Industrial slicer
OwnerGiorgio Grasselliinventor
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Abstract
It is disclosed an industrial slicer of a food product. The slicer comprises means for guiding and conveying the food product along a conveying direction, comprises means for pressing the food product against the guiding and conveying means, wherein the minimum distance between the pressing means and the guiding and conveying means is configurable, comprises means for cutting the food product into a plurality of pieces according to a configured cutting pitch, comprises pre-pressing means for exerting a pressure value on the food product and comprises a control unit. The control unit is configured to calculate a number of cutting pieces. The cutting means are configured to cut the pressed food product into a number of pieces equal to the calculated number of cutting pieces.
Claims14
Industrial slicer of a food product, the slicer comprising:
- means for guiding and conveying the food product along a conveying direction;
- means for pressing the food product against the guiding and conveying means, wherein the minimum distance between the pressing means and the guiding and conveying means is configurable;
- means for cutting the food product into a plurality of pieces according to a configured cutting pitch;
- pre-pressing means for exerting a pressure value on the food product;
- a control unit configured to:
- calculate a dimension of the pressed food product;
- calculate, as a function of the dimension of the food product and of a configured cutting pitch, a number of cutting pieces;
- calculate, as a function of the calculated number of cutting pieces and of the configured cutting pitch, a cutting dimension of the food product;
- set the value for the minimum distance between the pressing means and the guiding and conveying means equal to the value of the cutting dimension
- control the movement of the guiding arid conveying means in order to convey the food product pressing it through the minimum distance equal to the value of the cutting dimension;
- wherein the cutting means are configured to cut the pressed food product into a number of pieces equal to the calculated number of cutting pieces.
Method for cutting a food product into a plurality of pieces, comprising the steps of:
- conveying the food product over means for guiding and conveying the food product along a conveying direction;
- b) exerting a pressure value on the food product and calculating a dimension of the pressed food product;
- c) calculating, as a function of the dimension of the food product and of a configured cutting pitch, a number of cutting pieces;
- d) calculating, as a function of the calculated number of cutting pieces arid of the configured cutting pitch, a cutting dimension for the food product;
- e) conveying the food product over the guiding and conveying means and pressing it through an opening having a dimension equal to the cutting dimension;
- f) cutting the pressed food product into a number of pieces equal to the calculated number of cutting pieces.
Method according to clam 11, wherein in step e) said dimension (H1z) has a direction which is substantially perpendicular to the plane (XY) defined by the guiding and conveying means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.