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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160075048 | APPARATUS FOR SLICING FOOD PRODUCTS - An apparatus for slicing food products, in particular a high-performance slicer, comprises a product feed which defines a feed plane and by means of which the products are fed along the feed plane in a feed direction to a cutting plane which is disposed in a slicing region and in which a cutting blade moves, in particular in a rotating and/or revolving manner, said cutting blade cooperating with a cutting edge which in particular extends in parallel with the feed plane and perpendicular to the feed direction to cut off slices from the products. The cutting apparatus additionally comprises a detection device for radiation reflected from the slicing region and an evaluation device for evaluating the detected radiation and an illumination device for illuminating the slicing region which is arranged for the at least substantially frontal illumination of the product end face in the half-space disposed in front of the slicing region and above the feed plane and comprises at least one radiation source ad well as a diaphragm arrangement associated therewith which defines a plurality of elongate illumination radiation paths which are optically separate from one another, which each extend in the direction of the slicing region and which are arranged adjacent to one another. | 03-17-2016 |
20150321369 | MULTI-TYPE FOOD PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - The present disclosure relates to a method and device for processing food. The device comprises at least two food slicing devices adapted to each produce partial portions, and a combination device disposed downstream of each food slicing device to combine the partial portions to a multi-type portion. A sensor assembly may be provided to determine at least one property of the partial portions, wherein a control device is provided to control the operation of the food slicing devices based on the properties of the respective partial portions to adjust the weight of the partial portions. A control device is alternatively provided to synchronize the timing of the slicing operation of the food slicing devices. A buffering device is alternatively provided between at least one food slicing device and the combination device to retain and release partial portions based on a control signal from a control device. | 11-12-2015 |
20150135926 | CUTTING BLADE - The disclosure relates to a cutting blade that is rotatably drivable and provided for machines for slicing food products, in particular high-speed slicers. With the aid of a mounting area surrounding a rotary shaft, the cutting blade is fixed to a drive shaft of the machine. A distance area is provided outside the mounting area but inside the cutting edge area. The disclosure aims at improving the cutting blade with respect to its stability and configuring it such that it has the lowest possible weight. For this purpose, alternately recessed and raised formations are provided in the distance area. | 05-21-2015 |
20140320267 | FOOD SLICING BLADE WITH A RADIO TRANSPONDER - The present disclosure relates to a method for the use of a blade for a food slicer, where the blade comprises a radio transponder that in response to a query radio signal transmits a response data record in a response radio signal. Furthermore, a configuration signal is transmitted with a status data record. The configuration signal is received by the radio transponder, and the status data record is stored in the radio transponder. The present invention further relates to a blade for slicing food products in a food slicer, where the blade is in particular a circular blade or sickle blade, and where the blade comprises a radio transponder that is embedded in a recess in the blade. A receptacle is provided in the inner portion of the recess, where the radio transponder is disposed at least partially in the receptacle, and where the recess in the portion bordering its opening has a larger cross-section than the receptacle. | 10-30-2014 |
20140318339 | APPARATUS FOR CONVEYING FOOD PRODUCTS - An apparatus for conveying food products comprises a conveying device which is configured to convey food products located on a product support surface along a product conveying direction. The conveying device is adjustable with respect to a stationary base of the apparatus, with an adjustment device being provided for adjusting the conveying device, said adjustment device comprising a first articulated arm arrangement and a second articulated arm arrangement spaced apart therefrom. The articulated arm arrangements each comprise a first articulated arm pivotally connected to the base and a second articulated arm pivotally connected to the conveying device, with mutually corresponding articulated arms being pivotable about respective parallel pivot axes. | 10-30-2014 |
20140318333 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SLICING PRODUCTS - In a method of slicing products, in particular food products, a plurality of products are supplied next to one another along a product support to a cutting plane in which a cutting blade moves, in particular in a rotating and/or revolving manner. The products are initially offset relative to one another in a stepped manner in the product supply direction via the product conveyors in that, starting from a first product, the further products up to the respective outermost product, which are arranged next to one another at at least one side, are set back by a respective amount against the product supply direction, and indeed further than the respective preceding product. The products offset in a stepped manner with respect to one another are traveled to light barriers at a defined speed. The positions of the product starts are detected with respect to the cutting plane via the light barriers. | 10-30-2014 |
20140299447 | APPARATUS FOR COMPLETING A FORMAT SET OF PRODUCTS - An apparatus for completing a format set of products which are conveyed line-wise on a plurality of conveyor tracks along a conveying direction comprises a first stop conveyor and a second stop conveyor which are arranged after one another in the conveying direction and which are configured to convey products along the conveying direction on all conveyor tracks, with the first stop conveyor and the second stop conveyor furthermore being able to stop a conveyed product as required on at least one conveyor track, while a product is conveyed onward on at least one other conveyor track. A distributor conveyor is arranged between the first stop conveyor and the second stop conveyor and is configured to convey at least one product along the conveying direction, with the distributor conveyor being displaceable transversely to the conveying direction. | 10-09-2014 |
20140165803 | METHOD AND FOOD SLICING DEVICE WITH CUTTING FORCE DETERMINATION - The disclosure relates to a method for operating a food slicing device in which a sensor device with a sensor is provided, where a food product resting on a cutting bed is sliced with a cutting blade. The method is used for optimizing and monitoring the operation of the cutting blade. This is achieved in that a cutting force being applied by the cutting blade via the food product onto the cutting bed is determined using the sensor device. | 06-19-2014 |
20140083268 | FOOD PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEQUENTIALLY SCANNING FOOD PRODUCTS - There is disclosed relates to a food processing apparatus with a scanner with a scanning unit for determining properties of a food product, in particular a food bar, with at least two substantially parallel separately drivable conveyor tracks for supplying the food products to the scanner, and with a control unit for controlling the drive of the conveyor tracks. According to the disclosure, the control unit is adapted to separately control the drive of the conveyor tracks to convey at least one food product of a first conveyor track and at least one food product of a further conveyor track sequentially through a scanning area of the scanner. The disclosure further relates to a method for scanning food products. | 03-27-2014 |
20130231757 | DEVICE WITH AUGMENTED REALITY - The invention relates to a device for processing and/or transporting food products. The device comprises an operating element ( | 09-05-2013 |
20130228054 | Method and Apparatus for Multi-Track Slicing of Food Products - The present invention relates to a method for multi-track slicing of a plurality of food products, in particular food products of different types, into respective part portions including at least one product slice, wherein a respective product is supplied to a cutting plane in at least two parallel tracks of a slicing apparatus and is sliced by means of a cutting blade which can in particular be moved in a revolving manner, wherein the slices of the at least two products cut off by the cutting blade fall onto a common, movable storage table, wherein only one respective product supplied in one of the tracks associated with the common storage table is exclusively sliced at any one time so that a maximum of one slice of the just sliced product falls onto the common storage table at any one time. | 09-05-2013 |
20130192290 | Device for the Production of Flake Ice - The invention relates to an apparatus for producing flake ice from a liquid, comprising a tub receiving the liquid, a rotatably supported roller which partly dips into the liquid received in the tub, a refrigerating device for cooling the surface of the roller and a scraper for removing ice formed at the surface of the roller from the liquid. | 08-01-2013 |
20130192175 | Method and Apparatus for Preparing Portions - An apparatus for the automatic preparation of portions of a plurality of food products of different types comprises a conveying device which is configured to convey at least one product carrier from a product slice placement zone of a first cutting apparatus in which a part portion of at least one product slice of a first type is formed on the product carrier to a product slice placement zone of a second cutting apparatus in which a part portion of at least one product slice of a second type is formed on the product carrier which, together with the first portion, forms a desired total portion no longer to be complemented or a part portion still to be complemented by means of a further cutting apparatus. | 08-01-2013 |
20130167700 | DEVICE FOR SLICING OF FOOD PRODUCTS - An apparatus for slicing food products, in particular sausage, meat or cheese, includes a product support for at least one product, a cutting blade which is disposed after the product support and to which the product can be supplied along a conveying direction, and at least one product holder movable along the conveying direction and cooperating with the product at least at times during the slicing procedure, wherein the product support has a loading zone which is disposed between a starting position and an end position of the product holder and in which the product support can be loaded with the product and wherein the product holder is movable from the end position back into the start position while bypassing the loading zone. | 07-04-2013 |
20130153364 | Apparatus for the Supply of Products - An apparatus for conveying products comprising at least one conveyor device being drivable by a drive shaft in order to supply the products to each of a plurality of output regions, wherein said conveyor device comprises a support structure which can be pivoted about an axis of rotation of said drive shaft for individually changing said output region. Said support structure is pivotably supported by a jointed arm arrangement at a support element spaced apart from said drive shaft such that, by moving said jointed arm arrangement, said support structure is pivotable about said axis of rotation of said drive shaft. | 06-20-2013 |
20130145911 | APPARATUS FOR THE PROCESSING OF FOOD PRODUCTS - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 06-13-2013 |
20130104709 | SELF-CLEANING DEVICE FOR PROCESSING FOOD PRODUCTS | 05-02-2013 |
20130074667 | DEVICE FOR SLICING A FOOD PRODUCT AND DEVICE WITH A ROBOT - The present invention relates to a device for slicing a food product ( | 03-28-2013 |
20130035221 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SLICING FOOD PRODUCTS - An apparatus for slicing food products includes a cutting blade which moves in a cutting plane to cut off slices from at least one product supplied to the cutting plane and includes a blade changing device which is designed to replace the cutting blade automatically with a replacement cutting blade on the presence of a change criterion. | 02-07-2013 |
20130025420 | Method for the Slicing of Food Products - In a method for slicing food products, a cutting blade carries out a primary movement defining a cutting plane and a product to be sliced is supplied to the cutting blade by means of a conveying device to bring the product into engagement with the cutting blade. The cutting blade moved is from time to time at a speed different from the speed of the primary movement while it is in engagement with the product. | 01-31-2013 |
20120312136 | METHOD OF SLICING PRODUCTS - In a method of slicing products, a plurality of products are fed simultaneously on parallel conveying tracks to a cutting plane in which at least one cutting blade moves, in particular in a rotating and/or revolving manner. A number of produces exceeding the number of conveying tracks is provided, at least one product parameter is determined for each provided product, a set of products corresponding to the number of conveying tracks is selected from the provided products and the selected set of products is fed to the cutting plane on the conveying tracks. | 12-13-2012 |
20120312135 | METHOD FOR SLICING OF PRODUCTS - In a method for slicing products, a plurality of products is fed next to one another along a product feed direction to a cutting plane in which a cutting blade moves. The rear ends of the products are brought into engagement with respective product grippers which are attached to a common feed unit and are extendable independently of one another relative to the feed unit in the product feed direction and are retractable against the product feed direction. The feed unit is moved along the product supply direction in a product position search run towards the products for the bringing into engagement of the product grippers with the rear ends of the products, wherein, during the product position search run, the current position of the product gripper is determined as the product end position for each product gripper on a contact with the rear end of the associated product. | 12-13-2012 |
20120309266 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GRINDING ROTARY BLADES - The present disclosure relates to apparatus for grinding rotary blades, in particular scythe-like blades or circular blades, in particular for machines for slicing food products. The apparatus includes at least one mount for a rotary blade to which the rotary blade can be attached and at least one grinding tool. The grinding tool and the rotary blade attached in the mount are movable relative to one another such that a blade edge extending at the periphery of the rotary blade can be ground by the grinding tool. The apparatus includes a measuring device for determining the extent of the blade edge and a control which is designed to use the determined blade edge extent for controlling the relative movement between the grinding tool and the rotary blade. | 12-06-2012 |
20120298483 | DRIVE APPARATUS - The invention relates to a drive apparatus having a coaxial shaft arrangement which includes a plurality of drive shafts which are arranged coaxially to one another at least regionally and whose respective axes of rotation lie on a common rotational drive axis; and an electric drive motor which includes a rotor arrangement which includes a plurality of rotors arranged coaxially to one another at least regionally and/or behind one another, with the axis of rotation of each rotor lying on the common rotational drive axis and forming one of the drive shafts or being connected to one of the drive shafts, wherein the drive motor is controllable such that the rotors can be driven independently of one another. | 11-29-2012 |
20120222526 | DRIVE MOTOR - An apparatus for driving an object is provided, having a cutting blade for slicing food products. The apparatus includes an electric drive motor that is configured to drive the object to make rotational movements about an axis, and to make axial movements generally parallel to the axis. | 09-06-2012 |
20120198974 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING CONSTANT WEIGHT SLICES FROM SLICED FOOD PRODUCTS AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SAID METHOD - The invention relates to a method of acquiring slices or portions of slices of constant weight from food products sliced by a cutting apparatus. A plurality of cross-sectional areas Fi of the product are determined for at least one product to be sliced, in particular in accordance with the light sectioning process. The total weight Gges of the product is determined; control data are calculated using the cross-sectional areas Fi and the total weight Gges; and the cutting apparatus, is operated at least in part using the control data. | 08-09-2012 |
20120192695 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING A SURFACE LAYER FROM A FOOD PRODUCT - An apparatus for removing a surface layer from food products includes a product feed which feeds a product to be processed along a product conveying direction to a removal tool. The product is pressed with a component perpendicular to the product conveying direction toward an operative surface of the removal tool. The relative position between the product feed and the removal tool is adjustable by means of an adjustment apparatus, with a control unit associated with the adjustment apparatus designed to adjust the position of the removal tool relative to the product feed in dependence on the contour of the product. | 08-02-2012 |
20120174722 | CUTTING BLADE - A device for cutting food products is provided. The device comprises a cutting blade having a main part defining a cutting plane and a reinforcing part connected to the main part. At least one cavity is formed between the main part and the reinforcing part. | 07-12-2012 |
20120167730 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CUTTING A PLURALITY OF FOOD PRODUCTS - An apparatus for simultaneously slicing a plurality of food products into portions including a plurality of product slices respectively is provided. The apparatus includes a cutting blade which rotates about a blade axis in a cutting plane and/or revolves about a center axis in a planetary motion and includes a multi-track product feed. The feed of the product in one track is respectively interrupted if the residual product remainder in the track is no longer sufficient for forming a complete portion and if the residual product remainder in at least one of the other tracks is still sufficient for forming at least one complete portion. The product remainders are sliced into incomplete part portions once the product remainders of all tracks have reached a dimension which is no longer sufficient for forming a complete portion. The incomplete part portions are completed by product slices of subsequent products. | 07-05-2012 |
20120161459 | Product Gripper - The invention relates to a product gripper for picking up a product, having two shovels ( | 06-28-2012 |
20120146350 | Product gripper - The invention relates to a product gripper for picking up a product ( | 06-14-2012 |
20120137845 | CUTTING DEVICE - A device for slicing a food product is provided including a product feed and an adjustment apparatus. The product feed feeds the food product to be sliced along a product conveying direction to a cutting plane, in which a cutting blade moves. The food product has a contour and a front product end region. The product feed includes at least one end element which has at least one of a product guiding support surface and a product contact surface for the front product end region. The adjustment apparatus adjusts the at least one end element to have a component of movement generally perpendicular to the product conveying direction. The adjustment apparatus is configured to adjust at least one of the product guiding support surface and the product contact surface of the at least one end element to the contour of the food product during a slicing operation. | 06-07-2012 |
20120137844 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CUTTING FOOD PRODUCTS - A device for cutting food products for a slicer is provided including a product feed, at least one cutting blade, a common drive, and respective transmission units. The product feed includes a plurality of conveying devices arranged generally parallel next to one another, each having a conveying speed for simultaneously feeding a plurality of food products to a cutting plane. A respective one of the plurality of conveying devices is associated with each of the plurality of food products. At least one cutting blade is configured for moving in the cutting plane. The common drive is for the plurality of conveying devices. The respective transmission units are for each of the plurality conveying devices. Each transmission unit has a variable transmission ratio. The transmission ratios are variable to individually vary each of the conveying speeds of the plurality of conveying devices. | 06-07-2012 |
20120103761 | APPARATUS WITH PRODUCT CONVEYOR AND TRANSVERSE DRIVE - The present invention relates to an apparatus having a product conveyor drivable in a conveying direction and a transverse drive by which the product conveyor is movable in a direction transverse to the conveying direction. The product conveyor is coupled to a compensation mass by means of which forces can be compensated which occur by a transverse movement of the product conveyor. | 05-03-2012 |
20120097002 | SCANNING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE CONTOUR OF AN OBJECT - The disclosure relates to a scanning device for detecting the contour of an object. The scanning device has a light source for generating a light pattern on the surface area of the object, and a camera for detecting the light pattern on the surface area of the object. The disclosure describes that the one light source includes at least one incoherent spot light source, and that between the at least one spot light source and the object, a shadow caster defines the light pattern on the surface area of the object. The disclosure also relates to a method for detecting the contour of an object. | 04-26-2012 |
20120089244 | METHOD FOR SLICING FOODSTUFFS - The disclosure describes a method for cutting a food product into slices for producing portions by taking into account the target weight thereof. Information about a remainder of the food product to be sliced is used to control corresponding actuators for a successive food product to be sliced. | 04-12-2012 |
20120086226 | PORTION GRIPPER - The disclosure relates to a portion gripper for picking up a product with two blade pans and a drive mechanism for moving the blade pans between a first position, in which the blade pans can be placed down on opposite sides of the product to be picked up onto a support for the product to be picked up, and a second position in which the blade pans are at least partially located under the product to be picked up. | 04-12-2012 |
20120060663 | CUTTING DEVICE - The invention relates to a cutting device for slicing food products, comprising a driven circular blade rotating about a blade axis revolving on a track about a center axis, and a cover element rotatable relative to the circular blade on the side of the circular blade facing away from a product to be sliced. The cover element is driven by an auxiliary drive, such that it rotates relative to the circular blade about the blade axis. The auxiliary drive is diverted from a drive of the circular blade. | 03-15-2012 |
20120060659 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SETTING A CUTTING GAP AT A CUTTING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a device and to a method for adjusting a blade clearance on a cutting device for slicing a product, in particular a food product ( | 03-15-2012 |
20120060658 | Apparatus and method for slicing food products - An apparatus for slicing food products includes a product feed which supplies a product to be sliced along a product supply direction to a cutting plane in which a cutting blade moves, in particular in a rotating and/or revolving manner, with the product feed including at least one product conveyor designed for the continuous conveying of the product and product holder which can be brought into engagement with the product, in particular with a rear product end. The product holder is designed to be adjusted after the start of the slicing process from a waiting position releasing the path for the product into a working position behind the product and/or in the path for the product and back into the waiting position after the end of the slicing process. | 03-15-2012 |
20120042758 | PORTION FORMING ON MULTITRACK SLICING - The invention relates to a method for the simultaneous multitrack slicing of a plurality of food products, in particular food products of different types, into respective portions including at least one product slice, wherein the products are sliced using a common slicing apparatus, in particular a high-performance slicer, which has at least one cutting blade which rotates in a cutting plane about a blade axis and/or revolves about a central axis in a planetary motion and in that the products are individually supplied to the cutting blade such that each portion satisfies a condition predefined for the respective track which in particular relates to the weight of the portion, the weight and/or the thickness of the product slices forming the portion and/or the number of the product slices forming the portion. | 02-23-2012 |
20120042757 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING OF FOOD PRODUCTS - The invention relates to a method for the simultaneous multiple track cutting of several food products, in which the products are cut by means of a common cutting apparatus, in particular a high performance slicer, which has at least one cutting blade which rotates about a blade axis in a cutting plane and/or revolves about a central axis in a planetary motion manner and to which the products are supplied in multiple tracks, and in which blank cuts are carried out in at least a passive track and/or in which the supply of the respective product is suspended at least at times, while the respective product is sliced in at least one other active track. | 02-23-2012 |
20120042612 | CONVEYING OF ARTICLES - The invention relates to a method for conveying articles, in particular product slices produced by simultaneous slicing of a plurality of food products or respective portions including a plurality of product slices, wherein the articles are conveyed in a conveying direction on a main conveying path in multitracks in desired arrangements formed by articles from different tracks, in particular in rows extending transverse to the conveying direction, incomplete arrangements of articles having at least one deficient point are expelled onto a secondary conveying path and desired arrangements are formed from the articles forming the incomplete arrangements. | 02-23-2012 |
20120036971 | Blade for providing a cut at food products - The invention relates to a blade for cutting food products, in particular sausages, comprising a cutter having two partial cutters disposed tapered toward each other in a curved surface. The invention further relates to a cutting device for cutting food products, having a blade and having a holder on which the blade is rotatably disposed. The cutting device is designed so that an end piece can be sliced off of a product, the longitudinal axis thereof being oriented substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the blade, by a rotary motion of the blade. The invention further relates to a method for processing a food product. | 02-16-2012 |
20120031682 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING PORTIONS OF PRODUCTS - An apparatus for handling portions of products, in particular food products, having a product conveyor which conveys the portions after one another to at least one main conveyor track along a direction of conveying and having at least one sensor for recognizing portions of incorrect weight. A correction track is provided which has a first conveying section and a second conveying section. The first conveying section serves to branch off portions of incorrect weight from the main conveying track and to convey them to a weight correction station. The second conveying section serves to supply weight-corrected portions back to the main conveying track. The first conveying track and the second conveying track are separated from one another in the region of the weight correction station by an interruption of the correction track which prevents a transfer of portions of incorrect weight from the first conveying section to the second conveying section. | 02-09-2012 |
20110247470 | APPARATUS FOR SLICING FOOD PRODUCTS - An apparatus for slicing food products includes a product feed, at least one cutting blade which rotates about a blade axis and/or revolves about a center axis in planetary motion and to which at least one product to be sliced can be fed in a product feed direction and includes a blade holder to which the cutting blade can be attached. An adjustment device is provided by means of which the cutting blade is movable relative to the blade holder in an adjustment direction. | 10-13-2011 |
20110247469 | APPARATUS FOR SLICING FOOD PRODUCTS - An apparatus for slicing food products includes a product feed, at least one cutting blade which rotates about a blade axis and/or revolves about a center axis and to which at least one product to be sliced can be fed in a product feed direction and a blade holder to which the cutting blade can be attached. An adjustment device is configured to deform the cutting blade. | 10-13-2011 |
20110247466 | APPARATUS FOR SLICING FOOD PRODUCTS - An apparatus for slicing food products includes a product feed device, at least one cutting blade which rotates about a blade axis and/or revolves in a planetary motion about a center axis and to which at least one product to be sliced can be fed in a product feed direction and includes a blade holder for the cutting blade. Means are provided for producing a rotary movement of the cutting blade relative to the blade holder and for transforming the relative rotary movement into a linear movement of the cutting blade relative to the blade holder in an adjustment direction. | 10-13-2011 |
20110202164 | Apparatus and method for preparing product portions - An apparatus for preparing portions of products, in particular food products, conveyed by means of a product conveyor, includes a plurality of robots which each define a working region. A first robot serves to sort the conveyed products in accordance with a sorting criterion. At least one second robot serves to pick up sorted products from the product conveyor and to place them down at a placement location in order to prepare a product portion satisfying a target criterion at the placement location. | 08-18-2011 |
20110185865 | Apparatus for slicing food products - An apparatus for slicing food products includes a product feed which is configured to convey at least one product along a direction of advance through a cutting plane in which at least one cutting blade moves, in particular in a rotational and/or orbital manner, to cut slices from the product, wherein a spacing can be established between the cutting blade and the product for a blank cut phase in which the cutting blade continues to move, but does not cut any slices from the product in so doing. The product feed is configured to continue to convey the product along the direction of advance during the blank cutting phase. | 08-04-2011 |
20110182709 | Method for Speed Optimizing a Robot - The invention relates to a method for speed optimizing a robot which is configured to carry out a plurality of product transfer procedures which follow one another and in which products are transferred from a pick-up region into a placement region, wherein at least one first transfer procedure is repeatedly carried out at which a first kind of product is picked up at a first predetermined pick-up location of the pick-up region and is placed down at a first predetermined placement location of the placement region, in which method an upper limit for the permitted kinematic load on the robot is defined and the speed at which the first transfer procedure is carried out is increased, starting from a starting speed at which the resulting kinematic load on the robot is in any case below the defined upper limit, during a teaching phase on every repetition of the first transfer procedure up to an ideal working speed at which the resulting kinematic load corresponds at least approximately to the defined upper limit. The invention also relates to a robot having a robot control for carrying out the method. | 07-28-2011 |
20110179922 | Apparatus for slicing food products - The invention relates to an apparatus for slicing food products, in particular to high-performance slicers, having a product feed, at least one cutting blade which rotates about a blade axis and/or orbits a center axis in a planetary manner and to which at least one product to be sliced can be fed in a product feed direction and having an adjustment device for the cutting blade with which the cutting blade is movable between a cutting position and an additional function position, wherein the cutting blade is coupled to the adjustment device at a first region and to a guide at a second region, and wherein the adjustment movement of the cutting blade is fixed by an exciter movement of the adjustment device and by the guide. | 07-28-2011 |
20110156417 | Method of operating a robot and apparatus comprising a robot - A robot includes a kinematic mechanism and an end effector coupled to the kinematic mechanism for transferring products, in particular food products. The end effector is automatically cleaned on the satisfaction of a cleaning criterion. | 06-30-2011 |
20110154969 | Scanning Device - The present invention relates to a scanning device for determining at least partial cross-sectional profiles of food products to be sliced in accordance with the light cutting process, having at least one illumination device for generating a light line on the surface of a product and having at least one detection device for taking images of the product surface including the light line, wherein the illumination device includes at least one light source which is configured to generate a light beam propagating in the direction of a scanning region for the product in a scanning plane and widening in so doing and includes an optically effective device which is arranged in the propagation path of the widening light beam and which is configured to counter the divergence of at least some of the incident light. | 06-30-2011 |
20110150610 | Apparatus for transferring products - An apparatus for transferring products, e.g. food products, from a pick-up region into a placement region includes a conveying device to convey the products into the pick-up region after one another in a conveying direction and at least one first and one second robot which are arranged spaced apart from one another when viewed in the conveying direction in the environment of the conveying device and which each include a robot base and an end effector movable relative to the robot base for picking up and placing down the products. The spacing between the robot base of the first robot and the robot base of the second robot can be set. | 06-23-2011 |
20110126680 | Apparatus for slicing food products - The invention relates to an apparatus for slicing food products, in particular to a high-performance slicer, comprising a product feed, at least one cutting blade which rotates about a blade axis and/or orbits a center axis in a planetary manner and to which at least one product to be sliced can be fed in a product feed direction and having an adjustment device for the cutting blade with which the cutting blade is movable in an adjustment direction, with the blade axis and/or the center axis of the cutting blade being inclined with respect to the horizontal during the slicing and with the adjustment direction of the cutting blade extending obliquely to the blade axis and/or to the center axis of the cutting blade. | 06-02-2011 |
20110126679 | Apparatus for slicing food products - The present invention relates to an apparatus for slicing food products, in particular to high-performance slicers, having a product feed which is made to feed at least one product to a cutting plane in which at least one cutting blade moves, in particular in a rotating and/or orbiting manner, for cutting slices from the product, wherein the cutting blade is pivotally mounted and is pivotable for carrying out at least one additional function, in particular for carrying out blank cuts, for setting a cutting gap and/or for the vertical or dipping depth setting such that the spacing between the cutting blade and a reference plane which extends parallel to the cutting plane or coincides with the cutting plane is changed and in this process the cutting blade remains parallel to the cutting plane or departs from a parallel alignment. | 06-02-2011 |
20100307304 | Apparatus and method for the slicing of food products - An apparatus for the slicing of food products has a product feeder which includes a plurality of belt conveyors arranged parallel next to one another. The belt conveyors each include an endless belt serving as a product support for a product to be sliced and they are drivable together in order simultaneously to feed a plurality of products which each lie on one of the belts to a cutting plane in which a cutting blade moves. The belt conveyors have a common drive with a drive shaft. For the setting of an individual single conveying speed for each belt conveyor, a respective setting apparatus is associated with them which is made to individually change the running diameter of the drive shaft in the region of the belt. | 12-09-2010 |
20100307303 | Apparatus and method for the slicing of food products - An apparatus for the slicing of food products has a product feeder which includes a plurality of belt conveyors arranged parallel next to one another. The belt conveyors each include an elastic endless belt serving as a product support for a product to be sliced and they are drivable together in order simultaneously to feed a plurality of products which each lie on one of the belts to a cutting plane in which a cutting blade moves. The belt conveyors have a common drive with a drive shaft. For the setting of an individual single conveying speed for each belt conveyor, a respective setting apparatus is associated with them which is made to individually change the degree of stretching of the belt. | 12-09-2010 |
20100288091 | Apparatus for the Slicing of a Food Product - The invention relates to a device, in particular a high-power slicing device, for slicing a food product in accordance with a selected slicing programme. Said slicing device comprises a process control and several components that can be mounted in or onto the device in accordance with the selected slicing programme. Said components respectively have a coding that clearly identifies the component and detection means for detecting the coding of a component that is mounted in or onto the device. Said detection means is connected to the process control which can determine from the detected coding whether the component has been mounted in accordance with the selected slicing programme. | 11-18-2010 |
20100267320 | Fat Cover Measurement Device - The invention relates to a measuring device ( | 10-21-2010 |
20100263471 | Robot having delta kinematics - The invention relates to a robot having delta kinematics, comprising a tool receiver which has a joint plate connected to a robot base via control arms and a drive for the rotation of a tool received by the tool receiver, said drive being fastened to the joint plate. | 10-21-2010 |
20100228397 | Apparatus for the operation of a robot - The invention relates to an apparatus for the operation of a robot having a product gripper which is designed to represent at least one approach position of the product gripper for the picking up and/or placing down of a product, in particular of a food product, as a graphical element on a display device. The apparatus is designed so that the respective graphical element can be directly displaced on the display device for the setting of the coordinates of the respective approach position, with the coordinates of the respective approach position being changed automatically in response to such a displacement of the graphical element in accordance with the displacement. | 09-09-2010 |
20100225132 | Product gripper - The invention relates to a product gripper for the taking up of a product, having two vane blades, having a driving means to move the vane blades between a first position, in which the vane blades can be placed onto a support for the product to be taken up at oppositely disposed sides of the product to be taken up, and a second position, in which the vane blades are located at least partly beneath the product to be taken up, and having a downholder for the fixing of the product to be taken up while the vane blades are moved beneath it, with the downholder being arranged above a vane blade plane defined by the vane blades. | 09-09-2010 |
20100225131 | Product gripper - The invention relates to a product gripper for the taking up of a product, having two vane blades, having a driving means to move the vane blades between a first position, in which the vane blades can be placed onto a support for the product to be taken up at oppositely disposed sides of the product to be taken up, and a second position, in which the vane blades are located at least partly beneath the product to be taken up, and having a downholder for the fixing of the product to be taken up while the vane blades are moved beneath it, with the downholder being arranged above a vane blade plane defined by the vane blades. | 09-09-2010 |
20100192745 | DISPLACEMENT UNIT - The present invention relates to a displacement unit, serving to create a translational displacement movement of a cutting head of a cutting machine, particularly a slicer for slicing food products, wherein the head can be attached to the displacement unit. The displacement unit has a housing assembly and an actuator disposed in the housing assembly, the actuator comprising a stationary part in the displacement direction, and a part displaceable in relation to the stationary part in the displacement direction, for carrying out the displacement movement. The displacement unit further has at least one bearing that is attached to the housing assembly and is elastically deformable in the displacement direction, the displaceable part engaging on this bearing. | 08-05-2010 |
20100186569 | Knife Holding Apparatus - The invention relates to a knife holding device, particularly for derinding machines, comprising a knife holder ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100162868 | CUTTING KNIFE - The invention relates to a cutting blade for machines for slicing food products, particularly for high-speed slicers, wherein the cutting blade is a sickle-shaped blade rotating about a rotation axis during the slicing operation and having a cutting edge that deviates from a circular shape at the radially outer circumference thereof and revolves about the rotation axis, particularly in the manner of a spiral, the edge being positioned in a cutting plane extending perpendicular to the rotation axis, wherein the cutting edge forms the radially outer end of a cutting surface, which forms part of the blade back side facing away from a product to be sliced during the slicing operation and includes a blade angle together with the cutting plane, and wherein the size of the blade angle varies in the circumferential direction. | 07-01-2010 |