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US 8,931,382 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for slicing of food products
AssigneeWeber Maschinenbau GmbH Breidenbach
InventorGünther Weber
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Abstract
An apparatus for slicing food products includes a product feed which feeds a product to be sliced along a product feed direction through a cutting plane in which at least one cutting blade moves. The position of the cutting blade is adjustable relative to the product. A control unit is provided which is designed to automatically adjust the position of the cutting blade for the optimization of the blade wear.
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A method for slicing food products, comprising:
- feeding a product along a product feed direction by means of a product feed through a cutting plane in which at least one cutting blade moves in a rotary manner, a revolving manner, or a combination thereof;
- monitoring a quality of product slices generated as the at least one cutting blade slices the product;
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- automatically adjusting a position of the at least one cutting blade relative to the product based on the quality of the product slices for optimization of wear of the at least one cutting blade.
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A method for slicing food products, comprising:
- feeding a product along a product feed direction by means of a product feed through a cutting plane in which at least one cutting blade moves in a rotary manner, a revolving manner, or a combination thereof;
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- automatically adjusting a position of the at least one cutting blade relative to the product for optimization of wear of the at least one cutting blade, wherein the position of the at least one cutting blade is adjusted relative to the product within a range of tolerances which is defined by those positions in which an acceptable slicing result is achievable.
A method for slicing food products, comprising:
- feeding a product along a product feed direction by means of a product feed through a cutting plane in which at least one cutting blade moves in a rotary manner, a revolving manner, or a combination thereof;
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- automatically adjusting a position of the at least one cutting blade relative to the product for optimization of wear of the at least one cutting blade, wherein a degree of wear or a state of wear of the at least one cutting blade is determined during the slicing and the automatic adjustment of the position takes place in dependence on the determined degree of wear or on the determined state of wear, wherein the degree of wear or the state of wear of the at least one cutting blade is determined in that a) a state of the product slices cut off by means of the at least one cutting blade is detected, b) a state of portions of product slices generated during the slicing is detected, or c) both.
A method for slicing food products, comprising:
- feeding a product along a product feed direction by means of a product feed through a cutting plane in which at least one cutting blade moves in a rotary manner, a revolving manner, or a combination thereof;
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- automatically adjusting a position of the at least one cutting blade relative to the product for optimization of wear of the at least one cutting blade, wherein the automatic adjustment of the position is repeatedly performed between predefined positions, along a predefined track, or both.
An apparatus for slicing food products, comprising:
- a product feed which feeds a product to be sliced along a product feed direction through a cutting plane in which at least one cutting blade moves in a rotary manner, a revolving manner, or a combination thereof;
- an adjustment device for adjusting a position of the at least one cutting blade relative to the product;
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- a control unit for automatically adjusting the position of the at least one cutting blade within a predetermined range for optimization of wear of the at least one cutting blade, wherein the predetermined range is based on a quality of product slices generated as the at least one cutting blade slices the product.
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