MULTIPLE FOOD ARTICLE HIGH SPEED SLICING MACHINE

摘要

The invention concerns a food article slicing machine, comprising: a slicing station comprising a knife blade and a knife blade drive driving the blade along a cutting path in a cutting plane; and a safety guard system for detecting an intrusion into the machine, wherein said safety guard system comprising a sensor, said sensor comprising an emitter for wirelessly broadcasting a signal and a receiver for detecting said signal, wherein said emitter broadcasts said signal across an arc defining a signal curtain, said signal curtain covering at least a portion of said slicing machine, wherein said receiver detects said signal when said signal is reflected off an object.