The invention relates to a gripper for use in a cutting machine, in particular a high-speed cutting machine. The gripper can be brought into engagement with an end of a food loaf in a reversible manner by applying a negative pressure.
The invention relates to a method for adjusting the cutting gap in a slicing device for cutting food products, wherein the slicing device comprises a rotationally driven blade, a cutting edge, and an adjusting device, which moves the blade toward the cutting edge or away from the cutting edge perpendicularly to the cutting edge, wherein the blade is first moved by the adjusting device until the blade touches the cutting edge and then a desired distance between the blade and the cutting edge is set by the adjusting device. The invention further relates to a device for adjusting the cutting gap of a slicing device.
The present invention relates to a method for slicing at least one food bar by means of a slicing device, in which method at least one food bar in in each case one lane is transported by means of in each case one transport means in the direction of a cutting blade which is driven in rotation and which, in a cutting plane at the front end of the food bar, severs food slices from the food bar, which food slices are combined into portions and transported away, wherein in order to generate the portion or transport the portion away, the cutting blade performs unproductive cuts during which the cutting blade is moved but no food slices are severed from the food bar.
The present invention relates to a method for producing food portions by means of a slicing device, in particular a slicer, wherein said food portions comprise at least one food slice and are cut from a stick of food using the slicing device, wherein the stick of food is irradiated, preferably by means of x-rays, before the particular food portion is sliced and the data measured in the process are used to control the slicing device and/or a device arranged downstream of the slicing device.
B26D 5/26 - Arrangements for operating and controlling machines or devices for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting with interrelated action between the cutting member and work feed wherein control means on the work feed means renders the cutting member operative
B26D 5/32 - Arrangements for operating and controlling machines or devices for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting with interrelated action between the cutting member and work feed having the cutting member controlled by scanning a record carrier with the record carrier formed by the work itself
G01N 23/06 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption
B26D 7/30 - Means for performing other operations combined with cutting for weighing cut product
B26D 7/06 - Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form
A22B 5/00 - Accessories for use during or after slaughtering
B26D 5/00 - Arrangements for operating and controlling machines or devices for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
The present invention relates to a slicing machine (1) for slicing bars (2) of food, in particular bars of sausage, meat, or cheese, wherein the food lies on a product support (3) and a cutting blade (4) rotationally driven by means of a blade shaft (110) cuts off slices of food at the front end of the bar of food, the cutting blade is in a cutting plane (49) while the slice of food is cut off, the cutting blade is movably supported relative to the product support and parallel to the rotational axis (43) of the cutting blade, and a device (7) is provided that allows the distance between the cutting blade (4) and the front end (20) of the food to be changed in order to perform one or more air cuts, and wherein the device (7) causes a movement of the cutting blade out of the cutting plane away from the food and back and the blade shaft (10) is supported by means of a bearing (112, 113).
B26D 5/02 - Means for moving the cutting member into its operative position for cutting
B26D 7/26 - Means for mounting or adjusting the cutting memberMeans for adjusting the stroke of the cutting member
B26D 1/157 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a circular cutting member, e.g. disc cutter rotating about a movable axis
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METHOD FOR SLICING A BLOCK OF FOOD INTO PORTIONS OF PRECISE WEIGHT
The invention relates to a method for slicing a block of food (1) into portions (3) of precise weight. The invention further relates to a slicing machine (12) and to a block of food (1).
B26D 5/26 - Arrangements for operating and controlling machines or devices for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting with interrelated action between the cutting member and work feed wherein control means on the work feed means renders the cutting member operative
B26D 5/32 - Arrangements for operating and controlling machines or devices for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting with interrelated action between the cutting member and work feed having the cutting member controlled by scanning a record carrier with the record carrier formed by the work itself
G01N 23/06 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption
B26D 7/30 - Means for performing other operations combined with cutting for weighing cut product
B26D 7/06 - Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form
The present invention relates to a device for (8.1-8.3) grabbing a portion (8) having at least one food slice by means of a gripper (1), wherein the portion (8) is transported on a conveyor belt (2) and, if necessary, an insert sheet (5) is disposed between the conveyor belt (2) and the food slice (8-1). Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for grabbing a portion transported by means of a conveyor belt (2) consisting of at least one food slice (8.1-8.3).
The present invention relates to a gripper (1) for arrangement on a robot arm, which picks up objects on a first location and deposits or drops them on a second location and comprises two shovels (2) which can be moved towards each other for picking up the products and can be again moved away from each other for dropping or depositing the products. The gripper according to the invention further comprises a hold-down device (10), the hold-down device (10) being provided with a drive (16, 19).
The present invention relates to a method for separating food slices from at least one food bar utilizing a rotating knife, wherein the food bar can be transported in the direction of the knife by way of at least one transporting means. The present invention further relates to a device for separating food slices from at least one food bar utilizing a rotating knife, wherein the food bar can be transported in the direction of the knife by way of at least one transporting means, and a knife for cutting open foodstuff. Said device comprises an oscillating sensor and/or a product sensor and the knife comprises a counter weight.
The present invention relates to a packaging machine (1) which seals a cover-film (6) at a tray (4), which has been previously filled with a packaging item (5), whereas the packaging machine comprises an upper tool (2) and a lower tool (3) which are pressed together during the sealing of the cover-film to the tray, and which comprises means (7) to detect misalignment of the packaging item in the tray, a misaligned tray in the lower tool and/or a foreign object between the upper and the lower tool prior to and/or during the sealing of the cover film to the tray.
B65B 57/16 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged and operating to stop, or to control the speed of, the machine as a whole
B65B 9/04 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, between opposed webs one or both webs being formed with pockets for the reception of the articles, or of the quantities of material
B65B 11/52 - Enclosing articles, or quantities of material, by disposing contents between two sheets, e.g. pocketed sheets, and securing their opposed free margins one sheet being rendered plastic, e.g. by heating, and forced by fluid pressure, e.g. vacuum, into engagement with the other sheet and contents, e.g. skin-packaging
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SANITARY FOOD PROCESSING, TRANSPORTATION AND PACKAGING LINE TO ELONGATE PRODUCT RUNS AND PRODUCT SHELF LIFE
The present invention relates to a food transportation-, food processing- and/or food packaging apparatus which is at least partially surrounded by a sterilised or germ reduced zone. The present invention further relates to a process for the transportation, processing and/or packaging of food, which takes place at least partially in a sterilised or germ reduced zone. Additionally, the present invention relates to a food product available with the inventive process.
A23L 3/00 - Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general, e.g. pasteurising, sterilising, specially adapted for foods or foodstuffs
B65B 25/06 - Packaging slices or specially-shaped pieces of meat, cheese, or other plastic or tacky products
B65B 55/02 - Sterilising, e.g. of complete packages
F24F 3/16 - Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatmentApparatus specially designed for such systems characterised by the treatment of the air otherwise than by heating and cooling by purification, e.g. by filteringAir-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatmentApparatus specially designed for such systems characterised by the treatment of the air otherwise than by heating and cooling by sterilisationAir-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatmentApparatus specially designed for such systems characterised by the treatment of the air otherwise than by heating and cooling by ozonisation
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LINING UP PACKAGING TROUGHS
The present invention relates to an apparatus (7) for lining up packaging troughs (1) which are transported in one line on two transport belts (5', 5''). Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for lining up packaging troughs (1), which are transported in one line on a first transport belt (3), on a second transport belt (5') and a third transport belt (5''), wherein the lining up on the second transport belt and the third transport belt is alternated.
B65G 47/71 - Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors, i.e. discharging or feeding devices adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor the articles being discharged to several conveyors
B65G 47/76 - Fixed or adjustable ploughs or transverse scrapers
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DEVICE FOR PROCESSING FOODSTUFFS, COMPRISING A DIRECT COOLING SYSTEM
The invention relates to a device for processing foodstuffs, which is located in a foodstuff processing area and comprises a housing. Said device also comprises means which absorb at least the heat produced by the processing of the foodstuff in the housing (5) and which expel the heat towards the outside of the foodstuff processing area. The invention also relates to a method for processing foodstuffs.
The invention relates to a device for sealing a cover film onto a packaging tray (1) using a sealing device which is arranged downstream of a packaging tray feeder (2). Said feeder comprises a collector belt (3), driven by a motor (8) and being arranged upstream of the sealing device in relation to the direction of transport, a feeder belt (4), transporting the packaging trays to the collector belt and being driven by a motor (13) and having a sensor (10) arranged in the area of the feeder belt. The motors and the sensor transmits signals to a control unit which processes these signals in such a manner that the exact position of the respective packaging tray on the collector belt and the feeder belt is known at any time. The invention also relates to a method for sealing a cover film onto a packaging tray using a sealing device.
B65B 7/16 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
B65B 43/52 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using roller-ways or endless conveyors
B65G 43/08 - Control devices operated by article or material being fed, conveyed, or discharged
B65G 47/31 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles during transit by a series of conveyors by varying the relative speeds of the conveyors forming the series
The invention relates to a method for sealing a cover film onto a packaging tray using a sealing device. According to said method, a format consisting of a plurality of packaging trays (1) is simultaneously closed with a cover film, the packaging trays of one format being aligned in the correct distance to each other prior to sealing, the packaging trays being transferred to the collector belt by a feeder belt (4) and a sensor (10) being arranged in the area of the feeder belt, and the packaging trays while having identical length and width having a different height.
B65B 7/16 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
B65B 43/52 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using roller-ways or endless conveyors
B65G 47/31 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles during transit by a series of conveyors by varying the relative speeds of the conveyors forming the series
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CONVEYOR BELTS COOPERATING WITH THE EDGE OF A PACKAGING TRAY
The invention relates to a machine in which a packaging tray (1) that comprises an edge (2) is conveyed along the machine while preferably being filled and/or preferably being closed by means of a covering film, only the edge of the packaging tray at least temporarily resting on a conveying means (3) during the conveying process.
B65B 43/52 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using roller-ways or endless conveyors
B65B 59/00 - Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
B65G 17/00 - Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriersEndless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface
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