ASTM_F_1568_-_12.pdf

Designation:F156812An American National StandardStandard Specification forFood Processors,Electric1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1568;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers commercial food processorsintended for bench,table,or floor mounting.1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to thetest methods portion,Section 9,of this specification:Thisstandard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is the responsibility of the userof this standard to establish appropriate safety and healthpractices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-tions prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D3951 Practice for Commercial PackagingF760 Specification for Food Service Equipment ManualsF1166 Practice for Human Engineering Design for MarineSystems,Equipment,and Facilities2.2 ANSI Standards:3ANSI Z1.4 Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspectionby AttributesANSI S1.13 Methods for Measurement of Sound PressureLevels2.3 NSF International Standard:4NSF/ANSI 8 Commercial Powered Food Preparation Equip-ment2.4 UL Standards:5ANSI/UL 763 Motor-Operated Commercial Food PreparingMachinesANSI/UL 969 Marking and Labeling Systems2.5 Military Standards:6MIL-STD-167/1 Mechanical Vibration of Shipboard Equip-ment(Type I-Environmental and Type II-Internally Ex-cited)MIL-STD-461 Requirements for the Control of Electromag-netic Interference Characteristics of Subsystems andEquipmentMIL-STD-1399/300 Interface Standard for ShipboardSystems,Section 300A,Electric Power,Alternating Cur-rent3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 bowl,nthe container,with interlocked cover,used tohold a fixed quantity of food product.3.1.2 discharge chute,nthe part of the housing,generallylocated at the front of the unit,that directs the cut productdownward for collection into a pan and also helps preventoperator contact with the backside of the slicer or shredderplate.3.1.3 feed head,nthe device for holding food product anddirecting it into the slicer or shredder plate.The feed headincorporates a food pusher that is interlocked to prevent motoroperation whenever the pusher is not in the closed positionover the slicer or shredder plate.3.1.4 food processor,nmachine that reduces food productto a small particle size and uniform geometric shape.Reduc-tion of food product is accomplished by the continuous,manual feeding of uncut food product into contact with arotating plate or slicing/shredding a quantity of food product ina closed bowl.The food processor shall consist of the follow-ing principal parts:motor with housing,product hopper orbowl,hopper/bowl cover with interlock,plates and grids,andcontrols.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F26 on FoodService Equipment and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F26.04 onMechanical Preparation Equipment.Current edition approved Nov.1,2012.Published December 2012.Originallyapproved in 1994.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as F1568 08.DOI:10.1520/F1568-12.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036.4Available from NSF International,P.O.Box 130140,789 N.Dixboro Rd.,AnnArbor,MI 48113-0140.5Available from comm2000,1414 Brook Dr.,Downers Grove,IL 60515.6Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk,Bldg.4 Section D,700Robbins Ave.,Philadelphia,PA 19111-5094,Attn:NPODS.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.1.5 food pusher,nthe hand-operated device used tomaintain the uncut food product in contact with the slicer orshredder plate.3.1.6 shredder and slicer plates,nthese devices attach tothe food processor drive shaft and convert the rotary motion ofthe plate into the desired action on the foodstuffs within thefeed head.4.Classification4.1 Food processors covered in this specification are of thefollowing types,sizes,and classes:4.2 Types:4.2.1 Type IThis machine shall have a hopper of thecontinuous,manual-feed type.4.2.1.1 Size 1Slicer/shredder plates less than 8 in.indiameter.4.2.1.2 Size 2Slicer/shredder plates 8 in.or greater indiameter.(1)Class 1Table-or bench-mounted food processor.(2)Class 2Floor-mounted food processor.4.2.