Patent ID: 9278457
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: B26D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A slicing machine for cutting slices of a food product, the machine comprising: a machine housing including a circular blade that rotates in a cutting plane and a stop plate that is moveable by an adjustment device perpendicular to the cutting plane; a guide device including a guide pin that runs parallel to the cutting plane and a guide rail arranged at a distance from the guide pin, the guide rail interacting with the adjustment device; a carriage that is mounted so that it is moveable linearly on the guide pin and the guide rail parallel to the cutting plane, the carriage being configured to be swung out around a pivot pin that runs parallel to the guide pin; and a blocking mechanism including a blocking slide that is mounted to the carriage via a pivot bearing and a blocking bar, the blocking slide being configured to prevent the carriage from being swung out during a cutting operation by the guide rail and the blocking bar blocking movement of the blocking slide.