method and device for cutting a number of articles, especially tomatoes in a variety of thin uniform slices in a single action

摘要

The invention relates to a slicing device (1) for slicing a number of articles in one slicing operation, comprising a frame (2), a plurality of horizontally disposed cutting blades (3) mounted in said frame for receiving an article to be sliced, an article pushing member (5) pushing said article into the cutting blades and a support member (6) positioned in between the cutting blades and the pushing member, said support member is able to support at least temporarily the number of articles prior to slicing and collection means positioned underneath the cutting blades for the collection of the sliced articles, whereby the collection means comprise a first collection unit (8) for he collection of the end slices (9) and a second collection unit (37) for the collection of the intermediate slices (11). The invention further is related to a method for slicing an article into a plurality of slices having an equal thickness, comprising the steps of: slicing the article into a number of slices resulting in two end slices and a number of intermediate slices, the intermediate slices being of a uniform thickness, and collecting the intermediate slices and collecting the end slices separately. IMAGE