Slicing machine for cold cuts

• US 4,763,738 A
• Filed: 09/25/1986
• Issued: 08/16/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/1985
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fritz Kuchler
• Original Assignee: Brain Dust Patents Establishment
• Inventors: Kuchler, Fritz
• Primary Examiner(s): MILLER JR, GEORGE
• Application Number:
  US06/911,960
• Time in Patent Office: 691 Days
• Field of Search: 177/50, 177/120, 177/211, 177/185
• US Class Current: 177/50
• CPC Class Codes: B26D 2210/02 for cutting food products, e.g. food slicers
• CPC Class Codes: B26D 7/30 for weighing cut product
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/52 Weighing apparatus combined with other objects, e.g. furniture with walking sticks A45B3/08
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 83/0448 With subsequent handling [i.e., of product]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 83/182 With means to weigh product

Abstract

A slicing machine for cold cuts with a carriage for the goods to be sliced (2), an arresting plate, a blade (3) a depositing device (4) and a depositing tray (7) on a slidable, rotatable or vertically adjustable tray carrier (8) is equipped with a load cell (10), to which the depositing tray (7), respectively its carrier is fastened on the load side. The load cell (10) is mounted on the carrier ( 8) to ride along therewith. The load cell (10) is connected to an evaluating circuit and an indicator (19,21). A keyboard (6,20) for the price per kilogram or for the input of a target weight, respectively of a desired number of slices can further be provided, which is connected over the evaluating unit with the drive of the carriage (2) for the foodstuff to be cut, for the purpose of its uncoupling. Further, the evaluating circuit of the load cell (10) can also be connected with the control of the depositing device (4, 5), whereby from the weight of the first cut-off slice, with a given target-weight signal, the number of slices per complete row of cold cuts can be established. A damping of the indication during the depositing process, respectively a keying out of the overshot signals of the load cell, can be provided (FIG. 1).

Claims

1. In a slicing machine for a foodstuff, comprising a carriage for the foodstuff to be sliced, an arresting plate against which said foodstuff on said carriage can be pressed, a blade for severing a slice from the foodstuff on said carriage pressed against said arresting plate and a depositing tray provided with a tray carrier which is shiftable relative to said blade to determine a pattern of slice deposition on said depositing tray, the improvement which comprises:

a load cell interposed between said carrier and said tray, offset to one side of said tray, travelling with said tray and constituting the sole support of said tray on said carrier whereby said load cell has an output representing weight of slices deposited on said tray;

an evaluation circuit connected to said load cell and responsive to said output for generating an electrical signal indicating said weight; and

an indicator connected to said evaluation circuit and responsive thereto for displaying said weight.

2. The improvement defined in claim 1 wherein said circuit includes means for filtering out weight oscillations resulting from impact on said tray by slices as they are deposited.

3. In a slicing machine for a foodstuff, comprising a carriage for the foodstuff to be sliced, an arresting plate against which said foodstuff on said carriage can be pressed, a blade for severing a slice from the foodstuff on said carriage pressed against said arresting plate and a depositing tray provided with a tray carrier which is shiftable relative to said blade to determine a pattern of slice deposition on said depositing tray, the improvement which comprises:

a load cell interposed between said carrier and said tray and constituting the sole support of said tray on said carrier whereby said load cell has an output representing weight of slices deposited on said tray;

an evaluation circuit connected to said load cell and responsive to said output for generating an electrical signal indicating said weight; and

an indicator connected to said evaluation circuit and responsive thereto for displaying said weight, said load cell is provided with a generally U-shaped frame having a bar formed with cantilevered arms at ends of said bar for supporting said tray on said load cell.

4. The improvement defined in claim 3 wherein said carriage is automatically driven and said evaluation circuit is provided with a keyboard for inputting price per kilogram of the foodstuff and another parameter including target weight of slices to be deposited and number of slices to be deposited, and means operatively connected to said carriage for decoupling the automatic drive thereof when the parameter is reached.

5. The improvement defined in claim 3 wherein said evaluation circuit is provided with means responsive to an inputted target weight for controlling said pattern.

6. In a slicing machine for a foodstuff, comprising a carriage for the foodstuff to be sliced, an arresting plate against which said foodstuff on said carriage can be pressed, a blade for severing a slice from the foodstuff on said carriage pressed against said arresting plate and a depositing tray provided with a tray carrier which is shiftable relative to said blade to determine a pattern of slice deposition on said depositing tray, the improvement which comprises:

a load cell interposed between said carrier and said tray and constituting the sole support of said tray on said carrier whereby said load cell has an output representing weight of slices deposited on said tray;

an evaluation circuit connected to said load cell and responsive to said output for generating an electrical signal indicating said weight;

an indicator connected to said evaluation circuit and responsive thereto for displaying said weight; and

means for disconnecting said load cell briefly during deposition of a slice to render weighing of deposited slices independent of transient displacement of said tray resulting from a deposition of a slice.

7. In a slicing machine for a foodstuff, comprising a carriage for the foodstuff to be sliced, an arresting plate against which said foodstuff on said carriage can be pressed, a blade for severing a slice from the foodstuff on said carriage pressed against said arresting plate and a depositing tray provided with a tray carrier which is shiftable relative to said blade to determine a pattern of slice deposition on said depositing tray, the improvement which comprises:

a load cell interposed between said carrier and said tray and constituting the sole support of said tray on said carrier whereby said load cell has an output representing weight of slices deposited on said tray;

an evaluation circuit connected to said load cell and responsive to said output for generating an electrical signal indicating said weight;

an indicator connected to said evaluation circuit and responsive thereto for displaying said weight; and

means for disconnecting said evaluation circuit briefly during deposition of a slice to render weighing of deposited slices independent of transient displacement of said tray resulting from a deposition of a slice.

8. In a slicing machine for a foodstuuf, comprising a carriage for the foodstuff to be sliced, an arresting plate against which said foodstuff on said carriage can be pressed, a blade for severing a slice from the foodstuff on said carriage pressed against said arresting plate and a depositing tray provided with a tray carrier which is shiftable relative to said blade to determine a pattern of slice deposition on said depositing tray, the improvement which comprises:

a load cell interposed between said carrier and said tray and constituting the sole support of said tray on said carrier whereby said load cell has an output representing weight of slices deposited on said tray;

an evaluation circuit connected to said load cell and responsive to said output for generating an electrical signal indicating said weight;

an indicator connected to said evaluation circuit and responsive thereto for displaying said weight; and

means for disconnecting said indicator briefly during deposition of a slice to render weighing of deposited slices independent of transient displacement of said tray resulting from a deposition of a slice.