Patent ID: 6769337
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: B26D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
In a slicing machine for slicing loaves having a moving slicing blade and an orifice plate adjacent to a cutting path of the blade, the improvement comprising an orifice assembly having:a frame defining an opening; a first orifice-defining member and a second orifice-defining member mounted together slidably on said frame, together defining an orifice therebetween, said orifice in registry with said opening of said frame and arranged to receive a loaf therethrough for slicing; and an adjustment mechanism operatively connected to said frame and to each of said first and second orifice-defining members, said adjustment mechanism when adjusted changes the orifice dimension between said first and second orifice-defining members without substantially changing a centerline location of said orifice.