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EP3342566B1 - Dispositif d'alimentation pour une machine de découpe - Google Patents

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EP3342566B1
EP3342566B1 EP17209084.7A EP17209084A EP3342566B1 EP 3342566 B1 EP3342566 B1 EP 3342566B1 EP 17209084 A EP17209084 A EP 17209084A EP 3342566 B1 EP3342566 B1 EP 3342566B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D7/06—Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form
    • B26D7/0616—Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form by carriages, e.g. for slicing machines
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D7/06—Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form
    • B26D7/0641—Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form using chutes, hoppers, magazines
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D2210/00—Machines or methods used for cutting special materials
    • B26D2210/02—Machines or methods used for cutting special materials for cutting food products, e.g. food slicers

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  • the present invention relates to a feed device for a cutting machine according to the preamble of claim 1 and a cutting machine according to the preamble of claim 10.
  • Cutting machines of the aforementioned type are well known.
  • cutting machines intended for domestic use do not offer any possibility of safely feeding vegetables such as cucumbers or tomatoes to the cutting plane.
  • a feed device and a cutting machine of the type mentioned are from the GB 2 290 946 A known.
  • the feed device has an elongated housing through which, for example, apples and tomatoes can be fed to the cutting plane.
  • the feed device comprises a clamping bracket serving as a holding section, which can grip behind the underside of a slide of the cutting machine, wherein the feed device can be fixed to the slide by tightening a screw.
  • the problem on which the present invention is based is to create a cutting machine of the type mentioned at the outset, in which the feeding of vegetables or the like to the cutting plane is simplified. Furthermore, a feed device for such a cutting machine is to be specified.
  • a feed device with the characterizing features of claim 1 and by a cutting machine of the type mentioned at the beginning with the characterizing features of claim 10.
  • the subclaims relate to preferred embodiments of the invention.
  • the holding section is U-shaped and can be placed from above on an upper edge of a protective wall of a slide of a cutting machine serving to prevent the hand of the user from reaching into the cutting area. This simplifies the attachment of the feed device, because only the food holder usually provided on the cutting machine has to be replaced by the feed device according to the invention, which the user can achieve in a few simple steps.
  • the feed device can be attached to the cutting machine in order, for example, to feed cucumbers specifically to the cutting plane.
  • a cutting machine with a feed device according to the invention can, for example, cut vegetables into wafer-thin slices.
  • the means for feeding are designed in the form of a bowl or a tube, in particular as a bowl-shaped or tubular feed channel which has an opening that preferably opens into the cutting plane.
  • a bowl-shaped or tubular feed channel which has an opening that preferably opens into the cutting plane.
  • the means for feeding can feed the material to be cut to the cutting knife of the cutting machine at an angle other than 90 °, for example at an angle of 45 °.
  • the weight of the material to be cut can be used for feeding.
  • this automatically results in an oblique cut, which as a rule contributes to an attractive appearance of the cut material.
  • the means for attaching the feed device furthermore have support means, in particular a wall surrounding the tubular feed channel, which can stand up on the support surface, in particular over its entire lower edge, in particular on the edge of the support surface of the carriage facing the cutting plane.
  • This design results in a stable mounting of the feed device with simple means.
  • the feed channel has a cross-section deviating from a circular shape, in particular the cross section of the feed channel in its lower region in the position of use two at a low point at an angle of less than 180 °, in particular less than 150 °, preferably less than 120 °, has for example converging legs at an angle of about 90 °.
  • the deviation of the cross section from the circular shape in the lower area can serve to better guide the material to be cut or to prevent rotation of the material to be cut during cutting.
  • the feed channel has a recess, in particular extending in the feed direction, which preferably opens into the opening.
  • the recess gives a user an insight into the feed channel while the material to be cut is being fed in, so that the user can better monitor the cutting process.
  • the feed device has a width, in particular a width in a direction perpendicular to the feed direction, of at most 90 mm, preferably of at most 80 mm.
  • the holding section and / or a side wall carrying the holding section can be beveled, with in particular the holding section and / or the side wall each have a rear end edge extending parallel to the underside of the feed channel.
  • the feed device With a width that is less than or equal to 80 mm, the feed device can be inserted into standard kitchen drawers so that it can be easily stowed away.
  • the cutting machine comprises a feed device according to the invention and that the slide of the cutting machine comprises a protective wall to prevent the user's hand from reaching into the cutting area, on the upper edge of which a part of the feed device can be applied.
  • FIGS. 5 to 8 show a slide 1 of a commercially available cutting machine (not shown) which comprises a rotatable cutting knife which is attached to a machine housing and which defines a cutting plane.
  • the carriage 1 comprises a horizontal support surface 2 for the material to be cut and can be moved to the right and to the left in a known manner relative to the cutting knife Fig. 8 be moved back and forth to feed the cutting knife.
  • the cutting machine further comprises a stop plate, not shown, which is designed to be movable in order to predetermine the slice thickness of the cut material.
  • the carriage 1 furthermore comprises a protective wall 3 for preventing the user's hand from reaching into the cutting area.
  • a leftovers holder, not shown, can be placed on an upper rounded edge 4 of the protective wall 3.
  • a finger guard 9 is attached to the protective wall 3 (see FIG Fig. 6 ), which protrudes upwards at an angle from the protective wall 3.
  • the illustrated embodiment of a feed device 5 comprises a tubular feed channel 6 which has an opening 7 facing away from the cutting plane (see FIG Fig. 1 ) and an opening 8 arranged in the area of the cutting plane (see Fig. 6 ) having.
  • Material to be cut such as a cucumber or a tomato, can be fed to the cutting plane through the tubular feed channel 6.
  • the diameter of the feed channel 6 or the diameter or the size of the opening 7 can in particular correspond to a common standard.
  • the feed channel 6 has a cross-section that deviates from a circular shape.
  • the cross section of the feed channel 6 in its upper area in the position of use is partially circular, whereas in its lower area it has two at a low point 14 at an angle of less than 180 °, in particular less than 150 °, preferably less than 120 °, for example at an angle of about 90 ° converging, curved legs 15, 16 (see Fig. 1 ).
  • the deviation of the cross section from the circular shape in the lower area can serve to better guide the material to be cut or to prevent rotation of the material to be cut during cutting.
  • the feed channel 6 also has a slot-shaped recess 17 which extends in particular in the feed direction and opens into the opening 8 (see FIG Fig. 2 ).
  • the recess 17 is arranged in a lateral upper area of the feed channel 6 and extends only over a comparatively short distance adjoining the opening 8 at the end.
  • the recess 17 gives a user an insight into the feed channel while the material to be cut is being fed in, so that the user can better monitor the cutting process.
  • a bowl-shaped feed channel open at the top can also be provided.
  • the feed device 5 further comprises means for attaching the feed device to the cutting machine. These means have a U-shaped holding section 10, which can be placed on the rounded edge 4 of the protective wall 3 from above instead of a scrap holder (see FIG Fig. 1 and Fig. 5 ).
  • the U-shaped holding section 10 is arranged on the top of a side wall 18 of the feed device 5 that extends in the feed direction of the material to be cut (see FIG Fig. 4 ).
  • the means for attaching the feed device also have support means, in particular a wall 11 surrounding the tubular feed channel 6, which stands on the edge of the support surface 2 facing the cutting plane on the support surface 2, in particular over its entire lower edge.
  • the lower edge of the wall 11 can have a widened support surface 12 for this purpose (see FIG Fig. 4 , 7 and 8 ).
  • the finger guard 9 has a recess 13 into which the U-shaped holding section 10 can be pushed until it rests against the finger guard 9 (see FIG Fig. 6 ). In this position, there is a defined position of the feed device on the slide or on the cutting machine.
  • the area of the wall 11 surrounding the opening 8 can, in terms of its size, be approximately the area of a wall of a typical
  • the leftover holder Corresponding to the leftover holder, in particular at least as large as the area of a corresponding wall of a typical leftover holder.
  • the illustrated second embodiment of a feed device 5 differs from the first embodiment only in a different design of the U-shaped holding section 10 and side wall 18.
  • the side wall 18 and the one on the top of the side wall 18 are provided in the second embodiment Holding section 10 beveled so that they each have a rear terminating edge 19, 20 extending parallel to the underside of the feed channel 6 (see FIG Figures 9 and 10 ).
  • This configuration of the side wall 18 and the holding section 10 means that the feed device 5 has a width b in the transverse direction of the feed channel 6 that is less than or equal to 80 mm (see FIG Fig. 10 ). In this way, the feed device 5 can be introduced into a commercially available kitchen drawer.

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Claims (10)

  1. Dispositif d'alimentation (5) pour une machine de tranchage, comprenant
    - un moyen d'introduction d'un produit à trancher sur un plan de coupe d'une machine de tranchage,
    - un moyen d'installation du dispositif d'alimentation (5) sur la machine de tranchage, selon lequel les moyens d'installation du dispositif d'alimentation (5) sur la machine de tranchage présentent une partie de maintien (10),
    caractérisé en ce que la partie de maintien (10) a la forme d'un U et, pour introduire un produit à trancher sur un plan de coupe, peut être posée par le haut sur un bord supérieur (4) d'une paroi de protection (3) d'un chariot (1) d'une machine de tranchage, servant à empêcher l'intervention de la main de l'utilisateur dans la zone de coupe.
  2. Dispositif d'alimentation (5) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'introduction sont formés en forme de coque ou en forme de tube, en particulier sous la forme d'un canal d'alimentation (6) en forme de coque ou en forme de tube, qui présente une ouverture (8) débouchant de préférence sur le plan de coupe.
  3. Dispositif d'alimentation (5) selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'introduction introduisent le produit à trancher sous un angle différent de 90° par rapport au couteau de la machine de tranchage, par exemple sous un angle de 45°.
  4. Dispositif d'alimentation (5) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'installation du dispositif d'alimentation (5) présentent en outre un moyen vertical, en particulier une paroi (11) qui entoure le canal d'alimentation (6) de forme tubulaire, qui, en particulier, peut se dresser au bord, tourné vers le plan de coupe, de la surface de support (2) du chariot (1), sur la surface de support (2), en particulier sur l'entièreté de son bord inférieur.
  5. Dispositif d'alimentation (5) selon l'une des revendications 2 à 4, caractérisé en ce que le canal d'alimentation (6) présente une section transversale s'écartant d'une forme de cercle, selon lequel, en particulier, la section transversale du canal d'alimentation (6) présente, dans sa partie inférieure en position d'utilisation, deux côtés latéraux (15, 16) qui se rejoignent en un point bas (14) selon un angle inférieur à 180°, en particulier inférieur à 150°, de préférence inférieur à 120°, par exemple selon un angle d'environ 90°.
  6. Dispositif d'alimentation (5) selon l'une des revendications 2 à 5, caractérisé en ce que le canal d'alimentation (6) présente un creux (17) s'étendant en particulier dans la direction d'alimentation, qui débouche de préférence dans l'ouverture (8).
  7. Dispositif d'alimentation (5) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'alimentation (5) présente une largeur (b), en particulier une largeur (b) dans une direction perpendiculaire à la direction d'alimentation, d'au maximum 90 mm, de préférence d'au maximum 80 mm.
  8. Dispositif d'alimentation (5) selon l'une des revendications 4 à 7, caractérisé en ce que la partie de maintien (10) et/ou une paroi latérale (18) supportant la partie de maintien (10) sont biseautées, selon lequel, en particulier, la partie de maintien (10) et/ou la paroi latérale (18) présentent respectivement un bord de fermeture arrière (19, 20) s'étendant parallèlement à la partie inférieure du canal d'alimentation (6).
  9. Machine de tranchage pour denrées alimentaires, comprenant
    - un couteau rotatif,
    - un chariot (1) avec une surface de support (2) pour produit à trancher, qui peut effectuer un mouvement d'aller-retour relativement au couteau,
    caractérisée en ce que la machine de tranchage comprend un dispositif d'alimentation (5) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8 et en ce que le couteau (1) de la machine de tranchage comprend une paroi de protection (3) pour empêcher l'intervention de la main de l'utilisateur dans la zone de coupe, sur le bord supérieur (4) de laquelle une partie du dispositif d'alimentation (5) peut être appliqué.
  10. Machine de tranchage selon la revendication 9, caractérisée en ce qu'une partie du dispositif d'alimentation peut se dresser sur la surface de support (2).
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