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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard W Cartwright, Piqua, OH (US);
Joseph Chunchi Huang, Dayton, OH (US);
Brian Eric Bader, Springfield, OH (US);
Assignee:
Premark FEG L.L.C., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D / ; B26D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
83 42 ; 83 13 ; 83 62 ; 83 769 ; 83364 ; 83932 ; 83707 ; 83713 ; 83730 ; 192143 ;
Abstract
A food slicer for automatic operation having a staged dynamic brake for bringing the slicer carriage to rest at a predetermined location in a smooth manner. A sensor or system of sensors are utilized to detect the slicer carriage location. The sensor output is fed through a microprocessor which controls a dynamic brake which in turn acts upon the slicer carriage. The brake acts upon the carriage in two or more stages, so as to bring the carriage to rest in a smooth manner. The invention can also operate to as to bring the carriage to rest in a predetermined location.