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US 10,807,266 B2Granted
Slicer feed unit
AssigneeMultivac Sepp HaggenmüLler SE & Co. KG
InventorRalf Peter Mueller
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Abstract
Slicers for cutting food such as sausage, cheese or meat, for example, into slices. Such slicers, and processes related thereto, may simultaneously slice at least two stick-shaped pieces of food by a cutting blade. The feeding of the food that is sliced may be further improved thereby. An exemplary feed unit (9) for feeding food (10) to a cutting blade (7) includes at least one gripper carriage (20) including a gripper receiving beam (22) and at least one movable gripper (21). This gripper (21) may be operated by a stationary drive, and the mechanical work for seizing can be transferred to the grippers (21) via guides or further drive structure.
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A slicer feed unit comprising:
- a first guide bar;
- a gripper carriage mounted for controlled reciprocation along at least a portion of said first guide bar, said gripper carriage being guided by said first guide bar;
- a second guide bar that guides said gripper carriage in controlled reciprocation along at least a portion of said second guide bar, said second guide bar having an axis and being rotatable about said axis;
- a guide bar motor being operatively connected to said second guide bar to controllably rotate said second guide bar about its axis;
- a gripper receiver mounted on said gripper carriage, said gripper receiver including a linear gripper actuating member that is controllably reciprocatable transversely relative to the second guide bar's axis;
- said linear gripper actuating member having a proximal end, said proximal end being operatively connected to a mechanical linkage, wherein said mechanical linkage is operably connected to said second guide bar such that rotation of said second guide bar about its axis by action of said guide bar motor causes the transverse reciprocation of said linear gripper actuating member.
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A slicer feed unit comprising:
- a first guide bar;
- a gripper carriage mounted for controlled reciprocation along at least a portion of said first guide bar, said gripper carriage being guided by said first guide bar;
- a second guide bar that guides said gripper carriage in controlled reciprocation along at least a portion of said second guide bar, said second guide bar having an axis and being rotatable about said axis;
- a ring engaging said second guide bar to rotate with said second guide bar;
- a guide bar motor being operatively connected to said second guide bar to controllably rotate said second guide bar about its axis;
- a gripper receiver mounted on said gripper carriage, said gripper receiver including a linear gripper actuating member that is controllably reciprocatable transversely relative to the second guide bar's axis, said linear gripper actuating member having a respective proximal end;
- an articulated push rod, said push rod having a respective proximal end coupled to said ring, said push rod having a distal end coupled to said linear gripper actuating member's respective proximal end to transversely reciprocate said linear gripper actuating member consequent to rotation of said ring and of said second guide bar by action of said guide bar motor;
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- at least one gripper mounted on said gripper receiver, said linear gripper actuating member engaging said at least one gripper to actuate, by the transverse reciprocation of said linear gripper actuating member, said at least one gripper.
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A slicer feed unit comprising:
- a first guide bar;
- a gripper carriage mounted for controlled reciprocation along at least a portion of said first guide bar, said gripper carriage being guided by said first guide bar;
- a toothed belt operatively connected to said gripper carriage to reciprocate said gripper carriage, said toothed belt having reinforcing cords sealed within an elastic belt body of an elastomer material, wherein the elastomer material is suitable for use with food products;
- a second guide bar arranged to guide said gripper carriage in controlled reciprocation along at least a portion of said second guide bar, said second guide bar having an axis and being rotatable about said axis;
- a guide bar motor being operatively connected to said second guide bar to controllably rotate said second guide bar about its axis;
- a gripper receiver mounted on said gripper carriage, said gripper receiver including a linear gripper actuating member that is controllably reciprocatable transversely relative to the second guide bar's axis;
- said linear gripper actuating member having a proximal end, said proximal end being operatively connected to a mechanical linkage, and said mechanical linkage operably connected to said second guide bar such that rotation of said second guide bar about its axis by action of said guide bar motor causes the transverse reciprocation of said linear gripper actuating member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.