Apparatus for stacking and weighing sliced food products

摘要

Apparatus is provided for stacking and weighing slices of cold cuts coming from the discharge end of a slicing machine. The apparatus is initially set to receive slices in stack form on a stacker. A scale is operatively connected to the stacker to register the weight after a preselected amount of slices are collected on the stacker. In one embodiment the scale actuates the stacker to transfer the stack of slices when it attains the desired weight. The scale in another embodiment serves to feed back appropriate signals to the feeding mechanism of the slicing machine to adjust sliced thickness to compensate for over or under weight slices or stacks registered by the scale. In this embodiment a preset count of slices are stacked before the weight is registered. The scale may also serve to actuate a reject mechanism for isolating those stacks not within the prescribed weight tolerances.