| 摘要 |
<p>A slicing blade (310) is mounted in a slicing station at an offset rotation axis (320) from a midway axis (240) passing generally equidistant between at least first and second product loaves (230, 270) disposed in a side-by-side arrangement. The slicing edge (325, 330, 340) of the blade generates substantially similar but oppositely directed product throwing angles for slices with respect to the midway axis. A single rotation of the slicing edge results in a penetration gradient into each of the loaves that diminishes in magnitude over the single rotation. To this end, the slicing edge may have a profile defined by a plurality of constant radius sections (325, 330, 340). Each section has a section center (345, 350, 355) defining the center of the constant radius section, and each section center differs from the section center of an adjacent constant radius section. This arrangement provides great control of slices (500) from loaves as well as resulting in substantially concurrent severence of slices from the product loaves to facilitate decrease in slicing cycle duration.</p> |
