UN APARATO Y UN METODO PARA HACER AVANZAR CON PRECISION UN PRODUCTO ALARGADO TAL COMO UN EMBUTIDO, A TRAVES DE UNA CARRERA SELECCIONADA.

摘要

An apparatus and method are provided for feeding elongated products, such as feeding large sausage chubs or loafs to a slicer, which apparatus includes a transport for engaging such elongated products during the feed mode. At the end of the feeding mode, the transport is disengaged from its feed mechanism and is rapidly retracted by a drive assembly to a location for re-engagement with the transport feed assembly. The transport drive assembly may include dual drive members such as ball screws and ball screw nuts which are synchronized such that as one ball screw nut moves toward the front of the apparatus, the other moves toward the rear of the apparatus.