EP1073546A1 - Carrier for food products - Google Patents
Carrier for food productsInfo
- Publication number
- EP1073546A1 EP1073546A1 EP99916084A EP99916084A EP1073546A1 EP 1073546 A1 EP1073546 A1 EP 1073546A1 EP 99916084 A EP99916084 A EP 99916084A EP 99916084 A EP99916084 A EP 99916084A EP 1073546 A1 EP1073546 A1 EP 1073546A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- carrier
- sliding portion
- pins
- food products
- food product
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
- B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
- B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
- B26D7/01—Means for holding or positioning work
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
- B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
- B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
- B26D7/06—Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form
- B26D7/0608—Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form by pushers
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
- B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
- B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
- B26D7/01—Means for holding or positioning work
- B26D2007/011—Means for holding or positioning work by clamping claws, e.g. in high speed slicers for food products
Definitions
- the invention relates to a carrier according to the preamble of claim 1.
- Such carriers are known from EP 0777202 where they are shown in the Figures 5-7 with the accompanying specification.
- the disadvantage of the known carrier is that when the carrier is moving through the appliance for automatic slicing, it is possible for the food product to move in relation to the carrier so that it can no longer be accurately positioned when it is being sliced.
- the carrier is embodied in accordance with the characterizing part of claim 1.
- the carrier when the carrier is positioned in the appliance for automatic slicing, the food product will also be automatically positioned as required, so that uninterrupted slicing can take place, because the position of the cut surface of the food product remains unchanged.
- the appliance is designed in accordance with claim 2. This is a simple manner of fixing the food product in relation to the carrier.
- the carrier is designed in accordance with claim 3. This is a means for quickly attaching the food product with the sliding portion on the carrier, thereby loosing as little as possible of the food product when securing the food product to the sliding portion.
- the appliance is embodied according to claim 4.
- the food product is firmly secured to the sliding portion so that during conveyance, which may be accompanied by relatively strong accelerations and decelerations, detachment of the food product from the sliding portion is prevented.
- the appliance is embodied according to claim 5. This further facilitates attaching the clamping means to the sliding portion and the food product to the sliding portion. 2
- the invention also comprises the clamping means for securing food products to a sliding portion that is provided with a press-on surf ce.
- FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a carrier
- Figure 2 shows a front view of the carrier of Figure 1 ,
- FIG. 3 shows a top view of the carrier of Fig- ure 1
- Figure 4 shows a side view of the carrier of Figure 1 .
- FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of a second embodiment of a holder with pins as used in the carrier of Figure 1.
- the carrier 1 shown in the Figures 1-4 is used in a distributor in which meat products are stored.
- the dashed line in Figure 1 indicates the meat product on the carrier 1.
- various kinds of meat products are stored, and by means of a key board control panel the customer can choose the kind and quantity of meat product he wishes to order and the thickness of the slices.
- the meat product is conveyed by the distributor to a cutting appliance and there the ordered slices are cut off at a cutting plane S.
- the cutting blade is positioned at an angle of approximately 40°, and the meat product to be sliced also has to be inclined at that angle.
- Such a distributor is described in EP 0777202. Tests have shown that the various conveyor operations taking place with the meat product make it necessary for the meat product to be secured on the carrier 1 such as to be supported firmly and in the correct manner.
- the carrier 1 is comprised of a base plate 3 having a raised edge 2.
- a sliding portion 6 can slide in a feed direction F to the cutting plane 5.
- the sliding portion 6 has a press-on surface V directed toward the cutting plane S, which stands virtually perpen- 3 dicularly in relation to the feed direction F.
- a shoulder portion 9 which engages a thickening of the raised edge 2
- the sliding portion is joined to the base plate 3 and the raised edge 2.
- a clamping strip 4 is fastened by means of which the sliding portion 6 is clamped to the base plate 3, for example, to a clamping strip 16 which is part of the base plate 3.
- a holder 7 is mounted, by means of which the meat product is secured to the sliding portion 6.
- the holder 7 comprises a holder plate 8 which is provided with guide pins 18, allowing the holder 7 to move in vertical direction parallel to the press-on surface V in relation to the sliding portion 6.
- the edge of the holder 7 directed toward the cutting plane S is pro- vided with pins 10, the bottom ends of which have sharp points .
- the holder plate 8 is provided with slotted holes 9 to which a handle 17 can be attached (see Figures 2 and 4) .
- a movement member which is coupled to the sliding portion 6.
- an iron strip 5 is mounted in the sliding portion 6, and to this the movement member, which is part of the distributor, can attach with the aid of magnets.
- the carrier 1 During storage, the carrier 1 lies in a rack of the distributor and it is removed from the rack by a hole 20 provided in the base plate 3.
- the carrier 1 is provided with a side strip 12 and a bottom strip 14 to guide the carrier 1 during conveyance in the cabinet of the distributor.
- guides have been provided in the cabinet, such as a wheel 11, which is slightly spring- activated in vertical direction, a guide block 13 and a support block 15, which in Figure 2 are represented by a dashed line.
- the base plate 3, the raised edge 2, the side strip 12, the bottom strip 14 and the clamping strip 16 are embodied as an extruded profile of an aluminium alloy. Near the cutting 4 plane S the bottom strip 14 and the clamping strip 16 have been removed so that the meat product can be brought more' accurately to the cutting blade in the cutting plane B.
- the extruded profile is coated with a layer of, for example, "TEFLON" (TEFLON is a registered trademark) , allowing easy cleaning of the material . Due to the fact that the base plate 3 and the raised edge 2 are made in one piece, there is no joint, so that no contamination or bacterial growth can develop, and the carrier 1 can easily be cleaned.
- the carrier 1 is smooth, allowing the meat product positioned between the sliding portion 6 and the cutting plane S to be moved without problems in the feed direction F.
- the meat product positioned in the corner is pressed by the cutting blade over a large part of its length against the base plate 3 and the raised edge 2 , so that it is supported in two directions. This results in the slice being cut off evenly. Due to the smoothness of the support, the feed to the cutting plane S also proceeds evenly .
- the sliding portion 6, the clamping strip 4 and the shoulder portion 9 are made from plastic, for example, POM.
- the above-mentioned components are shown as separate components, however, it is also possible to combine the components into one component .
- the clamping strip 4 is always designed such that the sliding portion 6 moves over the base plate 3 only stiffly, and that it preferably only moves when the above- mentioned movement member engages the iron strip 5 to displace the sliding portion 6.
- the clamping strip 4 comprises a spring-activated element which in this case is a bent strip of plastic.
- the clamping force is such that the meat product will not be displaced when the meat product is accelerated and decelerated during conveyance between storage and the slicing appliance.
- the holder 7 is embodied such that it firmly holds the meat product against the press-on surface V of the 5 sliding portion 6.
- a piece of meat product having a weight of, for example, 10 kg can easily slide over the base plate 3
- involuntary displacement of the meat product during conveyance and slicing, during which the carrier 1 may incline, for example, 40°, will be largely avoided because it is attached to the sliding portion 6.
- the pins 10 are positioned perpendicularly to the feed direc- tion F at a distance a from each other, and if a is, for example 20 mm, most meat products will be sufficiently firmly attached.
- the pins 10 may be round or square and have a diameter of 3 mm and extend to maximally 20 mm and preferably to approximately 5 mm from the base plate 3 and thus have a length which is more than half the height of the sliding portion 6. At their top side the pins are optionally reinforced in their longitudinal direction in order to prevent bending .
- c which also depends on the meat product to be sliced. If the meat product has a straight and even end and the meat is firm, then c may be relatively small. With soft kinds of meat and sausages having a round end, c has to be larger. A common value for c is 10 mm.
- the cutting plane S has to keep at a certain distance from the pins 10. It has been shown that if said distance is larger than 5 mm, the pins will have no adverse effect on the shape of the slices . At the same time this means that a distance b, extending above the top plate in front of the pins 10, must be less than 5 mm and is, for example, 2 mm. In this manner the cutting blade will not touch the top plate 8.
- the slightly frozen (approximately -2°) meat product is placed on the base plate 3 with its side against the raised edge 2 and one end at the cutting plane 6
- the sliding portion 6 is pushed with the press-on surface V against the other end of the meat product .
- the guide pins 18 of the holder 7 are positioned into the sliding portion 6 and the pins 10 are inserted into the meat product until the holder plate 8 rests on the sliding portion 6. Then the handle 17 is removed from the holder 7. After the guide pins 18 have been inserted into the sliding portion 6 they can automatically be locked therein by means of, for example, a spring-activated ring (not shown) ; one could also use a locking screw.
- one holder 7 is used. However, especially for broader pieces of meat product, it is also possible to place several holders 7 next to one another; correspondingly, the base plate 3 and the sliding portion 6 may then also be wider.
- the carrier 1 with the meat product After the carrier 1 with the meat product has been placed in the distributor, it can be conveyed to the cutting appliance in the usual manner.
- the movement member moves to the sliding portion 6, which sliding portion 6 may then be at an arbitrary position in the longitudinal direction of the carrier 1.
- the movement member is provided with sensors (micro-switches) perceiving the approach of the sliding portion 6.
- the magnets in the movement member come into action, thereby coupling the sliding portion to the movement member.
- the meat product's movement can now be controlled accurately by the movement member and is able to obtain the feed required during slicing.
- other embodiments are also possible such as, for instance, using a gripper.
- Figure 5 shows a second embodiment of the holder 7 with the pins 10 and the holder plate 8 being made of one piece of plate material. This makes it possible to manu- facture the holder cheaply. In this embodiment no handle is used for pushing the pins into the meat.
- the carrier 1 shown here may have different dimensions in a distributor, which are adapted to the different dimensions of the meat product. 7
- the embodiment mentioned before describes the use of the carrier for the storage and conveyance of the meat ' product.
- the same carrier may also be used for conveyance and storage of other products such as, for example, cheese and also bread, vegetables or fruit.
- the carrier described is furnished with one raised edge 2.
- An embodiment with two raised edges is also possible, so that the food product is enveloped better, while the sliding portion 6 remains accessible for a movement member.
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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- Processing Of Meat And Fish (AREA)
- Meat, Egg Or Seafood Products (AREA)
- Packging For Living Organisms, Food Or Medicinal Products That Are Sensitive To Environmental Conditiond (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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NL1008994 | 1998-04-24 | ||
NL1008994A NL1008994C2 (en) | 1998-04-24 | 1998-04-24 | Product carrier for food. |
PCT/NL1999/000237 WO1999055500A1 (en) | 1998-04-24 | 1999-04-23 | Carrier for food products |
Publications (2)
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EP1073546A1 true EP1073546A1 (en) | 2001-02-07 |
EP1073546B1 EP1073546B1 (en) | 2002-11-20 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP99916084A Expired - Lifetime EP1073546B1 (en) | 1998-04-24 | 1999-04-23 | Carrier for food products |
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EP (1) | EP1073546B1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69904034T2 (en) |
NL (1) | NL1008994C2 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1999055500A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (2)
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DE102005010185A1 (en) * | 2005-03-02 | 2006-09-07 | Cfs Kempten Gmbh | Food slicer with conveyor belt for food product has support faces for food of which at least the locally fixed support face has hydrophobic or vibrating surface to prevent food sticking |
US7549363B2 (en) * | 2005-08-26 | 2009-06-23 | Premark Feg L.L.C. | Product table for a food slicer with hollow peripheral reinforcements |
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US1748685A (en) * | 1927-11-28 | 1930-02-25 | Cincinnati Time Recorder Co | Meat clamp for slicing machines |
US3587689A (en) * | 1968-12-19 | 1971-06-28 | Bettcher Industries | Comestible slicing apparatus |
DE2042407A1 (en) * | 1970-08-27 | 1972-03-02 | ||
US4548107A (en) * | 1983-09-14 | 1985-10-22 | Auto-Indexer | Meat slicing machine and method |
EP0386393A1 (en) * | 1989-03-10 | 1990-09-12 | Angela Tognoli | Slicing machine |
NL9001804A (en) | 1990-08-10 | 1992-03-02 | Veroost Bedrijfsontwikkeling B | Apparatus for storing perishable foodstuffs cooled in a store for sale. |
DE4108605C1 (en) * | 1991-03-16 | 1992-07-16 | Uwe 5232 Flammersfeld De Reifenhaeuser | forming variable sales unit of sliced bread etc. - holds several bread loaves etc. in parallel setting, with only one loaf brought under slicing blade at a time |
AT397784B (en) * | 1992-06-15 | 1994-06-27 | Kuchler Fritz | CUT CARRIAGE FOR A SLICER |
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1998
- 1998-04-24 NL NL1008994A patent/NL1008994C2/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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1999
- 1999-04-23 EP EP99916084A patent/EP1073546B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1999-04-23 WO PCT/NL1999/000237 patent/WO1999055500A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1999-04-23 DE DE69904034T patent/DE69904034T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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DE69904034D1 (en) | 2003-01-02 |
WO1999055500A1 (en) | 1999-11-04 |
EP1073546B1 (en) | 2002-11-20 |
NL1008994C2 (en) | 1999-10-26 |
DE69904034T2 (en) | 2003-10-09 |
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