Patent ID: 9352479
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: B26D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A cutting machine for cutting a vegetable product, comprising: a frame, supporting a product flow path to a cutting position; at least three links, each of the at least three links having a first end that is pivotally attached to the frame at a first pivot point, and a second end; a cutting plate, pivotally attached to at least three pivot points at the second ends of each of the at least three links, and oriented substantially perpendicular to the flow path; a plurality of cutting knives, carried by the cutting plate in a fixed orientation, each knife having a corrugated configuration defining adjacent peaks and troughs, the cutting knives oriented angularly with respect to each other; and a drive motor, coupled to rotationally drive the first end of at least one link of the at least three links about the first pivot point thereof with respect to the frame, whereby the cutting plate moves in a plane substantially perpendicular to the flow path, in an orbital motion with a fixed angular orientation through a generally circular path at the cutting position, wherein the fixed orientation of the cutting knives does not rotate with respect to the at least three second pivot points, thereby moving the cutting knives sequentially and repeatedly across the product flow path.