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Title:
LOAF END TRIMMING STATION FOR A SLICING MACHINE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006096520
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
A loaf end trimming station for a high speed food loaf slicing machine, includes a frame, a first knife and a second knife spaced apart along the frame and oriented in positions corresponding to a lead end trimming location and a trailing end trimming location of a food loaf. The trimming station includes a loaf cutting support for receiving the loaf, and a motive mechanism to move the loaf cutting support toward the knives to trim ends off of the loaf. The trimming station includes a loaf staging support, wherein the loaf cutting support deposits the loaves on the loaf staging support after being trimmed by the knives. The loaf staging support is tiltable between a staging position to collect trimmed loaves and a loading position to deliver trimmed loaves to the high speed food loaf slicing machine.

Inventors:
FERRIN JUDD (US)
SANDBERG GLENN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2006/007624
Publication Date:
November 02, 2006
Filing Date:
March 03, 2006
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Assignee:
FORMAX INC (US)
FERRIN JUDD (US)
SANDBERG GLENN (US)
International Classes:
B26D7/06
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