelprodukts Lebensmittelscheiben (12) abtrennt, wobei für jede Spur ein individuelles Anschlagmittel (15, 17, 18) vorgesehen ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Anschlagmittel ein in seiner Form veränderliches Transportmittel (9) ist. 1 . Device for slicing food slices of at least one food product (2), in particular sausage, ham and / or cheese, one track being provided for each food product along which it moves in the direction of a moving knife (9). 1 1) which separates food slices (12) from the front end of the food product, wherein an individual stop means (15, 17, 18) is provided for each track, characterized in that the stop means comprises a transport means (9) which varies in shape ).
2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, das Transportmittel mindesten eine Rolle (18) aufweist, deren Lage zu einer anderen Rolle veränderbar ist. 2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the transport means at least one roller (18) whose position is variable to another role.
3. Vorrichtung nach der Präambel von Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Transportmittel (9) ein Anschlagmittel (17) aufweist. 3. Device according to the preamble of claim 1, characterized in that the transport means (9) comprises a stop means (17).
4. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Transportmittel (9) und das Anschlagmittel einen gemeinsamen Drehpunkt (6) aufweist. 4. Apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that the transport means (9) and the stop means has a common pivot point (6).
5. Vorrichtung nach einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche oder der Präambel von Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Transportband höhenveränderlich vorgesehen ist. 5. Device according to one of the preceding claims or the preamble of claim 1, characterized in that the conveyor belt is provided variable in height.
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