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APPARATUS FOR SLICING FOOD PRODUCTS

  • US 20070051217A1
  • Filed: 09/06/2006
  • Published: 03/08/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for slicing food products (11) such as sausage, cheese, ham and the like, comprising:

  • a product supply device (13), which supplies a product (11) to be sliced to a cutting plane (15) in which a cutting knife moves, in particular in a revolving manner;

    a support table (17), in particular made as a portioning band, onto which the product slices cut off by means of the cutting plane fall, wherein the support table (17) is provided with a controllable motor drive (19, 21), which displaces the support table (17) relative to the falling product slices to form portions of any desired shape from a plurality of product slices; and

    a formatting device is provided with a display device (23), in particular in the form of a touch screen, on which product slices (25) can be realistically presented and which has a formatting function by means of which a user (27) can prepare any desired formats (29) from a plurality of product slices (25) on the display device (23), wherein the formatting device additionally has an evaluation device (31) which converts the positions of the product slices (25) forming a prepared format (29) on the display device (23) into control commands for the motor drive (19, 21) on the basis of which the motor drive (19, 21) displaces the support table (17) in dependence on the cutting speed such that portions are formed on the support table (17) in accordance with the format (29) prepared on the display device (23).

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