EP3919243A1 - Bread slicer with a device for cleaning and corresponding method - Google Patents

Bread slicer with a device for cleaning and corresponding method Download PDF

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EP3919243A1
EP3919243A1 EP21177491.4A EP21177491A EP3919243A1 EP 3919243 A1 EP3919243 A1 EP 3919243A1 EP 21177491 A EP21177491 A EP 21177491A EP 3919243 A1 EP3919243 A1 EP 3919243A1
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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
    • B26D7/08—Means for treating work or cutting member to facilitate cutting
    • B26D7/088—Means for treating work or cutting member to facilitate cutting by cleaning or lubricating
    • 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
    • B26D7/27—Means for performing other operations combined with cutting
    • B26D7/32—Means for performing other operations combined with cutting for conveying or stacking cut product
    • B26D2007/327—Means for performing other operations combined with cutting for conveying or stacking cut product the cut products being slices of bread
    • 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
    • B26D2210/06—Machines or methods used for cutting special materials for cutting food products, e.g. food slicers for bread, e.g. bread slicing machines for use in a retail store
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B25/00—Packaging other articles presenting special problems
    • B65B25/16—Packaging bread or like bakery products, e.g. unsliced loaves
    • B65B25/18—Wrapping sliced bread

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  • the invention relates to a method for cutting bread into slices using a bread slicer and for cleaning the slicer.
  • the slicer includes a loading compartment with a supporting surface for placing bread to be cut and is connected to a receiving compartment which has a bottom.
  • a bagging pallet is provided in the receiving compartment.
  • the pallet is movable between a receiving position, in which the pallet extends along the plane of the bottom of the receiving compartment, covering a recess provided in this bottom, and a bagging position, in which at least one end of the pallet is raised relative to the plane of said bottom.
  • the recess is accessible from the receiving compartment when the pallet is in the bagging position.
  • the bread to be cut is placed in the loading compartment and, in a cutting step of the method, the bread is advanced in a direction of travel towards the receiving compartment and successive slices are cut from the bread as it is being fed. movement towards the receiving compartment by the movement of a cutting blade along a cutting plane. This sectional plane extends between the compartments and substantially transversely to the direction of movement of the bread.
  • the slices which are cut from the bread are advanced until they are on the bagging pallet which is held in the receiving position.
  • the bagging pallet is moved to the bagging position by releasing the aforementioned recess in the bottom of the receiving compartment. In this bagging position, a packing bag can be slid over the entire pallet and cut bread to wrap the bread.
  • the documents DE 10 2008 025 628 , FROM 100 49 156 , DE 10 2010 047 587 and WO 2013/110689 describe bread slicers with a bagging pallet which is movable between a receiving position and a bagging position.
  • Such slicers have the disadvantage that sometimes parts of the cut bread, such as a bread crust, fall off the bagging pallet and end up between the pallet which is in the bagging position and the bottom plane of the receiving compartment. Thus, these parts of the bread form an obstacle for the return of the pallet to its reception position and they can therefore interfere with the proper functioning of the slicer and even cause the latter to stop.
  • the invention seeks to remedy, among other things, this drawback by proposing a method which prevents the movement of the bagging pallet from being hampered by the presence of parts of a sliced bread, or of other objects, between the pallet and the bottom plan of the receiving compartment.
  • the aforementioned cutting step is preceded by a cleaning step in which the bread is moved from the loading compartment to the receiving compartment, when the bagging pallet is in the bagging position, to pushing remaining parts of a previously cut loaf, or possibly other objects, towards said recess until they fall into the recess.
  • the movement of the bread is then reversed and the bagging pallet is returned to the receiving position.
  • the cleaning step is omitted and the bagging pallet is returned to the receiving position.
  • the bagging pallet has a width which is greater than the width of the receiving compartment in a direction transverse to said direction of movement.
  • the bagging pallet is moved from the reception position to the bagging position by a rotation about an axis substantially parallel to the cutting plane in order to raise the end of the pallet which is directed towards the loading compartment.
  • This slicer is characterized in that the control means are provided to cause the pusher to grip a loaf which is placed in the loading compartment and to advance the pusher with this loaf towards the receiving compartment when the bagging pallet is in the bagging position and then to reverse the movement of the pusher when the bread has reached said recess and to return the bagging pallet to the reception position.
  • the slicer comprises a sensor for detecting the presence of remaining parts of a loaf cut on the aforesaid bottom near the recess, in particular, between the recess and the cutting plane.
  • This sensor cooperates with said control means in order to advance the pusher towards the reception compartment up to a predetermined distance of the recess if the remaining parts of a cut loaf are detected.
  • Said predetermined distance is at least equal to the length of the bread grasped by the pusher in said direction of movement.
  • the predetermined distance corresponds, for example, to a fixed distance or to a distance determined by a device for measuring the length of the loaf, provided for this purpose.
  • the invention relates, in general, to a method for using an automatic bread slicer which makes it possible to package a bread cut into slices in a simple manner by the presence of a movable bagging pallet.
  • a slicer which comprises a loading compartment in which the bread to be cut is introduced and gripped by a claw provided on a pusher.
  • This pusher makes it possible to push the bread through a cutting plane towards a receiving compartment from which the bread cut into slices can be recovered.
  • a cutting blade in particular a circular blade, is moved along the cutting plane to cut successive slices of bread as the bread advances towards the receiving compartment.
  • the cut slices of bread are advanced until they lie on a bagging pallet which extends in the plane of the bottom of the receiving compartment. After the bread has been completely cut, at least one end of the bagging pallet is raised so that a free space is created between this end of the pallet and the bottom of the receiving compartment. Thus, a packing bag can be slipped by this end over the whole of the pallet and of the sliced bread. The bag containing the bread is then removed from the pallet.
  • the figure 1 schematically shows a loading compartment 1 with a support surface 2 on which is placed a bread 3 to be cut into slices.
  • This loading compartment 1 is connected to a receiving compartment 4 having a bottom 5.
  • a pusher 6 is present in the loading compartment 1 which makes it possible to grasp the bread 3 to be cut which is placed in the loading compartment 1 as indicated by the arrow 7.
  • the pusher 6 comprises, for example, a claw 8 retractable to allow the bread to be gripped 3.
  • the pusher 6 is controlled by control means, not shown, and makes it possible to move the bread 3 between the loading compartment 1 and the receiving compartment 4 in a direction of movement of the bread 3.
  • a cutting blade for example a circular blade that can be driven around its axis is moved along a cutting plane 9 to cut successive slices of the bread when the bread passes through this cutting plane 9 which extends between the loading compartment 1 and receiving compartment 4.
  • This cutting plane preferably extends substantially perpendicular to the direction of movement of the bread 3. For clarity of the figures, the cutting blade is not shown.
  • a bagging pallet 10 is provided in the receiving compartment 4. This bagging pallet 10 is movable between a receiving position and a bagging position. In this latter position, a cut loaf which is present on the pallet can be packaged in a bag by sliding the bag over the assembly of the pallet 10 and the bread 3. Then the bag is removed from the pallet together with the bread.
  • the pallet 10 In said receiving position, the pallet 10 extends along the plane of said bottom 5 of the receiving compartment 4, covering a recess 11 provided in this bottom 5, as shown in figures 4 and 5 .
  • the pallet 10 When the pallet 10 is in the bagging position, at least one end 12 of the pallet 10 is elevated relative to the plane of said bottom 5 so that the recess 11 is accessible from the receiving compartment 4, as shown. , for example, figures 1, 2 and 6 .
  • the bagging pallet 10 preferably also cooperates with said control means which control the movement of the pallet between the receiving and bagging positions.
  • the figure 1 shows the situation in which a loaf has been sliced and removed from the bagging pallet 10.
  • a portion 13 of this previously cut loaf is on the bottom 5 and below the end 12 of the pallet d 'bagging 10.
  • This part 13 of bread may, for example, include the end of the bread 3 which was gripped by the claw 8 of the pusher 6. By the presence of this part 13, it is not possible to return the pallet 10 to the receiving position to receive the slices of a next loaf.
  • a cleaning step precedes a cutting step.
  • parts 13 of the bread which has been cut previously are removed from the bottom 5 of the receiving compartment 4.
  • a next loaf 3, which is gripped by the pusher 6 in order to be cut into slices is moved from the load compartment 1 to the reception compartment 4, as shown in the figure 2 .
  • the bread 3 to be cut which is advanced by the pusher 6, pushes the remaining parts 13 of a previously cut loaf towards said recess 11 until these parts 13 fall into this recess 11, as indicated by the arrow 14 in the figure 2 .
  • these remaining parts 13 of a cut bread are thus collected in a crumb container provided below the recess 11 in the bottom 5 of the receiving compartment 4.
  • the cutting step is started, as illustrated by the figures 4 to 6 .
  • the bread 3 is advanced in the direction of movement towards the receiving compartment 4 and successive slices 16 are cut from the bread 3 during its movement towards the receiving compartment 4 through the cutting plane 9.
  • the slices are cut one after the other by the movement of the cutting blade along the cutting plane 9 when the bread 3 is advanced at discrete steps corresponding to the thickness of a slice.
  • the slices 16 cut from the bread 3 are advanced by the action of the pusher 6 until they are on the bagging pallet 10 which is held in the reception position. After the complete cutting of the bread 3 and when all the slices of the bread are on the bagging pallet 10, the claw 8 is removed from the bread and the pusher is returned to the loading compartment 1.
  • the pallet 10, on which rests the cut bread, is then moved to the bagging position by releasing the aforementioned recess 11 in the bottom 5 of the receiving compartment 4, as shown in figure 6 .
  • the sliced bread is then wrapped by sliding a bag over the whole of the pallet 10 and the bread 3.
  • the bag containing the bread 3 is then removed from the pallet.
  • the presence of remaining parts 13 of a cut bread on said base 5 near the recess 11 is detected. It is detected, for example, whether the remaining parts 13 of a previously cut loaf are present between the recess 11 and the cutting plane 9.
  • the slicer comprises, for example, a sensor 17 for detecting the presence of remaining parts 13 of a loaf cut on the bottom 5 near the recess 11. As shown in the figure. figure 7 , this sensor 17 makes it possible, in particular, to detect the presence of said parts 13 on the base 5 between the recess 11 and the section plane 9.
  • the sensor 17 cooperates with said control means in order to advance the pusher 6 towards the receiving compartment 4 up to a predetermined distance from the recess 11 if the remaining portions 13 of a cut loaf are detected. This distance is at least equal to the length of the bread which is gripped by the pusher 6 along said direction of movement.
  • the sensor can, for example, include an optical eye.
  • Said predetermined distance may be a fixed distance, which corresponds, for example, to the length of the smallest type of bread which is generally cut by means of the slicer.
  • this predetermined distance corresponds to the distance which is determined by a bread length measuring device provided for this purpose.
  • the length of the loaf is, for example, measured by this measuring device after the loaf has been placed in the loading compartment 1 and gripped by the pusher 6.
  • the bagging pallet 10 has a width which is less than the width of the receiving compartment 4 in a direction transverse to said direction of movement, or in a direction parallel to the cutting plane 9.
  • a sensor 18 can be provided which cooperates with the control means and which makes it possible to detect whether the cut bread exceeds a side edge 19 of the bagging pallet 10.
  • This sensor 18 makes it possible, for example, to detect whether the bread 3 exceeds said side edge 19 over a distance which is greater than a tolerated distance.
  • This tolerated distance may be zero or may correspond to a maximum distance along which the pallet 10 can be moved to the bagging position without being hampered by the frame of the slicer.
  • the tolerated distance can also correspond to a maximum distance which ensures that the bread 3 is held stably on the pallet 10 when the latter is moved to the bagging position. If the tolerated distance is exceeded by the bread 3, the control means maintain the pallet 10 in the reception position. Thus, the pallet 10 is maintained in its receiving position at the end of said cutting step, as shown in figure 12 . Said lateral edge 19 extends substantially transversely with respect to the section plane 9.
  • the slicer optionally comprises a movable support which can be brought to the end of the loaf 3 when the bagging pallet 10 is in the receiving position and a loaf. to be cut is gripped by the pusher 6.
  • This mobile support is capable of following the progress of the bread 3 in the receiving compartment 1 while maintaining contact with the bread 3 to prevent the cut slices of the bread 3 from falling.
  • a movable support is brought to the end of the bread. Then, this support is made to follow the advancement of the bread 3 in the receiving compartment 4 while maintaining contact between the support and the bread 3 to prevent the cut slices of the bread 3 from falling.
  • the bagging pallet 10 is, for example, and as shown in the figures, rotatably mounted about an axis substantially parallel to the cutting plane 9 in order to be able to move the pallet 10 between the reception position and the position of. bagging. In this last position, the end 12 of the pallet which is directed towards the loading compartment 1 is raised with respect to the plane of the bottom 5 of the reception compartment 4.
  • the invention is not limited to a method or to a slicer in which the pallet is pivoted in order to be moved between the bagging position and the reception position.
  • the pallet is lifted fully upwards when moved to its bagging position, as for example described in the document DE 10 2010 047 587 .
  • the remaining parts 13 of a previously cut loaf are pushed against the bottom 5 by a loaf 3 which is gripped by the pusher 6 until they fall into the recess 11 as a result of the displacement of the pusher 6.
  • the parts 13 are pushed by the pusher 6 in order to drop them into the recess 11 when the bagging pallet 10 is in the bagging position.
  • the pusher 6 is for this purpose, for example, moved to the recess 11 or to the top of the recess 11.
  • the pusher 6 is returned to the loading compartment 1 and the bagging pallet. 10 is lowered to the reception position. A next loaf to be cut can then be placed between this pusher 6 and the recess 11, in particular between the pusher 6 and the cutting plane 9, to be cut.
  • the invention is not limited to the different embodiments described above, but that still other variants can be envisaged without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the invention is not limited to a slicer or a method in which the bread is moved between the loading and receiving compartments in a direction which is substantially horizontal, but this direction can also be inclined.
  • the support surface 2 and the bottom 5 may have an inclination along the direction of movement of the bread which is, for example, between 0 ° and 50 °.

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Procédé et trancheuse pour couper un pain en tranches dans lesquels, lors de son déplacement d'un compartiment de chargement (1) vers un compartiment de réception (4), le pain (3) est coupé en tranches (16) qui sont avancées jusqu'à ce qu'elles se trouvent sur une palette d'ensachage (10) qui est maintenue dans une position de réception. Après la découpe complète du pain (3), la palette d'ensachage (10) est déplacée vers la position d'ensachage en libérant un évidement (11) dans le fond (5) du compartiment de réception (4). Avant de couper un pain, le poussoir (6) est déplacé vers le compartiment de réception (4) pour pousser des parties (13) restantes d'un pain coupé jusqu'à ce qu'elles tombent dans l'évidement (11), le mouvement du poussoir (6) étant ensuite inversé et la palette d'ensachage (10) est retournée vers la position de réception.A method and slicer for cutting a bread into slices in which, when moving from a loading compartment (1) to a receiving compartment (4), the bread (3) is cut into slices (16) which are advanced to 'so that they are on a bagging pallet (10) which is held in a receiving position. After complete cutting of the bread (3), the bagging pallet (10) is moved to the bagging position by releasing a recess (11) in the bottom (5) of the receiving compartment (4). Before cutting a loaf, the pusher (6) is moved to the receiving compartment (4) to push remaining parts (13) of a sliced loaf until they fall into the recess (11), the movement of the pusher (6) then being reversed and the bagging pallet (10) is returned to the reception position.

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L'invention concerne un procédé pour couper un pain en tranches au moyen d'une trancheuse de pain et pour nettoyer cette trancheuse.The invention relates to a method for cutting bread into slices using a bread slicer and for cleaning the slicer.

La trancheuse comprend un compartiment de chargement avec une surface de support pour poser un pain à couper et est connecté à un compartiment de réception qui présente un fond.The slicer includes a loading compartment with a supporting surface for placing bread to be cut and is connected to a receiving compartment which has a bottom.

Une palette d'ensachage est prévue dans le compartiment de réception. La palette est mobile entre une position de réception, dans laquelle la palette s'étend selon le plan du fond du compartiment de réception en recouvrant un évidement prévu dans ce fond, et une position d'ensachage, dans laquelle au moins une extrémité de la palette est élevée par rapport au plan dudit fond. Ainsi, l'évidement est accessible à partir du compartiment de réception lorsque la palette est dans la position d'ensachage.A bagging pallet is provided in the receiving compartment. The pallet is movable between a receiving position, in which the pallet extends along the plane of the bottom of the receiving compartment, covering a recess provided in this bottom, and a bagging position, in which at least one end of the pallet is raised relative to the plane of said bottom. Thus, the recess is accessible from the receiving compartment when the pallet is in the bagging position.

Dans le procédé, le pain à couper est posé dans le compartiment de chargement et, dans une étape de coupe du procédé, le pain est avancé suivant une direction de déplacement vers le compartiment de réception et des tranches successives sont coupées du pain lors de son déplacement vers le compartiment de réception par le mouvement d'une lame de coupe suivant un plan de coupe. Ce plan de coupe s'étend entre les compartiments et sensiblement transversalement par rapport à la direction de déplacement du pain. Les tranches qui sont découpées du pain sont avancées jusqu'à ce qu'elles se trouvent sur la palette d'ensachage qui est maintenue dans la position de réception. Après la découpe complète du pain, la palette d'ensachage est déplacée vers la position d'ensachage en libérant l'évidement susdit dans le fond du compartiment de réception. Dans cette position d'ensachage, un sac d'emballage peut être glissé sur l'ensemble de la palette et du pain coupé pour emballer le pain.In the method, the bread to be cut is placed in the loading compartment and, in a cutting step of the method, the bread is advanced in a direction of travel towards the receiving compartment and successive slices are cut from the bread as it is being fed. movement towards the receiving compartment by the movement of a cutting blade along a cutting plane. This sectional plane extends between the compartments and substantially transversely to the direction of movement of the bread. The slices which are cut from the bread are advanced until they are on the bagging pallet which is held in the receiving position. After complete cutting of the bread, the bagging pallet is moved to the bagging position by releasing the aforementioned recess in the bottom of the receiving compartment. In this bagging position, a packing bag can be slid over the entire pallet and cut bread to wrap the bread.

Les documents DE 10 2008 025 628 , DE 100 49 156 , DE 10 2010 047 587 et WO 2013/110689 décrivent des trancheuses à pain avec une palette d'ensachage qui est mobile entre une position de réception et une position d'ensachage.The documents DE 10 2008 025 628 , FROM 100 49 156 , DE 10 2010 047 587 and WO 2013/110689 describe bread slicers with a bagging pallet which is movable between a receiving position and a bagging position.

De telles trancheuses ont l'inconvénient que parfois des parties du pain coupé, comme une croûte de pain, tombent de la palette d'ensachage et se retrouvent entre la palette qui est dans la position d'ensachage et le plan du fond du compartiment de réception. Ainsi, ces parties du pain forment un obstacle pour le retour de la palette vers sa position de réception et elles peuvent donc gêner le bon fonctionnement de la trancheuse et même provoquer l'arrêt de celle-ci.Such slicers have the disadvantage that sometimes parts of the cut bread, such as a bread crust, fall off the bagging pallet and end up between the pallet which is in the bagging position and the bottom plane of the receiving compartment. Thus, these parts of the bread form an obstacle for the return of the pallet to its reception position and they can therefore interfere with the proper functioning of the slicer and even cause the latter to stop.

L'invention veut remédier, entre autres, à cet inconvénient en proposant un procédé qui évite que le mouvement de la palette d'ensachage est gêné par la présence des parties d'un pain coupé, ou d'autres objets, entre la palette et le plan du fond du compartiment de réception.The invention seeks to remedy, among other things, this drawback by proposing a method which prevents the movement of the bagging pallet from being hampered by the presence of parts of a sliced bread, or of other objects, between the pallet and the bottom plan of the receiving compartment.

A cet effet, l'étape de coupe susdite est précédée par une étape de nettoyage dans laquelle le pain est déplacé à partir du compartiment de chargement vers le compartiment de réception, lorsque la palette d'ensachage est dans la position d'ensachage, pour pousser des parties restantes d'un pain coupé antérieurement, ou éventuellement d'autres objets, vers ledit évidement jusqu'à ce qu'elles tombent dans l'évidement. Le mouvement du pain est ensuite inversé et la palette d'ensachage est retournée vers la position de réception.For this purpose, the aforementioned cutting step is preceded by a cleaning step in which the bread is moved from the loading compartment to the receiving compartment, when the bagging pallet is in the bagging position, to pushing remaining parts of a previously cut loaf, or possibly other objects, towards said recess until they fall into the recess. The movement of the bread is then reversed and the bagging pallet is returned to the receiving position.

Avantageusement, après l'étape de coupe et avant l'étape de nettoyage, la présence de parties restantes d'un pain coupé sur ledit fond à proximité de l'évidement, en particulier, entre l'évidement et le plan de coupe, est détectée et, si une telle présence n'est pas détectée, l'étape de nettoyage est omise et la palette d'ensachage est retournée vers la position de réception.Advantageously, after the cutting step and before the cleaning step, the presence of remaining parts of a loaf cut on said base near the recess, in particular, between the recess and the cutting plane, is detected and, if such a presence is not detected, the cleaning step is omitted and the bagging pallet is returned to the receiving position.

Suivant une forme de réalisation intéressante du procédé, suivant l'invention, la palette d'ensachage présente une largeur qui est supérieure à la largeur du compartiment de réception suivant une direction transversale par rapport à ladite direction de déplacement. Dans ce procédé on détecte si le pain coupé dépasse un bord latéral de la palette d'ensachage sur une distance qui est plus grande qu'une distance tolérée, ce bord latéral s'étendant transversalement par rapport au plan de coupe, et, si cette distance tolérée est dépassée, la palette est maintenue dans sa position de réception dans ladite étape de coupe.According to an advantageous embodiment of the method, according to the invention, the bagging pallet has a width which is greater than the width of the receiving compartment in a direction transverse to said direction of movement. In this method, it is detected whether the cut bread exceeds a lateral edge of the bagging pallet by a distance which is greater than a tolerated distance, this lateral edge extending transversely with respect to the cutting plane, and, if this tolerated distance is exceeded, the pallet is maintained in its receiving position in said cutting step.

Suivant une forme de réalisation particulière du procédé, suivant l'invention, on déplace la palette d'ensachage de la position de réception vers la position d'ensachage par une rotation autour d'un axe sensiblement parallèle au plan de coupe afin de faire monter l'extrémité de la palette qui est dirigée vers le compartiment de chargement.According to a particular embodiment of the method, according to the invention, the bagging pallet is moved from the reception position to the bagging position by a rotation about an axis substantially parallel to the cutting plane in order to raise the end of the pallet which is directed towards the loading compartment.

L'invention concerne également une trancheuse pour couper un pain en tranches. Cette trancheuse comprend :

  • un compartiment de chargement présentant une surface de support pour poser un pain à couper, le compartiment de chargement étant connecté à un compartiment de réception qui présente un fond,
  • un poussoir commandé par des moyens de contrôle et permettant de déplacer le pain entre le compartiment de chargement et le compartiment de réception suivant une direction de déplacement du pain,
  • une lame de coupe pour couper des tranches successives du pain lorsque celui-ci est déplacé du compartiment de chargement vers le compartiment de réception, cette lame de coupe pouvant être déplacée suivant un plan de coupe s'étendant entre le compartiment de chargement et le compartiment de réception et sensiblement perpendiculairement par rapport à ladite direction de déplacement du pain,
  • une palette d'ensachage commandé par lesdits moyens de contrôle et prévue dans le compartiment de réception, cette palette étant mobile entre une position de réception, dans laquelle la palette s'étend selon le plan du fond du compartiment de réception en recouvrant un évidement prévu dans ce fond, et une position d'ensachage, dans laquelle au moins une extrémité de la palette est élevée par rapport au plan dudit fond de sorte que l'évidement est accessible à partir du compartiment de réception,
The invention also relates to a slicer for cutting bread into slices. This slicer includes:
  • a loading compartment having a support surface for placing a loaf to be cut, the loading compartment being connected to a receiving compartment which has a bottom,
  • a pusher controlled by control means and making it possible to move the bread between the loading compartment and the receiving compartment in a direction of movement of the bread,
  • a cutting blade for cutting successive slices of bread when the latter is moved from the loading compartment to the receiving compartment, this cutting blade being movable along a cutting plane extending between the loading compartment and the compartment receiving and substantially perpendicular to said direction of movement of the bread,
  • a bagging pallet controlled by said control means and provided in the receiving compartment, this pallet being movable between a receiving position, in which the pallet extends along the plane of the bottom of the receiving compartment, covering a recess provided in this bottom, and a bagging position, in which at least one end of the pallet is raised relative to the plane of said bottom so that the recess is accessible from the receiving compartment,

Cette trancheuse est caractérisée en ce que les moyens de contrôle sont prévus pour faire saisir par le poussoir un pain qui est posé dans le compartiment de chargement et de faire avancer le poussoir avec ce pain vers le compartiment de réception lorsque la palette d'ensachage est dans la position d'ensachage et pour, ensuite, inverser le mouvement du poussoir lorsque le pain a atteint ledit évidement et de faire retourner la palette d'ensachage vers la position de réception.This slicer is characterized in that the control means are provided to cause the pusher to grip a loaf which is placed in the loading compartment and to advance the pusher with this loaf towards the receiving compartment when the bagging pallet is in the bagging position and then to reverse the movement of the pusher when the bread has reached said recess and to return the bagging pallet to the reception position.

Suivant une forme de réalisation intéressante de la trancheuse, suivant l'invention, elle comprend un capteur pour détecter la présence de parties restantes d'un pain coupé sur le fond susdit à proximité de l'évidement, en particulier, entre l'évidement et le plan de coupe. Ce capteur coopère avec lesdits moyens de contrôle afin de faire avancer le poussoir vers le compartiment de réception jusqu'à une distance prédéterminée de l'évidement si les parties restantes d'un pain coupé sont détectées. Ladite distance prédéterminée est au moins égale à la longueur du pain saisi par le poussoir suivant ladite direction de déplacement.According to an interesting embodiment of the slicer, according to the invention, it comprises a sensor for detecting the presence of remaining parts of a loaf cut on the aforesaid bottom near the recess, in particular, between the recess and the cutting plane. This sensor cooperates with said control means in order to advance the pusher towards the reception compartment up to a predetermined distance of the recess if the remaining parts of a cut loaf are detected. Said predetermined distance is at least equal to the length of the bread grasped by the pusher in said direction of movement.

La distance prédéterminée correspond, par exemple, à une distance fixe ou à une distance déterminée par un dispositif de mesure de longueur du pain, prévu à cet effet.The predetermined distance corresponds, for example, to a fixed distance or to a distance determined by a device for measuring the length of the loaf, provided for this purpose.

D'autres détails et particularités de l'invention ressortiront de la description donnée ci-après, à titre d'exemple non limitatif, de quelques formes de réalisation particulières du procédé et de la trancheuse suivant l'invention avec référence aux dessins annexés.

  • Les figures 1 à 6 montrent une vue latérale très schématique d'une trancheuse à pain et illustrent des étapes successives d'un procédé pour couper un pain en tranches, suivant l'invention.
  • La figure 7 montre une vue de dessus schématique d'une trancheuse lorsqu'un pain est saisi par le poussoir et une partie d'une pain coupé antérieurement se trouve entre la palette d'ensachage et le fond du compartiment de réception, comme le montre la figure 1.
  • La figure 8 montre une vue de dessus schématique de la trancheuse de la figure 7 lorsqu'il n'y pas de partie de pain entre la palette d'ensachage et le fond du compartiment de réception.
  • La figure 9 est une vue de dessus schématique d'une trancheuse lorsqu'un pain coupé se trouve sur la palette d'ensachage qui est dans la position de réception.
  • La figure 10 est une vue en perspective schématique de la trancheuse de la figure 9 lorsque la palette d'ensachage est déplacée vers sa position d'ensachage ensemble avec un pain coupé en tranches.
  • La figure 11 est une vue de dessus schématique d'une trancheuse lorsqu'un pain coupé se trouve sur la palette d'ensachage qui est dans la position de réception et lorsque ce pain dépasse le bord latéral de la palette.
  • La figure 12 est une vue en perspective schématique de la trancheuse de la figure 11 avec un pain coupé en tranches.
Other details and features of the invention will emerge from the description given below, by way of nonlimiting example, of some particular embodiments of the process and of the slicer according to the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.
  • The figures 1 to 6 show a very schematic side view of a bread slicer and illustrate successive steps of a process for cutting bread into slices, according to the invention.
  • The figure 7 shows a schematic top view of a slicer when a loaf is gripped by the pusher and a portion of a previously cut loaf is between the bagging pallet and the bottom of the receiving compartment, as shown in Fig. figure 1 .
  • The figure 8 shows a schematic top view of the slicer of the figure 7 when there is no part of the bread between the bagging pallet and the bottom of the receiving compartment.
  • The figure 9 is a schematic top view of a slicer when a cut loaf is on the bagging pallet which is in the receiving position.
  • The figure 10 is a schematic perspective view of the slicer of the figure 9 when the bagging pallet is moved to its bagging position together with a sliced bread.
  • The figure 11 is a schematic top view of a slicer when a cut loaf is on the bagging pallet which is in the receiving position and when this loaf exceeds the side edge of the pallet.
  • The figure 12 is a schematic perspective view of the slicer of the figure 11 with sliced bread.

Dans les différentes figures, les mêmes chiffres de référence concernent des éléments analogues ou identiques.In the various figures, the same reference numbers relate to similar or identical elements.

L'invention concerne, en général, un procéder pour utiliser une trancheuse à pain automatique qui permet d'emballer un pain découpé en tranches de façon simple par la présence d'une palette d'ensachage mobile. Il s'agit, en particulier d'une trancheuse qui comprend un compartiment de chargement dans lequel le pain à couper est introduit et saisi par une griffe prévu sur un poussoir. Ce poussoir permet de pousser le pain à travers un plan de coupe vers un compartiment de réception d'où le pain coupé en tranches peut être récupéré. Une lame de coupe, en particulier une lame circulaire, est déplacée suivant le plan de coupe pour couper des tranches successives du pain au fur et à mesure de l'avancement du pain vers le compartiment de réception.The invention relates, in general, to a method for using an automatic bread slicer which makes it possible to package a bread cut into slices in a simple manner by the presence of a movable bagging pallet. It is, in particular, a slicer which comprises a loading compartment in which the bread to be cut is introduced and gripped by a claw provided on a pusher. This pusher makes it possible to push the bread through a cutting plane towards a receiving compartment from which the bread cut into slices can be recovered. A cutting blade, in particular a circular blade, is moved along the cutting plane to cut successive slices of bread as the bread advances towards the receiving compartment.

Dans le compartiment de réception, les tranches coupées du pain sont avancées jusqu'à ce qu'elles se trouvent sur une palette d'ensachage qui s'étend dans le plan du fond du compartiment de réception. Après la découpe complète du pain, au moins une extrémité de la palette d'ensachage est remontée de sorte qu'un espace libre est créé entre cette extrémité de la palette et le fond du compartiment de réception. Ainsi, un sac d'emballage peut être glissé par cette extrémité sur l'ensemble de la palette et du pain coupé. Le sac contenant le pain est alors retiré de la palette.In the receiving compartment, the cut slices of bread are advanced until they lie on a bagging pallet which extends in the plane of the bottom of the receiving compartment. After the bread has been completely cut, at least one end of the bagging pallet is raised so that a free space is created between this end of the pallet and the bottom of the receiving compartment. Thus, a packing bag can be slipped by this end over the whole of the pallet and of the sliced bread. The bag containing the bread is then removed from the pallet.

Dans une telle trancheuse à pain, il y a un risque qu'une partie du pain coupé en tranches, comme par exemple une croûte de pain, tombe de la palette d'ensachage et se trouve entre la palette et le fond du compartiment de réception, comme le montre, par exemple, la figure 1.In such a bread slicer, there is a risk that part of the sliced bread, such as for example a bread crust, falls from the bagging pallet and is between the pallet and the bottom of the receiving compartment. , as shown, for example, figure 1 .

La figure 1 montre schématiquement un compartiment de chargement 1 avec une surface de support 2 sur lequel est posé un pain 3 à couper en tranches. Ce compartiment de chargement 1 est connecté à un compartiment de réception 4 présentant un fond 5.The figure 1 schematically shows a loading compartment 1 with a support surface 2 on which is placed a bread 3 to be cut into slices. This loading compartment 1 is connected to a receiving compartment 4 having a bottom 5.

Comme le montre la figure 1, un poussoir 6 est présent dans le compartiment de chargement 1 qui permet de saisir le pain 3 à couper qui est posé dans le compartiment de chargement 1 comme indiqué par la flèche 7. De préférence, le poussoir 6 comprend, par exemple, une griffe 8 rétractable pour permettre de saisir le pain 3.As shown in the figure 1 , a pusher 6 is present in the loading compartment 1 which makes it possible to grasp the bread 3 to be cut which is placed in the loading compartment 1 as indicated by the arrow 7. Preferably, the pusher 6 comprises, for example, a claw 8 retractable to allow the bread to be gripped 3.

Le poussoir 6 est commandé par des moyens de contrôle, non représentés, et permet de déplacer le pain 3 entre le compartiment de chargement 1 et le compartiment de réception 4 suivant une direction de déplacement du pain 3.The pusher 6 is controlled by control means, not shown, and makes it possible to move the bread 3 between the loading compartment 1 and the receiving compartment 4 in a direction of movement of the bread 3.

Une lame de coupe, par exemple une lame circulaire pouvant être entrainée autour de son axe est déplacée suivant un plan de coupe 9 pour couper des tranches successives du pain lors du passage du pain à travers ce plan de coupe 9 qui s'étend entre le compartiment de chargement 1 et le compartiment de réception 4. Ce plan de coupe s'étend de préférence sensiblement perpendiculairement par rapport à la direction de déplacement du pain 3. Pour la clarté des figures, la lame de coupe n'est pas représentée.A cutting blade, for example a circular blade that can be driven around its axis is moved along a cutting plane 9 to cut successive slices of the bread when the bread passes through this cutting plane 9 which extends between the loading compartment 1 and receiving compartment 4. This cutting plane preferably extends substantially perpendicular to the direction of movement of the bread 3. For clarity of the figures, the cutting blade is not shown.

Une palette d'ensachage 10 est prévue dans le compartiment de réception 4. Cette palette d'ensachage 10 est mobile entre une position de réception et une position d'ensachage. Dans cette dernière position, un pain coupé qui est présent sur la palette peut être emballé dans un sac en glissant le sac sur l'ensemble de la palette 10 et du pain 3. Ensuite le sac est enlevé de la palette ensemble avec le pain.A bagging pallet 10 is provided in the receiving compartment 4. This bagging pallet 10 is movable between a receiving position and a bagging position. In this latter position, a cut loaf which is present on the pallet can be packaged in a bag by sliding the bag over the assembly of the pallet 10 and the bread 3. Then the bag is removed from the pallet together with the bread.

Dans ladite position de réception, la palette 10 s'étend selon le plan dudit fond 5 du compartiment de réception 4 en recouvrant un évidement 11 prévu dans ce fond 5, comme le montre les figures 4 et 5. Lorsque la palette 10 est dans la position d'ensachage, au moins une extrémité 12 de la palette 10 est élevée par rapport au plan dudit fond 5 de sorte que l'évidement 11 est accessible à partir du compartiment de réception 4, comme le montre, par exemple, les figures 1, 2 et 6.In said receiving position, the pallet 10 extends along the plane of said bottom 5 of the receiving compartment 4, covering a recess 11 provided in this bottom 5, as shown in figures 4 and 5 . When the pallet 10 is in the bagging position, at least one end 12 of the pallet 10 is elevated relative to the plane of said bottom 5 so that the recess 11 is accessible from the receiving compartment 4, as shown. , for example, figures 1, 2 and 6 .

La palette d'ensachage 10 coopère, de préférence, également avec lesdits moyens de contrôle qui commandent le déplacement de la palette entre les positions de réception et d'ensachage.The bagging pallet 10 preferably also cooperates with said control means which control the movement of the pallet between the receiving and bagging positions.

La figure 1 montre la situation dans laquelle un pain a été coupé en tranches et a été enlevé de la palette d'ensachage 10. Une partie 13 de ce pain coupé antérieurement se trouve sur le fond 5 et en dessous de l'extrémité 12 de la palette d'ensachage 10. Cette partie 13 de pain peut, par exemple, comprendre le bout du pain 3 qui était saisi par la griffe 8 du poussoir 6. Par la présence de cette partie 13, il n'est pas possible de retourner la palette 10 vers la position de réception pour recevoir les tranches d'un pain suivant.The figure 1 shows the situation in which a loaf has been sliced and removed from the bagging pallet 10. A portion 13 of this previously cut loaf is on the bottom 5 and below the end 12 of the pallet d 'bagging 10. This part 13 of bread may, for example, include the end of the bread 3 which was gripped by the claw 8 of the pusher 6. By the presence of this part 13, it is not possible to return the pallet 10 to the receiving position to receive the slices of a next loaf.

Selon le procédé de l'invention, une étape de nettoyage précède une étape de coupe. Dans cette étape de nettoyage des parties 13 du pain qui a été coupé antérieurement sont enlevées du fond 5 du compartiment de réception 4. A cet effet, un pain 3 suivant, qui est saisi par le poussoir 6 afin d'être coupé en tranches, est déplacé à partir du compartiment de chargement 1 vers le compartiment de réception 4, comme le montre la figure 2. Ceci est fait pendant que la palette d'ensachage 10 est maintenue dans la position d'ensachage. Ainsi, le pain 3 à couper, qui est avancé par le poussoir 6, pousse les parties restantes 13 d'un pain coupé antérieurement vers ledit évidement 11 jusqu'à ce que ces parties 13 tombent dans cet évidement 11, comme indiqué par la flèche 14 dans la figure 2.According to the method of the invention, a cleaning step precedes a cutting step. In this cleaning step, parts 13 of the bread which has been cut previously are removed from the bottom 5 of the receiving compartment 4. For this purpose, a next loaf 3, which is gripped by the pusher 6 in order to be cut into slices, is moved from the load compartment 1 to the reception compartment 4, as shown in the figure 2 . This is done while the bagging pallet 10 is held in the bagging position. Thus, the bread 3 to be cut, which is advanced by the pusher 6, pushes the remaining parts 13 of a previously cut loaf towards said recess 11 until these parts 13 fall into this recess 11, as indicated by the arrow 14 in the figure 2 .

De préférence, ces parties 13 restantes d'un pain coupé sont ainsi collectée dans un récipient à miettes prévu en-dessous de l'évidement 11 dans le fond 5 du compartiment de réception 4.Preferably, these remaining parts 13 of a cut bread are thus collected in a crumb container provided below the recess 11 in the bottom 5 of the receiving compartment 4.

Après que le fond 5 a été nettoyé de cette manière et les parties 13 ont donc été enlevées du fond 5, le mouvement du poussoir 6, et donc du pain 3, est inversé, comme le montre la figure 3, et le poussoir et le pain sont, de préférence, retournés vers le compartiment de chargement 1. La palette d'ensachage 10 est ensuite retournée vers la position de réception comme indiqué par la flèche 15.After the bottom 5 has been cleaned in this way and the parts 13 have therefore been removed from the bottom 5, the movement of the pusher 6, and therefore of the bread 3, is reversed, as shown in the figure. figure 3 , and the pusher and the bread are preferably returned to the loading compartment 1. The bagging pallet 10 is then returned to the reception position as indicated by arrow 15.

Ensuite, l'étape de coupe est entamée, comme illustré par les figures 4 à 6. Dans cette étape de coupe, le pain 3 est avancé suivant la direction de déplacement vers le compartiment de réception 4 et des tranches 16 successives sont coupées du pain 3 lors de son déplacement vers le compartiment de réception 4 à travers le plan de coupe 9. Les tranches sont découpées l'une après l'autre par le mouvement de la lame de coupe suivant le plan de coupe 9 lorsque le pain 3 est avancé à des pas discrets correspondants à l'épaisseur d'une tranche. Les tranches 16 découpées du pain 3 sont avancées par l'action du poussoir 6 jusqu'à ce qu'elles se trouvent sur la palette d'ensachage 10 qui est maintenue dans la position de réception. Après la découpe complète du pain 3 et lorsque toutes les tranches du pain se trouvent sur la palette d'ensachage 10, la griffe 8 est retiré du pain et le poussoir est retourné vers le compartiment de chargement 1. La palette 10, sur laquelle repose le pain coupé, est alors déplacée vers la position d'ensachage en libérant l'évidement 11 susdit dans le fond 5 du compartiment de réception 4, comme le montre la figure 6. Le pain coupé en tranches est alors emballé en glissant un sac sur l'ensemble de la palette 10 et du pain 3. Le sac contenant le pain 3 est ensuite retiré de la palette.Then the cutting step is started, as illustrated by the figures 4 to 6 . In this cutting step, the bread 3 is advanced in the direction of movement towards the receiving compartment 4 and successive slices 16 are cut from the bread 3 during its movement towards the receiving compartment 4 through the cutting plane 9. The slices are cut one after the other by the movement of the cutting blade along the cutting plane 9 when the bread 3 is advanced at discrete steps corresponding to the thickness of a slice. The slices 16 cut from the bread 3 are advanced by the action of the pusher 6 until they are on the bagging pallet 10 which is held in the reception position. After the complete cutting of the bread 3 and when all the slices of the bread are on the bagging pallet 10, the claw 8 is removed from the bread and the pusher is returned to the loading compartment 1. The pallet 10, on which rests the cut bread, is then moved to the bagging position by releasing the aforementioned recess 11 in the bottom 5 of the receiving compartment 4, as shown in figure 6 . The sliced bread is then wrapped by sliding a bag over the whole of the pallet 10 and the bread 3. The bag containing the bread 3 is then removed from the pallet.

Suivant une forme de réalisation intéressante du procédé suivant l'invention, après l'étape de coupe et avant l'étape de nettoyage, la présence de parties 13 restantes d'un pain coupé sur ledit fond 5 à proximité de l'évidement 11 est détectée. L'on détecte, par exemple, si de parties 13 restantes d'un pain coupé antérieurement sont présentes entre l'évidement 11 et le plan de coupe 9.According to an advantageous embodiment of the method according to the invention, after the cutting step and before the cleaning step, the presence of remaining parts 13 of a cut bread on said base 5 near the recess 11 is detected. It is detected, for example, whether the remaining parts 13 of a previously cut loaf are present between the recess 11 and the cutting plane 9.

Si l'on détecte aucune présence de telles parties 13, comme le montre la figure 8, l'étape de nettoyage susdite est omise et la palette d'ensachage 10 est retournée vers la position de réception. Ensuite ladite étape de coupe pour un pain suivant est entamée.If no presence of such parts 13 is detected, as shown in figure 8 , the aforesaid cleaning step is omitted and the bagging pallet 10 is returned to the receiving position. Then said cutting step for a next loaf is started.

La trancheuse comprend, par exemple, un capteur 17 pour détecter la présence de parties 13 restantes d'un pain coupé sur le fond 5 à proximité de l'évidement 11. Comme le montre la figure 7, ce capteur 17 permet, en particulier, de détecter la présence desdites parties 13 sur le fond 5 entre l'évidement 11 et le plan de coupe 9. Le capteur 17 coopère avec lesdits moyens de contrôle afin de faire avancer le poussoir 6 vers le compartiment de réception 4 jusqu'à une distance prédéterminée de l'évidement 11 si les parties 13 restantes d'un pain coupé sont détectées. Cette distance est au moins égale à la longueur du pain qui est saisi par le poussoir 6 suivant ladite direction de déplacement. Le capteur peut, par exemple, comprendre un œil optique.The slicer comprises, for example, a sensor 17 for detecting the presence of remaining parts 13 of a loaf cut on the bottom 5 near the recess 11. As shown in the figure. figure 7 , this sensor 17 makes it possible, in particular, to detect the presence of said parts 13 on the base 5 between the recess 11 and the section plane 9. The sensor 17 cooperates with said control means in order to advance the pusher 6 towards the receiving compartment 4 up to a predetermined distance from the recess 11 if the remaining portions 13 of a cut loaf are detected. This distance is at least equal to the length of the bread which is gripped by the pusher 6 along said direction of movement. The sensor can, for example, include an optical eye.

Ladite distance prédéterminée peut être une distance fixe, qui correspond, par exemple, à la longueur du plus petit type de pain qui est généralement coupé au moyens de la trancheuse. Alternativement, cette distance prédéterminée correspond à la distance qui est déterminée par un dispositif de mesure de longueur du pain prévu à cet effet. Ainsi, la longueur du pain est, par exemple, mesuré par ce dispositif de mesure après que le pain a été posé dans le compartiment de chargement 1 et saisi par le poussoir 6.Said predetermined distance may be a fixed distance, which corresponds, for example, to the length of the smallest type of bread which is generally cut by means of the slicer. Alternatively, this predetermined distance corresponds to the distance which is determined by a bread length measuring device provided for this purpose. Thus, the length of the loaf is, for example, measured by this measuring device after the loaf has been placed in the loading compartment 1 and gripped by the pusher 6.

Dans la pluparts des trancheuses, comme illustré dans les figures 9 à 12, la palette d'ensachage 10 présente une largeur qui est inférieure à la largeur du compartiment de réception 4 suivant une direction transversale par rapport à ladite direction de déplacement, ou suivant une direction parallèle au plan de coupe 9. Dans une telle trancheuse, un capteur 18 peut être prévu qui coopère avec les moyens de contrôle et qui permet de détecter si le pain coupé dépasse un bord latéral 19 de la palette d'ensachage 10. Ce capteur 18 permet, par exemple, de détecter si le pain 3 dépasse ledit bord latéral 19 sur une distance qui est plus grande qu'une distance tolérée. Cette distance tolérée peut être zéro ou peut correspondre à une distance maximale suivant laquelle la palette 10 peut être déplacée vers la position d'ensachage sans être gêné par le châssis de la trancheuse. La distance toléré peut également correspondre à une distance maximale qui assure que le pain 3 est maintenue de manière stable sur la palette 10 lorsque celle-ci est déplacée vers la position d'ensachage. Si la distance tolérée est dépassée par le pain 3, les moyens de contrôle maintiennent la palette 10 dans la position de réception. Ainsi, la palette 10 est maintenue dans sa position de réception à la fin de ladite étape de coupe, comme le montre la figure 12. Ledit bord latéral 19 s'étend sensiblement transversalement par rapport au plan de coupe 9.In most slicers, as shown in the figures 9 to 12 , the bagging pallet 10 has a width which is less than the width of the receiving compartment 4 in a direction transverse to said direction of movement, or in a direction parallel to the cutting plane 9. In such a slicer, a sensor 18 can be provided which cooperates with the control means and which makes it possible to detect whether the cut bread exceeds a side edge 19 of the bagging pallet 10. This sensor 18 makes it possible, for example, to detect whether the bread 3 exceeds said side edge 19 over a distance which is greater than a tolerated distance. This tolerated distance may be zero or may correspond to a maximum distance along which the pallet 10 can be moved to the bagging position without being hampered by the frame of the slicer. The tolerated distance can also correspond to a maximum distance which ensures that the bread 3 is held stably on the pallet 10 when the latter is moved to the bagging position. If the tolerated distance is exceeded by the bread 3, the control means maintain the pallet 10 in the reception position. Thus, the pallet 10 is maintained in its receiving position at the end of said cutting step, as shown in figure 12 . Said lateral edge 19 extends substantially transversely with respect to the section plane 9.

Suivant une forme de réalisation préférée de la trancheuse suivant l'invention, la trancheuse comprend éventuellement un support mobile qui peut être amené jusqu'à l'extrémité du pain 3 lorsque la palette d'ensachage 10 est dans la position de réception et un pain à couper est saisi par le poussoir 6. Ce support mobile est capable de suivre l'avancement du pain 3 dans le compartiment de réception 1 en maintenant un contact avec le pain 3 pour éviter que les tranches coupées du pain 3 tombent.According to a preferred embodiment of the slicer according to the invention, the slicer optionally comprises a movable support which can be brought to the end of the loaf 3 when the bagging pallet 10 is in the receiving position and a loaf. to be cut is gripped by the pusher 6. This mobile support is capable of following the progress of the bread 3 in the receiving compartment 1 while maintaining contact with the bread 3 to prevent the cut slices of the bread 3 from falling.

Ainsi, dans le procédé suivant l'invention, on peut prévoir qu'après la palette d'ensachage 10 est mise dans la position de réception, un support mobile est amené jusqu'à l'extrémité du pain. Ensuite, l'on fait suivre ce support l'avancement du pain 3 dans le compartiment de réception 4 en maintenant un contact entre le support et le pain 3 pour éviter que les tranches coupées du pain 3 tombent.Thus, in the method according to the invention, it is possible to provide that after the bagging pallet 10 is placed in the receiving position, a movable support is brought to the end of the bread. Then, this support is made to follow the advancement of the bread 3 in the receiving compartment 4 while maintaining contact between the support and the bread 3 to prevent the cut slices of the bread 3 from falling.

La palette d'ensachage 10 est, par exemple, et comme montré aux figures, montée de manière rotative autour d'un axe sensiblement parallèle au plan de coupe 9 afin de pouvoir déplacer la palette 10 entre la position de réception et la position d'ensachage. Dans cette dernière position, l'extrémité 12 de la palette qui est dirigée vers le compartiment de chargement 1 est élevée par rapport au plan du fond 5 du compartiment de réception 4.The bagging pallet 10 is, for example, and as shown in the figures, rotatably mounted about an axis substantially parallel to the cutting plane 9 in order to be able to move the pallet 10 between the reception position and the position of. bagging. In this last position, the end 12 of the pallet which is directed towards the loading compartment 1 is raised with respect to the plane of the bottom 5 of the reception compartment 4.

Il va de soi que l'invention n'est pas limité à un procédé ou à une trancheuse dans laquelle la palette subit un pivotement pour être déplacée entre la position d'ensachage et la position de réception. Il est par exemple, également possible que la palette est soulevée complètement vers le haut lorsqu'elle est déplacée vers sa position d'ensachage, comme par exemple, décrit dans le document DE 10 2010 047 587 .It goes without saying that the invention is not limited to a method or to a slicer in which the pallet is pivoted in order to be moved between the bagging position and the reception position. For example, it is also possible that the pallet is lifted fully upwards when moved to its bagging position, as for example described in the document DE 10 2010 047 587 .

Dans les exemples donnés ci-dessus, les parties restantes 13 d'un pain coupé antérieurement sont poussées sur le fond 5 par un pain 3 qui est saisi par le poussoir 6 jusqu'à ce qu'elles tombent dans l'évidement 11 suite au déplacement du poussoir 6. Dans d'autres formes de réalisation du procédé ou de la trancheuse, suivant l'invention, il est également possible que seul le poussoir 6 est avancé du compartiment de chargement 1 vers l'évidement 11. Ainsi, les parties 13 sont poussées par le poussoir 6 afin de les faire tomber dans l'évidement 11 lorsque la palette d'ensachage 10 est dans la position d'ensachage. Le poussoir 6 est à cet effet, par exemple, déplacé jusqu'à l'évidement 11 ou jusqu'au-dessus de l'évidement 11. Ensuite, le poussoir 6 est retourné vers le compartiment de chargement 1 et la palette d'ensachage 10 est descendue vers la position de réception. Un pain suivant à couper peut alors être posé entre ce poussoir 6 et l'évidement 11, en particulier entre le poussoir 6 et le plan de coupe 9, pour être coupé.In the examples given above, the remaining parts 13 of a previously cut loaf are pushed against the bottom 5 by a loaf 3 which is gripped by the pusher 6 until they fall into the recess 11 as a result of the displacement of the pusher 6. In other embodiments of the process or of the slicer, according to the invention, it is also possible that only the pusher 6 is advanced from the loading compartment 1 towards the recess 11. Thus, the parts 13 are pushed by the pusher 6 in order to drop them into the recess 11 when the bagging pallet 10 is in the bagging position. The pusher 6 is for this purpose, for example, moved to the recess 11 or to the top of the recess 11. Then, the pusher 6 is returned to the loading compartment 1 and the bagging pallet. 10 is lowered to the reception position. A next loaf to be cut can then be placed between this pusher 6 and the recess 11, in particular between the pusher 6 and the cutting plane 9, to be cut.

Il est bien entendu que l'invention n'est pas limitée aux différentes formes de réalisation décrites ci-dessus, mais que d'autres variantes encore peuvent être envisagées sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention. Ainsi, l'invention n'est pas limitée à une trancheuse ou un procédé dans lequel le pain est déplacé entre les compartiments de chargement et de réception suivant une direction qui est sensiblement horizontale, mais cette direction peut également être inclinée. Ainsi, la surface de support 2 et le fond 5 peuvent présenter une inclinaison suivant la direction de déplacement du pain qui est, par exemple, comprise entre 0° et 50°.It is understood that the invention is not limited to the different embodiments described above, but that still other variants can be envisaged without departing from the scope of the present invention. Thus, the invention is not limited to a slicer or a method in which the bread is moved between the loading and receiving compartments in a direction which is substantially horizontal, but this direction can also be inclined. Thus, the support surface 2 and the bottom 5 may have an inclination along the direction of movement of the bread which is, for example, between 0 ° and 50 °.

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Procédé pour couper un pain en tranches au moyen d'une trancheuse de pain, cette trancheuse comprenant : - un compartiment de chargement (1) présentant une surface de support (2) pour poser un pain (3) à couper, le compartiment de chargement (1) étant connecté à un compartiment de réception (4) avec un fond (5), - une palette d'ensachage (10) prévue dans le compartiment de réception (4), cette palette (10) étant mobile entre une position de réception, dans laquelle la palette (10) s'étend selon le plan du fond (5) du compartiment de réception (4) en recouvrant un évidement (11) prévu dans ce fond (5), et une position d'ensachage, dans laquelle au moins une extrémité (12) de la palette (10) est élevée par rapport au plan dudit fond (5) de sorte que l'évidement (11) est accessible à partir du compartiment de réception (4), selon le procédé, le pain (3) à couper est posé dans le compartiment de chargement (1) et, dans une étape de coupe du procédé, le pain (3) est avancé suivant une direction de déplacement vers le compartiment de réception (4) et des tranches (16) successives sont coupées du pain (3) lors de son déplacement vers le compartiment de réception (4) par le mouvement d'une lame de coupe suivant un plan de coupe (9) s'étendant entre lesdits compartiments (1,4) et sensiblement transversalement par rapport à ladite direction de déplacement, les tranches (16) découpées du pain (3) sont avancées jusqu'à ce qu'elles se trouvent sur ladite palette d'ensachage (10) qui est maintenue dans la position de réception et, après la découpe complète du pain (3), la palette d'ensachage (10) est déplacée vers la position d'ensachage en libérant l'évidement (11) susdit dans le fond (5) du compartiment de réception (4),
ce procédé est caractérisé en ce que l'étape de coupe est précédée par une étape de nettoyage dans laquelle un poussoir (6) est déplacé à partir du compartiment de chargement (1) vers le compartiment de réception (4), lorsque la palette d'ensachage (10) est dans la position d'ensachage, pour pousser, par le mouvement du poussoir (6), des parties (13) restantes d'un pain coupé antérieurement vers ledit évidement (11) jusqu'à ce qu'elles tombent dans cet évidement (11), le mouvement du poussoir (6) étant ensuite inversé et la palette d'ensachage (10) est retournée vers la position de réception.A method of slicing bread using a bread slicer, said slicer comprising: - a loading compartment (1) having a support surface (2) for placing a loaf (3) to be cut, the loading compartment (1) being connected to a receiving compartment (4) with a bottom (5), - a bagging pallet (10) provided in the receiving compartment (4), this pallet (10) being movable between a receiving position, in which the pallet (10) extends along the plane of the bottom (5) of the receiving compartment (4) by covering a recess (11) provided in this bottom (5), and a bagging position, in which at least one end (12) of the pallet (10) is raised relative to the plane of said bottom (5) so that the recess (11) is accessible from the receiving compartment (4), according to the method, the bread (3) to be cut is placed in the loading compartment (1) and, in a cutting step of the method, the bread (3) is advanced in a direction of movement towards the receiving compartment (4 ) and successive slices (16) are cut from the bread (3) during its movement towards the receiving compartment (4) by the movement of a cutting blade along a cutting plane (9) extending between said compartments (1,4) and substantially transversely to said direction of travel, the slices (16) cut from the bread (3) are advanced until they are on said bagging pallet (10) which is held in the reception position and, after the complete cutting of the bread (3), the bagging pallet (10) is moved to the bagging position by releasing the aforementioned recess (11) in the bottom (5) of the compartment reception (4),
this method is characterized in that the cutting step is preceded by a cleaning step in which a pusher (6) is moved from the loading compartment (1) to the receiving compartment (4), when the pallet d The bagging (10) is in the bagging position, for pushing, by the movement of the pusher (6), the remaining parts (13) of a previously cut loaf towards said recess (11) until they are fall into this recess (11), the movement of the pusher (6) then being reversed and the bagging pallet (10) is returned to the receiving position. Procédé suivant la revendication 1, dans lequel on pose le pain (3) à couper dans le compartiment de chargement (1) entre le poussoir (6) et l'évidement (11), en particulier entre le poussoir (6) et le plan de coupe (9), avant d'entamer l'étape de nettoyage et on lance ensuite ladite étape de nettoyage en déplaçant le pain (3) par le mouvement du poussoir (6) vers ledit évidement (11) pour pousser au moyen du pain (3) lesdites parties restantes vers ledit évidement (11) jusqu'à ce qu'elles tombent dans cet évidement (11), le mouvement du pain (3) étant ensuite inversé par le mouvement inversé du poussoir (6) vers le compartiment de chargement (1).Method according to Claim 1, in which the bread (3) to be cut is placed in the loading compartment (1) between the pusher (6) and the recess (11), in particular between the pusher (6) and the plane cutting (9), before starting the cleaning step and then starting said cleaning step by moving the bread (3) by the movement of the pusher (6) towards said recess (11) to push by means of the bread (3) said remaining parts towards said recess (11) until they fall into this recess (11), the movement of the bread (3) then being reversed by the reverse movement of the pusher (6) towards the compartment of loading (1). Procédé suivant la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel, après l'étape de coupe et avant l'étape de nettoyage, la présence de parties (13) restantes d'un pain coupé sur ledit fond (5) à proximité de l'évidement (11), en particulier, entre l'évidement (11) et le plan de coupe (9), est détectée et, si une telle présence n'est pas détectée, l'étape de nettoyage est omise et la palette d'ensachage (10) est retournée vers la position de réception.A method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein after the cutting step and before the cleaning step, the presence of remaining portions (13) of a cut loaf on said bottom (5) near the recess (11), in particular, between the recess (11) and the cutting plane (9), is detected and, if such a presence is not detected, the cleaning step is omitted and the bagging pallet (10) is returned to the receiving position. Procédé suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel la palette d'ensachage (10) présente une largeur qui est inférieure à la largeur du compartiment de réception (4) suivant une direction transversale par rapport à ladite direction de déplacement et dans lequel on détecte si le pain coupé dépasse un bord latéral (19) de la palette d'ensachage (10) sur une distance qui est plus grande qu'une distance tolérée, ce bord latéral (19) s'étendant transversalement par rapport au plan de coupe (9), et, si cette distance tolérée est dépassée, la palette (10) est maintenue dans sa position de réception dans ladite étape de coupe.A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bagging pallet (10) has a width which is less than the width of the receiving compartment (4) in a direction transverse to said direction of travel and in which it is detected whether the cut bread protrudes from a side edge (19) of the bagging pallet (10) by a distance which is greater than a tolerated distance, this side edge (19) extending transversely to the cutting plane (9), and, if this tolerated distance is exceeded, the pallet (10) is maintained in its receiving position in said cutting step. Procédé suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel, après le pain (3) est posé dans le compartiment de chargement (1), on saisit le pain avec un poussoir (6) qui est mobile suivant la direction de déplacement du pain (3) et on libère le pain (3) du poussoir lorsque le pain est coupé en tranches et se trouve complètement sur ladite palette d'ensachage (10) dans le compartiment de réception (4).A method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, in which, after the bread (3) is placed in the loading compartment (1), the bread is picked up with a pusher (6) which is movable in the direction of movement. bread (3) and the bread (3) is released from the pusher when the bread is cut into slices and is completely on said bagging pallet (10) in the receiving compartment (4). Procédé suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel, après que la palette d'ensachage (10) est mise dans la position de réception, on amène un support mobile jusqu'à l'extrémité du pain (3) et on fait suivre ce support l'avancement du pain dans le compartiment de réception (4) en maintenant un contact entre le support et le pain (3) pour éviter que les tranches (16) coupées du pain tombent.A method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein, after the bagging pallet (10) is brought into the receiving position, a movable support is brought to the end of the loaf (3) and this support is made to follow the advancement of the bread in the receiving compartment (4) while maintaining contact between the support and the bread (3) to prevent the cut slices (16) of the bread from falling. Procédé suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, dans lequel lesdites parties restantes (13) d'un pain coupé sont collectée dans un récipient à miettes prévu en-dessous dudit évidement (11) dans le fond (5) du compartiment de réception (4).A method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein said remaining portions (13) of a cut loaf are collected in a crumb container provided below said recess (11) in the bottom (5) of the bread compartment. reception (4). Procédé suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel on déplace la palette d'ensachage (10) de la position de réception vers la position d'ensachage par une rotation autour d'un axe sensiblement parallèle au plan de coupe (9) afin de faire monter l'extrémité (12) de la palette (10) qui est dirigée vers le compartiment de chargement (1).A method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the bagging pallet (10) is moved from the receiving position to the bagging position by rotation about an axis substantially parallel to the cutting plane ( 9) in order to raise the end (12) of the pallet (10) which is directed towards the loading compartment (1). Trancheuse pour couper un pain en tranches comprenant : - un compartiment de chargement (1) présentant une surface de support (2) pour poser un pain (3) à couper, le compartiment de chargement (1) étant connecté à un compartiment de réception (4) qui présente un fond (5), - un poussoir (6) commandé par des moyens de contrôle et permettant de déplacer le pain (3) entre le compartiment de chargement (1) et le compartiment de réception (4) suivant une direction de déplacement du pain, - une lame de coupe pour couper des tranches (16) successives du pain (3) lorsque celui-ci est déplacé du compartiment de chargement (1) vers le compartiment de réception (4), cette lame de coupe pouvant être déplacée suivant un plan de coupe (9) s'étendant entre le compartiment de chargement (1) et le compartiment de réception (4) et sensiblement perpendiculairement par rapport à ladite direction de déplacement du pain (3), - une palette d'ensachage (10) commandé par lesdits moyens de contrôle et prévue dans le compartiment de réception (4), cette palette (10) étant mobile entre une position de réception, dans laquelle la palette (10) s'étend selon le plan dudit fond (5) du compartiment de réception en recouvrant un évidement prévu dans ce fond, et une position d'ensachage, dans laquelle au moins une extrémité (12) de la palette (10) est élevée par rapport au plan dudit fond (5) de sorte que l'évidement (11) est accessible à partir du compartiment de réception (4), caractérisée en ce que les moyens de contrôle sont prévus pour faire avancer le poussoir (6) du compartiment de chargement (1) vers le compartiment de réception (4) au moins jusqu'à l'évidement (11) ou jusqu'à une distance prédéterminée de l'évidement (11) pour pousser des parties (13) restantes d'un pain coupé vers l'évidement (11) lorsque la palette d'ensachage (10) est dans la position d'ensachage et pour, ensuite, inverser le mouvement du poussoir (6) lorsque le poussoir (6) a atteint l'évidement (11) ou cette distance prédéterminée de l'évidement et de faire retourner la palette d'ensachage (10) vers la position de réception.Slicer for cutting bread into slices comprising: - a loading compartment (1) having a support surface (2) for placing a loaf (3) to be cut, the loading compartment (1) being connected to a receiving compartment (4) which has a bottom (5) , - a pusher (6) controlled by control means and making it possible to move the bread (3) between the loading compartment (1) and the receiving compartment (4) in a direction of movement of the bread, - a cutting blade for cutting successive slices (16) of the bread (3) when the latter is moved from the loading compartment (1) to the receiving compartment (4), this cutting blade being able to be moved along a plane cutting (9) extending between the loading compartment (1) and the receiving compartment (4) and substantially perpendicular to said direction of movement of the bread (3), - a bagging pallet (10) controlled by said control means and provided in the receiving compartment (4), this pallet (10) being movable between a receiving position, in which the pallet (10) extends along the plane of said bottom (5) of the receiving compartment covering a recess provided in this bottom, and a bagging position, in which at least one end (12) of the pallet (10) is elevated relative to the plane of said bottom (5) so that the recess (11) is accessible from the receiving compartment (4), characterized in that the control means are provided to advance the pusher (6) from the loading compartment (1) towards the receiving compartment (4) at least up to the recess (11) or up to a distance predetermined portion of the recess (11) for pushing remaining portions (13) of a sliced loaf towards the recess (11) when the bagging pallet (10) is in the bagging position and then to reverse the movement of the pusher (6) when the pusher (6) has reached the recess (11) or this predetermined distance from the recess and to return the bagging pallet (10) to the reception position. Trancheuse suivant la revendication 9, dans laquelle les moyens de contrôle sont prévus pour faire saisir par le poussoir (6) un pain (3) qui est posé dans le compartiment de chargement (1) entre le poussoir (6) et l'évidement (11), en particulier entre le poussoir (6) et le plan de coupe (9), et pour ensuite faire avancer le poussoir (6) vers le compartiment de réception (4) si la palette d'ensachage (10) est dans la position d'ensachage.Slicer according to Claim 9, in which the control means are provided to cause the pusher (6) to grip a loaf (3) which is placed in the loading compartment (1) between the pusher (6) and the recess ( 11), in particular between the pusher (6) and the cutting plane (9), and then to advance the pusher (6) towards the receiving compartment (4) if the bagging pallet (10) is in the bagging position. Trancheuse suivant la revendication 9 ou 10, dans laquelle ladite distance prédéterminée correspond à une distance fixe ou à une distance déterminée par un dispositif de mesure de longueur du pain (3) prévu à cet effet.Slicer according to claim 9 or 10, wherein said predetermined distance corresponds to a fixed distance or to a distance determined by a bread length measuring device (3) provided for this purpose. Trancheuse suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 9 à 11, comprenant un capteur (17) pour détecter la présence de parties (13) restantes d'un pain coupé sur ledit fond (5) à proximité de l'évidement (11), en particulier, entre l'évidement (11) et le plan de coupe (9), ce capteur (17) coopérant avec lesdits moyens de contrôle afin de faire avancer le poussoir (6) vers le compartiment de réception (4) jusqu'à l'évidement (11) ou jusqu'à ladite distance prédéterminée de l'évidement (11) si les parties (13) restantes d'un pain coupé sont détectées, cette distance étant inférieure ou égale à la longueur du pain (3) saisi par le poussoir (6) suivant ladite direction de déplacement.A slicer according to any one of claims 9 to 11, comprising a sensor (17) for detecting the presence of remaining parts (13) of a loaf cut on said base (5) in proximity to the recess (11), in in particular, between the recess (11) and the section plane (9), this sensor (17) cooperating with said control means in order to advance the pusher (6) towards the receiving compartment (4) until the 'recess (11) or up to said predetermined distance from the recess (11) if the remaining parts (13) of a cut loaf are detected, this distance being less than or equal to the length of the loaf (3) gripped by the pusher (6) following said direction of movement. Trancheuse suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 9 à 12, dans laquelle la palette d'ensachage (10) présente une largeur qui est inférieure à la largeur du compartiment de réception (4) suivant une direction transversale par rapport à ladite direction de déplacement et dans laquelle un capteur (18) est prévu qui coopère avec les moyens de contrôle et qui permet de détecter si le pain coupé dépasse un bord latéral (19) de la palette d'ensachage (10) sur une distance qui est plus grande qu'une distance tolérée, ce bord latéral (19) s'étendant transversalement par rapport au plan de coupe (9), et, si cette distance tolérée est dépassée, les moyens de contrôle maintiennent la palette dans la position de réception.A slicer according to any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein the bagging pallet (10) has a width which is less than the width of the receiving compartment (4) in a direction transverse to said direction of travel and in which a sensor (18) is provided which cooperates with the control means and which makes it possible to detect whether the cut bread exceeds a side edge (19) of the bagging pallet (10) by a distance which is greater than a tolerated distance, this lateral edge (19) extending transversely with respect to the cutting plane (9), and, if this tolerated distance is exceeded, the control means maintain the pallet in the reception position. Trancheuse suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 9 à 13, comprenant un support mobile pouvant être amené jusqu'à l'extrémité du pain lorsque la palette d'ensachage (10) est dans la position de réception et un pain à couper est saisi par le poussoir (6), ce support mobile étant capable de suivre l'avancement du pain (3) dans le compartiment de réception (4) en maintenant un contact avec le pain pour éviter que les tranches (16) coupées du pain (3) tombent.A slicer according to any one of claims 9 to 13, comprising a movable support which can be brought to the end of the loaf when the bagging pallet (10) is in the receiving position and a loaf to be cut is gripped by the pusher (6), this mobile support being able to follow the progress of the bread (3) in the receiving compartment (4) while maintaining contact with the bread to prevent the slices (16) cut from the bread (3) fall. Trancheuse suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 9 à 14, comprenant un récipient à miettes prévu en-dessous dudit évidement (11) dans le fond (5) du compartiment de réception (4).A slicer according to any one of claims 9 to 14, comprising a crumb container provided below said recess (11) in the bottom (5) of the receiving compartment (4). Trancheuse suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 9 à 15, dans laquelle la palette d'ensachage (10) est montée de manière pivotante autour d'un axe sensiblement parallèle au plan de coupe (9) afin de pouvoir déplacer la palette (10) entre la position de réception, dans laquelle la palette (10) s'étend suivant le plan dudit fond (5), et la position d'ensachage, dans laquelle l'extrémité (12) de la palette (10) qui est dirigée vers le compartiment de chargement (1) est élevée par rapport au plan de ce fond (5) du compartiment de réception (4).A slicer according to any one of claims 9 to 15, in which the bagging pallet (10) is pivotally mounted about an axis substantially parallel to the cutting plane (9) in order to be able to move the pallet (10). between the receiving position, in which the pallet (10) extends along the plane of said bottom (5), and the bagging position, in which the end (12) of the pallet (10) which is directed towards the loading compartment (1) is raised relative to the plane of this bottom (5) of the receiving compartment (4).
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