Improved floating belt

Abstract

Provided is a conveying device (1) for an industrial slicer, comprising: a lower conveyor (2) designed to drag food in a supported manner in a feed direction (D); and an upper conveyor (4) of floatingtype arranged above the lower conveyor (2) and comprising a frame (40) carrying a motor-driven conveyor belt (41) adapted to push the product dragged by the lower conveyor (2) in a feed direction (D)and to be closed into a loop around a plurality of linkages (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55) mounted on the frame. The conveyor belt (41) defines two movable branches (42, 43) facing the downward conveyor (2), which are adapted to contact and push the product above the product and are connected together by a recessed branch (44) defining a recess (C) facing the downward conveyor (2).

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a floating belt for industrial slicers. [0002] In particular, the present invention relates to a product (both fresh and cooked, preferably deboned or without cartilage) especially used in the food industry for cutting products such as meat, poultry, fish, vegetables Floating belt for use with slicers. Background technique [0003] Industrial slicers are known for processing products designed, for example, for mass retail, school or company canteens or catering. [0004] A known type of slicer comprising a cutting station and a lower conveyor belt for delivering the products to the cutting station, and two upper conveyor belts arranged above the conveyor belts and having the function of squeezing the products. [0005] The cutting station consists of a number of horizontal blades mounted midway between two upper conveyor belts, the lower conveyor belt extending below its blades so that products pushed into contact with the ...

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Problems solved by technology

[0013] In these cases, especially if the relative position between the blade and the front band changes during use of the microtome, during cutting the surface of the top sheet being formed, it is possible to come into contact with unused The rear non-cutting edge of the first blade; in this case, sliding against the rear edge of the blade affects and sometimes damages the surface of the food product

[0014] For this, only the blade tends to fit onto a machine that will be used to cut products of similar size and characteristics in the same way, with the disadvantage that the machine must be used each time to cut a different product, for example thicker or thinner than the previous product product, or using a different method, the blades had to be disassembled and reassembled, which required the line to be shut down for about fifteen minutes, not counting labor costs and the increased risk of assembly errors or accidents

[0015] Furthermore, although the floating belt of the known machine is designed to have the same tangential speed as the belt, in practice, over time, a small difference in speed between the two belts develops, affecting the quality of the cut; In fact, when the product is in the cutting section of the machine and is simultaneously affected by two floating belts, if the latter move at similar but different speeds, the surface of the resulting slice will have a structure visible to the naked eye, which Considered by consumers to be unsightly or a sign of poor quality

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