EP3868528A1 - Cutting machine for strand-shaped food products - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a cutting machine for string-like foodstuffs (12) with a housing with an insertion area for the string-like foodstuff (12) and with a removal area for the cut string-like foodstuff (24). A shaft (10.4) is provided for receiving the string-shaped foodstuff (12), the longitudinal direction of which corresponds to the feed direction of the string-like foodstuff (12). Inside the housing there is a packaging device for the cut, string-shaped foodstuff (12), which has at least one bag opener (86) and at least one storage facility for bags (30.4). A bag (30.4) made available by the supply store for bags can be held open by the bag opener (86) at least in the area of the bag opening. According to the invention, the shaft (10.4) is angled. In addition, there is a displaceable disc holder (88) behind the bag (30.4), seen in the feed direction, by means of which the bag (30.4) can be compressed in its longitudinal extent.

Description

TECHNICAL AREA

The invention relates to a cutting machine for commercial purposes, with which bread, but also cheese, sausage and the like, strand-shaped foodstuffs can be mechanically cut into slices of any thickness. The cutting machine according to the invention can in particular be a circular knife machine, but in principle also a gate cutting machine.

STATE OF THE ART

From the DE 198 20 004 C2 a circular knife machine for cutting a strand of food into slices is known. This cutting machine has a circular cutting knife that can rotate around its central axis and can also be swiveled around in a circular path. During this pivoting movement, it is passed through the string-shaped foodstuff to be cut into slices. The string-shaped food is fed to the cutting knife in a channel-like shaft and cut into slices. The cut slices are stored standing on a storage area downstream of the cutting knife in the conveying direction.

From the DE 20 2006 013 561 U1 a gate cutting machine for food such as bread in particular is known. The gate cutting machine has a motor drive for a feed bar with which a food item is pushed through a cutting device made up of two knife gates. This motor drive works continuously so that the bread is transported through the cutting device at a constant speed.

The cutting machines known in the prior art generally have a packaging device in order to facilitate the packaging of the cut packet of slices. To do this, the pane package is placed on a plate-shaped shelf. A bag or bag can then be slipped over the shelf and the package of slices and the food with the bag or bag can be pushed down from the shelf. The shelf is usually present outside the housing of the cutting machine in order to enable the food to be packaged as conveniently as possible.

From the DE 10 2014 000 297 A1 a cutting machine is known in which a comparable packaging device is present in the removal area and / or in the loading area. The packaging device is present within the housing of the cutting machine. With this arrangement of the packaging device, the disk package can be packed inside the cutting machine. As before, however, the package of slices must be packed by the operator of the cutting machine, that is to say by the end customer if necessary.

From the DE 10 2011 075 132 A1 a cutting machine is known in which a packaging film web is kept ready in a packaging station. A packaging bag is formed from this packaging film web around the disk package, the side seams of which are gradually welded.

the DE 93 10 344 U1 discloses a cutting machine in which a packet of bags is present in connection with the chute area. The cut package of slices should be able to be pushed manually or automatically into the top bag of this packet of bags. For this purpose, the top bag of the packet of bags is held open by means of a blower.

The above-described packaging options for the cut slice package within the cutting machine either only allow manual packaging within the housing or they are associated with a large structural effort. For this reason, automated packaging options for cutting machines have not yet established themselves on the market.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

Proceeding from this known prior art, the invention is based on the object of specifying an improved cutting machine for string-shaped foodstuffs, in which automated packaging of the cut packet of slices can be carried out as simply and reliably as possible within the cutting machine.

The cutting machine according to the invention is given by the features of main claim 1.

The cutting machine according to the invention has a housing with an insertion area for the string-like food, a cutting knife for the string-like food and with a removal area for the cut string-like food. In addition, there is a shaft for receiving the strand-like food. The longitudinal direction of the shaft corresponds to the feed direction of the string-shaped foodstuff. A packaging device for the cut, strand-shaped foodstuff is present within the housing. The packaging device has at least one bag opener and at least one storage area for bags. The bag opener can hold a bag made available by the storage facility for bags at least in the area of the bag opening. According to the invention it is provided that the storage area for bags is located in the immediate vicinity of the cutting knife, so that the cut slices can be pushed into the bag one by one.

In this way, the cut package of slices is formed directly inside the bag. The package of discs does not have to be pushed into the bag either manually or by machine, which leads to this the disc package could partially fall over and not be able to be packed as a whole. Since the package of slices gradually forms inside the bag, the formation of crumbs in this area of the cutting machine is also reduced. This is visually advantageous and also preferable from a hygienic point of view.

At least one hold-down device can preferably be present, by means of which the at least one bag can be pressed at least in sections in the direction of the shaft bottom, so that the bag is not completely opened by the bag opener. The hold-down device can be mounted displaceably in the longitudinal direction of the shaft and thus gradually release the bag further and further. The hold-down thus ensure that the individual cut slices do not fall over inside the bag, so that a visually appealing package of slices corresponding to the shape of the string-shaped food is formed in the bag.

Depending on the structural design of the cutting machine, the loading area and the removal area can be two different areas of the cutting machine. However, it would also be possible for the removal area to correspond to the insertion area of the cutting machine.

The storage facility for bags can basically assume different embodiments. For example, the supply store for bags could be a stack of bags in which the bags are kept in stock stacked on top of one another. The individual bags can be attached to one another via at least one perforation line, for example. In this case, the storage area for the bags could in particular be designed as a spring-loaded support surface. Depending on the number of bags, the top bag is always offered in the optimal dispensing position. Such a bag store can be provided in the bottom area of the shaft. However, it would also be possible to provide the bag storage in the area of a side wall of the shaft or also to be suspended.

Alternatively, the supply store for bags could have a supply roll of bags. In this case, the individual bags would be wound up one after the other on a roll and could be unwound one after the other. If the bags are connected to one another via a predetermined breaking point, in particular via a perforation line, the bags can be separated from one another with little effort.

The bags can in principle consist of different materials, for example plastic film or paper. A combination of several materials would also be conceivable. The shape and size of the bags can be adapted to the different foods to be packaged.

If the insertion area for the string-like food and the removal area for the slice pack are on different sides of the cutting unit, the storage area for the bags can be arranged freely accessible above the shaft.

In an advantageous embodiment, the shaft of the cutting machine can have an additional floor at least in sections. The storage area for bags can be arranged below this additional floor. The additional floor can be designed to be at least partially removable, so that after the at least partial removal of the additional floor, at least one bag of the storage facility is freely accessible. In a first position, the additional floor can preferably be approximately horizontal and thus parallel to the shaft, so that food to be cut can be placed on the additional floor. In order to remove the additional floor and expose the bag storage, the additional floor can preferably be folded away to the rear in the direction of the shaft wall. After the packaged panes have been removed, the additional floor can be folded back into its starting position. This can be triggered, for example, by a sensor unit.

In this way, the storage area for bags can be protected from unauthorized access. For example, it can be prevented in this way that customers use the supply store for bags who do not want to buy the corresponding food at all.

In addition, in this embodiment the removal area of the cutting machine can correspond to the insertion area for the uncut food. The string-shaped food can be placed on the additional base and the cutting process can be started. The food to be cut can first be transported past the cutting knife in the feed direction and then again moved past the cutting knife in the opposite feed direction. As soon as the food to be cut has been guided past the cutting knife completely in the feed direction, the additional base can be removed automatically, so that a bag for packing the slice package appears. If the food to be cut is then guided past the cutting knife again in the opposite feed direction, the actual cutting process can begin. In this case, the pane package is again packaged in the loading area and offered for removal.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment, a suction device can be present by means of which the lower bottom of the bag can be fixed in position. This can prevent the lower bottom of the bag, on which the package of slices comes to rest, from slipping during the packing of the package of slices, which could make it more difficult to form the package of slices within the bag. Such a position fixation can be advantageous in particular in the case of a bag opener with a fan.

The bag opener can, for example, have a blower by means of which the bag is inflated so that the cut slices or the complete package of slices can be pushed into the bag.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the bag to be opened can have a stiffened edge area. When the bag is closed, this stiffened edge area can lie on top of one another in the manner of a flat parallelogram. This stiffened edge area can be opened by the bag opener so that the cut slices or the complete slice package can be pushed into the bag. In this embodiment, the bag opener does not necessarily have to have a fan for inflating the bag. The bag opener could, for example, have a gripping element or a suction element, by means of which part of the edge area can be lifted in order to open the bag. With such a suction element, the stiffened edge area could be lifted safely and gently. The bag is not damaged and as soon as the vacuum in the suction element is released, the bag can be removed from the cutting machine without any problems. The customer does not have to loosen any complicated anchoring, which would lead to operating errors. As an alternative to this, the bag opener could, for example, have a folding element or a sliding element, by means of which the lateral parts of the stiffened edge area could be set up. The stiffened edge area of the bag can also be held by a holding element in the area of the shaft bottom and thus fixed in position from the underside.

The stiffened edge area of the bag can preferably consist of cardboard or a material containing cardboard. In order to be able to easily close the bag with the packed disk package, the stiffened edge area of the bag can be connected to the rest of the bag via a predetermined breaking point. The stiffened edge area can thus be easily separated, which makes it easier to close the bag, for example by means of a knot.

The stiffened edge area of the bag can preferably have an approximately square cross-section in the opened state. As a result, the largest possible opening can be formed in the open state, so that the pane package can be pushed in without any problems and does not get stuck on the edge of the bag. At the same time, the stiffened edge area can form an extremely flat parallelogram when the bag is closed. The bags can be stacked easily, which enables space-saving storage and economical transport.

The holding element in the area of the shaft bottom, which is used to fix the lower bottom of the bag, can for example have a bracket or a clamp, under which the stiffened edge area is pushed. The stiffened edge area can be widened outward in the area of the bottom of the bag and have a cantilevered edge. This cantilever edge can then be pushed under the holding element. When the filled bag is removed, the customer automatically pulls the stiffened edge area slightly backwards so that the cantilevered edge is pulled away from under the holding element and the bag can be removed without difficulty. As an alternative or in addition to this, the holding element can have at least one suction element in the area of the shaft bottom in order to fix the stiffened edge area in the area of the bag bottom.

In the cutting method according to the invention, the string-shaped food is first placed in a shaft of the cutting machine. The string-shaped food is then guided past the cutting knife in the feed direction and cut into a package of slices. The cut package of slices is packed in a bag inside the cutting machine, the cut slices according to the invention being gradually pushed into the bag during the cutting process, so that a package of slices is formed inside the bag. The shaft of the cutting machine can in this case be approximately horizontal, but also approximately vertical. It would also be possible to design the chute area in front of the cutting knife approximately horizontally and the chute area after the cutting knife to be inclined. In this case the shaft would have a kink.

In an advantageous development of the method according to the invention, the strand-like food can be guided past the cutting knife again in the opposite direction of advance, wherein the cutting of the strand-like food can take place during the first or the second feeding past the cutting knife.

In order to be able to gradually insert the individual slices into the bag, the end area of the bag can be held down by at least one hold-down device. On the other hand, the open edge area of the bag can be held open so that the cut slices can form a compact package of slices inside the bag and do not fall over. Preferably, the at least one hold-down device can be displaced gradually in the feed direction through the cut slices, so that the bag is released more and more for the cut slices.

In an alternative embodiment of the cutting method, the package of slices is first formed outside the bag. According to the invention, this finished disk package is then pushed into a bag perpendicular to the feed direction or in the opposite feed direction. The shaft of the cutting machine can in this case be approximately horizontal, but also approximately vertical.

In an advantageous embodiment, in both alternatives of the cutting method according to the invention, the strand-like food can be placed in the cutting machine on an additional base located above the shaft. Below the additional floor there is at least one bag that is exposed as soon as the additional floor is at least partially removed. This can take place in particular in that the additional floor is folded away upwards. In this way, when the strand-like foodstuff or the already cut packet of slices is returned again, the packet of slices can be packed.

With both alternatives of the cutting method according to the invention, the open edge area of the bag can be inflated in order to be able to insert the cut slices - individually or as a complete slice package - into the bag.

In a particularly preferred embodiment, the open edge area of the bag can be reinforced in both alternatives of the cutting method according to the invention. In this way, the edge area can on the one hand be held in the area of the shaft bottom by a holding element and on the other hand can be lifted by a gripping element of a bag opener. This stops the edge area so that the cut slices - individually or as a complete slice package - can be pushed into the bag.

The cutting machine according to the invention can be both a circular knife machine and a gate cutting machine. In the case of a circular knife machine, the cutting knife can be designed as a circular knife or a sickle knife, for example. In the case of a gate cutting machine, the cutting knife can accordingly be designed as a cutting gate.

Further advantages and features of the invention can be found in the features further specified in the claims and in the exemplary embodiments below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

Fig. 1

eine schematische Seitenansicht des Schachts einer erfindungsgemäßen Schneidmaschine mit eingelegtem, ungeschnittenen Lebensmittel-Strang,

Fig. 2

eine Draufsicht auf den Schacht gemäß Fig. 1,

Fig. 3

eine Seitenansicht entsprechend Fig 1 mit teilweise geschnittenem Lebensmittel und sich innerhalb der Tüte bildendem Scheiben-Paket,

Fig. 4

eine schematische Draufsicht auf eine zweite Art von Schneidmaschine mit eingelegtem, ungeschnittenen Lebensmittel-Strang,

Fig. 5

eine schematische Draufsicht entsprechend Fig. 4 mit geschnittenem Scheiben-Paket vor dem Verpacken in eine Tüte,

Fig. 6

eine schematische Draufsicht entsprechend Fig. 5 mit geschnittenem Scheiben-Paket nach dem Verpacken in eine Tüte,

Fig. 7

eine schematische Draufsicht auf eine dritte Art von Schneidmaschine mit eingelegtem, ungeschnittenen Lebensmittel-Strang,

Fig. 8

eine schematische Draufsicht entsprechend Fig. 7 mit geschnittenem Scheiben-Paket vor dem Verpacken in eine Tüte,

Fig. 9

eine schematische Draufsicht entsprechend Fig. 8 mit geschnittenem Scheiben-Paket nach dem Verpacken in eine Tüte,

Fig. 10

eine Draufsicht auf eine zusammengelegte Tüte mit verstärktem Randbereich,

Fig. 11

eine Draufsicht auf die geöffnete Tüte entsprechend Fig. 10,

Fig. 12

eine perspektivische Ansicht der Tüte entsprechend Fig. 11,

Fig. 13

eine schematische Seitenansicht des abgeknickten Schachts einer vierten Art von Schneidmaschine mit eingelegtem, ungeschnittenen Lebensmittel-Strang und

Fig. 14

eine Seitenansicht entsprechend Fig 13 mit teilweise geschnittenem Lebensmittel und sich innerhalb der Tüte bildendem Scheiben-Paket,.

The invention is described and explained in more detail below with reference to the exemplary embodiments shown in the drawing. Show it:

Fig. 1

a schematic side view of the shaft of a cutting machine according to the invention with inserted, uncut food strand,

Fig. 2

a top view of the shaft according to Fig. 1 ,

Fig. 3

a side view accordingly Fig 1 with partially sliced food and a package of slices forming inside the bag,

Fig. 4

a schematic top view of a second type of cutting machine with inserted, uncut food strand,

Fig. 5

a schematic plan view accordingly Fig. 4 with a sliced package of slices before packing in a bag,

Fig. 6

a schematic plan view accordingly Fig. 5 with a cut slice package after packing in a bag,

Fig. 7

a schematic top view of a third type of cutting machine with inserted, uncut food strand,

Fig. 8

a schematic plan view accordingly Fig. 7 with a sliced package of slices before packing in a bag,

Fig. 9

a schematic plan view accordingly Fig. 8 with a cut slice package after packing in a bag,

Fig. 10

a top view of a collapsed bag with a reinforced edge area,

Fig. 11

a top view of the opened bag accordingly Fig. 10 ,

Fig. 12

a perspective view of the bag accordingly Fig. 11 ,

Fig. 13

a schematic side view of the kinked shaft of a fourth type of cutting machine with inserted, uncut food strand and

Fig. 14

a side view accordingly Fig 13 with partially cut food and a package of slices forming inside the bag.

WAYS OF CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

In the present example, the cutting machine according to the invention is designed as a circular knife machine with a circular knife. The circular knife is coupled in the usual way with a knife drive, which ensures the rotation of the circular knife and its movement through the food to be cut. In the present example, the food to be cut is bread. The housing of the cutting machine can regularly be closed with a transparent flap. For safety reasons, the cutting process can only be started when the flap is closed.

The cutting machine has a shaft 10, the longitudinal direction of which corresponds to the feed direction of the inserted food 12. The shaft 10 is present approximately horizontally in the present example. The shaft 10 of the cutting machine has a first, right-hand shaft region 14 and a second, left-hand shaft region 16, which are separated from one another by a slot 18. Driven by the knife drive, the circular knife, not shown here, wanders through this slot 18, so that the food 12 present in the area of the slot 18 is severed at this point. In relation to the drawing, a food slice then arises to the left of this slot 18 20. To the right of the slot 18, the food 12 is still present unseparated. For cutting, the food 12 is pushed in the direction of the slot 18 by a transport gripper 22. For this purpose, the transport gripper 22 has several claws lying next to one another which pierce the end of the food 12 from above during the cutting process.

A bag 30 is arranged above the second shaft area 16 directly behind the slot 18 in the feed direction. The bag 30 represents the top bag of a storage facility in the form of a bag stack. The bag stack is mounted on a spring-loaded support plate of the shaft area 16 so that the top bag 30 is always in the correct position. The open edge region 32 of the bag 30 is directed in the direction of the slot 18. In the embodiment shown here, this open edge region 32 is held open by a bag opener 34 in the form of a fan. The closed end region 36 of the bag 30, on the other hand, is pressed downward by a hold-down device 40, so that in FIG Figs. 1 and 2 only a very small area of the bag 30 is inflated.

In the present example, the hold-down 40 has two holding arms 42, 44. These holding arms 42, 44 are shown in FIG Figs. 1 and 2 at a distance 46 from one another. The rear holding arm 44 is provided in the end region 36 of the bag 30, while the front holding arm 42 is arranged in the front region of the bag 30. In contrast to the exemplary embodiment shown here, the hold-down device 40 could also be dispensed with.

The bag 30 is so close behind the slot 18 that the cut food slices 20 are pushed directly into the bag 30 as soon as they detach from the circular knife. In this way, a complete disk package 24 is gradually formed within the bag 30.

The front holding arm 42 also serves as a pane holder. It prevents the cut food slices 20 from falling over in an uncontrolled manner. For this purpose, the front holding arm 42 is mounted so as to be longitudinally displaceable in the present example. The rear holding arm 44 does not move in the present example. As a result, the distance 46 between the two holding arms 42, 44 gradually becomes smaller and smaller.

As an alternative to this, the front holding arm 42 could also be mounted pivotably. It would also be possible to move both holding arms 42, 44 together; in this case the distance 46 would remain constant.

If the food 12 is completely cut open, the cutting process is ended automatically. The bag opener 34 can also be stopped at this point in time. The operator can then remove the already packaged disk package 24 from the cutting machine. To this end, it may be necessary to tear off the top bag 30, in which the disk package 24 was packed, from the rest of the bag stack. However, this is usually possible with very little effort. The customer is also used to having to tear off a packaging bag every now and then when shopping (for example the packaging bags for loose fruit and vegetables offered on rolls), so that the customer can carry out this work step himself without any problems.

In the present example, the insertion area for the food to be cut is therefore located in the area of the right-hand shaft area 14 and the removal area for the slice package 24 is in the area of the second, left-hand shaft area 16.

An alternative embodiment of the cutting machine for a cutting method according to the invention is shown in FIGS Figures 4 to 6 shown. In this case, the bag 30.2 is also arranged behind the slot 18 in the feed direction, but the bag 30.2 is located in the area of the rear wall 50 of the shaft 10.2. The open edge area 32.2 of the bag 30.2 is directed in the direction of the front wall 52 of the shaft 10.2.

In this case, the food 12 is placed on the shaft bottom of the first shaft area 14. 2 as usual and pushed gradually in the direction of the slot 18 by the transport gripper 22. The food 12 is gradually cut into slices 20 until a complete slice package 24 is formed behind the slot 18 on the shaft bottom of the second shaft area 16.2 (see FIG Fig. 5 ). This disk package 24 is then moved approximately perpendicular to the feed direction and thus in the direction of the rear wall 50 of the shaft. The disk package 24 is pushed into the bag 30.2, which has been opened by a bag opener (not shown here) (see FIG Fig. 6 ). The disk package 24 packed in the bag 30.2 can then be removed from the cutting machine.

Another alternative embodiment of the cutting machine is shown in FIGS Figures 7 to 9 shown. In this case there is an additional base 60 above the shaft bottom of the first shaft area 14.3. The food 12 to be cut can be placed on this additional base 60 (see FIG Fig. 7 ). The food 12 is then gradually pushed by the transport gripper 22 in the direction of the slot 18 and cut into slices 20 until a complete package of slices 24 has formed in the second shaft area 16.3 behind the slot 18. The transport gripper 22 is then moved back into its starting position behind the additional floor 60.

In the present example, the additional floor 60 can be pivoted upwards about a rear axis 62, so that the additional floor 60 is arranged approximately vertically. In this position, the additional base 60 releases a bag 30.3 located below the additional base (see FIG Fig. 8 ). The cut disk package 24 can now be pushed into this bag 30.3 in the opposite direction of advance (see FIG Fig. 9 ). The disk package 24 packed in the bag 30.3 can then be removed from the shaft 10.3 of the cutting machine.

In contrast to the in Figures 7 to 9 The illustrated embodiment could also cut the food 12 only when it is returned in the opposite direction of advance. In this case, the food 12 would first be pushed over the slot 18 in the feed direction without cutting the food 12 into slices. The cutting process would only take place when it was returned to the first shaft area. In this case, the food could be comparable to the exemplary embodiment Figs. 1 to 3 can also be cut directly into the bag, so that the package of slices is formed directly inside the bag.

The bag 30.3 is in the Figures 10 to 12 shown in more detail. Such a bag 30.3 could be held open by a bag opener without a fan being absolutely necessary. For this purpose, the bag opener could for example have a suction element, a gripping element, a sliding element and / or a folding element.

The bag 30.3 has a reinforced edge area 70 made of a cardboard material. This reinforced edge area 70 has a total of four wall areas 72, 74, 76, 78, so that this edge area 70 in the open state of the bag 30.3 (see FIG Figures 11 and 12 ) has a square cross-section. The lower wall area 72, which is arranged in the area of the bottom of the bag, has a cantilevered edge 80 pointing outward. This cantilever 80 can be pushed under a holding element arranged in the area of the shaft bottom in order to fix the bag 30.3 there.

The rear area 82 of the bag 30.3 consists of a film material and is therefore very flexible compared to the reinforced edge area 70. The rear area 82 can be torn off from the reinforced edge area 70 in order to facilitate the closing of the bag 30.3 - in particular by means of a knot. For this purpose, a perforation line can be present immediately behind the edge region 70 in order to facilitate the removal of the reinforced edge region 70.

Another alternative embodiment of the cutting machine is shown in FIGS Figures 13 and 14 shown. The cutting machine has a shaft 10.4, the longitudinal direction of which corresponds to the feed direction of the inserted food 12. The shaft 10.4 is angled in the present example. The first, right shaft area 14.4 is arranged approximately horizontally, while the second, left shaft area 16.4 runs obliquely downwards. In the feed direction, a bag 30.4 is arranged directly behind the slot 18 between the two shaft areas 14.4, 16.4. The bag 30.4 is held up by a bag opener 86, which is only shown schematically here.

A slice holder 88 is located behind the bag 30.4 in the feed direction. The slice holder 88 is located at the beginning of the cutting process (see FIG Fig. 13 ) in the vicinity of the slot 18, so that the bag 30.4 is compressed in its longitudinal extent by the disc holder 88. In the present example, the slice holder 88 is mounted so as to be longitudinally displaceable and can be displaced in the direction of the shaft end 90 by the food slices 20 gradually falling into the bag 30.4. The bag 30.4 can gradually expand more and more (see Fig. 14 ), so that a complete disk package 24 can form within the bag 30.4.

Claims (1)

Cutting machine for string-shaped food (12) - With a housing with an insertion area for the string-shaped foodstuff (12) and with a removal area for the cut, string-like foodstuff (24), - with a cutting knife for the string-shaped food (12), - With a shaft (10, 10.4) for receiving the string-shaped foodstuff (12), the longitudinal direction of which corresponds to the feed direction of the string-like foodstuff (12), - With a packaging device for the cut, string-shaped foodstuff (12), which is present within the housing, - wherein the packaging device has at least one bag opener (34, 86) and at least one storage area for bags (30, 30.3, 30.4), - wherein a bag (30, 30.3, 30.4) provided by the supply store for bags can be held open by the bag opener (34, 86) at least in the area of the bag opening (32), - wherein the storage area for bags (30, 30.3, 30.4) is arranged in the immediate vicinity of the cutting knife, so that the cut slices (20) can be pushed into the bag (30, 30.3, 30.4) one by one, - characterized in that - the shaft (10.4) is angled, - There is a slidable disc holder (88) behind the bag (30.4) seen in the feed direction, - The length of the bag (30.4) can be compressed by the disk holder (88).

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