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US 2018/0186024 A1Published application
Longitudinal cutter cassette
AssigneeGEA Food Solutions Germany GmbH
InventorGerd Peter SCHMIDT
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a longitudinal cotter cassette having a blade shaft, on which at least one longitudinal cutting blade is arranged, wherein to blade shaft can be reversibly moved from a transport position to a making position by means of lowering relative so a housing. The present invention further relates to a packaging machine comprising the longitudinal cutter cassette according to the invention.
Claims20
A longitudinal cutter cassette comprising:
- a blade shaft, on which at least on longitudinal cutting blade is arrange,
- wherein the blade shaft can be transferred in a reversible manner from a transporting position into an operating position by lowering the blade shaft relative to a housing, and
- wherein the lowering of the blade shaft takes place under gravitational force.
A longitudinal cutter cassette comprising:
- a blade shaft, on which at least one longitudinal cutting blade is arranged,
- a protective enclosure that has a U-shaped or a V-shaped configuration,
- a blocking mechanism comprising a bushing, a locking bar, and a locking pin, the blocking mechanism prevents the protective cover from being placed in position on the longitudinal cutter cassette or a packaging machine when the blade shaft is not connected properly to a drive,
- a carrying handle for transporting the longitudinal cutter cassette and for installing and moving the longitudinal cutter cassette into and from a packaging machine,
- wherein movement of the handle moves the longitudinal cutter cassette in a reversible manner between a transporting position an operating position,
- wherein in the transporting position, the blade shaft rests on a lifting and lowering mechanism,
- wherein the lowering of the blade shaft takes place under gravitational force, and
- wherein the lifting and lowering mechanism comprises vertical guides that secure the blade shaft from rotating when the blade shaft is in the transporting position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.