Food slicer
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1. A food slicer comprising:
- a feeding means for feeding a lump of food in one direction;
an end detecting means for detecting an end portion of the lump of food fed by said feeding means;
a cutting means for cutting the lump of food from a leading end thereof into slices;
first and second slice receivers driven independently by first and second drives, respectively, for movements advancing to and retracting from a dropping path of slices released from the lump of food by said cutting means; and
controller means, operably connected to said first and second drives and responsive to a detection signal from said end detecting means, for controlling said advancing and retracting movements of said first and second slice receivers and for ensuring that both said first and second slice receivers are retracted from said dropping path when slices of non-standard sizes representative of cutting of the end portion of the lump of food are delivered by said cutting means.
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Abstract
A food slicer includes a feeder for feeding a lump of food in one direction, an end detector for detecting an end portion of the lump of food fed by the feeder, a cutter for cutting the lump of food from its leading end into slices, and slice receivers arranged for advancing to and retracting from a dropping path of the slices released from the cutter. A controller is responsive to a detection signal of the end detector for controlling the advancing and retracting movements of the slice receivers.
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1. A food slicer comprising:
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a feeding means for feeding a lump of food in one direction; an end detecting means for detecting an end portion of the lump of food fed by said feeding means; a cutting means for cutting the lump of food from a leading end thereof into slices; first and second slice receivers driven independently by first and second drives, respectively, for movements advancing to and retracting from a dropping path of slices released from the lump of food by said cutting means; and controller means, operably connected to said first and second drives and responsive to a detection signal from said end detecting means, for controlling said advancing and retracting movements of said first and second slice receivers and for ensuring that both said first and second slice receivers are retracted from said dropping path when slices of non-standard sizes representative of cutting of the end portion of the lump of food are delivered by said cutting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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