EP3539739A1 - Slicing into package - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for slicing a product bar into product slices with a slicing apparatus. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a packaging machine for packaging product slices with a plurality of workstations and a slicing apparatus for slicing a product bar into product slices. Moreover, the present invention relates to a system consisting of a slicing device and a packaging machine.
- the object is achieved with a method for slicing a product bar into product slices with a slicing device, wherein the sliced product slices are placed directly on a lower film web or in a packaging tray.
- the present invention relates to a method for slicing a product bar into product slices.
- This product bar is in particular a food bar, for example a sausage, cheese or ham bar.
- a product rod according to the invention may also be a natural ham.
- This product bar is cut with a slicing device into product slices.
- the product rod is transported continuously or intermittently in the direction of a moving, preferably rotating, knife, which separates the product slices from the front end of the product rod.
- the thickness of the discs is determined by the feed travel that the product rod travels between two cuts.
- the sliced product slices are placed according to the invention directly on a lower film web or in a packaging tray, which is part of a package, or in a packaging tray, which is also part of a package.
- the food slices fall after cutting directly on the lower film web or in a packaging tray.
- This object of the present invention has the advantage that at least as far as possible can be dispensed with on conveyor belts, which are normally present next to the slicing device and with which the product slices are transported from the slicing device to the packaging machine and inserted into packaging trays. This shortens the distance within which the product slices can be contaminated with dirt particles or germs. In addition, the system can be made space-saving, which allows the operation of the system even in smaller production facilities.
- this portion is preferably carried out directly on the lower film web or directly in the packaging tray.
- Another object of the present invention is a method for cutting a product rod in product slices with a slicing device, in which the cut product slices are placed on a storage table and stored from there to a lower film web and / or in a packaging tray.
- the food slices are not transported by conveyor belts from the slicing device to the packaging machine.
- a storage table is provided below the cutting blade on which the cut product slices are first deposited and placed there before on the lower film web and / or in a packaging tray or preferably discarded.
- This embodiment of the method according to the invention is characterized by improved hygiene.
- the inventive method is much more space-saving than the method according to the prior art.
- the delivery table preferably has at least one, preferably a plurality of transport means, for example endless belts, which move relative to the delivery table. Further preferably, the storage table is movable in a plane, for example a horizontal plane in at least one spatial direction and / or rotatably provided about one or more axes, in particular a vertical and a horizontal axis. Preferably, the delivery table is located above the lower film web or the packaging tray.
- the packaging machine operates in cycles, wherein a plurality of, for example, packaging troughs, in particular by deep drawing the lower film web, produced, filled with product slices and closed with a lidding film or only filled and sealed with a lidding film.
- a so-called format is produced on packages, which preferably consists of a plurality of tracks which are parallel to the running direction of the lower film web, and more preferably a plurality of columns, which are aligned perpendicular to the transport direction of the lower film web.
- a format may also have only one track with one or more packages.
- the portions of at least one column are collected on the delivery table and then placed directly on a lower film web or in a packaging tray, in particular discarded. Then, the bottom web of the packaging machine is indexed by one column, which is filled as soon as a sufficient number of portions have been cut on the tray table.
- this tray is also used to sort out bad portions in which the quality of the cut slices does not correspond to the desired quality and / or which do not have a sufficient number of product slices.
- the storage table can be used to sort out gating slices incurred when first cutting a food bar, and / or end pieces of the food bar that can no longer be cut open in a controlled manner.
- One or more of these sorting out can take place, for example, in that the delivery table performs a movement transversely to the transport direction of the lower film web / packaging tray or, for example, performs a movement counter to the transport direction of the lower film web / packaging tray.
- the bad portions, slices and / or the remaining pieces are preferably conveyed into a container and recycled. Incomplete portions can be used in particular to complete the portion.
- an incomplete portion, a poor portion, at least one bleed disk and / or an end piece are collected with a collecting means before it is deposited on the lower film web or in the packaging tray, in particular falls.
- a collecting means before it is deposited on the lower film web or in the packaging tray, in particular falls.
- a robot may be employed therefor having a catch surface selectively positioned in the drop zone downstream of the cutting blade to catch the incomplete portion, the poor portion, at least one gate and / or an end piece.
- This robot may also alternatively or additionally comprise a gripper, which removes the incomplete portion, the bad portion, at least one bleed disk and / or an end piece of the lower film web or from the packaging tray again.
- a message is sent to the downstream packaging machine to mark a portion / package as reject having a bad portion, an incomplete portion, bleed discs and / or an end piece. This portion / package is then removed or changed so that it is a good package.
- the removal of the packaging is preferably carried out after closing the packaging with a lid film.
- Another object of the present invention is a method in which a plurality of product slices are deposited on a lower film web and / or in a packaging tray as a portion and / or multiple portions on a lower film web and / or in a packaging tray.
- a plurality of product slices are deposited on the lower film web and / or in a packaging tray as a portion.
- the product slices are stacked or shingled, for example.
- the lower film web and / or the packaging tray is used for shingling relative to the preferably stationary cutting device moves.
- the slicing device is moved for shingling relative to the preferably stationary lower film web and / or the preferably stationary packaging hollow.
- the distance between the slicing device and the film web and / or the packaging tray is changed during the creation of a portion.
- This preferred embodiment of the present invention is particularly advantageous in a stacked package to ensure that the flight curve of each food slice is always the same for a serving.
- a bottom film web and / or in a packaging tray i. arranged in a packaging. These can be placed one above the other in front of each other and stacked or shingled.
- Another preferred or inventive object of the present invention is a method in which the cutting blade of the slicing device performs during the onward transport of the lower film web or the packaging tray idle cuts.
- idle cuts during which the cutting knife carries out its movement, for example its rotary and / or orbital movement, without food slices being separated from the product bar.
- These idle cuts can be achieved by withdrawing the product bar from the cutting blade and / or moving the cutting blade away from the front end of the food bar.
- no slices are cut off during the further transport of the lower film web or the packaging tray, which would then have to be buffered.
- the further transport of the lower film web or the packaging takes place so quickly that the Also, food bars can not deform to fit into them, despite the spacing of the front end from the cutting blade.
- Another object of the present invention is a method in which a lower film web and / or a packaging tray and the slicing device are moved relative to each other during the slicing.
- This preferred embodiment of the present invention is particularly advantageous for producing portions on the bottom film web or in the packaging tray.
- the relative movement can take place in a horizontal and / or in a vertical plane.
- Another object of the present invention is a method in which a lower film web and / or a packaging tray for filling with at least one food disc is inclined.
- the packaging tray is inclined for filling with at least one food slice, but preferably with a portion.
- the insertion is in this case preferably with a storage table, which preferably has an insertion band. Due to the inclination of the packaging, the food slice or portion can be inserted very easily and vibration-free.
- the inclination preferably takes place about a particularly preferred horizontal axis, which is very particularly preferably aligned transversely to the transport direction of the lower film web or the packaging tray.
- Another object of the present invention is a method in which a portion consisting of several product slices is weighed during slicing or immediately after slicing in the package.
- the packaging machine has a scale, which is preferably arranged below the cutting blade.
- the food slices, which fall into the respective packaging tray or on the lower film web, are weighed immediately. This can already be ensured on site that the respective packaging has the required target weight.
- the control of the machine or of the system remembers the affected packaging and ejects it from the process or the packaging after the separation of the packaging from the cutting station one or more food slices are removed.
- the process is accompanied by weighing and, just before reaching the desired weight, the target weight is achieved in a particularly accurate manner via prognosis calculations, ie overweight packaging is avoided with a particularly high degree of probability.
- Another object of the present invention is a method in which the slicing device has a feed for the product rod and a moving, in particular rotating, cutting blade that cuts product slices from the product bars, in which the movement of the feed and / or the cutting blade in dependence the feed of the lower film web and / or the packaging tray is controlled.
- the slicing device has a feed, with which the product rod is moved in the direction of the cutting blade.
- the slicing apparatus comprises a moving, preferably rotating, cutting blade which cuts product slices from the front end of the product bar.
- the cutting knife For portioning or for further transport of the packages, it may be necessary for the cutting knife to perform so-called idle cuts, during which the cutting knife makes its movement without food slices being separated from the product bar. These idle cuts can be achieved by withdrawing the product bar from the cutting blade and / or moving the cutting blade away from the front end of the food bar.
- the packaging machine has the so-called "lead", d. H. the movements of the slicing device follow signals generated by the packaging machine.
- Another object of the present invention is a method according to which the slicing device has a feed for the product rod and a moving, in particular rotating, cutting blade that cuts product slices of the product bars, in which the feed of the lower film web and / or the packaging tray depending the movement of the feed and / or the cutting blade is controlled.
- a plurality of product bars at least temporarily simultaneously, preferably independently, cut open.
- the slicing machine according to the invention preferably has a plurality of so-called feed paths, along each of which a product rod is transported. In a cyclic movement of the cutting blade, such as a rotation, a plurality of product slices are cut substantially simultaneously.
- the number of products is different, in particular smaller or larger, or equal to the number of tracks of the packaging machine.
- a tray table is provided, which can be moved in particular transversely to the transport direction of the lower film web or the packaging tray and on the number of portions, the number the tracks that are loaded at a bar corresponds, can be stored before they are inserted into the packaging trays.
- not all traces of a preference are filled simultaneously with a portion, but at least partially successively.
- one slice of the knife is not cut off by all food bars located in the slicing device during one rotation of the knife. This is preferably done, in particular, when the number of products of the food bar is greater than the number of tracks of the packaging machine. To prevent the separation of a food product from the product, this can for example be withdrawn from the cutting plane.
- a tray table for adapting the simultaneously cut product bars to the number of tracks is used.
- a tray table for adapting the simultaneously cut product bars to the number of tracks is used.
- the skilled person understands that this of course also applies if only one product bar is cut open and the number of tracks and / or the number of portions per track and clock is greater than 1.
- each serving has product slices of different product bars. This can be achieved, for example, by moving a delivery table during the slicing of a portion such that the respective portion is arranged in alternating trajectories of the food slices of the respective food.
- Another object of the present invention is a packaging machine for packaging product slices, having a plurality of workstations, wherein a workstation is a slicing apparatus.
- the present invention relates to a packaging machine for packaging product slices with a plurality of workstations, for example a forming station, formed in the packaging trays in a lower film web, for example deep-drawn, optionally an insertion station, in which the product slices are placed in the packaging trays, a sealing station, in a lid film is sealed to the lower film web to hermetically seal the filled packages, and preferably a cutting station in which the packages are singulated.
- a packaging machine for packaging product slices with a plurality of workstations for example a forming station, formed in the packaging trays in a lower film web, for example deep-drawn, optionally an insertion station, in which the product slices are placed in the packaging trays, a sealing station, in a lid film is sealed to the lower film web to hermetically seal the filled packages, and preferably a cutting station in which the packages are singulated.
- this packaging machine now additionally has a slicing machine with which a product bar, which is also called a product slab, is divided into a plurality of product slices. These product slices are then packed in packaging.
- the slicing machine can be provided as an alternative or in addition to an insertion station.
- the slicing device is provided in the region of the so-called insertion station. Particularly preferably, it is located above the insertion station, so that the cut food slices fall on the lower film web or in the packaging tray.
- the packaging machine and the slicing device have a common frame.
- the slicing device comprises means by means of which the lower film web and / or the packaging troughs are guided and / or transported along the packaging machine. These means can move in two opposite directions to produce, for example, shingled portions.
- the packaging machine is a so-called form-fill-seal (FFS) packaging machine having a forming station in which a packaging tray is formed into a sub-web.
- FFS form-fill-seal
- the slicing apparatus is located downstream of the forming station and upstream of a sealing station in which a lid film is sealed to the sub-web.
- the packaging machine is a so-called tray sealer in which prefabricated individual packaging trays are filled with a packaged product and these packaging trays are finally closed with a cover film.
- the packaging troughs are stacked delivered to the packaging machine, so that the tray sealer usually has a so-called separation station in which the packaging troughs destacked, ie isolated.
- the slicing apparatus is downstream of themaschinesmuldenaposzelungsstation and upstream of a sealing station in which a lidding film is sealed to the packaging tray, located.
- the packaging machine has means by means of which it can be determined where the respective packaging tray is in the packaging machine, so that their transport can be controlled or regulated so that it is just below the flight curve of the food slices for loading and / or in the Storage area of a possibly existing storage table.
- Another inventive or preferred subject matter of the present invention is a slicing apparatus for slicing a product bar into slices of product having means for guiding and / or transporting the lower foil and / or a packaging tray.
- Another inventive or preferred subject of the present invention is a slicing device for slicing a product rod in product slices, which has a recess through which a packaging machine can be passed.
- the slicing device has a frame with a recess which is so large that the packaging machine can be passed.
- the slicing device can be pushed, for example, from one end of the packaging machine onto the packaging machine and then moved along or against the transport direction of the bottom film web and / or the packaging tray along the packaging machine until the slicing device is in the desired position.
- This position can be changed selectively.
- the slicing device can be moved relative to the packaging machine or removed from the packaging machine.
- the slicing device is at least partially weg- and / or aufschwenkbar, preferably designed to swing up, for example, to facilitate or facilitate the cleaning of the packaging machine and / or the slicing device.
- Another preferred or inventive subject matter of the present invention is an apparatus for slicing a product bar into product slices and / or a packaging machine having means for preventing product particles from entering the package.
- the slicing device according to the invention and / or the packaging machine according to the invention now has at least one means which prevents such particles from entering the packaging.
- the means is a sheet metal or a strip which is arranged in the region of the cutting blade, preferably below the cutting blade and particularly preferably at least partially above the lower sheet or the packaging tray, thereby preventing product particles from entering the packaging.
- the agent may also be a gas stream, in particular an air stream, which, for example, sucks and / or blows away the particles directly as they are being formed or from the packaging tray.
- the means is a means that generates, for example, an electrical charge that attracts or repels the product particles and thereby keeps them away from the packaging tray.
- a further subject of the present invention is a slicing apparatus for slicing a product bar into slices of product having a tray table which is additionally an inserter which places the product slices and / or portions on a bottom film web or in a packaging tray.
- the slicing device to a tray, which is preferably provided below the cutting blade and fall on the food slices after cutting.
- This storage table is also an insert, the Place or discard product slices or portions on a bottom film web or in a packaging tray.
- the storage table is preferably provided with at least one, more preferably with several, endless belts, which, for example, after one or more portions have been completed on the storage table, put them on the lower film web or in a packaging tray.
- the endless belts can be driven together or independently.
- the storage table is designed as a so-called shuttle belt.
- a shuttle belt is an endless belt that has a fast retractable leading edge that is operated while preferably resting the endless belt. As a result, the product slices or portions fall substantially perpendicular to the lower film or into the packaging tray.
- the delivery table is movable in at least one plane in one or more spatial directions, which are particularly preferably arranged parallel or perpendicular to one another.
- the table is horizontally movable in a plane in at least one, preferably two, or more spatial directions.
- the storage table is height adjustable, d. H. it can be adjusted in height in the direction of the cutting blade and away from it.
- the delivery table can for example be vertically spaced from the product bar and / or the cutting blade such that each product slice has the same or a specifically different drop height in order, for example, to achieve a symmetrical depositing pattern of the product slices.
- the table and / or the tapes provided therewith are displaced by a defined path in horizontal direction, for example, in order to achieve a pronounced shingle pattern or, when displaced in the opposite direction, for example, a particularly straight stack of discs before cutting off each product slice.
- the delivery table is rotatable about a horizontal axis.
- the storage table can be inclined, for example, after completion of a portion, which facilitates depositing on a lower film web or insertion into a packaging tray.
- the tray table is rotatably provided about a vertical axis to produce, for example, circular portions.
- the delivery table is designed as a balance, so that it can be determined during the slicing of a portion, whether this has the desired minimum weight.
- Another preferred or inventive subject matter of the present invention is a slicing device for slicing a product rod into product slices or a packaging machine, each in particular as described above, characterized in that it comprises a sensor that detects at least one quality feature of the product slices and / or portions.
- a quality characteristic is, for example, the temperature, the color, the disc shape and / or the slice size, the portion shape and / or portion size, fat content, so-called "blodspots", too few or too many holes, especially in cheese and / or the presence of foreign bodies .
- the signal from the sensor is preferably forwarded to a controller which, for example, rejects slices of poor quality.
- the storage table, the collecting means and / or a removal means can be used.
- packages with a defective product, in particular after their closure with a lid film can be sorted out.
- Another preferred or inventive subject matter of the present invention is a slicing apparatus for slicing a product rod into product slices and / or a packaging machine, each in particular as described above, having an irradiation means, preferably the gate of the product rod and / or the cut product slices and / or irradiated the cut portion and thereby at least partially disinfected.
- the slicing apparatus and / or the packaging machine has an irradiation means which irradiates the gate of the food bar and / or the cut product slice and / or the cut portion and thereby at least partially disinfects it.
- This embodiment of the slicing apparatus has the advantage that the durability of the product slices in the manufactured packages is increased.
- the cut product slice is irradiated on both cut surfaces.
- the slicing device or the packaging machine has a means by which the jets of the irradiation medium are directed to the gate and / or the cut product slice and / or the sliced portion.
- a further subject of the present invention is a packaging machine or a slicing device which has a means for changing the position of the lower film web and / or a packaging tray and the slicing device relative to one another.
- this can be used to change the vertical distance between the cutting blade and the transport plane of the lower film web and / or a packaging tray.
- the angle at which the slicing device, in particular the cutting blade, and / or the feed unit of the product rod are arranged relative to the transport plane of the lower film web or the packaging tray, is changed.
- the drop height, the fall angle or the falling curve can be changed relative to the plane in which the lower film web or the packaging is guided.
- Another object of the present invention is a system consisting of a slicing device and a packaging machine, which have a common control and / or a common operating unit.
- a further subject of the present invention is a slicing device and / or a packaging machine, in each case in particular as described above, in which the area of the knife and / or the discharge area of the cut food slice and / or the insertion area with negative pressure and / or a changed atmosphere is provided.
- the cutting and / or shedding and / or loading of the respective food disc takes place under a changed atmosphere compared to the ambient atmosphere.
- this changed atmosphere is also present in the area of the lower film web or the packaging trough.
- the knife and / or the discharge area and / or the loading area may be at least partially encapsulated and under reduced pressure and / or a gas having a composition other than air may be introduced into this encapsulation.
- the negative pressure and / or the changed atmosphere then surrounds the cut-off disc at least temporarily in the packaging, in particular until it is closed with a cover foil.
- FIG. 1 shows the packaging machine 27.
- the packaging machine is a so-called form-fill-seal packaging machine, in which a lower film web 14, in particular cyclically, along the packaging machine, here from right to left, as indicated by the arrow 20 indicated, is transported.
- the packaging machine 27 is shown only schematically and, in the present case upstream (not shown), has a forming station in which the packaging troughs 13 are formed in the lower film web, in particular under the influence of pressure and heat. These packaging troughs are then transported in the direction of the arrow 20 in the region of a slicing device 26, which is part of the packaging machine according to the invention.
- This slicing device has a feed unit 11, for example an endless belt, and a moving, here rotating, cutting blade 12, on.
- a product rod 10 is transported by means of the feed unit 11 in the direction of the cutting blade, which cuts from the front end of the product rod food slices 25, which fall along a fall curve directly into the packaging tray 13, which is symbolized by the arrow 16.
- the thickness of the food disc is determined by the feed of the product rod 10 between two cuts.
- the portion consisting of several product slices 25 is shingled, ie the slices only partially overlap.
- either the lower film web 14 or the packaging tray between the dropping of two food slices by a certain amount in or against the transport direction 20 of the lower film web 14 are transported.
- the slicing device 26 may be displaced, at least in part, relative to the lower film web 14 and / or the packaging tray 13 to produce a shingled portion.
- the position of the slicing device 26 relative to the transport plane of the lower film web 14 and / or the packaging tray 13 can be changed. This can be achieved by changing the position of the slicing device and / or by changing the position of the transport plane of the lower films and / or the packaging tray. For example, this can change the height of fall h.
- the feed angle 17 of the product bars can be changed. Both measures alone or in combination lead to a change in the flight curve of the food slices.
- a plurality of product bars 10, which are arranged one behind the other in relation to the plane of the paper, can be cut open simultaneously by the knife 12.
- This embodiment is particularly advantageous if the packaging machine is designed to be multi-lane, ie, if several packages to be filled in relation to the Paper level are arranged one behind the other.
- the empty sections are preferably carried out until an empty packaging is in the discharge area of the slicing device.
- FIG. 2 essentially shows the embodiment according to FIG. 1
- a particle trap 18 which prevents particles which are being torn from the product bar during cutting from entering the package.
- the particle catcher is an endless belt with a top belt 18a and a bottom belt 18b, wherein the top belt 18a above the packaging tray 13 or the bottom film 14 and the bottom belt 18b below the bottom film 14 or packaging tray 13 is performed.
- the endless belt is transversely movable to the transport direction 20, preferably provided around two rollers (not shown) circumferentially.
- particles which deposit on the particle catcher can be transported away from the discharge area of the slicing apparatus and be removed from the particle catcher, for example with a cleaning agent, for example a scratch. As a result, a continuous or intermittent removal of demolished particles is possible.
- FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of the packaging machine according to the invention or the slicing device according to the invention, which substantially according to the embodiment of the packaging machine according to FIG. 1 corresponds, but in the present case has a storage table 19.
- the cut product slices 25 fall onto the storage table 19 and are configured on it, preferably in portions 15.
- several portions are arranged simultaneously or successively on the tray.
- a plurality of portions 15 are formed or collected on the tray table 19 before they are deposited on the lower film web 14 or inserted into a packaging tray 13.
- the storage table preferably at least one conveyor belt, here an endless belt, which rotates in the present case counterclockwise, as soon as one or more portions have been completed.
- the movement of this conveyor belt can also be used to configure a portion, for example, for shingles.
- the respective portion falls or slides from the storage table 19 into the packaging 13.
- the delivery table is provided as a whole or partially movable in a plane, for example a horizontal plane, in two spatial directions. This can be done by moving the storage table overall and / or only parts of it, for example the endless belt.
- the storage table is provided adjustable in height, ie its distance from the cutting blade 12 can be changed.
- the storage table 19 can be pivoted about at least one horizontal and / or vertical axis and / or rotated.
- the storage table may have one or more conveyor belts which are preferably operable separately from each other.
- FIG. 4 shows a plan view of the packaging machine according to the invention or the slicing device according to the invention.
- the advantage 21, by which the lower film web 14 and / or the packaging troughs 13 are transported further at one cycle in the present case consists of two columns 29, each with four tracks 28.
- the delivery table 19 is made so broad (horizontal extension transverse to the transport direction) that two finished portions can be simultaneously loaded into the packaging trays in two tracks.
- the delivery table 19 is designed to be so long (horizontal extension parallel to the transport direction) that at least the portions for a deduction for two tracks can be completely taken up by it. In the present case, even the portions for the entire print (two columns and four tracks) can be picked up simultaneously from the tray table.
- the storage table 19 two conveyor belts 23, here two endless transport belts, which can be driven together or independently.
- the tray table 19 is moved after placing the portions in the upper tracks in the direction 22 of the lower tracks.
- FIG. 5 shows a slicing device in which two product bars 10 are cut simultaneously.
- the packaging machine according to the invention or the slicing device according to the invention has a storage table, which, as symbolized by the double arrow , is moved transversely to the transport direction 20 in order to provide all tracks 28 with portions 15, although the number the simultaneously cut product bars 10 is smaller than the number of tracks to be loaded simultaneously.
- FIG. 6 shows a further embodiment of the slicing device or the packaging machine according to the invention.
- the storage table is also at the same time a discharge organ, with the insufficient portions or gates 24 are discharged. This is done in the present case in that the conveyor belts of the tray table are moved in a clockwise direction and insufficient portions 24 are transferred to another conveyor belt, with which they are removed from the device according to the invention.
- the packaging tray is inclined to be filled relative to the transporting direction 20 to facilitate filling.
- the transport plane of the lower film web and / or the packaging troughs is raised.
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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Aufschneiden einer Produktstange in Produktscheiben mit einer Aufschneidevorrichtung. Des Weiteren betrifft die vorliegende Erfindung eine Verpackungsmaschine zum Verpacken von Produktscheiben mit einer Mehrzahl von Arbeitsstationen sowie einer Aufschneidevorrichtung zum Aufschneiden einer Produktstange in Produktscheiben. Außerdem betrifft die vorliegende Erfindung ein System, bestehend aus einer Aufschneidevorrichtung und einer Verpackungsmaschine.The present invention relates to a method for slicing a product bar into product slices with a slicing apparatus. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a packaging machine for packaging product slices with a plurality of workstations and a slicing apparatus for slicing a product bar into product slices. Moreover, the present invention relates to a system consisting of a slicing device and a packaging machine.
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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Aufschneiden einer Produktstange in Produktscheiben mit einer Aufschneidevorrichtung. Des Weiteren betrifft die vorliegende Erfindung eine Verpackungsmaschine zum Verpacken von Produktscheiben mit einer Mehrzahl von Arbeitsstationen sowie einer Aufschneidevorrichtung zum Aufschneiden einer Produktstange in Produktscheiben. Außerdem betrifft die vorliegende Erfindung ein System, bestehend aus einer Aufschneidevorrichtung und einer Verpackungsmaschine.The present invention relates to a method for slicing a product bar into product slices with a slicing apparatus. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a packaging machine for packaging product slices with a plurality of workstations and a slicing apparatus for slicing a product bar into product slices. Moreover, the present invention relates to a system consisting of a slicing device and a packaging machine.
Im Bereich der Lebensmittelverarbeitung, beispielsweise beim Aufschneiden von Produktstangen in Lebensmittelscheiben und deren Verpackung, kommt dem Aspekt der Hygiene und der Kompaktheit der Maschinen, vorzugsweise der möglichst geringen Maschinenlänge und/oder Systemlänge, eine immer größere Bedeutung zu.In the field of food processing, for example, when slicing product bars in food slices and their packaging, the aspect of hygiene and compactness of the machines, preferably the smallest possible machine length and / or system length, is becoming increasingly important.
Es war deshalb die Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, ein Verfahren, eine Verpackungsmaschine, eine Aufschneidevorrichtung und/oder ein System, bestehend aus Verpackungsmaschine und Aufschneidevorrichtung, zur Verfügung zu stellen, das hohen hygienischen Anforderungen und möglichst geringer Länge der Maschine und/oder des Systems genügt.It was therefore the object of the present invention to provide a method, a packaging machine, a slicing device and / or a system consisting of packaging machine and slicing device, which meets high hygienic requirements and the shortest possible length of the machine and / or the system ,
Gelöst wird die Aufgabe mit einem Verfahren zum Aufschneiden einer Produktstange in Produktscheiben mit einer Aufschneidevorrichtung, wobei die abgeschnittenen Produktscheiben direkt auf eine Unterfolienbahn oder in eine Verpackungsmulde platziert werden.The object is achieved with a method for slicing a product bar into product slices with a slicing device, wherein the sliced product slices are placed directly on a lower film web or in a packaging tray.
Die zu diesem Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung gemachte Offenbarung gilt für die anderen Gegenstände der vorliegenden Erfindung gleichermaßen und umgekehrt.The disclosure made on this subject of the present invention applies equally to the other objects of the present invention and vice versa.
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Aufschneiden einer Produktstange in Produktscheiben. Bei dieser Produktstange handelt es sich insbesondere um eine Lebensmittelstange, beispielsweise um eine Wurst-, Käse-, oder Schinkenstange. Eine Produktstange im Sinne der Erfindung kann aber auch ein Naturschinken sein. Diese Produktstange wird mit einer Aufschneidevorrichtung in Produktscheiben aufgeschnitten. Dabei wird die Produktstange kontinuierlich oder intermittierend in Richtung eines sich bewegenden, vorzugsweise rotierenden, Messers transportiert, das von dem vorderen Ende der Produktstange die Produktscheiben abtrennt. Die Dicke der Scheiben wird durch den Vorschubweg, den die Produktstange zwischen zwei Schnitten zurücklegt, bestimmt. Die abgeschnittenen Produktscheiben werden erfindungsgemäß direkt auf einer Unterfolienbahn oder in einer Verpackungsmulde platziert, die Teil einer Verpackung ist, oder in eine Verpackungsmulde, die ebenfalls Teil einer Verpackung ist. Vorzugsweise fallen die Lebensmittelscheiben nach dem Abschneiden direkt auf die Unterfolienbahn oder in eine Verpackungsmulde.The present invention relates to a method for slicing a product bar into product slices. This product bar is in particular a food bar, for example a sausage, cheese or ham bar. A product rod according to the invention may also be a natural ham. This product bar is cut with a slicing device into product slices. The product rod is transported continuously or intermittently in the direction of a moving, preferably rotating, knife, which separates the product slices from the front end of the product rod. The thickness of the discs is determined by the feed travel that the product rod travels between two cuts. The sliced product slices are placed according to the invention directly on a lower film web or in a packaging tray, which is part of a package, or in a packaging tray, which is also part of a package. Preferably, the food slices fall after cutting directly on the lower film web or in a packaging tray.
Dieser Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung hat den Vorteil, dass auf Förderbänder, die normalerweise anschließend an die Aufschneidevorrichtung vorhanden sind und mit denen die Produktscheiben von der Aufschneidevorrichtung zu der Verpackungsmaschine transportiert und dort in Verpackungsmulden eingelegt werden, zumindest weitestgehend verzichtet werden kann. Dadurch verkürzt sich die Wegstrecke, innerhalb derer die Produktscheiben mit Schmutzpartikeln oder Keimen kontaminiert werden können. Zudem kann das System dadurch platzsparender gestaltet werden, was das Betreiben des Systems auch in kleineren Produktionsstätten gestattet.This object of the present invention has the advantage that at least as far as possible can be dispensed with on conveyor belts, which are normally present next to the slicing device and with which the product slices are transported from the slicing device to the packaging machine and inserted into packaging trays. This shortens the distance within which the product slices can be contaminated with dirt particles or germs. In addition, the system can be made space-saving, which allows the operation of the system even in smaller production facilities.
In der Regel werden mehrere Lebensmittelscheiben zu einer Portion zusammengestellt. Die Konfiguration dieser Portion erfolgt vorzugsweise direkt auf der Unterfolienbahn oder direkt in der Verpackungsmulde.As a rule, several food slices are put together in one portion. The configuration of this portion is preferably carried out directly on the lower film web or directly in the packaging tray.
Ein weiterer Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung ist ein Verfahren zum Aufschneiden einer Produktstange in Produktscheiben mit einer Aufschneidevorrichtung, bei dem die abgeschnittenen Produktscheiben auf einem Ablagetisch abgelegt und von dort auf eine Unterfolienbahn und/oder in eine Verpackungsmulde abgelegt werden.Another object of the present invention is a method for cutting a product rod in product slices with a slicing device, in which the cut product slices are placed on a storage table and stored from there to a lower film web and / or in a packaging tray.
Die zu diesem Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung gemachte Offenbarung gilt für die anderen Gegenstände der vorliegenden Erfindung gleichermaßen und umgekehrt.The disclosure made on this subject of the present invention applies equally to the other objects of the present invention and vice versa.
Auch bei diesem Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung werden die Lebensmittelscheiben nicht mit Förderbändern von der Aufschneidevorrichtung zu der Verpackungsmaschine transportiert. In dem vorliegenden Fall ist unterhalb des Schneidmessers ein Ablagetisch vorgesehen, auf dem die abgeschnittenen Produktscheiben zunächst abgelegt und vor dort auf die Unterfolienbahn und/oder in eine Verpackungsmulde gelegt oder vorzugsweise abgeworfen werden.Even with this object of the present invention, the food slices are not transported by conveyor belts from the slicing device to the packaging machine. In the present case, a storage table is provided below the cutting blade on which the cut product slices are first deposited and placed there before on the lower film web and / or in a packaging tray or preferably discarded.
Auch diese Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens zeichnet sich durch eine verbesserte Hygiene aus. Außerdem ist das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren wesentlich platzsparender als Verfahren gemäß dem Stand der Technik.This embodiment of the method according to the invention is characterized by improved hygiene. In addition, the inventive method is much more space-saving than the method according to the prior art.
Vorzugsweise weist der Ablagetisch mindestens ein, vorzugsweise mehrere Transportmittel, beispielsweise Endlosbänder, auf, die sich relativ zu dem Ablagetisch bewegen. Weiterhin bevorzugt ist der Ablagetisch in einer Ebene, beispielsweise einer Horizontalebene in mindestens eine Raumrichtung bewegbar und/oder um eine oder mehrere Achsen, insbesondere eine Vertikal- und eine Horizontalachse drehbar vorgesehen. Vorzugsweise befindet sich der Ablagetisch oberhalb von der Unterfolienbahn bzw. der Verpackungsmulde.The delivery table preferably has at least one, preferably a plurality of transport means, for example endless belts, which move relative to the delivery table. Further preferably, the storage table is movable in a plane, for example a horizontal plane in at least one spatial direction and / or rotatably provided about one or more axes, in particular a vertical and a horizontal axis. Preferably, the delivery table is located above the lower film web or the packaging tray.
Vorzugsweise arbeitet die Verpackungsmaschine taktweise, wobei bei einem Takt eine Mehrzahl von beispielsweise Verpackungsmulden, insbesondere durch Tiefziehen der Unterfolienbahn, hergestellt, mit Produktscheiben befüllt und mit einer Deckelfolie geschlossen oder nur befüllt und mit einer Deckelfolie verschlossen wird. Bei einem Takt wird ein sogenanntes Format an Verpackungen hergestellt, das vorzugsweise aus mehreren Spuren, die parallel zur Laufrichtung der Unterfolienbahn, und besonders bevorzugt mehreren Spalten, die senkrecht zur Transportrichtung der Unterfolienbahn ausgerichtet sind, besteht. Alternativ kann ein Format aber auch nur eine Spur mit einer oder mehreren Verpackungen aufweisen.Preferably, the packaging machine operates in cycles, wherein a plurality of, for example, packaging troughs, in particular by deep drawing the lower film web, produced, filled with product slices and closed with a lidding film or only filled and sealed with a lidding film. In one cycle, a so-called format is produced on packages, which preferably consists of a plurality of tracks which are parallel to the running direction of the lower film web, and more preferably a plurality of columns, which are aligned perpendicular to the transport direction of the lower film web. Alternatively, however, a format may also have only one track with one or more packages.
Gemäß einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung werden auf dem Ablagetisch die Portionen mindestens einer Spalte gesammelt und dann direkt auf eine Unterfolienbahn oder in eine Verpackungsmulde eingelegt, insbesondere abgeworfen. Sodann wird die Unterfolienbahn der Verpackungsmaschine um eine Spalte weitergetaktet, die befüllt wird, sobald eine ausreichende Anzahl an Portionen auf dem Ablagetisch aufgeschnitten worden sind.According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the portions of at least one column are collected on the delivery table and then placed directly on a lower film web or in a packaging tray, in particular discarded. Then, the bottom web of the packaging machine is indexed by one column, which is filled as soon as a sufficient number of portions have been cut on the tray table.
In einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung wird dieser Ablagetisch auch dazu verwendet, schlechte Portionen, bei denen die Qualität der aufgeschnittenen Scheiben nicht der gewünschten Qualität entspricht und/oder die nicht eine ausreichende Zahl an Produktscheiben aufweisen, auszusortieren. Weiterhin bevorzugt kann der Ablagetisch dazu verwendet werden Anschnittscheiben, die beim erstmaligen Anschneiden eines Lebensmittelriegels anfallen, und/oder Endstücke des Lebensmittelriegels, die nicht mehr kontrolliert aufgeschnitten werden können, auszusortieren. Eine oder mehrere dieser Aussortierungen können beispielsweise dadurch erfolgen, dass der Ablagetisch eine Bewegung quer zur Transportrichtung der Unterfolienbahn/Verpackungsmulde durchführt oder beispielsweise eine Bewegung entgegen der Transportrichtung der Unterfolienbahn/Verpackungsmulde durchführt. Insbesondere die Schlechtportionen, Anschnittscheiben und/oder die Reststücke werden vorzugsweise in einen Behälter gefördert und einer anderen Verwertung zugeführt. Unvollständige Portionen können insbesondere zur Portionskomplettierung herangezogen werden.In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, this tray is also used to sort out bad portions in which the quality of the cut slices does not correspond to the desired quality and / or which do not have a sufficient number of product slices. Further preferably, the storage table can be used to sort out gating slices incurred when first cutting a food bar, and / or end pieces of the food bar that can no longer be cut open in a controlled manner. One or more of these sorting out can take place, for example, in that the delivery table performs a movement transversely to the transport direction of the lower film web / packaging tray or, for example, performs a movement counter to the transport direction of the lower film web / packaging tray. In particular, the bad portions, slices and / or the remaining pieces are preferably conveyed into a container and recycled. Incomplete portions can be used in particular to complete the portion.
Gemäß einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausführungsform wird eine unvollständige Portion, eine Schlechtportion, mindestens eine Anschnittscheibe und/oder ein Endstück mit einem Auffangmittel aufgefangen, bevor es auf der Unterfolienbahn oder in die Verpackungsmulde abgelegt wird, insbesondere fällt. Alternativ oder zusätzlich gelangen, insbesondere fallen die unvollständige Portion, die Schlechtportion, mindestens eine Anschnittscheibe und/oder das Endstück auf die Unterfolienbahn und/oder in die Verpackungsmulde und werden von dort mit einem Entnahmemittel wieder entnommen. Beispielsweise kann dafür ein Roboter eingesetzt werden, der eine Auffangfläche aufweist, die wahlweise in dem Abwurfbereich stromabwärts von dem Schneidmesser angeordnet wird, um die unvollständige Portion, die Schlechtportion, mindestens eine Anschnittscheibe und/oder ein Endstück aufzufangen. Dieser Roboter kann auch alternativ oder zusätzlich einen Greifer aufweisen, der die unvollständige Portion, die Schlechtportion, mindestens eine Anschnittscheibe und/oder ein Endstück von der Unterfolienbahn oder aus der Verpackungsmulde wieder entnimmt.According to a further preferred embodiment, an incomplete portion, a poor portion, at least one bleed disk and / or an end piece are collected with a collecting means before it is deposited on the lower film web or in the packaging tray, in particular falls. Alternatively or additionally arrive, in particular fall the incomplete portion, the bad portion, at least one bleed disk and / or the tail on the lower film web and / or in the packaging tray and are removed from there with a removal means again. For example, a robot may be employed therefor having a catch surface selectively positioned in the drop zone downstream of the cutting blade to catch the incomplete portion, the poor portion, at least one gate and / or an end piece. This robot may also alternatively or additionally comprise a gripper, which removes the incomplete portion, the bad portion, at least one bleed disk and / or an end piece of the lower film web or from the packaging tray again.
Gemäß einem weiteren bevorzugten oder erfindungsgemäßen Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung erfolgt eine Mitteilung an die nachgeschaltete Verpackungsmaschine, eine Portion/Verpackung als Ausschuss zu kennzeichnen, die eine Schlechtportion, eine unvollständige Portion, Anschnittscheiben und/oder ein Endstück aufweist. Diese Portion/Verpackung wird dann ausgeschleust oder so verändert, dass sie eine Gutpackung ist. Das Ausschleusen der Verpackung erfolgt vorzugsweise nach dem Schließen der Verpackung mit einer Deckelfolie.According to a further preferred or inventive subject matter of the present invention, a message is sent to the downstream packaging machine to mark a portion / package as reject having a bad portion, an incomplete portion, bleed discs and / or an end piece. This portion / package is then removed or changed so that it is a good package. The removal of the packaging is preferably carried out after closing the packaging with a lid film.
Ein weiterer Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung ist ein Verfahren, bei dem mehrere Produktscheiben auf einer Unterfolienbahn und/oder in einer Verpackungsmulde als Portion und/oder mehrere Portionen auf einer Unterfolienbahn und/oder in einer Verpackungsmulde abgelegt werden.Another object of the present invention is a method in which a plurality of product slices are deposited on a lower film web and / or in a packaging tray as a portion and / or multiple portions on a lower film web and / or in a packaging tray.
Die zu diesem Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung gemachte Offenbarung gilt für die anderen Gegenstände der vorliegenden Erfindung gleichermaßen und umgekehrt.The disclosure made on this subject of the present invention applies equally to the other objects of the present invention and vice versa.
Vorzugsweise werden mehrere Produktscheiben auf der Unterfolienbahn und/oder in einer Verpackungsmulde als Portion abgelegt. Dabei werden die Produktscheiben beispielsweise gestapelt oder geschindelt. Gemäß einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform wird zum Schindeln die Unterfolienbahn und/oder die Verpackungsmulde relativ zu der vorzugsweise stillstehenden Aufschneidevorrichtung bewegt. Alternativ oder zusätzlich wird die Aufschneidevorrichtung zum Schindeln relativ zu der vorzugsweise stillstehenden Unterfolienbahn und/oder der vorzugsweise stillstehenden Verpackungsmulde bewegt. Weiterhin bevorzugt wird der Abstand zwischen der Aufschneidevorrichtung und der Folienbahn und/oder der Verpackungsmulde während der Erstellung einer Portion verändert. Diese bevorzugte Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung ist insbesondere bei einer gestapelten Verpackung von Vorteil, um sicherzustellen, dass die Flugkurve jeder Lebensmittelscheibe einer Portion immer gleich ist.Preferably, a plurality of product slices are deposited on the lower film web and / or in a packaging tray as a portion. The product slices are stacked or shingled, for example. According to a preferred embodiment, the lower film web and / or the packaging tray is used for shingling relative to the preferably stationary cutting device moves. Alternatively or additionally, the slicing device is moved for shingling relative to the preferably stationary lower film web and / or the preferably stationary packaging hollow. Further preferably, the distance between the slicing device and the film web and / or the packaging tray is changed during the creation of a portion. This preferred embodiment of the present invention is particularly advantageous in a stacked package to ensure that the flight curve of each food slice is always the same for a serving.
Gemäß einem weiteren erfindungsgemäßen oder bevorzugten Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung werden mehrere Portionen auf einer Unterfolienbahn und/oder in einer Verpackungsmulde, d.h. in einer Verpackung angeordnet. Diese können übereinander vor nebeneinander angeordnet werden und gestapelt oder geschindelt sein.According to another inventive or preferred subject of the present invention, several portions are placed on a bottom film web and / or in a packaging tray, i. arranged in a packaging. These can be placed one above the other in front of each other and stacked or shingled.
Die zu diesem Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung gemachte Offenbarung gilt für die anderen Gegenstände der vorliegenden Erfindung gleichermaßen und umgekehrt.The disclosure made on this subject of the present invention applies equally to the other objects of the present invention and vice versa.
Ein weiterer bevorzugter oder erfindungsgemäßer Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung ist ein Verfahren, beim dem das Schneidmesser der Aufschneidevorrichtung während des Weitertransports der Unterfolienbahn oder der Verpackungsmulde Leerschnitte durchführt.Another preferred or inventive object of the present invention is a method in which the cutting blade of the slicing device performs during the onward transport of the lower film web or the packaging tray idle cuts.
Die zu diesem Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung gemachte Offenbarung gilt für die anderen Gegenstände der vorliegenden Erfindung gleichermaßen und umgekehrt.The disclosure made on this subject of the present invention applies equally to the other objects of the present invention and vice versa.
Zum Weitertransport der Verpackungen kann es notwendig sein, dass das Schneidmesser sogenannte Leerschnitte durchführt, während denen das Schneidmesser seine Bewegung, beispielsweise seine Dreh- und/oder Orbitalbewegung durchführt, ohne dass Lebensmittelscheiben von der Produktstange abgetrennt werden. Diese Leerschnitte können dadurch erzielt werden, dass die Produktstange von dem Schneidmesser zurückgezogen und/oder dass das Schneidmesser von dem vorderen Ende des Lebensmittelriegels wegbewegt wird. Dadurch werden während des Weitertransports der Unterfolienbahn oder der Verpackungsmulde keine Scheiben abgeschnitten, die dann zwischengespeichert werden müssten. Dadurch, dass das vordere Ende des Lebensmittelriegels und das Schneidmesser während des Leerschnitts voneinander weg bewegt werden, entstehen auch keine sogenannten Schnipsel d.h. unvollständig abgetrennte Lebensmittelscheiben, die dann auf die Unterfolienbahn bzw. in die Verpackungsmulde fallen würden. Vorzugsweise erfolgt der Weitertransport der Unterfolienbahn oder der Verpackung so schnell, dass sich der Lebensmittelriegel auch nicht so deformieren kann, dass er, trotz Beabstandung des vorderen Endes von dem Schneidmesser, in dieses hineingerät.For further transport of the packages, it may be necessary for the cutting knife to perform so-called idle cuts, during which the cutting knife carries out its movement, for example its rotary and / or orbital movement, without food slices being separated from the product bar. These idle cuts can be achieved by withdrawing the product bar from the cutting blade and / or moving the cutting blade away from the front end of the food bar. As a result, no slices are cut off during the further transport of the lower film web or the packaging tray, which would then have to be buffered. Due to the fact that the front end of the food bar and the cutting blade are moved away from each other during the blanking, there are no so-called snippets, ie incompletely separated food slices that would then fall on the lower film web or in the packaging tray. Preferably, the further transport of the lower film web or the packaging takes place so quickly that the Also, food bars can not deform to fit into them, despite the spacing of the front end from the cutting blade.
Ein weiterer Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung ist ein Verfahren, bei dem eine Unterfolienbahn und/oder eine Verpackungsmulde und die Aufschneidevorrichtung während des Aufschneidens relativ zueinander bewegt werden.Another object of the present invention is a method in which a lower film web and / or a packaging tray and the slicing device are moved relative to each other during the slicing.
Die zu diesem Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung gemachte Offenbarung gilt für die anderen Gegenstände der vorliegenden Erfindung gleichermaßen und umgekehrt.The disclosure made on this subject of the present invention applies equally to the other objects of the present invention and vice versa.
Diese bevorzugte Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung ist insbesondere zur Herstellung von Portionen auf der Unterfolienbahn oder in der Verpackungsmulde von Vorteil. Die Relativ-Bewegung kann in einer horizontalen und/oder in einer vertikalen Ebene erfolgen.This preferred embodiment of the present invention is particularly advantageous for producing portions on the bottom film web or in the packaging tray. The relative movement can take place in a horizontal and / or in a vertical plane.
Ein weiterer Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung ist ein Verfahren, bei dem eine Unterfolienbahn und/oder eine Verpackungsmulde zum Befüllen mit mindestens einer Lebensmittelscheibe geneigt wird.Another object of the present invention is a method in which a lower film web and / or a packaging tray for filling with at least one food disc is inclined.
Die zu diesem Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung gemachte Offenbarung gilt für die anderen Gegenstände der vorliegenden Erfindung gleichermaßen und umgekehrt.The disclosure made on this subject of the present invention applies equally to the other objects of the present invention and vice versa.
Bei dieser bevorzugten Ausführungsform wird die Verpackungsmulde zum Befüllen mit mindestens einer Lebensmittelscheibe, vorzugsweise jedoch mit einer Portion, geneigt. Das Einlegen erfolgt in diesem Fall vorzugsweise mit einem Ablagetisch, der vorzugsweise ein Einlegeband aufweist. Durch die Schrägstellung der Verpackung kann die Lebensmittelscheibe oder die Portion sehr einfach und erschütterungsfrei eingelegt werden. Die Neigung erfolgt vorzugsweise um eine besonders bevorzugt horizontale Achse, die ganz besonders bevorzugt quer zur Transportrichtung der Unterfolienbahn oder der Verpackungsmulde ausgerichtet ist.In this preferred embodiment, the packaging tray is inclined for filling with at least one food slice, but preferably with a portion. The insertion is in this case preferably with a storage table, which preferably has an insertion band. Due to the inclination of the packaging, the food slice or portion can be inserted very easily and vibration-free. The inclination preferably takes place about a particularly preferred horizontal axis, which is very particularly preferably aligned transversely to the transport direction of the lower film web or the packaging tray.
Ein weiterer Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung ist ein Verfahren, bei dem eine Portion, bestehend aus mehreren Produktscheiben, während des Aufschneidens oder unmittelbar nach dem Aufschneiden in der Verpackung gewogen wird.Another object of the present invention is a method in which a portion consisting of several product slices is weighed during slicing or immediately after slicing in the package.
Die zu diesem Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung gemachte Offenbarung gilt für die anderen Gegenstände der vorliegenden Erfindung gleichermaßen und umgekehrt.The disclosure made on this subject of the present invention applies equally to the other objects of the present invention and vice versa.
Im vorliegenden Fall weist die Verpackungsmaschine eine Waage auf, die vorzugsweise unterhalb des Schneidmessers angeordnet ist. Die Lebensmittelscheiben, die in die jeweilige Verpackungsmulde oder auf die Unterfolienbahn fallen, werden sofort gewogen. Dadurch kann bereits vor Ort sichergestellt werden, dass die jeweilige Verpackung das geforderte SOLL-Gewicht aufweist. Für den Fall, dass das IST-Gewicht zu gering ist, wird noch eine oder mehrere Produktscheiben abgeschnitten und auf die Unterfolienbahn oder in die Verpackungsmulde gelegt. Für den Fall, dass das IST-Gewicht zu hoch ist, wird vorzugsweise so verfahren, dass sich die Steuerung der Maschine bzw. des Systems die betroffene Verpackung merkt und diese nach dem in der Schneidstation durchgeführten Vereinzeln der Verpackung aus dem Prozess ausschleust oder der Verpackung eine oder mehrere Lebensmittelscheiben entnommen werden. Besonders bevorzugt wird bereits während des Einlegens der einzelnen Scheiben Prozess begleitend gewogen und kurz vor Erreichen des SOLL-Gewichts über Prognoserechnungen das SOLL-Gewicht besonders zielsicher erreicht, also vor allem übergewichtige Verpackungen mit besonders hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit vermieden.In the present case, the packaging machine has a scale, which is preferably arranged below the cutting blade. The food slices, which fall into the respective packaging tray or on the lower film web, are weighed immediately. This can already be ensured on site that the respective packaging has the required target weight. In the event that the actual weight is too low, one or more product slices is cut off and placed on the lower film web or in the packaging tray. In the event that the actual weight is too high, it is preferred that the control of the machine or of the system remembers the affected packaging and ejects it from the process or the packaging after the separation of the packaging from the cutting station one or more food slices are removed. Particularly preferably, during the insertion of the individual slices, the process is accompanied by weighing and, just before reaching the desired weight, the target weight is achieved in a particularly accurate manner via prognosis calculations, ie overweight packaging is avoided with a particularly high degree of probability.
Ein weiterer Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung ist ein Verfahren, bei dem die Aufschneidevorrichtung einen Vorschub für die Produktstange und ein sich bewegendes, insbesondere rotierendes, Schneidmesser aufweist, das Produktscheiben von dem Produktriegel abschneidet, bei dem die Bewegung des Vorschubs und/oder des Schneidmessers in Abhängigkeit des Vorschubs der Unterfolienbahn und/oder der Verpackungsmulde gesteuert wird.Another object of the present invention is a method in which the slicing device has a feed for the product rod and a moving, in particular rotating, cutting blade that cuts product slices from the product bars, in which the movement of the feed and / or the cutting blade in dependence the feed of the lower film web and / or the packaging tray is controlled.
Die zu diesem Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung gemachte Offenbarung gilt für die anderen Gegenstände der vorliegenden Erfindung gleichermaßen und umgekehrt.The disclosure made on this subject of the present invention applies equally to the other objects of the present invention and vice versa.
Bei diesem Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung weist die Aufschneidevorrichtung einen Vorschub auf, mit der die Produktstange in Richtung des Schneidmessers bewegt wird. Des Weiteren weist die Aufschneidevorrichtung ein sich bewegendes, vorzugsweise rotierendes, Schneidmesser auf, das Produktscheiben von dem vorderen Ende des Produktriegels abschneidet. Zur Portionierung bzw. zum Weitertransport der Verpackungen kann es notwendig sein, dass das Schneidmesser sogenannte Leerschnitte durchführt, während der das Schneidmesser seine Bewegung durchführt, ohne dass Lebensmittelscheiben von der Produktstange abgetrennt werden. Diese Leerschnitte können dadurch erzielt werden, dass die Produktstange von dem Schneidmesser zurückgezogen und/oder dass das Schneidmesser von dem vorderen Ende des Lebensmittelriegels wegbewegt wird.In this object of the present invention, the slicing device has a feed, with which the product rod is moved in the direction of the cutting blade. Furthermore, the slicing apparatus comprises a moving, preferably rotating, cutting blade which cuts product slices from the front end of the product bar. For portioning or for further transport of the packages, it may be necessary for the cutting knife to perform so-called idle cuts, during which the cutting knife makes its movement without food slices being separated from the product bar. These idle cuts can be achieved by withdrawing the product bar from the cutting blade and / or moving the cutting blade away from the front end of the food bar.
Gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung wird mindestens eine der Bewegungen des Vorschubs und/oder des Schneidmessers in Abhängigkeit des Vorschubs der Unterfolienbahn und/oder der Verpackungsmulde gesteuert. Die Verpackungsmaschine hat in dem vorliegenden Fall regelungstechnisch den sogenannten "Lead", d. h. die Bewegungen der Aufschneidevorrichtung folgen Signalen, die von der Verpackungsmaschine generiert werden.According to the present invention, at least one of the movements of the feed and / or the cutting blade is controlled in dependence on the feed of the lower film web and / or the packaging tray. In the present case, the packaging machine has the so-called "lead", d. H. the movements of the slicing device follow signals generated by the packaging machine.
Ein weiterer Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung ist ein Verfahren, nach dem die Aufschneidevorrichtung einen Vorschub für die Produktstange und ein sich bewegendes, insbesondere rotierendes, Schneidmesser aufweist, das Produktscheiben von dem Produktriegel abschneidet, bei dem der Vorschub der Unterfolienbahn und/oder der Verpackungsmulde in Abhängigkeit der Bewegung des Vorschubs und/oder des Schneidmessers gesteuert wird.Another object of the present invention is a method according to which the slicing device has a feed for the product rod and a moving, in particular rotating, cutting blade that cuts product slices of the product bars, in which the feed of the lower film web and / or the packaging tray depending the movement of the feed and / or the cutting blade is controlled.
Die zu diesem Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung gemachte Offenbarung gilt für die anderen Gegenstände der vorliegenden Erfindung gleichermaßen und umgekehrt.The disclosure made on this subject of the present invention applies equally to the other objects of the present invention and vice versa.
Im Wesentlichen kann auf die Ausführung gemäß dem zuletzt beschriebenen Verfahren Bezug genommen werden, wobei es in dem vorliegenden Fall so ist, dass der Vorschub der Unterfolienbahn und/oder der Verpackungsmulde in Abhängigkeit der Bewegung des Vorschubs und/oder des Schneidmessers gesteuert wird. Bei dem vorliegenden Fall hat die Aufschneidevorrichtung den Lead. Dieses erfindungsgemäße oder bevorzugte Verfahren der vorliegenden Erfindung hat insbesondere dann Vorteil, wenn sogenannte geschindelte Portionen hergestellt werden sollen und die Bewegung der Unterfolienbahn oder der Verpackungsmulde relativ zu dem Schneidmesser durch eine Bewegung der Unterfolienbahn oder der Verpackungsmulde selbst erfolgt.Essentially, reference may be made to the embodiment according to the method last described, wherein in the present case it is such that the feed of the sub-web and / or the packaging tray is controlled in dependence on the movement of the feed and / or the cutting blade. In the present case, the slicing apparatus has the lead. This inventive or preferred method of the present invention has particular advantage when so-called shingled portions are to be produced and the movement of the lower film web or the packaging tray relative to the cutting blade by a movement of the lower film web or the packaging tray itself.
Die folgenden Ausführungen gelten für alle erfindungsgemäßen Verfahren gleichermaßen.The following statements apply equally to all methods according to the invention.
Vorzugsweise werden mehrere Produktstangen zumindest zeitweise gleichzeitig, vorzugsweise unabhängig voneinander, aufgeschnitten. Dafür weist die erfindungsgemäße Aufschneidemaschine vorzugsweise mehrere sogenannte Vorschub-Trassen auf, entlang derer jeweils eine Produktstange transportiert wird. Bei einer zyklischen Bewegung des Schneidmessers, beispielsweise einer Drehung, werden mehrere Produktscheiben im Wesentlichen gleichzeitig abgeschnitten.Preferably, a plurality of product bars at least temporarily simultaneously, preferably independently, cut open. For this purpose, the slicing machine according to the invention preferably has a plurality of so-called feed paths, along each of which a product rod is transported. In a cyclic movement of the cutting blade, such as a rotation, a plurality of product slices are cut substantially simultaneously.
Vorzugsweise ist die Anzahl der Produkte unterschiedlich, insbesondere kleiner oder größer, oder gleich der Anzahl der Spuren der Verpackungsmaschine. Insbesondere wenn die Anzahl der Produktstangen, die gleichzeitig aufgeschnitten werden, kleiner ist als die Anzahl der Spuren, ist vorzugsweise ein Ablagetisch vorgesehen, der insbesondere quer zur Transportrichtung der Unterfolienbahn oder der Verpackungsmulde verschoben werden kann und auf dem eine Anzahl von Portionen, die der Anzahl der Spuren, die bei einem Takt beladen werden, entspricht, abgelegt werden kann, bevor diese in die Verpackungsmulden eingelegt werden. Alternativ werden nicht alle Spuren eines Vorzugs gleichzeitig mit einer Portion befüllt, sondern zumindest teilweise nacheinander. Weiterhin alternativ wird bei einer Umdrehung des Messers nicht von allen in der Aufschneidevorrichtung befindlichen Lebensmittelriegeln eine Scheibe abgeschnitten. Dies wird vorzugsweise insbesondere dann gemacht, wenn die Anzahl der Produkte, der Lebensmittelriegel größer ist als die Anzahl der Spuren der Verpackungsmaschine. Um das Abtrennen einer Lebensmittelscheibe von dem jeweiligen Produkt zu verhindern, kann dieses beispielsweise von der Schneidebene zurückgezogen werden.Preferably, the number of products is different, in particular smaller or larger, or equal to the number of tracks of the packaging machine. In particular, if the number of product bars that are cut simultaneously, is smaller than the number of tracks, preferably a tray table is provided, which can be moved in particular transversely to the transport direction of the lower film web or the packaging tray and on the number of portions, the number the tracks that are loaded at a bar corresponds, can be stored before they are inserted into the packaging trays. Alternatively, not all traces of a preference are filled simultaneously with a portion, but at least partially successively. As an alternative, one slice of the knife is not cut off by all food bars located in the slicing device during one rotation of the knife. This is preferably done, in particular, when the number of products of the food bar is greater than the number of tracks of the packaging machine. To prevent the separation of a food product from the product, this can for example be withdrawn from the cutting plane.
Vorzugsweise wird bei dem Verfahren ein Ablagetisch zur Anpassung der gleichzeitig abgeschnittenen Produktstangen an die Anzahl der Spuren eingesetzt. Der Fachmann versteht, dass dies natürlich auch zutrifft, wenn nur eine Produktstange aufgeschnitten wird und die Anzahl der Spuren und/oder die Anzahl der Portionen pro Spur und Takt größer als 1 ist.Preferably, in the method, a tray table for adapting the simultaneously cut product bars to the number of tracks is used. The skilled person understands that this of course also applies if only one product bar is cut open and the number of tracks and / or the number of portions per track and clock is greater than 1.
In einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung werden unterschiedliche Produktstangen aufgeschnitten. Ganz besonders bevorzugt weist jede Portion Produktscheiben von unterschiedlichen Produktstangen auf. Dies kann beispielsweise dadurch erreicht werden, dass während des Aufschneidens einer Portion ein Ablagetisch so bewegt wird, dass die jeweilige Portion in wechselnden Flugbahnen der Lebensmittelscheiben des jeweiligen Lebensmittels angeordnet wird.In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, different product bars are cut open. Most preferably, each serving has product slices of different product bars. This can be achieved, for example, by moving a delivery table during the slicing of a portion such that the respective portion is arranged in alternating trajectories of the food slices of the respective food.
Ein weiterer Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung ist eine Verpackungsmaschine zum Verpacken von Produktscheiben, mit einer Mehrzahl von Arbeitsstationen, wobei eine Arbeitsstation eine Aufschneidevorrichtung ist.Another object of the present invention is a packaging machine for packaging product slices, having a plurality of workstations, wherein a workstation is a slicing apparatus.
Die zu diesem Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung gemachte Offenbarung gilt für die anderen Gegenstände der vorliegenden Erfindung gleichermaßen und umgekehrt.The disclosure made on this subject of the present invention applies equally to the other objects of the present invention and vice versa.
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Verpackungsmaschine zum Verpacken von Produktscheiben mit einer Mehrzahl von Arbeitsstationen, beispielsweise einer Formstation, in der Verpackungsmulden in eine Unterfolienbahn eingeformt, beispielsweise tiefgezogen werden, gegebenenfalls eine Einlegestation, in der die Produktscheiben in die Verpackungsmulden gelegt werden, eine Siegelstation, in der eine Deckelfolie an die Unterfolienbahn gesiegelt wird, um die befüllten Verpackungen hermetisch abzuschließen sowie vorzugsweise eine Schneidstation, in der die Verpackungen vereinzelt werden.The present invention relates to a packaging machine for packaging product slices with a plurality of workstations, for example a forming station, formed in the packaging trays in a lower film web, for example deep-drawn, optionally an insertion station, in which the product slices are placed in the packaging trays, a sealing station, in a lid film is sealed to the lower film web to hermetically seal the filled packages, and preferably a cutting station in which the packages are singulated.
Erfindungsgemäß weist diese Verpackungsmaschine nun zusätzlich noch eine Aufschneidemaschine auf, mit der eine Produktstange, die auch Produktlaib genannt wird, in eine Vielzahl von Produktscheiben geteilt wird. Diese Produktscheiben werden sodann in Verpackungen verpackt. Die Aufschneidemaschine kann alternativ oder zusätzlich zu einer Einlegestation vorgesehen werden. Vorzugsweise ist die Aufschneidevorrichtung im Bereich der sogenannten Einlegestation vorgesehen. Besonders bevorzugt befindet sie sich oberhalb der Einlegestation, so dass die abgeschnittenen Lebensmittelscheiben auf die Unterfolienbahn oder in die Verpackungsmulde fallen.According to the invention, this packaging machine now additionally has a slicing machine with which a product bar, which is also called a product slab, is divided into a plurality of product slices. These product slices are then packed in packaging. The slicing machine can be provided as an alternative or in addition to an insertion station. Preferably, the slicing device is provided in the region of the so-called insertion station. Particularly preferably, it is located above the insertion station, so that the cut food slices fall on the lower film web or in the packaging tray.
Vorzugsweise weisen die Verpackungsmaschine und die Aufschneidevorrichtung einen gemeinsamen Rahmen auf. Weiterhin bevorzugt weist die Aufschneidevorrichtung Mittel auf, mittels derer die Unterfolienbahn und/oder die Verpackungsmulden entlang der Verpackungsmaschine geführt und/oder transportiert werden. Diese Mittel können sich in zwei entgegengesetzte Richtungen bewegen, um beispielsweise geschindelte Portionen zu erzeugen.Preferably, the packaging machine and the slicing device have a common frame. Further preferably, the slicing device comprises means by means of which the lower film web and / or the packaging troughs are guided and / or transported along the packaging machine. These means can move in two opposite directions to produce, for example, shingled portions.
Vorzugsweise ist die Verpackungsmaschine eine sogenannte Form-Füll-Siegel-Verpackungsmaschine (FFS-Verpackungsmaschine), die eine Formstation aufweist, in der eine Verpackungsmulde in eine Unterfolienbahn geformt wird. Vorzugsweise ist die Aufschneidevorrichtung stromabwärts von der Formstation und stromaufwärts von einer Siegelstation, in der eine Deckelfolie an die Unterfolienbahn gesiegelt wird, angeordnet.Preferably, the packaging machine is a so-called form-fill-seal (FFS) packaging machine having a forming station in which a packaging tray is formed into a sub-web. Preferably, the slicing apparatus is located downstream of the forming station and upstream of a sealing station in which a lid film is sealed to the sub-web.
Gemäß einer anderen bevorzugten Ausführungsform ist die Verpackungsmaschine ein sogenannter Tray-Sealer, bei dem vorgefertigte einzelne Verpackungsmulden mit einem Verpackungsgut befüllt werden und diese Verpackungsmulden abschließend mit einer Deckelfolie verschlossen werden. Die Verpackungsmulden werden gestapelt an die Verpackungsmaschine geliefert, so dass der Tray-Sealer in der Regel eine sogenannte Vereinzelungsstation aufweist, in der die Verpackungsmulden entstapelt, d. h. vereinzelt werden. Vorzugsweise ist die Aufschneidevorrichtung stromabwärts von der Verpackungsmuldenvereinzelungsstation und stromaufwärts von einer Siegelstation, in der eine Deckelfolie an die Verpackungsmulde gesiegelt wird, angesiedelt.According to another preferred embodiment, the packaging machine is a so-called tray sealer in which prefabricated individual packaging trays are filled with a packaged product and these packaging trays are finally closed with a cover film. The packaging troughs are stacked delivered to the packaging machine, so that the tray sealer usually has a so-called separation station in which the packaging troughs destacked, ie isolated. Preferably, the slicing apparatus is downstream of the Verpackungsmuldenvereinzelungsstation and upstream of a sealing station in which a lidding film is sealed to the packaging tray, located.
Vorzugsweise wird beim Tray-Sealer der Abstand zwischen zwei Verpackungsmulden stromaufwärts von der Aufschneidevorrichtung auf ein gewünschtes Maß gebracht. Alternativ oder zusätzlich weist die Verpackungsmaschine Mittel auf, mittels derer feststellbar ist, wo sich die jeweilige Verpackungsmulde in der Verpackungsmaschine befindet, sodass deren Transport so gesteuert oder geregelt werden kann, dass sich diese zum Beladen genau unterhalb der Flugkurve der Lebensmittelscheiben befindet und/oder im Ablagebereich eines eventuell vorhandenen Ablagetisches.Preferably, in the tray sealer, the distance between two packaging troughs upstream of the slicing apparatus is brought to a desired level. Alternatively or additionally, the packaging machine has means by means of which it can be determined where the respective packaging tray is in the packaging machine, so that their transport can be controlled or regulated so that it is just below the flight curve of the food slices for loading and / or in the Storage area of a possibly existing storage table.
Ein weiterer erfindungsgemäßer oder bevorzugter Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung ist eine Aufschneidevorrichtung zum Aufschneiden einer Produktstange in Produktscheiben, die ein Mittel zum Führen und/oder Transportieren der Unterfolie und/oder einer Verpackungsmulde aufweist.Another inventive or preferred subject matter of the present invention is a slicing apparatus for slicing a product bar into slices of product having means for guiding and / or transporting the lower foil and / or a packaging tray.
Die zu diesem Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung gemachte Offenbarung gilt für die anderen Gegenstände der vorliegenden Erfindung gleichermaßen und umgekehrt.The disclosure made on this subject of the present invention applies equally to the other objects of the present invention and vice versa.
Ein weiterer erfindungsgemäßer oder bevorzugter Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung ist eine Aufschneidevorrichtung zum Aufschneiden einer Produktstange in Produktscheiben, die eine Ausnehmung aufweist, durch die eine Verpackungsmaschine hindurchführbar ist.Another inventive or preferred subject of the present invention is a slicing device for slicing a product rod in product slices, which has a recess through which a packaging machine can be passed.
Die zu diesem Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung gemachte Offenbarung gilt für die anderen Gegenstände der vorliegenden Erfindung gleichermaßen und umgekehrt.The disclosure made on this subject of the present invention applies equally to the other objects of the present invention and vice versa.
Bei dieser Ausführungsform weist die Aufschneidevorrichtung einen Rahmen mit einer Ausnehmung auf, die so groß ist, dass die Verpackungsmaschine hindurchgeführt werden kann. Dadurch kann die Aufschneidevorrichtung beispielsweise vom einem Ende der Verpackungsmaschine auf die Verpackungsmaschine aufgeschoben und dann entlang oder entgegen der Transportrichtung der Unterfolienbahn und/oder der Verpackungsmulde entlang der Verpackungsmaschine verschoben werden, bis die Aufschneidevorrichtung in der gewünschten Position ist. Diese Position kann wählweise verändert werden. Zur Reinigung der Verpackungsmaschine und/oder der Aufschneidevorrichtung kann die Aufschneidevorrichtung relativ zu der Verpackungsmaschine verschoben oder von der Verpackungsmaschine entfernt werden. Bei einer weiteren Ausführungsform ist die Aufschneidevorrichtung zumindest teilweise weg- und/oder aufschwenkbar, vorzugsweise hochschwenkbar gestaltet, beispielsweise um die Reinigung der Verpackungsmaschine und/oder der Aufschneidevorrichtung zu ermöglichen oder zu erleichtern.In this embodiment, the slicing device has a frame with a recess which is so large that the packaging machine can be passed. As a result, the slicing device can be pushed, for example, from one end of the packaging machine onto the packaging machine and then moved along or against the transport direction of the bottom film web and / or the packaging tray along the packaging machine until the slicing device is in the desired position. This position can be changed selectively. For cleaning the packaging machine and / or the slicing device, the slicing device can be moved relative to the packaging machine or removed from the packaging machine. In a further embodiment, the slicing device is at least partially weg- and / or aufschwenkbar, preferably designed to swing up, for example, to facilitate or facilitate the cleaning of the packaging machine and / or the slicing device.
Ein weiterer bevorzugter oder erfindungsgemäßer Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung ist eine Vorrichtung zum Aufschneiden einer Produktstange in Produktscheiben und/oder eine Verpackungsmaschine, die ein Mittel aufweist, das verhindert, dass Produktpartikel in die Verpackung gelangen.Another preferred or inventive subject matter of the present invention is an apparatus for slicing a product bar into product slices and / or a packaging machine having means for preventing product particles from entering the package.
Die zu diesem Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung gemachte Offenbarung gilt für die anderen Gegenstände der vorliegenden Erfindung gleichermaßen und umgekehrt.The disclosure made on this subject of the present invention applies equally to the other objects of the present invention and vice versa.
Beim Aufschneiden von Produktlaiben kommt es immer wieder vor, dass das Messer Produktpartikel von dem Produktlaib abreißt. Die erfindungsgemäße Aufschneidevorrichtung und/oder die erfindungsgemäße Verpackungsmaschine weist nun mindestens ein Mittel auf, das verhindert, dass derartige Partikel in die Verpackung gelangen. Beispielsweise handelt es sich bei dem Mittel um ein Blech oder ein Band, das im Bereich des Schneidmessers, vorzugsweise unterhalb des Schneidmessers und besonders bevorzugt zumindest teilweise oberhalb der Unterfolienbahn oder der Verpackungsmulde, angeordnet wird und dadurch verhindert, dass Produktpartikel in die Verpackung gelangen. Bei dem Mittel kann es sich jedoch auch um einen Gas-, insbesondere Luftstrom, handeln, der beispielsweise die Partikel direkt bei ihrer Entstehung oder von der Verpackungsmulde absaugt und/oder wegbläst. Alternativ oder zusätzlich handelt es sich bei dem Mittel um ein Mittel, das beispielsweise eine elektrische Ladung generiert, die die Produktpartikel anzieht oder abstößt und dadurch von der Verpackungsmulde fernhält.When slicing product slices it happens again and again that the knife tears off product particles from the product slab. The slicing device according to the invention and / or the packaging machine according to the invention now has at least one means which prevents such particles from entering the packaging. By way of example, the means is a sheet metal or a strip which is arranged in the region of the cutting blade, preferably below the cutting blade and particularly preferably at least partially above the lower sheet or the packaging tray, thereby preventing product particles from entering the packaging. However, the agent may also be a gas stream, in particular an air stream, which, for example, sucks and / or blows away the particles directly as they are being formed or from the packaging tray. Alternatively or additionally, the means is a means that generates, for example, an electrical charge that attracts or repels the product particles and thereby keeps them away from the packaging tray.
Ein weiterer Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung ist eine Aufschneidevorrichtung zum Aufschneiden einer Produktstange in Produktscheiben, die einen Ablagetisch aufweist, der zusätzlich ein Einleger ist, der die Produktscheiben und/oder Portionen auf eine Unterfolienbahn oder in eine Verpackungsmulde legt.A further subject of the present invention is a slicing apparatus for slicing a product bar into slices of product having a tray table which is additionally an inserter which places the product slices and / or portions on a bottom film web or in a packaging tray.
Die zu diesem Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung gemachte Offenbarung gilt für die anderen Gegenstände der vorliegenden Erfindung gleichermaßen und umgekehrt.The disclosure made on this subject of the present invention applies equally to the other objects of the present invention and vice versa.
Bei dieser bevorzugten oder erfindungsgemäßen Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung weist die Aufschneidevorrichtung einen Ablagetisch auf, der vorzugsweise unterhalb des Schneidmessers vorgesehen ist und auf den die Lebensmittelscheiben nach dem Abschneiden fallen. Dieser Ablagetisch ist zusätzlich ein Einleger, der die Produktscheiben oder Portionen auf eine Unterfolienbahn oder in eine Verpackungsmulde legt oder abwirft. Dafür ist der Ablagetisch vorzugsweise mit mindestens einem, besonders bevorzugt mit mehreren, Endlos-Bändern versehen, die, nachdem beispielsweise eine oder mehrere Portionen auf dem Ablagetisch komplettiert worden sind, diese auf die Unterfolienbahn oder in eine Verpackungsmulde legen. Die Endlosbänder können gemeinsam oder unabhängig voneinander angetrieben werden.In this preferred or inventive embodiment of the present invention, the slicing device to a tray, which is preferably provided below the cutting blade and fall on the food slices after cutting. This storage table is also an insert, the Place or discard product slices or portions on a bottom film web or in a packaging tray. For this, the storage table is preferably provided with at least one, more preferably with several, endless belts, which, for example, after one or more portions have been completed on the storage table, put them on the lower film web or in a packaging tray. The endless belts can be driven together or independently.
Vorzugsweise ist der Ablagetisch als sogenanntes Shuttle-Band ausgeführt. Bei einem Shuttle-Band handelt es sich um ein Endlos-Band, das eine schnell rückziehbare vordere Kante aufweist, die betätigt wird, während das Endlosband vorzugsweise stillsteht. Dadurch fallen die Produktscheiben oder Portionen im Wesentlichen senkrecht auf die Unterfolie oder in die Verpackungsmulde.Preferably, the storage table is designed as a so-called shuttle belt. A shuttle belt is an endless belt that has a fast retractable leading edge that is operated while preferably resting the endless belt. As a result, the product slices or portions fall substantially perpendicular to the lower film or into the packaging tray.
Vorzugsweise oder erfindungsgemäß ist der Ablagetisch in mindestens einer Ebene in eine oder mehrere Raumrichtungen, die besonders bevorzugt parallel oder senkrecht zueinander angeordnet sind, bewegbar. Beispielsweise ist der Tisch horizontal in einer Ebene in mindestens einer, vorzugsweise zwei, oder mehr Raumrichtungen bewegbar. Alternativ oder zusätzlich ist der Ablagetisch höhenverstellbar, d. h. er kann in Richtung des Schneidmessers und davon weg höhenverstellt werden. Dadurch kann der Ablagetisch beispielsweise so zur Produktstange und/oder zum Schneidmesser vertikal beabstandet werden, dass jede Produktscheibe dieselbe oder eine gezielt andere Fallhöhe hat, um beispielsweise ein symmetrisches Ablegemuster der Produktscheiben zu erreichen. Besonders bevorzugt wird der Tisch und/oder die damit versehenen Bänder vor dem Abschneiden jeder Produktscheibe um eine definierte Wegstrecke in beispielsweise horizontaler Richtung verschoben, um ein ausgeprägtes Schindelmuster oder, beim Verschieben in entgegengesetzter Richtung beispielsweise ein besonders geraden Scheibenstapel zu erreichen.Preferably or according to the invention, the delivery table is movable in at least one plane in one or more spatial directions, which are particularly preferably arranged parallel or perpendicular to one another. For example, the table is horizontally movable in a plane in at least one, preferably two, or more spatial directions. Alternatively or additionally, the storage table is height adjustable, d. H. it can be adjusted in height in the direction of the cutting blade and away from it. As a result, the delivery table can for example be vertically spaced from the product bar and / or the cutting blade such that each product slice has the same or a specifically different drop height in order, for example, to achieve a symmetrical depositing pattern of the product slices. Particularly preferably, the table and / or the tapes provided therewith are displaced by a defined path in horizontal direction, for example, in order to achieve a pronounced shingle pattern or, when displaced in the opposite direction, for example, a particularly straight stack of discs before cutting off each product slice.
Alternativ oder zusätzlich ist der Ablagetisch um eine horizontale Achse drehbar vorgesehen. Dadurch kann der Ablagetisch beispielsweise nach Komplettierung einer Portion geneigt werden, was das Ablegen auf einer Unterfolienbahn oder das Einlegen in eine Verpackungsmulde erleichtert. Alternativ oder zusätzlich ist der Ablagetisch um eine vertikale Achse drehbar vorgesehen, um beispielsweise kreisförmige Portionen zu erzeugen.Alternatively or additionally, the delivery table is rotatable about a horizontal axis. As a result, the storage table can be inclined, for example, after completion of a portion, which facilitates depositing on a lower film web or insertion into a packaging tray. Alternatively or additionally, the tray table is rotatably provided about a vertical axis to produce, for example, circular portions.
In einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform ist der Ablagetisch als Waage ausgeführt, sodass während des Aufschneidens einer Portion festgestellt werden kann, ob diese das gewünschte Mindestgewicht aufweist.In a preferred embodiment, the delivery table is designed as a balance, so that it can be determined during the slicing of a portion, whether this has the desired minimum weight.
Ein weiterer bevorzugter oder erfindungsgemäßer Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung ist eine Aufschneidevorrichtung zum Aufschneiden einer Produktstange in Produktscheiben oder eine Verpackungsmaschine, jeweils insbesondere wie oben beschrieben, dadurch gekennzeichnet, das sie einen Sensor aufweist, der mindestens ein Qualitätsmerkmal der Produktscheiben und/oder der Portionen erfasst.Another preferred or inventive subject matter of the present invention is a slicing device for slicing a product rod into product slices or a packaging machine, each in particular as described above, characterized in that it comprises a sensor that detects at least one quality feature of the product slices and / or portions.
Die zu diesem Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung gemachte Offenbarung gilt für die anderen Gegenstände der vorliegenden Erfindung gleichermaßen und umgekehrt.The disclosure made on this subject of the present invention applies equally to the other objects of the present invention and vice versa.
Ein Qualitätsmerkmal ist beispielsweise die Temperatur, die Farbe, die Scheibenform und/oder der die Scheibengröße, die Portionsform und/oder die Portionsgröße, Fettanteil, sogenannte "Blodspots", zu wenig oder zu viele Löcher insbesondere in Käse und/oder das Vorhandensein von Fremdkörpern. Das Signal des Sensors wird vorzugsweise an eine Steuerung weitergeleitet, die Scheiben mit einer mangelnden Qualität beispielsweise aussortiert. Dafür können der Ablagetisch, das Auffangmittel und/oder ein Entnahmemittel eingesetzt werden. Alternativ oder zusätzlich können Packungen mit einem mangelhaften Produkt, insbesondere nach deren Verschluss mit einer Deckelfolie aussortiert werden.A quality characteristic is, for example, the temperature, the color, the disc shape and / or the slice size, the portion shape and / or portion size, fat content, so-called "blodspots", too few or too many holes, especially in cheese and / or the presence of foreign bodies , The signal from the sensor is preferably forwarded to a controller which, for example, rejects slices of poor quality. For this, the storage table, the collecting means and / or a removal means can be used. Alternatively or additionally, packages with a defective product, in particular after their closure with a lid film can be sorted out.
Ein weiterer bevorzugter oder erfindungsgemäßer Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung ist eine Aufschneidevorrichtung zum Aufschneiden einer Produktstange in Produktscheiben und/oder eine Verpackungsmaschine, jeweils insbesondere wie oben beschrieben, die ein Bestrahlmittel aufweist, das vorzugsweise den Anschnitt der Produktstange und/oder die abgeschnittene Produktscheibe und/oder die aufgeschnittene Portion bestrahlt und dabei zumindest teilweise desinfiziert.Another preferred or inventive subject matter of the present invention is a slicing apparatus for slicing a product rod into product slices and / or a packaging machine, each in particular as described above, having an irradiation means, preferably the gate of the product rod and / or the cut product slices and / or irradiated the cut portion and thereby at least partially disinfected.
Die zu diesem Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung gemachte Offenbarung gilt für die anderen Gegenstände der vorliegenden Erfindung gleichermaßen und umgekehrt.The disclosure made on this subject of the present invention applies equally to the other objects of the present invention and vice versa.
Erfindungsgemäß weist die Aufschneidevorrichtung und/oder die Verpackungsmaschine ein Bestrahlmittel auf, das den Anschnitt des Lebensmittelriegels und/oder die abgeschnittene Produktscheibe und/oder die aufgeschnittene Portion bestrahlt und dabei mindestens teilweise desinfiziert.According to the invention, the slicing apparatus and / or the packaging machine has an irradiation means which irradiates the gate of the food bar and / or the cut product slice and / or the cut portion and thereby at least partially disinfects it.
Diese Ausführungsform der Aufschneidevorrichtung hat den Vorteil, dass die Haltbarkeit der Produktscheiben in den hergestellten Verpackungen erhöht wird.This embodiment of the slicing apparatus has the advantage that the durability of the product slices in the manufactured packages is increased.
Vorzugsweise wird die abgeschnittene Produktscheibe auf beiden Schnittflächen bestrahlt. Vorzugsweise weist die Aufschneidevorrichtung oder die Verpackungsmaschine ein Mittel auf, mit denen die Strahlen des Bestrahlmittels gezielt auf den Anschnitt und/oder die abgeschnittene Produktscheibe und/oder die aufgeschnittene Portion gelenkt werden.Preferably, the cut product slice is irradiated on both cut surfaces. Preferably, the slicing device or the packaging machine has a means by which the jets of the irradiation medium are directed to the gate and / or the cut product slice and / or the sliced portion.
Ein weiterer Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung ist eine Verpackungsmaschine oder eine Aufschneidevorrichtung, die ein Mittel aufweist, um die Lage der Unterfolienbahn und/oder einer Verpackungsmulde und der Aufschneidevorrichtung relativ zueinander zu verändern.A further subject of the present invention is a packaging machine or a slicing device which has a means for changing the position of the lower film web and / or a packaging tray and the slicing device relative to one another.
Die zu diesem Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung gemachte Offenbarung gilt für die anderen Gegenstände der vorliegenden Erfindung gleichermaßen und umgekehrt.The disclosure made on this subject of the present invention applies equally to the other objects of the present invention and vice versa.
Beispielsweise kann dadurch der vertikale Abstand zwischen dem Schneidmesser und der Transportebene der Unterfolienbahn und/oder einer Verpackungsmulde verändert werden. Alternativ oder zusätzlich wird der Winkel, in dem die Aufschneidevorrichtung, insbesondere das Schneidmesser, und/oder die Vorschubeinheit der Produktstange relativ zu der Transportebene der Unterfolienbahn oder der Verpackungsmulde angeordnet sind, verändert.For example, this can be used to change the vertical distance between the cutting blade and the transport plane of the lower film web and / or a packaging tray. Alternatively or additionally, the angle at which the slicing device, in particular the cutting blade, and / or the feed unit of the product rod are arranged relative to the transport plane of the lower film web or the packaging tray, is changed.
Durch die oben genannten Maßnahmen kann beispielsweise die Fallhöhe, der Fallwinkel oder die Fallkurve bezogen auf die Ebene, in der die Unterfolienbahn oder die Verpackung geführt wird, verändert werden.By means of the above measures, for example, the drop height, the fall angle or the falling curve can be changed relative to the plane in which the lower film web or the packaging is guided.
Ein weiterer Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung ist ein System, bestehend aus einer Aufschneidevorrichtung und einer Verpackungsmaschine, die eine gemeinsame Steuerung und/oder eine gemeinsame Bedienungseinheit aufweisen.Another object of the present invention is a system consisting of a slicing device and a packaging machine, which have a common control and / or a common operating unit.
Die zu diesem Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung gemachte Offenbarung gilt für die anderen Gegenstände der vorliegenden Erfindung gleichermaßen und umgekehrt.The disclosure made on this subject of the present invention applies equally to the other objects of the present invention and vice versa.
Ein weiterer Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung ist eine Aufschneidevorrichtung und/oder eine Verpackungsmaschine, jeweils insbesondere wie oben beschrieben, bei dem/der der Bereich des Messers und/oder der Abwurfbereich der abgeschnittenen Lebensmittelscheibe und/oder der Einlegebereich mit Unterdruck und/oder einer veränderten Atmosphäre versehen ist.A further subject of the present invention is a slicing device and / or a packaging machine, in each case in particular as described above, in which the area of the knife and / or the discharge area of the cut food slice and / or the insertion area with negative pressure and / or a changed atmosphere is provided.
Die zu diesem Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung gemachte Offenbarung gilt für die anderen Gegenstände der vorliegenden Erfindung gleichermaßen und umgekehrt.The disclosure made on this subject of the present invention applies equally to the other objects of the present invention and vice versa.
Gemäß diesem Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung erfolgt das Abschneiden und/oder Abwerfen und/oder Einlegen der jeweiligen Lebensmittelscheibe unter einer geänderten Atmosphäre im Vergleich zu der Umgebungsatmosphäre. Vorzugsweise liegt diese veränderte Atmosphäre auch im Bereich der Unterfolienbahn oder der Verpackungsmulde vor. Beispielsweise kann das Messer und/oder der Abwurfbereich und/oder der Einlegebereich zumindest teilweise gekapselt sein und unter Unterdruck stehen und/oder es kann in diese Kapselung ein Gas mit einer anderen Zusammensetzung als Luft eingeführt werden.In accordance with this aspect of the present invention, the cutting and / or shedding and / or loading of the respective food disc takes place under a changed atmosphere compared to the ambient atmosphere. Preferably, this changed atmosphere is also present in the area of the lower film web or the packaging trough. For example, the knife and / or the discharge area and / or the loading area may be at least partially encapsulated and under reduced pressure and / or a gas having a composition other than air may be introduced into this encapsulation.
Vorzugsweise umgibt der Unterdruck und/oder die geänderte Athmosphäre dann die abgeschnittene Scheibe noch zumindest zeitweise in der Verpackung, insbesondere bis diese mit einer Deckelfolie verschlossen ist.Preferably, the negative pressure and / or the changed atmosphere then surrounds the cut-off disc at least temporarily in the packaging, in particular until it is closed with a cover foil.
Alle Merkmale aller erfindungsgemäßen oder bevorzugten Gegenstände der vorliegenden Erfindung können beliebig untereinander kombiniert werden.All features of all inventive or preferred articles of the present invention can be combined with each other as desired.
Im Folgenden wird die Erfindung anhand der
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