Compliant hold-down conveyor for slicer

The powered endless belt (14) of a lower conveyor (12) transports workpieces (16) past a scanning station (18) and then past a slicing station (20), whereat the workpieces are sliced into desired thickness by a powered blade (23). An upper hold-down conveyor (24) includes a powered belt (26) that as...

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Main Authors TIPPER NICHOLAS C, STRONG JOHN R, RUDY NORMAN A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.04.2014
Subjects
CUTTING
DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING,CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
HAND CUTTING TOOLS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SEVERING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:The powered endless belt (14) of a lower conveyor (12) transports workpieces (16) past a scanning station (18) and then past a slicing station (20), whereat the workpieces are sliced into desired thickness by a powered blade (23). An upper hold-down conveyor (24) includes a powered belt (26) that assists in holding the workpieces stationary and stable as workpieces travel past the slicing station (20). In this regard, the belt is of a compliant construction and is operated at a low enough tension to enable it to substantially conform to the contour of the upper surface of the workpiece, thereby to apply a substantially uniform load about the entire upper surface area of the workpiece.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20080186445