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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2008
Glenn Sandberg, New Lenox, IL (US);
James E. Pasek, Tinley Park, IL (US);
David Hancock, Morris, IL (US);
Salvatore Lamartino, Orland Park, IL (US);
Thomas C. Wolcott, LaGrange, IL (US);
Glenn Sandberg, New Lenox, IL (US);
James E. Pasek, Tinley Park, IL (US);
David Hancock, Morris, IL (US);
Salvatore Lamartino, Orland Park, IL (US);
Thomas C. Wolcott, LaGrange, IL (US);
Formax, Inc., Mokena, IL (US);
Abstract
A food article end location detecting system for a food article slicing machine. The system includes a sensor located so that each food article passes a sensing range of the sensor as the food articles are loaded onto a food article feed apparatus. The system has instructions for calculating the length of each food article based on a location value provided by the sensor. The system also comprises a food article end disposal mechanism. The disposal mechanism has a transport for receiving said food article ends and for removing said food article ends from said food article path. The disposal mechanism also has a paddle for displacing food article ends from the transport.