Shear mechanism for a slicing machine
AssigneeFormax, Inc.
InventorsGlen F. Pryor, Wayne H. Webster, James Wrona, Christopher M. Moore, Michael S. Nash
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Abstract
A slicing machine includes a machine frame having a food loaf delivery path arranged in a longitudinal direction, and a cutting assembly arranged in the delivery path. The cutting assembly has two longitudinally directed reciprocating blades facing upstream in the delivery path. In operation, the loaf is pressed through the cutting assembly which cuts the loaf into quarter sections. A slicing blade is arranged in the delivery path downstream of the cutting assembly, the slicing blade arranged to slice the sectioned food loaf transversely to the longitudinal direction.
Claims15
A cutting assembly, comprising:
- a housing;
- a first frame having a first longitudinally directed blade, said first frame carried on said housing and guided for reciprocation with respect to said housing in a first direction;
- a first means for reciprocating the first frame;
- a second frame carried on the housing and guided for reciprocation with respect to the housing in a second direction, the second frame having a longitudinally directed blade being at an angle to the first longitudinally directed blade;
- a second means for reciprocating the second frame;
- said first and second blades arranged to cut a product along intersecting cut planes.
A slicing machine comprising:
- a machine frame having a food loaf delivery path arranged in a longitudinal direction;
- a cutting assembly arranged in the delivery path, the cutting assembly having at least one longitudinally directed reciprocating blade facing upstream in the delivery path;
- and
- a slicing blade arranged in the delivery path downstream of the cutting assembly, the slicing blade arranged to slice the food loaf transversely to the longitudinal direction.
A cutting assembly, comprising:
- a housing;
- a first frame having a longitudinally directed first blade, said first frame carried on said housing and arranged for reciprocation with respect to the housing in a first direction;
- a second frame carried on the housing and arranged for reciprocation with respect to the housing in a second direction, the second frame having at least one longitudinally directed second blade being at an angle to said first longitudinally directed second blade;
- the first and second blades arranged to cut a product along intersecting cut planes.
A method of cutting portions from a loaf comprising the steps of:
- translating said loaf in a longitudinal direction;
- pressing said loaf into at least one reciprocating blade directed in a longitudinal direction facing said loaf, to divide said loaf;
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- passing said divided loaf into the path of a laterally arranged slicing blade to slice the divided loaf in the lateral direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.