Drop speed adjustment assembly for a bread slicer
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsRobert W. Hunn, Hardev S. Somal
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Abstract
A bread slicer that has a knife frame, a damper and a variable rate control. The knife frame is movable between first and second positions. The damper is coupled to the knife frame and is configured to affect the rate of movement of the knife frame. The variable rate control assembly has an actuator coupled with the damper to selectively affect the rate of movement of the knife frame.
Claims26
A bread slicer comprising
- a knife frame movable between first and second positions;
- a damper coupled to the knife frame and configured to affect the rate of movement of the knife frame:
- and
- a variable rate control assembly having an actuator coupled with the damper to selectively affect the rate of movement of the knife frame.
A bread slicer comprising:
- a knife frame movable between first and second positions;
- and
- a variable rate control assembly in operable communication with the knife frame and configured to selectively vary the rate of movement of the knife frame.
A bread slicer comprising:
- a knife frame movable between first and second positions;
- and
- a dashpot coupled to the knife frame and configured to affect the rate of movement of the knife frame;
- and
- a variable rate control assembly in operable communication with the knife frame and configured to selectively vary the rate of movement of the knife frame.
A bread slicer comprising:
- a knife frame movable between first and second positions;
- and
- a dashpot coupled to the knife frame and configured to affect the rate of movement of the knife frame;
- and
- a variable rate control assembly in operable communication with the dashpot, the variable rate control assembly comprising:
- an actuator movably attached to the knife frame,
- a valve in operable communication with the dashpot and configured to vary the rate of movement of the knife frame, and
- a shaft in operable communication with the actuator and the valve such that selective movement of the actuator causes the valve to selectively vary the rate of movement of the knife frame.
A variable rate control assembly for a bread slicer having a damper configured to affect a rate of movement made by the bread slicer, the variable rate control assembly comprising:
- an actuator movably attached to the bread slicer;
- a valve in operable communication with the dashpot and configured to vary the rate of movement of the bread slicer;
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- a shaft in operable communication with the actuator and the valve such that selective movement of the actuator causes the valve to selectively vary the rate of movement of the bread slicer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.