Maintenance and safety system for a food article slicing machine
US8850938B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 21, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T409/30392
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A slicing apparatus and a weighing and classifying conveyor combination with cleanup position wherein, the elevated food article feed mechanism can be collapsed to a maintenance position, the weighing and classifying conveyor is oriented at a distance from the slicing apparatus and the slicing head cover is automatically lifted to an open cleanup position. The machine has laser intrusion detectors that are used to shut down systems when an unwanted intrusion by a person or object is detected.
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