Title:
ROTARY CUTTER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2003/013803
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A rotary cutter (10) is provided for cutting elongated extruded strips (16) of a food dough product or the like on a conveyor (14) into individual strip pieces of selected length and having angular cut ends simulating the overall appearance of French fry strips cut from whole potatoes. The rotary cutter (10) comprises a pair of rotary support wheels (28) mounted on opposite sides of the conveyor (14) for rotation on longitudinally spaced axes extending normal to the direction of conveyor travel. A plurality of cutter elements (26) extend transversely and angularly across the conveyor (14) with their opposite ends carried by the rotary support wheels (28) generally at the peripheries thereof for engaging and cutting conveyed extruded strips into individual and angularly end-cut strip pieces of selected length. A drive motor (46) rotatably drives one of the support wheels (28) for displacing the cutter elements (26) into engagement with the extruded strips (16) at a velocity closely matching the conveyor velocity.
Inventors:
JENSEN RICHARD B
WALKER DAVID B
GALLAGHER MICHAEL M
WALKER DAVID B
GALLAGHER MICHAEL M
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/021686
Publication Date:
February 20, 2003
Filing Date:
July 09, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SIMPLOT CO J R (US)
International Classes:
A21C11/10; A21C11/16; B26D1/553; B26D1/62; B26D3/02; (IPC1-7): B26D1/553
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Lowry, Stuart O. (LLP 6320 Canoga Avenue Suite 1650 Woodland Hills, CA, US)
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