Drive mechanism and slicing apparatus for food slicing machine
US7600459B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/707
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A food slicing machine using a linear servo motor to reciprocate a carriage holding food products through a path that includes a slicing blade. The slicing apparatus is a modular apparatus that can be mounted to and removed from slicing machines as a unit without the need for disassembly of the components of the slicing apparatus. An adjustment mechanism for the blade guide uses two shafts that extend from a bearing plate into a finger that is mounted to the blade guide. The lower shaft has a cam nut that displaces the finger about the upper shaft to bend the blade guide. There is also an adjustment mechanism for the idler pulley of the band blade apparatus.
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