Cutting – With means to monitor and control operation – Including means to correct the sensed operation
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-30
2005-08-30
Shoap, Allan N. (Department: 3724)
Cutting
With means to monitor and control operation
Including means to correct the sensed operation
C083S155000, C083S412000, C083S444000, C083S446000, C083S448000, C083S932000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06935215
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a slicing and conveying system that includes a slicing blade that cuts slices from a loaf, and an output conveyor located below the slicing blade for receiving the slices in a draft. A control system automatically adjusts a lateral movement of the output conveyor to form a laterally shingled draft of a consistent width in response to a sensed lateral dimension of the loaf being sliced. The control system includes a displacement sensor carried by a laterally adjustable guide assembly adjacent to the slicing blade. The displacement sensor is signal-connected to a control. The control is signal-connected to the output conveyor to control the lateral movement of the output conveyor according to the lateral dimension of the loaf sensed by the displacement sensor. As an additional aspect, the slices can be shingled in the longitudinal direction to form a two dimensional footprint. A length sensor can sense the length of the shingled draft and send a feedback signal to the control to make adjustments to the longitudinal movement of the output conveyor to adjust the degree of longitudinal shingling.
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Lindee Scott A.
Sandberg Glenn
Formax, Inc.
Prone Jason
Shoap Allan N.
The Law Office of Randall T. Erickson, P.C.
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