Abstract: The present device relates to a slicing machine for slicing bacon bellies continuously. The device is provided with a trim circuit which detects the front and rear ends of each belly and generates a trimming signal which triggers the trimming of said ends. Slice counters are provided which the number of slices to be cut from a belly before trimming can be preselected for either the front or the rear ends.The device is also provided with a control circuit which reverses the forward movement of a belly after slicing process is temporarily stopped so that both the last slice before the stoppage and the first slice sliced after the stoppage have a relatively even cross-section.

Abstract: A bacon slicing machine having a rotating slicing blade and a feed bed adjacent said blade across which it moves forwardly into the path of the blade by a conveyor arrangement; a hold down device laterally disposed above said bed and send product when thereon comprising rotatable grippers biased toward said bed into engagement with the upper surface of the product during operation to provide for a controlled feed of the product adjacent the blade, compensating for the pull of the blade, with the rotation of the gripper sychronized with the feed of the product via the conveyor arrangement.

Abstract: A continuous cold cut slicing system utilizing a slicing machine having a conveyor which feeds a loaf into engagement with a series of drums located on each side of the slicing machine channel; said drums are driven by a variable speed motor with the rotation of the drums providing a feed mechanism of the product to the slicing blade. A gripper assembly is provided which rides on guide shafts adjacent said channel with the movement of the gripper in the channel constantly being monitored by an encoder connected thereto and positive drive is supplied to the gripper towards the blade by a clutch means in conjunction with a rack and pinion arrangement. The positive drive may be synchronized with the feed of the drums. As the gripper approaches the knife, the drag may be placed on the gripper thereby compensating for pull of the blade.

Abstract: A hone for sharpening an involute rotary knife blade on a machine, such as a slicing machine, in which the grinding assembly is adjustably secured to the end of a pivot hone arm adjustably mounted on the machine. The length of the arm (location of the grinding assembly on the arm) and the alignment of the hones on the grinding assembly are so selected that the hones maintain proper tracking on the knife edge from the highest to the lowest points of the blade while rotating such blade.

Abstract: A high speed automatic cold cut feeding, slicing and weighing system which is completely electrical in operation and control to provide cleanliness in operation, high speed, simplified control of all functions of the machine, and extreme accuracy in weight during high speed operation. In the system the rate of feed of the meat feeder is synchronized with the speed of rotation of the slicing blade shaft thereby automatically adjusting the speed of the slicing knife to maintain constant scaling rate.

Abstract: An apparatus for slicing a meat product in which the cutting edge of a rotating involute slicing blade is advanced in synchronism with the feed of the meat product during the cutting of a slice from the meat product. There is also means for either mounting an involute slicing blade or arranging the cutting edge of an involute slicing blade.

Abstract: A dual speed stacker assembly for use in connection with a high speed machine for slicing, stacking and weighing food products, which stacker has mating paddles which move at slow speed during the collection of the required number of slices in a stack and then are rotated at high speed to drop the stack of slices onto a conveyor and bring the blades into position to receive the next collection of slices, the said paddles being rotated by a low inertia D. C. motor connected by a timing belt and bevel gear arrangement.