US1756348A

US1756348A - Slice receiver

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Publication number: US1756348A
Application number: US129325A
Authority: US
Inventors: Folk Joseph
Original assignee: U S Slicing Machine Co Inc
Current assignee: U S Slicing Machine Co Inc
Priority date: 1926-08-16
Filing date: 1926-08-16
Publication date: 1930-04-29
Anticipated expiration: 1947-04-29

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April 29, 1930, J, FOLK 1,756,348

SLICE RECEIVER Filed Aug. 16, 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 1 "NIL J. FOLK SLICE RECEIVER April 29, 1930.

Filed Aug. 16, 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 v I. I- W 7/1 April 29, 1930.

5 v Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Aug. 16. 1926 vice which shall i 30 eating 40 free to oscillate about-the Patented Apr. 29, 1930 UNITED STA TES JOSEPH FOLKpOF LA FORTE. INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO U. S. SLICING- MACHINE COM- PANY, OF LA'PORTE, INDIANA,'A CORPORATION OF INDIANA SLICE RECEIVER Application filed August 16, 1926. Serial No 129,325.

This invention relates to a device for receiving slices of meat or other material as they are formed by a slicingmachine, and has for its object the provision of such a debe of. improved construction and operation, which shall be simple and economical to manufacture and in which the slices will be arranged in an-orderly stack.

The invention is exemplified in the combination and arrangement of parts shown in the accompanying drawings and described A in the following specification, and it is more particularly pointed out in the appended 4 i v thereof adjacent the reciprocating table 11.

claims.

In the drawings- 7 slicing machine with one embodiment of the present invention applied thereto;

,Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line a 20 Fig. 1, but with the reciprocating table moved to a different POSI'ClOIlfIOIIl that shown in c Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the slice deflector substantially on the line 33 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of a slicing machine with a portion of the slice receiver broken away. j The numeral 10 designates the base or .frame of a slicing machine having a reciprotable 11 ,mounted on guides12 and having arotary slicing knife 13. A bracket 141 is secured to the front of the frame 10 and is provided with an arm 15 having a sleeve .16 for receiving an upright spindle or post 3 17. The post. 17 is secured in a socket 18 formed on a plate 19. The edge of the plate 19 adjacent the front of the reciprocating tahle 11 and is curved in an are about the axis I of the post 17 as a center so that the plate is axis of the post 17 with the curved edge adjacent the front edge of the reciPrOOating .table 11. j A curved flange 20 extendsupwardly about the curved edge of the plate 19. and is provided with con- 45 tinuations 21 along the straightsides of the I plate. The top of the plate 19 is corrugated to provide ridges 22 extending parallel with the sides 21. A bracket 23 is secured to the end of the reciprocating table 11 and is pro- 9 vided with a connecting rod 24; pivoted at 25 plate 7 Fig. l is a top plan view of a portion of ,to the bracket 23 and at 26 to the lower face 7 of the plate 19. 7 As the table 11 reciprocates the plate 19 is caused to oscillate simultaneously therewith-by means of the rod 24:. A movable support 27 rests on theupper face of the plate 19-and isarranged toslide inthe direction of the ridges 22 The supporting 27 is in'the shape of a portion of a conical surface, being both curved and inclined. It is held in upright position by a bracket 28 which rests upon the upper, face of the plate 19. The plate 27 may be provided with points or teeth29projecting from the face A slice support 30 is carried on an arm 31 secured to the frame 10 and is disposed adja'cent the cutting edge of the knife 13 to support the meat adjacent the point where the jection 32 extends beneath the projecting por-.

tionof the meat which is cut off to form a slice. a

A slice deflector 33 is provided with supporting arms 34 adjustably mounted on a post 35 which is carried by an arm 36 supported on the bracket 14. The deflector 33 is provided with substantially horizontally extending ribs on its front face, the top portion of the deflector being arranged 'at a greater inclination to the cutting planeof the slicing knife than is the lower portion, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3, so that the top of the deflector overhangs the bottom portion. The edge of the deflector adjacent the knife is curved to conform to the curvature of the knife and is flattened out, as indicated in Fig. 4, to li e adjacent the bevel edge of the knife close to the periphery thereof. The bottom of the deflector is-curved to conform to the curvature of theflange ,20 and lies. just above the top of the flange, the forward edge of the deflector' being substantially flush with the inner face of the flange 20. The angle of inclination of the deflector 33 is substantially the same as that of the supporting plate 27 so that the main portion ofthe deflector the flange 20. The flange 2O thusserves to hold the stack as it is formed against centrifugal movement by engagement with the lower edge of the stack.

The second slice is laid in a similar way against the slice already cut so that as the operation progresses the slices are successively laid in a stack upon the convex face of the plate'27. As the stack is formed the plate 27 will he slid away from the reciprocating table 11 by the pressure of the meat on the table and by the act-ion of the slice deflector 33. The slices are thus laid in orderly position against the supporting plate 27 and in position relative to each other for wrapping and sale. 7

Because of the location of the surface of the receiver 19 below the surface of the reciprocating table, the slices, when out, fall free of any relatively moving parts and the slices are not therefore disarranged upon the return movement of the receiver through contact of any loose straggling ends on the slices with the meat or the table or with relatively stationary parts of the machine, as the deflector or knife.

It is to be noted, however, that it is not necessary that the entire surface of' the receiver be positioned below the top surface of the meat table as it is only necessary that the portion of the surface of the slice receiver adjacentthe table upon which the slices are deposited should be positioned below the meat table.

I claim 1. The combination with a slicing machine having a slicing knife and a relatively movable support for material to be sliced, of a slice receiver having a receiving surface disposed below the surf'a'ce' of said support and having a: horizontally movable slice support disposed above said receiving surface, said slice receiver also having, an upstanding abutment adjacent the edge of said receiver for preventing the lower edges of said slicesfrom moving outwardly toward the outer edge of the slice receiver.

2. The combination with a slicing machine having a slicing knife and a reciprocating support for presenting material to said knife to be sliced, ofa movable slice receiver mounted to move adj acent the edge of said support and having an edge disposed adjacent the cuttingedge' of said knife, said receiver having 7 thereof curved the upper surface thereof disposed below the surface of said reciprocating support, an upright slice support disposed above the surface of said receiver and movable horizontally thereon, and an upstanding abutment arranged adjacent the edge of said receiver for preventing the lower edges of said slices from moving outwardly toward the edge of said slice receiver,said abutment being below the supporting surface of said reciprocating suport.

p 3. The combination with a slicing machine having a slicing knife and a reciprocating table forpresentingimaterial to said knife to be sliced, ofa slice receiver mounted to rotate about an upright axis and having a curved edge movable past the cutting edge of said knife, the upper face of said receiver being disposed below said reciprocating table, a deflector disposed adjacent the cutting edge of said knife for deflecting the slices, as they are formed, onto'saidrreceiver, and a movable support on said receiver for retaining said slices in an inclined position," said receiver having an abutment thereon extending above the slice receiving surface of said receiver but below theadjacent edge of the supporting surface of said table.

4. The combination with a slicingmachine having a slicing knife and a reciprocating support for material tokbe sliced, of a slice receiver having a horizontal receiving surface, the edge of said receiver being arcshaped and arranged to move simultaneously with said support past the cutting'plane of said knife, said receiver having a peripheral flange thereon, an inclined slice support having its supporting face curved to conform to the curvature of the edge ofsaid receiver, and a deflector for directing slices as they are formed against the face of said" slice support, said deflector having a portion curved'to conform to theicurvature of said slice support.

5; The combination with a slicing machine comprising a slicing knife and a reciprocati'ng's'upport for material to be sliced, of a slice receiver mounted to rotate about an iuiri ght axis and having a" receiving surface disposed below the surface of said reciprocat ng support, said receiver having the periphery and having an arcuate flange extending about said periphery and projecting above said receiving surface, a slice support mounted to slide on said receiving surface and having an inclined ar'cuate face for receivin slices, and a deflector for directing slices against said arcuate face, said deflector having its lower edge substantially registering with the top edge of said. arcuate flange and having" its deflecting surface curved and inclined to conform to the surface of said slice receiver; Y

6. The combination with a slicing machine having a 's'licing knife and a reciprocating support for material to be sliced, of a; siice onto said receiving face, said deflector having ribs thereon to afford restricted contact with the slices as they are formed, said slice re-' ceiver having an upwardly extending abutment thereon arra'ngedrto prevent movement of said shoes off said slice receiving face but extending upwardly not higher than the supporting surface of said reciprocating sup-- port.'- Y

7. The combination with a slicing machine comprising a slicing knife and areciprocating support for material to be sliced, of a slice receiving table having a substantially horizontal receivingsurface, means for oscillating said table simultaneously with the reciprocation of said support, an inclined slice support mounted on said table and movable horizontally thereon, said supporthaving an arcuate surface for receiving slices as they are formed by said knife, and a deflector shaped to conform to the slice receiving surface of said support and having substantially horizontal ribs thereon to provide restricted contact with the slices as they are directed by said deflector onto said support.

8. The combination with a slicing machine having a slicing knife and a reciprocating table for presenting material to said knife to be sliced, of a slice receiver having an arcuate periphery movable past the cutting edge of said knife and having a flange extending about said periphery, a slice support projecting above the top of said flange and havmg a projection extending past the cutting edge of said knife, means for supporting slices on edge on said receiver, and a deflector for di recting slices, as they are formed, against said supporting means on said receiver.

9. The combination with a slicing machine having a slicing knife and a reciprocating table for supporting material to be sliced, of a slice receiver having a substantially horizontal receiving surface, an arcuate periphery and a flange projecting upwardly about said periphery, means for oscillating said receiver simultaneously with the reciprocation of said supporting table, a deflector for directing slices onto said receiver, and means free to mov'e over the surface of said receiver for supporting slices on edge on said receiver, said-deflector and said receiver having the contact faces thereof provided with restricted engaging portionsfor reducing friction between said surfaces and said slices.

10. The combination with a slicing machine having a rotary slicing knifeand a reciprocating table for presenting material to said knife to be sliced, of a slice receiver having a substantially horizontal slice receiving surface, an arcuate periphery and a-flange extending above said surface about said periphery, a stationary slice support disposed adj a cent the cutting edge of said knife and projecting above the top of said flange, a slice deflector having a deflecting surface inclined toward said receiver and having substantially horizontal ribs thereon, said ribs being curved to conform to the curvature of said flange, the lowermost rib being substantially in registration with said flange, and an inclined slice support mounted on said slice receiver and having a supporting face curved to conform to the curvature of sald flange, said support belng free to move away from said deflector to accommodate additional slices as they are deposited on said receiver. 7

11. A slicing machine comprising a slicing knife, a material support for moving the substance to be sliced past said slicing knife, a deflector thereon for engaging and deflecting the slices cut from said substance away from said knife, a slice receiver oscillatable about a pivot and having a slice supporting surface disposed substantially belowthe surface of said material support, said slice re ceiver having a second substance supporting surface thereon inclined to said first slice receiving surface and to the cutting' plane of said knife, said second substancesupporting surface being movable away from the cutting plane of said knife aseach successive slice is cut from the substance on said mate rial support, and impaling means on said second substance supporting surface for engaging the slices thrown there against by said deflector after said slices are cut from the substance on the material support, said receiver having an abutment thereon, the top edge of which is above the slice receiving surface of said receiver but not above the supporting surface of said material support.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification on this 7th day of August A. D. 1926.

JQSEPPI FOLK.