Slicing machine
AssigneeMultivac Sepp Haggenmueller SE & Co. KG
InventorWinfried Hoerberg
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Abstract
In order to be able to implement a plurality of gripper functions acting independently of one another in a slicing machine without requiring a separate drive unit for each gripper function, a switching unit displaceable along an axial shifting distance is provided. Upon displacement of the switching unit along a first partial distance of a plurality of partial distances of the shifting distance, a caliber contact element is actuated in such a way that a caliber is pushed away from a caliber gripper, and upon shifting of the switching unit along a second partial distance, gripper claws of the caliber gripper are actuated in such a way that they are moved into an engagement position, in which they engage with the caliber, or into a release position, in which they release the caliber.
Claims17
A slicing machine for slicing calibers into slices, comprising:
- a cutting unit,
- a feed unit for feeding at least one caliber to the cutting unit in a transport direction, the feed unit comprising
- a gripper unit having
- at least one caliber gripper, which has
- gripper claws and
- a caliber contact element, and
- a switching unit which can be displaced along a shifting distance for actuating the gripper claws and for actuating the caliber contact element,
- wherein
- a drive unit is provided for controlled driving of the switching unit,
- the shifting distance of the switching unit comprises a plurality of partial distances,
- the switching unit is coupled to the gripper claws and the caliber contact element in such a manner that
- upon displacement of the switching unit along a first partial distance of the plurality of partial distances, the caliber contact element is actuated, and
- when the switching unit is displaced along a second partial distance of the plurality of partial distances, the gripper claws of the at least one caliber gripper are actuated, and
- the switching unit is coupled to the gripper claws only along the second partial distance.
A method for operating a slicing machine with
- a cutting unit,
- a feed unit for feeding at least one caliber to the cutting unit along a transport direction, the feed unit comprising
- a gripper unit comprising
- at least one caliber gripper, which has
- gripper claws and
- at least one caliber contact element, and
- a switching unit which can be displaced along a shifting distance for actuating the gripper claws and for actuating the caliber contact element,
- the method comprising:
- driving the shifting unit in a controlled manner over its the entire shifting distance, and
- coupling the switching unit to the gripper claws only during movement of the shifting unit along a predetermined partial distance of the shafting distance, otherwise the switching unit is decoupled from the gripper claws.
A slicing machine for slicing products into slices, comprising:
- a cutting unit;
- and
- a feed unit for feeding a product to the cutting unit in a transport direction, the feed unit including
- a gripper unit having
- a product gripper, which has
- gripper claws for gripping the product, and
- a contact element for contacting the product, and
- a switching unit which can be displaced along a shifting distance for actuating the gripper claws and for actuating the contact element, wherein the shifting distance of the switching unit comprises a plurality of partial distances, wherein the switching unit is coupled to the gripper claws and the contact element in such a manner that upon displacement of the switching unit along a first partial distance of the plurality of partial distances, the contact element is actuated, and when the switching unit is displaced along a second partial distance of the plurality of partial distances, the gripper claws of the product gripper are actuated, and wherein the switching unit is coupled to the gripper claws only along the second partial distance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.