Drive unit for product hold-down element

A food cutting machine comprising:

• a slicing blade for cutting a food product;
• and
• a product hold-down element, comprising:
• a drive unit comprising:
• a drive shaft;
• a gearbox having a gearbox housing with a first side and a second side;
• a motor;
• and
• a torque support,
• wherein the motor, the gearbox, and the torque support are enclosed by a housing of the drive unit;
• a carrier frame;
• and
• a transport;
• wherein the transport is supported in the carrier frame, and
• wherein the carrier frame is supported on the drive unit by a strut, the drive unit being provided for driving the transport of the product hold-down element,
• wherein the drive shaft is connected to the gearbox and is adapted to drive the transport,
• wherein the motor is connected to the gearbox to transmit a rotation of the motor to the drive shaft by the gearbox,
• wherein the drive shaft and the motor are connected to the gearbox at the first side of the gearbox housing, and
• wherein the gearbox housing is supported at the second side on the torque support.