METHOD FOR SLICING OF PRODUCTS
First Claim
1. A method for slicing products in which a plurality of products (20a, 20b) are fed next to one another along a product supply direction (Z) to a cutting plane (S) in which a cutting blade moves,wherein the rear ends (30) of the products (20a, 20b) are brought into engagement with respective product grippers (21) which are attached to a common feed unit (13) and are extendable independently of one another relative to the feed unit (13) in the product feed direction (Z) and are retractable against the product feed direction (Z),wherein the feed unit (13) is moved in a product position search run along the product supply direction (Z) towards the products (20a, 20b) for the bringing into engagement of the product grippers (21) with the rear ends (30) of the products (20a, 20b), andwherein, during said product position search run, the current position of the product gripper (21) is determined as the product end position for each product gripper (21) on a contact with the rear end (30) of the associated product (20a, 20b).
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Abstract
In a method for slicing products, a plurality of products is fed next to one another along a product feed direction to a cutting plane in which a cutting blade moves. The rear ends of the products are brought into engagement with respective product grippers which are attached to a common feed unit and are extendable independently of one another relative to the feed unit in the product feed direction and are retractable against the product feed direction. The feed unit is moved along the product supply direction in a product position search run towards the products for the bringing into engagement of the product grippers with the rear ends of the products, wherein, during the product position search run, the current position of the product gripper is determined as the product end position for each product gripper on a contact with the rear end of the associated product.
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1. A method for slicing products in which a plurality of products (20a, 20b) are fed next to one another along a product supply direction (Z) to a cutting plane (S) in which a cutting blade moves,
wherein the rear ends (30) of the products (20a, 20b) are brought into engagement with respective product grippers (21) which are attached to a common feed unit (13) and are extendable independently of one another relative to the feed unit (13) in the product feed direction (Z) and are retractable against the product feed direction (Z), wherein the feed unit (13) is moved in a product position search run along the product supply direction (Z) towards the products (20a, 20b) for the bringing into engagement of the product grippers (21) with the rear ends (30) of the products (20a, 20b), and wherein, during said product position search run, the current position of the product gripper (21) is determined as the product end position for each product gripper (21) on a contact with the rear end (30) of the associated product (20a, 20b).
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21. An apparatus for slicing products comprising a product feed (11) for feeding a plurality of products (20a, 20b) next to one another along a product feed direction (Z) to a cutting plane (S) in which a cutting blade moves,
wherein the product feed (11) comprises a common feed unit (13) to which respective product grippers (21) are attached for an engagement with the rear ends (30) of the products (20a, 20b), wherein the product grippers (21) are extendable independently of each other relative to the feed unit (13) in the product feed direction (Z) and are retractable against the product feed direction (Z), wherein a control device is provided which is designed to move the feed unit (13) along the product feed direction (Z) in a product position search run towards the products (20a, 20b) for the bringing into engagement of the product grippers (21) with the rear ends (30) of the products (20a, 20b) and to determine the current position of the product gripper (21) as the product end position during the product position search run for each product gripper (21) on a contact with the rear end (30) of the associated product (20a, 20b).
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