Bread slicing machine cleaner
AssigneeContinental Baking Company
InventorsMark W. Moshier, Michael E. Leiweke
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Abstract
A cleaner for a band bread slicing machine, includes a plurality of band scraper units mounted on an elongated support rod. Each scraper unit includes a pair of fixed, resilient scraper blades positioned to engage the sides of a band blade of the slicer to guide and scrape the blade. A resilient scallop scraper blade is supported adjacent the resilient scraper blades. The scallop scraper engages a beveled or scalloped portion of the band blade. Actuators position the scraper units relative to the bands and move the scallop scraper into and out of engagement with the band.
Claims11
A scraper assembly for a bread band slicer, said assembly comprising:
- an elongated support rod;
- a plurality of blade scraper units nonrotatably fixed to said rod, each scraper unit including:
- a holder, said holder defining a front face, a rear face, spaced sides and an end, said holder further defining a slot opening through said faces and said end;
- a pair of fixed, resilient scraper blades, each blade being secured to one of said sides of said holder, said blades having free ends which are adjacent each other so that a band saw blade passing through said slot is engaged by the free ends of said blades;
- a scallop scraper fixed to said holder, said scallop scraper including a free end spaced from said free ends of said fixed scraper blades, said scallop scraper having a generally L-shaped configuration including an elongated leg fixed to said mounting block and a scraper portion defining an edge, said scraper portion extending at an angle from the plane of said elongated leg so that the edge of said scraper portion will contact a beveled cutting edge of a band blade;
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- a scallop scraper actuator engaging said scallop scrapers for selectively moving the edges of each of said scraper portions into engagement with a band blade.
An apparatus for cleaning a band blade of a bread slicer, the slicer being of the type which as a pair of drums and a plurality of bank blades extending around said drums, each blade including a beveled edge, said apparatus comprising:
- an elongated mount;
- a plurality of scraper subassemblies fixed to said mount for engaging and scraping each band blade;
- drive means operatively connected to said mount for moving said mount and said subassemblies relative to the band blades between operative and inoperative positions and wherein each of said scraper subassemblies includes a holder, said holder defining a slot extending therethrough and a pair of resilient scraper blades fixed to said holder adjacent said slot to engage and scrape a band blade passing therethrough;
- bevel scraper means on said mounting bar for engaging and scraping the beveled edge of the band blade;
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- actuator means operatively connected to said bevel scraper means for selectively moving said bevel scraper means into an operating position when said scraper subassemblies are in their operating positions.
An apparatus for cleaning a band blade of a bread slicer, the slicer being of the type which as a pair of drums and a plurality of bank blades extending around said drums, each blade including a beveled edge, said apparatus comprising:
- an elongated mount;
- a plurality of scraper subassemblies fixed to said mount for engaging and scraping each band blade;
- drive means operatively connected to said mount for moving said mount and said subassemblies relative to the band blades between operative and inoperative positions and wherein each of said scraper subassemblies includes a holder, said holder defining a slot extending therethrough and a pair of resilient scraper blades fixed to said holder adjacent said slot to engage and scrape a band blade passing therethrough;
- bevel scraper means on said mounting bar for engaging and scraping the beveled edge of the band blade, said bevel scraper means comprising a plurality of bevel scraper blades, each bevel scraper blade being secured to one of said holders and defining an angled portion having an edge;
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- actuator means operatively connected to said bevel scraper means for selectively moving said bevel scraper means into an operating position when said scraper subassemblies are in their operating positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.