公开(公告)号：EP1534478A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-01

申请号：EP03731295.6

申请日：2003-05-20

申请人： Formax, Inc.

发明人： LINDEE, Scott A.,Formax, Inc. ,  WOLCOTT, Thomas C.,Formax, Inc.

IPC分类号： B26D7/30

CPC分类号： A22C17/0033 ,  A22C17/0073 ,  B26D7/18 ,  G01N33/12 ,  Y10S83/932 ,  Y10T83/04 ,  Y10T83/0476 ,  Y10T83/145 ,  Y10T83/178 ,  Y10T83/202 ,  Y10T83/2087 ,  Y10T83/828

摘要： A method of classifying slices or a portion cut from a food product according to an optical image of the slice. After a slice (17) is removed from a food product loaf the slice is passed into an image field of a digital image receiving device (34). A control (12) generates a pixel-by-pixel image data of the slice using input from the digital image receiving device. The control calculates a surface area of the slice from the data, and a fat content of the slice on a pixel-by-pixel basis. The fat content data is compared to at least one predetermined limit and the slice is classified accordingly.

公开(公告)号：EP1539444A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-15

申请号：EP03731294.9

申请日：2003-05-20

申请人： Formax, Inc.

发明人： WOLCOTT, Thomas C.,Formax, Inc. ,  SANDBERG, Glenn,Formax, Inc.

IPC分类号： B26D7/06

CPC分类号： B26D7/32 ,  B26D2210/02 ,  Y10S83/932 ,  Y10T83/0448 ,  Y10T83/0476 ,  Y10T83/178 ,  Y10T83/2042 ,  Y10T83/2192 ,  Y10T83/505 ,  Y10T83/525 ,  Y10T83/6476 ,  Y10T83/698

摘要： A slicing and conveying system (28) forms a three or more flavor-combined draft. Slicing machine slice a succession of first slices in the form of shingled draft side-by-side (A, B, C, D) on an output conveyor (180). An overlap conveyor merges side-by-side shingled drafts into an elongated combined draft. Sensors (192, 194) determine the lengths of the side-by-side drafts and the combined drafts. A control receives input from the sensors and outputs a control signal to the output conveyors to adjust the spacing of the slices.