| 摘要 |
<p>A jump conveyor for producing separated groups of slices produced by a slicing machine (5,6) comprises a support (47) to receive individual slices, a multi-element conveyor (73) intercallated with the support (47), and a drive (91) to move the multi-element conveyor (73) up and down. The multi-element conveyor (73) moves continuously with its conveying surface beneath the support (47) whilst the support receives individual slices to form a group, and then, upon actuation of the drive (91), the multi-element conveyor (73) moves upwards, engages the group of products and carries it away from the support (47). By operating the drive (91) at a speed sufficient to induce a reaction force of at least 3g between the conveyor (73) and the slices it is possible to obtain substantially no slip between them and the conveyor. This enables the slicing machine (5,6) to operate at high speed.</p> |
