An apparatus for cutting bread into slices includes at least one circular blade which rotates in a cutting plane and is guided between a feed section feeding the bread to be sliced to the blade and a removal section receiving the cut slices of bread. At least one advancing device advances the bread from the feed section towards the knife. The advancing device is designed such that, between two cutting instances, it advances the uncut bread and then withdraws it such that the actually exposed front end of the uncut bread is advanced across the cutting plane by an advance path greater than the predetermined slice thickness and is then withdrawn counter to the direction of advance of the bread.

A system and method for cutting a bread loaf into sandwiches comprising two partially connected slices of bread with a pocket there between. The system and method comprise measuring the outline of the bread loaf and cutting a sandwich pocket as well as cutting a sandwich off the bread loaf, according to a predetermined sandwich width or per user's preferences.

The invention concerns a bread slicer comprising an input compartment (1) for at least one loaf of bread (3) to be sliced and an output compartment (7) for the sliced loaf (3). The slicer has a set of blades (4) for slicing the loaf (3) with blades (6) arranged substantially parallel to one another between said compartments (1,7). A thrust means (9) extends at least on the side of the input compartment (1) and permits to exert a push force on the loaf (3) while the latter is moving through the set of blades (4) by clamping the loaf (3) between the thrust means (9) and the base (2) of the input compartment (1). The base (2) and the thrust means (9) define a passage (11) in the input compartment (1) for the loaf (3). The thrust means (9) present a guiding plate (10) with a succession of parallel recesses (12) extending one next to the other over the width of the passage (11) and a mobile pusher device (14) allows to exert a pushing force on the loaf (3) so as to move the loaf (3) along the passage (11) and through the set of blades (4).

A bread slicer includes: a slicer housing, accommodating a slicing blade rotatable in a slicing plane, the slicer housing including: a feed chute for introducing the loaf into the bread slicer; and a receiving chute, which adjoins the feed chute except for a blade gap; and a bagging aid configured for slipping packaging over the bagging aid together with the slices of the sliced loaf resting thereon, the bagging aid having a cantilevered portion. External dimensions of the feed chute parallel to the slicing plane are greater than or equal to maximum external dimensions in directions of loaves to be sliced. External dimensions of the cantilevered portion parallel to the slicing plane are smaller than external dimensions of the feed chute parallel to the slicing plane. The receiving chute is the bagging aid having the cantilevered portion and is inside a cover of the slicer housing.

A bread slicer comprising a loading compartment (6) adjacent to the front side (2) which is connected to a receiving compartment (7) situated near the rear side (3) of the bread slicer, an access opening (8) for placing a loaf of bread (16) to be sliced in the loading compartment (6) by a user who is positioned in front of the front side (2), a cutting member to cut slices off the bread (16) as it is moved between said compartments (6,7), a support surface (9) for the bread (16) extending in said compartments (6,7) The support surface (9) is inclined at an angle () between 25 and 70 with respect to a horizontal line.

A bread slicer having a frame includes a loading compartment at the front of the frame and a receiving compartment connected to the loading compartment at the rear side of the frame, an access opening for the bread in the loading compartment, a cutting member to cut slices of the bread as it moves between the compartments, a support surface for the bread extending into the compartments, a movable push rod moveable in the direction of movement of the bread enabling the bread to be seized and moved between the compartments, the push rod being guided by a guide rail extending substantially parallel to the support surface and to the direction of movement. The support surface is inclined at an angle () greater than 10 and less than 25, in particular between 15 and 24, with respect to a horizontal line extending perpendicularly to the front side of the slicer.

Devices and methods are provided for slicing an item such as a bagel. An apparatus includes an upper assembly with a blade and interior vertical rails, and a lower assembly with a holding plate, movable centering plates, and exterior vertical rails with a slot for an external cutting device. The lower assembly also includes a cam mechanism to activate the centering plates. A method involves depressing actuators to separate the centering plates, creating space for a food item. When the food item is placed on the holding plate, the actuators are released, applying equal force to center the food item. The device also includes a centering device and an actuator that, upon receiving force, engages the centering device to hold the item in a cutting position for the blade. The device cuts the item within about +/one-sixteenth of an inch.

A bread slicer includes a bottom plate, a cutting assembly and a barrier assembly. The cutting assembly includes a cutter, and the barrier assembly includes a sliding plate, a baffle, a guiding structure and a knob. The sliding plate is slidably arranged above the bottom plate. The baffle is connected to the sliding plate. The guiding structure is used to limit a sliding direction of the sliding plate on the bottom plate. By turning the knob, the sliding plate is driven to move in the sliding direction, allowing the baffle to selectively adjust a distance between a plate surface of the baffle and a cutting surface where the cutter is located.