Cutting Machine Offshoot Pivot Axis Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing slicing machines face mechanical instability and vibration issues due to long connecting linkages in the offshoot mechanism, particularly when handling large or heavy food slices, which affects cutting speed and accuracy.
Innovation Solution
A cutting machine design where the offshoot is pivoted about a horizontally running pivot axis that passes through the machine housing, reducing the length of the connecting linkage and improving mass distribution, combined with a mechanical connection system such as a screw or bayonet connection that ensures stability and quick-release functionality, allowing for faster and more precise pivoting movements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the offshoot is attached to the outside of the cutting machine housing with a long connecting linkage, then accessibility of the attachment is improved, but mechanical stability and dynamic behavior deteriorate due to increased torsion and vibration during pivoting movements
Solution Approach 1:
The connection is positioned on the housing wall facing the cutting plane, changing the spatial arrangement from an external attachment to an internal-facing connection. This dimensional repositioning shortens the connecting linkage and moves the pivot point closer to the center of mass of the offshoot, reducing torsion and vibration during pivoting while maintaining accessibility.
2Ease of manufacture
If the connecting linkage is made longer to accommodate external attachment, then ease of assembly is improved, but vibration and mechanical stability deteriorate during fast dynamic movements
Solution Approach 1:
By repositioning the connection on the housing wall facing the cutting plane, the design changes the spatial configuration to shorten the connecting linkage. This reduces the lever arm for vibrational forces during pivoting, thereby minimizing vibration and improving mechanical stability while maintaining ease of assembly through the simplified connection geometry.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the offshoot is designed with a long connecting linkage for external mounting, then adaptability of mounting positions is improved, but cutting speed and mechanical stability deteriorate due to increased mass distribution issues
Solution Approach 1:
The connection is positioned on the housing wall facing the cutting plane, which shortens the connecting linkage and optimizes mass distribution. This improved mass distribution reduces vibration during pivoting, allowing for higher cutting speeds while maintaining mounting flexibility through the detachable connection design.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a cutting machine (1) for cutting slices of, in particular, strand-shaped material to be cut, comprising a machine housing (11) which holds a drive motor, a cutting blade (2) and a stop plate (12) movable parallel to the cutting blade (2) for setting a desired slice thickness, a chain frame (14) and a discharge chute (4), wherein the discharge chute (4) cooperates with the chain frame (14) to transport the cut slices to a storage area (16).In order to achieve a mechanically stable construction and high cutting performance, it is proposed that the branch (4) be detachably connected to the machine housing (11) via a connection (5), wherein the connection (5) forms a horizontally extending pivot axis (S) and the machine housing (11) extends towards the cutting blade (2), so that the branch (4) can be detachably connected to the connection (5) from the cutting blade (2) via a screw connection or bayonet connection.