| CPC B26D 7/27 (2013.01) [B65B 25/18 (2013.01); B26D 2007/327 (2013.01); B26D 2210/06 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
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1. A bread slicer for cutting an unsliced loaf of bread into a sliced loaf of bread comprising slices, the bread slicer comprising:
a slicer housing, which accommodates a drive motor and a slicing blade, which is configured to be driven by the drive motor, retained on a blade arm, and configured to rotate in a slicing plane or is movable in a circulating manner, the slicer housing comprising:
a feed chute configured to introduce the unsliced loaf of bread that is to be sliced into the bread slicer; and
a receiving chute, which adjoins the feed chute except for a blade gap, for receiving all of the slices of the sliced loaf; and
a bagging aid configured for slipping or pulling a bag-like packaging over the bagging aid together with the slices of the sliced loaf that are resting thereon, the bagging aid comprising a cantilevered portion,
wherein:
external dimensions of the feed chute in directions parallel to the slicing plane are selected to be greater than or equal to maximum external dimensions in directions of loaves to be sliced,
external dimensions of the cantilevered portion in the directions parallel to the slicing plane are, at least at a free end remote from the feed chute, selected to be smaller than external dimensions of the feed chute in the directions parallel to the slicing plane, and
the receiving chute is formed as the bagging aid having the cantilevered portion and is arranged inside a cover of the slicer housing, and
wherein the bread slicer further comprises an electronic control device, which is configured to control the bread slicer in order to:
cause the unsliced loaf, which has been introduced into the receiving chute, to be transported from the receiving chute into the feed chute past the slicing blade, which has been retracted out of the blade gap,
then move the slicing blade into the blade gap,
cause the unsliced loaf to be moved into a striking position by moving an advancing plate until the unsliced loaf rests on the slicing blade that is in the blade gap, thereby causing the unsliced loaf to be secured between the advancing plate and the slicing blade,
insert claws of a gripper into a securing portion of the unsliced loaf while the unsliced loaf is secured between the advancing plate and the slicing blade,
then retract the slicing blade out of the blade gap, and
then cause the unsliced loaf that is to be sliced to be transported back from the feed chute into the receiving chute, the slicing blade being inserted into and retracted out of the blade gap during the return transportation in such a way that the unsliced loaf is sliced into the sliced loaf, the slices being in parallel, during the transporting back process.
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