Drive assembly for a food product slicing apparatus
AssigneeProvisur Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRyan Michael Torrenga, Michael Scott Severns
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Abstract
A drive assembly for a food product slicing apparatus is provided which slices food products into slices. The drive assembly is mounted on a frame of the food product slicing apparatus and includes lower and upper conveyor assemblies coupled to the frame which move food products relative to the frame. The upper conveyor assembly is configured to move upward and downward relative to an upper plane defined by the lower conveyor assembly, and is further configured to pivot relative to the lower conveyor assembly to firmly grip the food products as they pass therebetween.
Claims23
A drive assembly for a food product slicing apparatus which slices food products into slices, comprising:
- a frame;
- a lower conveyor assembly coupled to the frame;
- and
- an upper conveyor assembly including first and second shafts mounted on the frame, the first shaft being driven and rotatably mounted on the frame, a lifting plate coupled to the second shaft, a front wheel rotatably mounted on a front end of the lifting plate, and an endless belt surrounding the first shaft and the front wheel, wherein rotation of the first shaft causes movement of the endless belt around the first shaft and the front wheel, wherein the lifting plate and the front wheel are configured to move upward and downward relative to an upper plane defined by the lower conveyor assembly, and wherein the lifting plate is further configured to pivot about the second shaft and relative to the first shaft and the upper plane defined by the lower conveyor assembly to thereby pivot the front wheel toward or away from the lower conveyor assembly, and
- wherein the conveyor assemblies are configured to receive food products therebetween and to move the food products relative to the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.