GB414199A - Improvements in or relating to bacon slicing machines and the like - Google Patents

Abstract

414,199. Slicing - machines. LAMBERT, F. T., 49, Park Road, Wandsworth, and PATERSON, A. E., 32, Asylum Road, Peckham, both in London. May 13, 1933, No. 13960. [Class 28 (ii).] In a slicing-machine having a vertical meat plate or holder pivotally movable to compensate for a taper in the substance being cut, the pivotal movement is effected by a lever i pivoted at either side of the feed table and connected by a link k to the holder g at an intermediate point in its length, the lever i being located to the rear of the holder with its free end movable over or towards the pivot h of the holder so as to approach a stop l which, during the feed movement, causes the lever i to draw the holder g back from its oblique position. The holder is pivoted to a frame f having slotted lugs f<1>, f<2> to engage the usual posts e, and the lever i is pivoted at j to the frame and carries a segment i<1> having a slot i<2> which has, as its centre, the connection point g<1> when the holder is parallel with the slicing plane. The pin k<1> is movable along the slot and is clamped in position by a nut k<2>. The pivot h of the holder g is also provided with a clamping-nut h<1>, and the stop l is a post which is carried by a bracket l<1> secured to the usual support m for the underside of the article. In use, the substance is secured to the holder g which is then swung until the front face of the substance is parallel to the cutting plane. The holder is clamped temporarily in this position by the nut h<1>. The link k is then moved along the slot, thereby swinging the link i towards or over the pivot h until it contacts with the stop l. The nut h<1> is then released. The magnitude of the angular correction varies with the position of the link k relative to the slot i<2>, and in all positions of adjustment, the holder returns to parallelism with the cutting plane as the last slice is cut. When it is desired to use the holder without the angular correction, the holder may be locked by a spring-controlled catch f<4>. In a modification, the link i is itself slotted for the link adjustment and is operated by a sliding tappet rod which contacts at one end with the stop l and, at the other end, carries a block which is engaged by a forked end of the lever i. A tilting-ring locking device is provided. Specification 266,819, [Class 28 (ii)], is referred to.