The invention relates to a label printer for printing on a paper strip wound on a roll, said label printer comprising: a printer housing in which a receiving space for the roll having the paper tape or for a cassette having the roll is provided, the paper tape being insertable into a paper path; a foldable housing element which is attached to the printer housing and which, when open, allows access to the receiving space for inserting and removing the roll or the cassette and, when closed, prevents access, the state of the label printer being detectable, specifically whether the housing element is closed or the cassette is inserted and whether the paper strip is inserted into the paper path. A reflection light barrier having a light transmitter for emitting a transmission light beam and a light receiver for a reflected portion of the transmission light beam, as well as a further light receiver for a transmitted portion of the transmission light beam, are provided, the reflection light barrier being provided on the printer housing and the further light receiver being provided on the housing element or the cassette, or vice versa, and the reflection light barrier and the further light receiver being arranged on two mutually opposite sides of the paper path when the housing element is closed. A control unit is designed to detect the state of the label printer based on a joint evaluation of the reception intensity of the light receiver of the reflection light barrier and the reception intensity of the further light receiver.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 11/00 - Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
B41J 15/04 - Supporting, feeding, or guiding devicesMountings for web rolls or spindles
G01G 19/414 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only
G01G 23/42 - Recording or coding devices specially adapted for weighing apparatus electrically operated
The invention relates to a bread cutting machine (1) for cutting a bread loaf (B) in slices, having a machine housing (2) which receives a drive motor (3) and a cutting blade (5) that is driven by the drive motor, is held on a blade arm (4), and rotates on a cutting plane (E). The bread cutting machine comprises a feed shaft (6) for introducing the bread loaf (B) to be cut, a receiving shaft (7) which adjoins the feed shaft (6) up to a blade gap (5') for receiving all of the slices (S) of the cut bread loaf, and a bagging aid for wrapping a bag-shaped packaging means together with the slices of the cut bread loaf lying thereon over the bagging aid, wherein the bagging aid comprises a claw section (8). The invention is characterized in that the exterior dimensions of the feed shaft are larger than the maximum exterior dimensions of the bread loaf in the directions parallel to the cutting plane, the exterior dimensions of the claw section parallel to the cutting plane at at least one free end (8') facing away from the feed shaft are smaller than the exterior dimensions of the feed shaft in said directions, and the receiving shaft is designed as the bagging aid with the claw section and is arranged within a cover (2') of the machine housing. In this manner, the bagging aid is integrated into the bread cutting machine in a structurally simple and space-saving manner while increasing the protection of a user from an accidental engagement.
The invention relates to a bread cutting machine (1) with a cutting blade (5), a feed shaft (6), a receiving shaft (7) which adjoins the feed shaft up to a blade gap (5'), and an advancing plate (12), having a gripper (13) provided with claws. The invention is characterized in that the connection axis (a) between the feed shaft and the receiving shaft is inclined relative to the vertical by at least 30°, and an electronic controller (14) allows the claws to extend and reach into an end-face fixing section of a bread loaf introduced into the feed shaft, said fixing section extending in the direction of the connection axis, and the still uncut bread loaf to be transported across the blade gap and into the receiving shaft. During the transport process, the controller automatically produces multiple movements of the cutting blade into the blade gap in order to cut a slice from the bread loaf each time, and the cutting blade is then completely moved out of the blade gap again in order to allow the cut slice to be further transported into the receiving shaft and the remaining bread loaf to be further transported across the blade gap. In this manner, a stable, time-saving cutting process is facilitated in a structurally simple and material-saving manner.
B26D 1/16 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a circular cutting member, e.g. disc cutter rotating about a movable axis mounted on a movable arm or the like
The present invention relates to a sales device (10) for the assisted sale of in particular meat, sausage or cheese and to a method for operating a sales device. The sales device consists of at least one retail scale (17) and a counter which comprises a display area (13), a counter top (16) and a cover (11a, 11b, 12). In the display area, the sales device (10) has pressure sensors (15) which sense a weight locally. The sales device (10) also comprises an evaluation unit (42) which, when a signal of at least one pressure sensor (15) changes, assigns to the signal a location within the display area (13) and identifies a corresponding product using the location.
G01G 19/414 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only
G06Q 10/08 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distributionInventory or stock management
An electrically operated slicing machine (1) for cutting off slices from an elongate item to be cut, having a cutting device (2) which comprises a rotating circular knife (3) driven by an electric knife motor (15), and having a knife monitoring device (4) for monitoring the state of the circular knife, is characterized in that it has a current measuring device (17) for measuring the knife motor current (I 100, I101, I102, I103, I104, I105). In a method for monitoring the slicing machine according to the invention, the knife motor current and/or the temporal profile thereof are sensed as measurement data for input into the knife monitoring device, and a current cutting characteristic value, in particular a soiling characteristic value (Kv) and/or a wear characteristic value (KA) and/or a knife sharpness characteristic value (Ks), is determined from these measurement data. In this way, a conventional slicing machine can be improved considerably in particular in terms of the quality of the sensing of the current state of the circular knife.
B26D 7/12 - Means for treating work or cutting member to facilitate cutting by sharpening the cutting member
B26D 1/15 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a circular cutting member, e.g. disc cutter rotating about a stationary axis with vertical cutting member
B26D 5/00 - Arrangements for operating and controlling machines or devices for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
B26D 7/06 - Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form
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LOAD CELL HAVING COMPENSATION OF TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES
The invention relates to a load cell for a scale, comprising a measuring device for producing a temperature-dependent weight measurement signal corresponding to an acting weight and at least one temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of the load cell, wherein a temperature-compensated weight can be calculated by means of an evaluating unit from the produced weight measurement signal and the measured temperature. The temperature sensor is designed as a sensor, in particular a thermocouple, that measures a temperature difference between a first point, in particular a measurement point, of the load cell and a second point, in particular a comparison point, of the load cell.
G01G 3/14 - Weighing apparatus characterised by the use of elastically-deformable members, e.g. spring balances wherein the weighing element is in the form of a solid body stressed by pressure or tension during weighing measuring variations of electrical resistance
G01L 1/22 - Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations in ohmic resistance of solid materials or of electrically-conductive fluidsMeasuring force or stress, in general by making use of electrokinetic cells, i.e. liquid-containing cells wherein an electrical potential is produced or varied upon the application of stress using resistance strain gauges
G01K 7/02 - Measuring temperature based on the use of electric or magnetic elements directly sensitive to heat using thermoelectric elements, e.g. thermocouples
The invention relates to a transport device (4) for a cutting machine (1), used to receive individual slices separated from the material to be cut by a cutting blade (2), and to transport same from the cutting blade to a storage area (16). The transport device (4) has a frame (5) on which the following components are mounted: a receiving apparatus (6) for receiving slices; multiple guide rollers (41) arranged spaced apart from one another; a drive device (43) for driving multiple parallel transport chains (42) or transport belts; as well as a coupling (432) used to connect the drive unit (43) to a drive. In order to obtain a mechanically stable construction in a cost-effective production process, according to the invention the frame (5) of the transport device (4) is configured as a single part.
The invention relates to a slicer (1) for cutting slices of a strand-shaped food, wherein the cutting thickness and thus the thickness of the cut food slices can be set by means of an adjusting device (2) and a stop plate (13) connected to the adjusting device. In order to enable high operational safety and nevertheless a large range of application of the slicer (1), the maximum settable cutting thickness according to the invention is optionally limited in that a pivotable and/or displaceable locking pawl (23) can be brought into engagement with the adjusting device (2) and limits the maximum settable cutting thickness.
B26D 7/22 - Safety devices specially adapted for cutting machines
B26D 5/00 - Arrangements for operating and controlling machines or devices for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
B26D 1/143 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a circular cutting member, e.g. disc cutter rotating about a stationary axis
B26D 7/06 - Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form
The invention relates to a cutting machine (1) with a machine housing (11) which supports a drive motor for driving a rotating cutting blade (13). The cutting blade separates individual slices from preferably strip-shaped food, said slices being stored in a storage region (12) of the cutting machine. The storage region is equipped with a scale device (2) which ascertains the weight of the separated slices. The aim of the invention is to provide a universal area of use of the cutting machine with a compact design. This is achieved in that the cutting machine (1) has a modular design, wherein the scale device (2) is designed as a separate component which can optionally be mechanically connected to the machine housing (11) in a rigid manner or removed from the machine housing.
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