US 11,738,477 B2
Whetting device for a slicer comprising a guard preventing accidental contact during mounting
Marius Oberle, Balingen (DE); Markus Oesterle, Balingen (DE); Matthias Kroener, Balingen (DE); and Andreas Goez, Balingen (DE)
Assigned to BIZERBA SE & CO. KG, Balingen (DE)
Filed by Bizerba SE & Co. KG, Balingen (DE)
Filed on Jun. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/837,113.
Claims priority of application No. 21179802 (EP), filed on Jun. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0402157 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B26D 7/12 (2006.01); B24B 3/46 (2006.01); B26D 7/22 (2006.01)
CPC B26D 7/12 (2013.01) [B24B 3/463 (2013.01); B26D 7/225 (2013.01); B26D 2210/02 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A whetting device for a slicer for slicing off slices from a length of material to be sliced, the whetting device comprising:
a whetstone configured to sharpen a circular blade of the slicer, the circular blade being configured to rotate or be movable in a circulating manner;
a hone configured to deburr the circular blade;
a handle configured to move the whetstone or the hone toward the circular blade;
a mount configured to be fastened to a stop plate of the slicer having an insertion apparatus for being form-fittingly inserted into the stop plate, the mount having a U-shaped plate receptacle which has a gap for introducing the stop plate into the gap in a state where the whetting device is pushed onto the stop plate;
a receptacle configured to form-fittingly engage around an end of a blade guard ring of the slicer, the receptacle being configured to engage around an end of the blade guard ring in a state where the stop plate is at least at a predetermined distance from the circular blade in a direction of an axis of rotation of the circular blade, and not to engage around the end of the blade guard ring in a state where the distance between the stop plate and the blade guard ring is shorter than the predetermined distance in the direction of the axis of rotation of the circular blade; and
a frame configured to cover at least one portion of a cutting edge of the circular blade and to pivot the whetting device from an installation position into a working position.