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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 1990
Filed:
Jul. 19, 1989
Hiroshi Hayashi, Wakayama, JP;
Ryowa Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
In a ham loaf slicing machine having a rotary cutter supported for cyclical orbital movement into and out of a slicing station, a ham loaf size sensing mechanism is provided in a collar having an aperture for supporting a ham loaf in position at the entrance to the slicing station to control the speed of ham loaf feed toward the slicing station. In the inner wall of the collar which defines the aperture, an annular groove and a draw-out passage for a flexible strap-like member which leads to a location outside the collar are provided. The strap-like member is disposed in the annular groove, one end of the member being fixed at a suitable location in the groove. The other end of the strap-like member is positioned outside the collar past the draw-out passage and is connected to a sensor. Variations in thickness of the ham loaf passing through the aperture of the collar are continuously sensed by the sensor according to the movement of the other end of the strap-like member in engagement with the periphery of the ham loaf.