DE202010016156U1 - Positioning device for portioning butter - Google Patents

Abstract

Portioning device for portioning butter, with a holder (17) for receiving and guiding at least one, in particular stick-like, butter body (11), and with a cutting element (21) having a cutting element (21) for cutting off a piece of butter (12) from the Butter body (11), and with a bearing for movably supporting the cutting element (21) with respect to the holder (17), so that the cutting feed movement (42) of the holder (17) and the cutting element (21) runs along a cutting path (38). the butter body (11) can be guided relative to one another over the cutting edge (23) and a piece of butter (12) can be cut off from the butter body (11), characterized in that (21) the cut butter piece (12) has a stripper (48) which is relative to the cutting element (21) is movable.

Description

The invention relates to a portioning device for portioning butter, with a holder for receiving and guiding at least one, in particular bar-like, butter body, and having a cutting edge having cutting element for cutting a piece of butter from the butter body, and with a bearing for movably supporting the cutting element with respect to the holder, so that by a along a cutting path extending cutting feed movement of the holder and the cutting element relative to each other of the butter body on the cutting edge feasible and a piece of butter from the body of butter can be cut off.

Such a portioning device is for example off DE 79 772 known. The butter bodies are housed in butter containers in which they are loaded by weights. By relative rotation of the holder, in which a plurality of butter bodies are received, to a cutting element in the form of a cutting wire individual pieces of butter are cut.

The requirements for the temperature of the pieces of butter are very high. Only when the butter is sufficiently cooled, a satisfactory cut result can be achieved.

It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide an improved portioning device for portioning butter.

To solve the problem is provided with a portioning device of the type mentioned that it has a stripper for stripping the trimmed with the cutting element butter piece, which is movable relative to the cutting element.

A basic idea of the invention is that, in addition to the cutting element, there is still a scraper which strips off the cut piece of butter from the cutting element. The scraper is movable relative to the cutting element.

So it is conceivable, for example, that the scraper with a first actuator, the holder or the cutting element with a second actuator, for. B. handles are provided so that the opposite movement of the scraper relative to the cutting element to strip the cut piece of butter from the cutting element, for. B. by an opposite operation of the two actuators is possible.

However, it is preferred that between the scraper and the holder a driving device is provided, so that the scraper is motion-coupled with the holder during the cutting feed movement. Thus, so the scraper is taken from the holder when the piece of butter is cut from the butter body.

But it is also conceivable that the relative movement of the cutting element takes place to the holder. Then it is expedient that a freewheel is provided between the cutting element and the scraper, so that the scraper in the cutting feed movement in a sense of the cutting edge of the cutting element is movable away.

The driving device expediently has a freewheel between the holder and the scraper. Then the scraper is at a reverse feed movement opposite the cutting feed movement for stripping the piece of butter from the cutting element with respect to the holder freely movable.

The scraper is connected, for example, with a Abstreifmitnehmer the driving device. The holder is connected to a Haltermitnehmer the driving device. The Abstreifmitnehmer takes the Haltermitnehmer with the cutting feed movement. However, in the reverse feed movement of the reverse feed movement, there is a freewheel between the two components, so that the wiping catch is freely movable relative to the holding catch during this backward movement. The holder thus stands still, with him also the at least one butter body or the butter body, while the scraper undergoes its backward movement and strips off the cut piece of butter from the cutting element.

Preferably, the Abstreifmitnehmer is provided with an operable by an operator handle, which is provided for adjusting the holder and the cutting element relative to each other. Thus, therefore, with the handle of the Abstreifmitnehmer actuated, namely displaced in a direction away from the cutting edge of the cutting element, in particular twisted, being then adjusted by the coupling with the Haltermitnehmer and the holder and thus the or the butter body in the direction of the cutting element ,

Conveniently, a return spring arrangement for actuating the scraper against the cutting feed movement is provided. Thus, the operator only has to perform the cutting movement while in the opposite direction, d. H. in the aforementioned backward movement, the return spring arrangement is active and the stripper along the cutting element along.

The scraper has expediently a plate-like shape. This communicates expediently with a likewise preferably plate-like shape of the cutting element, which is designed, for example, as a cutting blade. Preferably, the two plates are parallel to each other. It is understood that block-like, rod-like or similar scrapers are possible.

The cutting element expediently has an upper side and a lower side. At the top of the butter body is guided along, from which the piece of butter is cut off. At the bottom of the scraper is expediently guided along.

Particularly preferably, the scraper is guided very close to the cutting element. For example, the scraper slides along the cutting element along or sweeps along the cutting element, so that in any case hardly or a small amount of cut butter remains there.

An independent invention, also with regard to the document of the prior art mentioned above, it is when the portioning device is designed so that the one or more guide holders for guiding the at least one butter body along a feed path extending transversely to the cutting path wherein the at least one body of butter is held by the guide holder substantially free-standing. It must therefore be provided no containers in which the butter body (or a butter body) are housed, but the / the butter body can / may stand free. This allows, for example, a simple replacement or replacement of newly cut off butter. The butter preferably has a rod-like shape. The butter bodies are thus formed by butter sticks.

The free standing of the butter bodies in the portioning device also makes it possible, for example, for butter bodies having a different outer contour, for example a star-shaped, flower-shaped or similar outer contour, to be received freely in the portioning device.

Furthermore, this configuration also allows optimal cooling to be possible. For example, the cooling may act on the butter body or bodies from all sides. Furthermore, the cleaning of the portioning device is much easier, namely because no individual containers that are touched by the butter must be cleaned, but only individual components of the guide holder, possibly also the aforementioned stripping and cutting device.

It is understood that in this embodiment of the invention, the scraper is not absolutely necessary, although it is very convenient.

The at least one guide holder expediently has at least one receptacle for holding the butter body at one or both longitudinal end regions.

It is preferred if the guide holder comprises at least one perforated disc, which has at least one receptacle for receiving the butter body. For example, the receptacle is a passage opening or comprises a passage opening. But it is also conceivable that the recording is blind hole-like, d. H. that a longitudinal end of the butter body engages in the receptacle.

The perforated disc is expediently arranged close to the cutting element. For example, the cutting element is arranged on a lower side or in a lower region of the portioning device, wherein the perforated disk is then positioned above the cutting element.

The guide holder expediently comprises at least one load weight for loading the at least one butter body in the direction of the cutting element.

The at least one load element has for example a receptacle, in particular a dome-like receptacle, for receiving the butter body, for example its longitudinal end.

The at least one load weight is expediently guided on a linear guide transversely to the cutting path. Thus, therefore, the load weight not only burden the respective butter body, but also lead in the direction of the cutting path. Furthermore, the load weight acts as a holder.

It is also conceivable, however, that instead of the load weight, for example, a feed element is guided linearly. Thus, for example, the advancing element can receive a longitudinal end of the butter body and so overall in the direction of the cutting element, d. H. Load the direction of the feed path.

Furthermore, it is possible that, instead of a load weight, a spring-loaded element is also provided which advances the butter body transversely to the cutting path in the direction of the cutting element.

As mentioned, the cutting element expediently has a plate-like shape. For example, the cutting element comprises or forms a cutting blade. It is understood that several cutting elements are conceivable.

The cutting edge of the cutting element is advantageously preceded with respect to the cutting path a cutting-preparation area for the butter body to be cut off. The cutting-providing surface expediently has a fixed or adjustable cutting distance transversely to the cutting path, from which a thickness of the cut piece of butter depends.

The cutting-providing surface may, for example, be adjustable with respect to the cutting edge to adjust the butter-piece thickness. For example, a screw thread is conceivable, with which the cutting-providing surface is adjustable transversely to the cutting edge of the cutting element. Furthermore, it is advantageous if the cutting-providing surface is provided by exchangeable, differently thick insert body, so as to adjust the butter piece thickness.

A free edge of the snow-providing surface has expediently with respect to the cutting path a longitudinal distance to the cutting edge of the cutting element.

This longitudinal distance is expediently dimensioned such that the cut piece of butter can tilt over a free edge and away from the cutting element. Thus, for example, the piece of butter tilts downwardly away from the free edge of the cutting delivery surface. This tilting is expediently supported by the aforementioned scraper.

It is understood that the cutting path may have various shapes, such as straight, curved or the like. Particularly preferred is an arcuate cutting path, in particular a circular cutting path. The bearing, with which the cutting element is mounted relative to the holder or vice versa, is thus in this embodiment expediently a pivot bearing.

But it is also a planer-like movement conceivable in which the piece of butter is almost moved back and forth. Thus, it is possible, for example, that the cutting path is linear. The arcuate, in particular circular, cutting path has the advantage that a plurality of butter bodies, in particular butter sticks, can be grouped in the manner of a revolver.

Preferably, the holder is designed to hold a plurality of, in particular annularly grouped butter body. For example, the holder has the nature of a revolver in which a plurality of butter bodies are arranged in a ring.

Preferably, the portioning device has a slideway on which the at least one butter body can slide along. This slideway may for example be rectilinear or annular. For example, the butter body (s) slide along the slideway to eventually be cut off the cutting element.

The slideway is expediently arranged on a carrier body for carrying the at least one butter body. Thus, so loads the butter body or read the butter body on the carrier body and slide along it. The carrier body is stationary relative to the cutting element.

But it is also a movable, for example linearly movable, but preferably rotatable carrier body possible, which transports the parked on it butter body to the cutting edge.

Between the slideway and one of the cutting edge of the cutting element with respect to the cutting path upstream cutting-supply surface is expediently a step available. The back of the preparation surface is thus formed by a step surface, which supports the cut off butter body quasi back.

The slide and / or the cutting-providing surface are suitably rotatably connected to the scraper in the cutting feed motion.

The portioning device according to the invention preferably has a cooling device of the at least one butter body.

For example, the cooling device has a receiving chamber for a cooling medium, for. As ice, a coolant or the like. The receiving chamber can also form part of a through-channel through which the cooling medium flows. However, an electric cooling element is also preferred. The electric cooling element expediently has a regulation in order to set a desired cooling temperature.

The cooling device is expediently arranged in a central region between at least two butter bodies, for example a ring arrangement of a plurality of butter bodies.

The cooling device and the at least one butter body or the butter bodies are expediently without direct contact. This prevents contamination and allows an optimal circulation of the cooled air around the respective butter body to be cooled. The cooling device and the butter body are thus contactless relative to each other.

The portioning device preferably has a hood for, in particular, non-contact covering of the at least one butter body. The one or more butter bodies are thus arranged in the interior of the hood and protected from environmental influences. In particular, optimum cooling is possible there. Even if the butter bodies are not actively cooled, for example by the aforementioned cooling device, the at least one body of butter under the hood is protected from the environment and can better maintain its temperature. The hood is suitably transparent or translucent in that the user can see the butter supply located inside the hood. Preference is given to insulation, ie the hood consists of an insulating material. For example, a zweischeibige hood could be provided with an insulation interior.

The hood is with respect to the holder expediently motion-resistant, for example, rotationally fixed. The hood is thus taken by the holder during its relative movement to the cutting element. Conveniently, the portioning device has an operable by an operator handle for adjusting the holder and the cutting element relative to each other.

It is also preferable to be able to deposit the portioning device on a substrate. For example, it has a stationary during operation of the portioning footprint for parking on a ground. The footprint is arranged for example on a base support, which in turn supports the driving device movable. The carrier device advantageously has a rotary bearing arrangement in the central region of the basic carrier, which on the one hand rotatably supports the stripper driver and on the other hand the holder driver. For example, the Haltermitnehmer is through an opening of the carrier body, on which one or more butter body can slide, upwards. The Haltermitnehmer then takes the holder, which expediently has one or more perforated discs, rotatably with.

An independent thought it represents when the cutting element has the following embodiment. The cutting element is expediently designed as a cutting blade.

From a front side of the cutting edge of the cutting element extending away from each other and facing each other both a to be cut off the butter body facing top surface and a cutting surface portion away. The cutting surface portion, more or less the bottom of the cutting edge, and the top surface include a cutting angle. The cutting surface section is adjoined by an open-space section and, in turn, an abrading section, which serves to slide the cut piece of butter away from the cutting element. The free surface portion includes a clearance angle with respect to the top surface, but smaller than the cutting angle. Thus, therefore, the cutting element initially cuts the piece of butter with a relatively steep angle from the front, but subsequently has a flatter course, which is particularly useful in connection with a piece of butter to be scraped, but is also advantageous if no scraper is present.

It is preferred that between the various sections, namely the cutting surface portion, the free surface portion and / or the wiper portion are intermediate surfaces, preferably with a rounding.

It is understood that the cutting surface portion and the scraping portion and the free surface portion are preferably flat. But it is also possible that these sections have a curvature.

The stripping section expediently runs parallel to the top surface.

It is preferred if at least the stripping section is substantially planar, in particular represents a plane surface, so that the piece of butter can be optimally stripped by the scraper mentioned above.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the invention will be explained with reference to the drawing. Show it:

1 a perspective front view of the portioning device according to the invention,

2 a lower portion of the portioning according to 1 with some pieces of butter removed, so that a cooling device is visible,

3 similar to the view 1 but with a perforated disc of the holder removed,

4 a similar view as 2 but with the perforated disk removed and butter bodies removed, so that a cutting element and a carrier body with a slide track is visible,

5 a view similar to that according to 4 but with the carrier body and slide track removed,

6 the carrier body according to 4 from underneath,

7 the carrier body according to 4 from above, and

8th a side view of the cutting element according to 4 ,

A portioning device 10 serves for portioning of butter, which in the form of butter bodies 11 intended for portioning. The butter bodies 11 are rod-like, so to speak, form butter sticks, which from the portioning device 10 kept and cut to length. In the embodiment, the portioning z. B. a total of eight butter bodies 11 or butter sticks, of which individual chunks of butter 12 be cut off.

The portioning device 10 includes a basic carrier 13 whose bottom has a footprint 15 for parking the portioning device 10 on a surface, z. B. a table for a breakfast buffet forms. The basic carrier 13 has a cylindrical, plate-like shape. At the base carrier 13 is a driving device 16 for a holder 17 present, which helps to keep the butter bodies 11 serves. The takeaway device 16 includes a scraper driver 18 and a holder dog 19 that by means of a pivot bearing 20 rotatable on the base support 13 are stored.

With the basic carrier 13 rotatably connected is a cutting element 21 with which the pieces of butter 12 from the butter bodies 11 be cut off. The cutting element 21 includes a cutting knife 22 which is formed in the manner of a circle segment. The cutting knife 22 has a plate-like shape. A cutting edge 23 of the cutting element 21 runs radially to a rotation axis 24 of the pivot bearing 20 ,

The cutting element 21 is on a carrier body 25 arranged. The carrier body 25 is designed as a kind of support plate, ie it has an outer contour, which is approximately the outer contour of the base support 13 equivalent. The carrier body 25 is at a top 26 of the basic carrier 13 arranged. Preferably, the carrier body covers 25 the basic carrier 13 , On the outer circumference are the basic carrier 13 and the carrier body 25 a circular ring. For example, the carrier body 25 on its outer circumference a ring 27 which is radially outward in front of the basic carrier 13 protrudes. The basic carrier 13 and the carrier body 25 For example, they are bolted together, glued or welded, at least firmly connected. Exemplary are holes 28 at the bottom of the carrier body 25 and at the base 13 indicated, in which a screw can be screwed.

The carrier body 25 has one from the ring 27 limited slideway 29 which has an annular course. The butter bodies 11 can along the slide 29 slide.

The cutting knife 22 is on the carrier body 25 fixed against rotation. As the carrier body 25 rotatably with the basic carrier 13 is, so is the cutting knife 22 or the cutting element 21 rotatably with the basic carrier 13 connected.

The cutting element 21 is on a cutting element holder 30 radially inward and one step 31 held radially on the outside. The stage 31 is at the ring 27 trained and designed as a circumferential step. The cutting element holder 30 has a bearing surface on which the cutting element 21 with its radially inner region substantially flat rests. For example, the cutting element 21 on the cutting element holder 30 by rivets or screws 32 held.

The carrier body 25 has a central recess 33 on, in which the driving device 16 engages and with her Haltermitnehmer 19 upwards in front of a top 34 of the carrier body 25 protrudes. The recess 33 is presently annular. An inner contour and outer contours of the Haltermitnehmers 19 and the Abstreifmitnehmers 18 correspond with each other.

The cutting element holder 30 is for example on an annular surface 35 formed around the recess 33 runs around. The slideway 29 is opposite the ring surface 35 deeper, ie it is located between the ring surface 35 and the slideway 29 a step. Another step or boundary is through the ring 27 given so that the slideway 29 radially inward and radially outward, respectively, is limited. This will make the butter bodies 11 additionally guided, which is not necessary, but only appropriate.

At the end of the slide 29 , the cutting element 21 upstream, there is a cutting-ready area 36 , The cutting delivery area 36 is related to the slideway 29 deeper, so that over the slideway 29 sliding butter body 11 one level, so to speak 37 get down before passing through another feed along a feed path or cutting path 38 to the cutting edge 23 get that a piece of butter 12 from the respective butter body 11 cuts.

The cut piece of butter 12 can then pass through an ejection port 39 of the basic carrier 13 fall through and get outside. The ejection opening 39 is as a kind of cut-free at the basic carrier 13 designed. The ejection opening 39 is located below the cutting element 21 , The ejection port 39 So it is next to the cutting element 21 arranged so that from the cutting element 21 cut piece of butter 12 through the base carrier 13 can get into the open air. The ejection opening 39 in this case has a semicircular shape, somewhat corresponding to a circular outer periphery of the butter body 11 , Of course, other geometric shapes of the ejection opening 39 possible are.

At this point is nachzutragen that, of course, instead of the two-piece design of basic support 13 and carrier body 25 Also, a one-piece design is possible, but this is not shown in the drawing. However, the chosen embodiment is easy to install.

Between the cutting edge 23 of the cutting element 21 and the front, from the step 37 opposite side of the cutting-providing surface 36 , that is, a leading edge of the cutting-providing surface 36 , is a longitudinal distance 40 available. The longitudinal distance 40 is sized so that each cut piece of butter 12 in the direction of the ejection opening 39 from the cutting element 21 can tip over and does not get stuck there. It should be understood that it is convenient to use the front, free edge of the cutting delivery surface 36 while at such a longitudinal distance 40 to the cutting edge 23 to order that this tilting is optimally ensured. On the other hand, the longitudinal distance 40 also advantageous not to choose too far, so that the respective piece of butter 12 and the butter body 11 until cut off by the cutting element 21 to have the best possible leadership.

However, such good guidance is not only in the area of the cutting element 21 but also above it, which will become clearer in the following. Furthermore, the cutting process is improved by the also advantageously provided, described below in detail measures.

To advance the butter body 11 in the direction of the cutting element 21 serves as a handle 41 that with the holder 17 at least in the case of the traversed cutting feed motion 42 rotatably connected. The handle 41 includes a handle 43 that can be grabbed by an operator. The handle 43 is in front of an outer circumference of the basic carrier 13 in front. The handle 43 is on an arm 44 provided with the Abstreifmitnehmer 18 rotatably connected. The arm 44 includes a radially extending arm portion 45 directly with the wiper 18 is connected, as well as one on the outer circumference of the base support 13 extending arm section 46 , at the free end of the handle 43 is provided. The arm 44 could be one-piece, but in the present case is formed of several components, but not interested. The arm section 45 extends from the cylindrical Abstreifmitnehmer 18 extending radially away in a cutout 47 at the top 34 of the basic carrier 13 ,

The cut-out 47 is designed, for example, in the manner of a circle segment, so that the arm 44 can undergo a pivoting movement, the at least one stroke of the cutting feed motion 42 corresponds, in this case even slightly larger. Anyway, the arm can 44 go through a reciprocating twisting motion around the butter bodies 11 each to move along a cutting stroke, which is to cut a piece of butter 12 from a butter body 11 necessary is. In the present case, for example, it is an eighth of a turn, since a total of eight butter bodies 11 to cut off.

The scraper driver 18 serves to take along a scraper 48 with which each cut piece of butter 12 from the cutting element 21 can be stripped off. The scraper 48 is in the area of the cutting element 21 arranged and movable relative to this. The scraper 48 is for example on a holding arm 49 arranged by the wiper 18 protrudes radially. The holding arm 49 or the wiper 48 and the arm 44 with the handle 43 have an angular offset relative to each other, so that the arm portion 45 anyway next to the ejection opening 39 is arranged while the scraper 48 or the holding arm 49 in the area of the ejection opening 39 are located.

The scraper 48 has a plate-like shape. For example, he has a stripper plate 50 , The scraper plate 50 and the plate surface of the cutting blade 22 are expediently arranged parallel to each other. The scraper 48 is relatively flat, ie it is designed, for example, knife-like. His front, intended for stripping scraper 51 has expediently a length which is about the length of the cutting edge 23 equivalent. Thus, it is possible that the scraper 48 in the manner of a second knife under the cutting element 21 is movable through and the piece of butter 12 almost from the bottom of the cutting element 21 scrapes. The butter piece 12 So falls by the action of the scraper 48 optimally in the direction of the ejection opening 39 and thus from the portioning device 10 out. Due to the scraper 48 For example, the temperature range that the butter may have is relatively high, for example between 5 ° to 20 ° Celsius, preferably about 10 ° to 15 ° Celsius.

The scraper 48 is very close to the bottom of the cutting blade 22 arranged, glides on this expediently even along. This achieves a kind of shearing movement, ie of butter 12 is almost the bottom of the cutting element 21 sheared. The scraper 48 or the stripper plate 50 is for example with the holding arm 49 riveted, glued or screwed.

The scraper driver 18 is at the cutting feed movement 42 with the holder driver 19 motion-coupled. The holder driver 19 So is the Abstreifmitnehmer 18 during the cutting feed movement 42 taken. It thus move during the cutting feed motion 42 at the same time the holder 17 or a butter body to be shortened 11 forward towards the cutting edge 23 to and the scraper 48 from the cutting edge 23 path.

In one of the cutting feed movement 42 opposite backward movement is a freewheel between the Abstreifmitnehmer 18 and the holder driver 19 available. In this backward movement 52 the scraper moves 48 back again, ie to the cutting edge 23 out, so he cut the piece of butter 12 from the cutting element 21 scrapes. The holder driver 19 however, remains stationary relative to the basic carrier 13 or to the carrier body 25 ,

In support of the backward movement 52 is a return spring arrangement 53 intended. The return spring arrangement 53 includes, for example, a spring 54 on the one hand with the basic carrier 13 and / or the carrier body 25 on the other hand with the scraper 48 connected is. The present is the spring 54 for example with the arm 44 , Expediently the arm portion 45 , and on the other hand with a holder 55 connected to the ground support 13 is arranged. For the spring 54 is a cut-out 47 at the top 26 of the basic carrier 13 intended. The cut-out 56 and the cut-out 47 run angularly to each other. For example, the spring attacks 54 at right angles to the arm 44 , so that optimal lifting conditions are achieved.

The scraper driver 18 and the holder dog 19 are designed as cylindrical discs. In a space between the Abstreifmitnehmer 18 and the holder driver 19 is the aforementioned motion coupling or freewheel available, but this does not have to be interesting in detail. In any case, the motion coupling between Abstreifmitnehmer 18 and holder catcher 19 during the cutting feed movement 42 given, in the backward movement 52 on the other hand canceled (freewheel).

The holder driver 19 is rotatable with the holder 17 connected. For example, at the top of the Haltermitnehmers 19 driver projections 57 arranged in a perforated disk 58 of the owner 17 intervention. The perforated disc 58 has a series of shots 59 for picking up the butter bodies 11 , The pictures 59 have an inner contour that matches the outer contour of the butter body 11 Corresponds, so the shots 59 the butter bodies 11 to lead. The pictures 59 are above the slide 29 , Thus, the recordings form 59 So a ring or are arranged in a ring. The perforated disc 58 is designed, for example, as a kind of carousel or revolver disc, which is a series of several butter bodies 11 , present 8th , circular and along the slide 29 leads.

The pictures 59 are designed here as through-holes, ie that the butter body 11 the recordings 59 penetrate and with their in the drawing lower Längsendbereichen on the slide 29 rest. The perforated disc 58 is rotatable with respect to the base carrier 13 and the carrier body 25 , For example, its peripheral wall 60 on the carrier body 25 supported. The peripheral wall 60 is at the ring 27 , specifically its stage 31 , guided and can turn there.

While the lower longitudinal end or longitudinal ends of the butter body 11 from the perforated disk 58 are guided, the opposite, upper longitudinal ends of load bodies 61 held. The load body 61 For example, due to spring force and / or by means of a feed mechanism or the like, a force on the upper longitudinal ends of the butter body 11 exercise. In the present case, the load bodies act 61 however, due to their weight, ie by weight, on the butter bodies 11 ,

This is particularly beneficial when the butter bodies 11 are very short, ie quite a lot of pieces of butter are cut off, leaving their own weight, with which they are on the slide 29 sit up, is quite low.

The load body 61 However, they not only have a loading task but also a guiding function: on the undersides of the load bodies 61 ie the butter bodies 11 facing sides, are not visible in the drawing recordings, for example, dome-like recordings, in which the longitudinal ends of the butter body 11 intervention. Thus, therefore, the load body act 61 from above on the butter body 11 ,

The load body 61 are on linear guides 62 linearly guided. The linear guides 62 include guide profiles 63 with a rod-like shape, that of a carrier 64 being held. The carrier 64 is plate-like. The carrier 64 is above the perforated disc 58 arranged and located centrally in the interior between the shots 59 , The guiding profiles 63 For example, have guide grooves 65 in which of the load bodies 61 projecting, not visible in the drawing, arms are guided and recorded. These arms can be in the guide grooves 65 slide up and down, leaving a total of the load body 61 along the linear guides 62 are movable up and down.

The carrier 64 and with him the leadership profiles 63 are regarding the perforated disc 58 rotation. Every shot 59 is each a load body 61 and thus also a linear guide 62 assigned. A guide pair consisting of a receptacle 59 and a load body 61 or a linear guide 62 are arranged along a radial line, extending from the axis of rotation 24 extends radially outward away. It is understood that an inclination of the components of the guide pair is possible. Anyway, it is beneficial that at the bottom of the load body 61 existing recording and a recording 59 the perforated disc 58 are arranged with linear distance to each other, so that the respective piece of butter 12 is optimally held and guided at its longitudinal ends.

The holder 55 So includes several guide brackets 66 , each one a shot 59 as well as a load body 61 includes, with which several, in the embodiment 8th , Butter body 11 can be held and managed. The guide brackets 66 hold and guide the butter bodies 11 along a feed path 67 that are transverse to the cutting path 38 , in this case rectangular (oblique would also be possible), runs. So if carousel consists of perforated disc 58 and the load weights or load bodies 61 turns, the butter (rod) body turns 11 rotated and slide along the slide 29 or the cutting delivery area 36 , The butter body located there 11 gets off the cutting element 21 cut to length, leaving a piece of butter 12 through the discharge opening 39 falls. But then the carousel stops and the scraper stops 48 comes into action. In the backward movement 52 Only the handle moves 41 and with him the scraper 48 so that may be at the bottom of the cutting blade 22 still attached piece of butter 12 from the cutting blade 22 is stripped off.

To cover the butter body 11 has the portioning device 10 a hood 68 , A free end of a peripheral wall 69 the hood 68 for example, lies on the free, upper end face of the ring 27 or the stage 31 on. So that's the hood 68 concerning the basic vehicle 13 rotatably, while inside the butter body 11 with the guide carousel or the guide brackets 66 rotate. A peripheral wall 69 the hood 68 is transparent, for example, so that you can see the remaining butter stock. On a top wall 70 the hood 68 is conveniently a handle 71 arranged with which the hood 68 taken, for example, from the basic carrier 13 can be lifted.

An innovative, hygienic cooling concept provides advantageous that they have a cooling device 72 having. The cooling device 72 includes, for example, a cooling element 73 , The cooling element 73 could for example contain an electric cooling. In the present case has the cooling element 73 However, a receiving chamber into which a cooling medium, in particular ice, can be introduced. The cooling element 73 is designed as a kind of cooling rod.

The cooling element 73 is located in the center, ie in the area of the axis of rotation 24 , For example, the cooling element loads 73 on the holder driver 19 up, so it will be turned on with this. The cooling element 73 includes, for example, a container 74 that with its bottom on the holder cam 19 rests. The container 74 is in the interior, ie between the guide profiles 63 arranged.

The container 74 is cylindrical, for example. The carrier 64 for the leadership profiles 63 For example, has a recess 75 , whose inner contour with the outer contour of the container 74 correlated. Thus, the container becomes 74 from the recess 75 held.

It is advantageous in any case, that the container 74 no contact with the butter bodies 11 has, but only acts cooling on them. This counteracts soiling.

Of course, it is advantageous that the guide brackets 66 in total, apart from the recordings 59 and the recordings on the load bodies 61 , also without contact with the butter bodies 11 are so that they are essentially free.

This also counteracts soiling, and also allows optimal cooling.

The cutting element 21 As explained, it is preferable as a cutting blade 22 designed. The cutting element 21 has a top surface 77 over which the butter body 11 slides away, of which one piece of butter 12 is cut off. The top surface 77 extends from a front side 76 the cutting edge 23 , the actual cutting edge, away. In the present case is the top surface 77 designed as a plane surface. The top surface 77 runs parallel to the slide 29 , but with height offset.

From the front 76 Furthermore, a cutting surface section extends 78 path. The cutting surface section 78 and the top surface 77 close a cutting angle 80 one or are at a cutting angle 80 angular, which is relatively large. The cutting angle 80 is greater than a clearance angle 81 that is between an open space section 79 and the top surface 77 located. The open space section 79 closes at the cutting surface section 78 at.

In a further continuation closes to the open space section 79 a scraping section 82 at. The stripping section 82 , the bottom of the cutting element 21 and the top surface 77 are expediently plane and / or parallel. Between the cutting surface section 78 and the open space section 79 is advantageous a rounding 83 available.

All of the above measures are advantageous in terms of optimal cutting of the piece of butter 12 from the butter body 11 , From the front 76 seen is therefore the cutting element 21 almost flat.

The front 76 or the cutting edge 23 In this case are straight, ie it creates a straight cut. It is understood that a wave cut without further notice is also possible.

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• DE 79772 [0002]

Claims (43)

Portioning device for portioning butter, with a holder ( 17 ) for receiving and guiding at least one, in particular rod-like, butter body ( 11 ), and with a cutting edge ( 23 ) having cutting element ( 21 ) for cutting a piece of butter ( 12 ) of the butter body ( 11 ), and with a bearing for movably supporting the cutting element ( 21 ) concerning the holder ( 17 ), so that through one along a cutting path ( 38 ) running cutting feed movement ( 42 ) of the holder ( 17 ) and the cutting element ( 21 ) relative to each other the butter body ( 11 ) over the cutting edge ( 23 ) and a piece of butter ( 12 ) of the butter body ( 11 ) can be cut off, characterized in that it is used for stripping off with the cutting element ( 21 ) truncated piece of butter ( 12 ) a scraper ( 48 ), which relative to the cutting element ( 21 ) is movable. Portioning device according to claim 1, characterized in that between the scraper ( 48 ) and the holder ( 17 ) a carrier device ( 16 ) is provided so that the scraper ( 48 ) during the cutting feed motion ( 42 ) with the holder ( 17 ) is motion-coupled, and / or that between the cutting element ( 23 ) ( 21 ) and the scraper ( 48 ) a freewheel is present, so that the scraper ( 48 ) during the cutting feed motion ( 42 ) in one direction from the cutting edge ( 23 ) of the cutting element ( 21 ) is movable away. Portioning device according to claim 2, characterized in that the driving device ( 16 ) a freewheel between the holder ( 17 ) and the scraper ( 48 ), so that the scraper ( 48 ) during one of the cutting feed movement ( 42 ) opposite backward movement ( 52 ) for stripping the piece of butter ( 12 ) of the cutting element ( 21 ) concerning the holder ( 17 ) is freely movable. Portioning device according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the scraper ( 48 ) with a Abstreifmitnehmer ( 18 ) of the driving device ( 16 ) and the holder ( 17 ) with a holder driver ( 19 ) of the driving device ( 16 ) and that the scraper driver ( 18 ) the holder driver ( 19 ) during the cutting feed motion ( 42 ) and during one of the cutting feed movement ( 42 ) opposite backward movement ( 52 ) in a freewheel relative to the Haltermitnehmer ( 19 ) is freely movable. Portioning device according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the Abstreifmitnehmer ( 18 ) with an operable by an operator handle ( 41 ) for adjusting the holder ( 17 ) and the cutting element ( 21 ) is provided relative to each other. Portioning device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a return spring arrangement ( 53 ) for actuating the scraper ( 48 ) against the cutting feed motion ( 42 ) having. Portioning device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the scraper ( 48 ) has a plate-like shape. Portioning device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the scraper ( 48 ) has a knife-like shape. Portioning device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cutting element ( 21 ) a top on which the butter body ( 11 ) from which the butter piece ( 12 ) is cut off, along slides, and has a bottom, on which the scraper ( 48 ) is guided along. Portioning device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the scraper ( 48 ) on the cutting element ( 21 ) slides along. Portioning device ( 10 ) according to one of the preceding claims or the preamble of claim 1, characterized in that the holder ( 17 ) at least one guide holder ( 66 ) for guiding the at least one body of butter ( 11 ) along a transverse to the cutting path ( 38 ) extending feed path ( 67 ), wherein the at least one butter body ( 11 ) from the guide bracket ( 66 ) is kept substantially free standing. Portioning device according to claim 11, characterized in that the at least one guide holder ( 66 ) at least one recording ( 59 ) for holding the butter body ( 11 ) at one or both longitudinal end regions of the butter body ( 11 ) having. Portioning device according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that the at least one guide holder ( 66 ) at least one perforated disc ( 58 ) comprising at least one receptacle ( 59 ) for receiving the butter body ( 11 ) having. Portioning device according to claim 13, characterized in that the at least one receptacle ( 59 ) forms or comprises a passage opening. Portioning device according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that the perforated disc ( 58 ) next to the cutting element ( 21 ) is arranged. Portioning device according to one of claims 11 to 15, characterized in that the guide holder ( 66 ) at least one load body ( 61 ) for loading the at least one butter body ( 11 ) in the direction of the cutting element ( 21 ). Portioning device according to claim 16, characterized in that the at least one load body ( 61 ) a particular dome-like receptacle for receiving the butter body ( 11 ), in particular a longitudinal end of the butter body ( 11 ), having. Portioning device according to claim 16 or 17, characterized in that the at least one load body ( 61 ) on a linear guide transversely to the cutting path ( 38 ) is guided. Portioning device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cutting element ( 21 ) has a plate-like shape. Portioning device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cutting element ( 21 ) a cutting knife ( 22 ) comprises or forms. Portioning device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a with respect to the cutting path ( 38 ) of the cutting edge ( 23 ) of the cutting element ( 21 ) upstream cutting-providing surface ( 36 ) for the butter body to be cut off ( 11 ), wherein the cutting-providing surface ( 36 ) across the cutting path ( 38 ) to the cutting edge ( 23 ) has a fixed or adjustable cutting distance, of which a thickness of the cut piece of butter ( 12 ) depends. Portioning device according to claim 21, characterized in that a free edge of the cutting-providing surface ( 36 ) with respect to the cutting path ( 38 ) a longitudinal distance ( 40 ) to the cutting edge ( 23 ) of the cutting element ( 21 ) having. Portioning device according to claim 22, characterized in that the longitudinal spacing ( 40 ) is sized so that the cut piece of butter ( 12 ) over free edge and from the cutting element ( 21 ) can tip away. Portioning device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cutting path ( 38 ) is arcuate, in particular circular, and / or the bearing is a pivot bearing ( 20 ) comprises or forms. Portioning device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holder ( 17 ) for holding a plurality of annularly grouped butter bodies ( 11 ) is configured. Portioning device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a slideway ( 29 ) on which the at least one butter body ( 11 ) can slide along. Portioning device according to claim 26, characterized in that the slideway ( 29 ) is annular. Portioning device according to claim 27 or 28, characterized in that the slideway ( 29 ) on a carrier body for carrying the at least one butter body ( 11 ) is arranged, and that the carrier body relative to the cutting element ( 21 ) is stationary. Portioning device according to one of claims 27 to 29, characterized in that between the slideway ( 29 ) and one of the cutting edge ( 23 ) of the cutting element ( 21 ) with respect to the cutting path ( 38 ) upstream cutting delivery area ( 36 ) a step ( 37 ) is available. Portioning device according to one of claims 27 to 30, characterized in that the slideway ( 29 ) and / or the cutting delivery surface ( 36 ) with the scraper ( 48 ) during the cutting feed motion ( 42 ) are rotatably connected. Portioning device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a cooling device for cooling the at least one body of butter ( 11 ) having. Portioning device according to claim 31, characterized in that the cooling device has a receiving chamber for a cooling medium, in particular ice, and / or at least one electric cooling element. Portioning device according to claim 31 or 32, characterized in that the cooling device in a central region between at least two butter bodies ( 11 ), in particular in a ring arrangement of several butter bodies ( 11 ) is arranged. Portioning device according to claim 31, 32 or 33, characterized in that the cooling device and the at least one butter body ( 11 ) are without direct contact. Portioning device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has an operable by an operator handle ( 41 ) for adjusting the holder ( 17 ) and the cutting element ( 21 ) relative to each other. Portioning device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises at least one hood ( 68 ) for the particular non-contact covering of the at least one butter body ( 11 ) having. Portioning device according to claim 36, characterized in that the hood ( 68 ) with regard to a basic carrier ( 13 ) immobile, in particular rotationally fixed, is. Portioning device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a basic carrier ( 13 ) with at least one stationary during operation of the Portioniervorrichtung footprint ( 15 ) for parking on a ground. Portioning device for portioning butter according to one of the preceding claims or the preamble of claim 1, characterized in that from a front side ( 76 ) of the cutting edge ( 23 ) of the cutting element ( 21 ) a butter body to be cut off ( 11 ) facing top surface ( 77 ) and, opposite thereto, a cutting surface section ( 78 ) and a cutting angle ( 80 ) and that at the cutting surface portion ( 78 ) an open space section ( 79 ) and an angular stripper section ( 82 ) for slipping the cut piece of butter ( 12 ), the open space section ( 79 ) opposite the top surface ( 77 ) a clearance angle ( 81 ), which is smaller than the cutting angle ( 80 ). Portioning device according to claim 39, characterized in that between the cutting surface portion ( 78 ) and the open space section ( 79 ) and / or between the open space section ( 79 ) and the stripping section ( 82 ) a rounding ( 83 ) is provided. Portioning device according to claim 39 or 40, characterized in that the cutting surface section ( 78 ) and / or the open space section ( 79 ) and / or the stripping section ( 82 ) have a curvature. Portioning device according to one of claims 39 to 41, characterized in that the stripping section ( 82 ) approximately parallel to the top surface ( 77 ). Portioning device according to one of claims 39 to 42, characterized in that the stripping section ( 82 ) for stripping the cut piece of butter ( 12 ) by a scraper ( 48 ) is essentially flat.

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