Patent ID: 9596867
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: A22C,B26D,B65G,Y10T

Claim:
1. An apparatus comprising: a first conveyor configured to move along a first direction; and a knife assembly configured to provide a reciprocating motion along the first direction; wherein the knife assembly includes a blade movable in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction from an upper position spaced in the second direction from the first conveyor to a lower position to provide a cut to a product on the first conveyor, wherein the knife assembly is configured to move from a first position to a second position along the first direction while the first conveyor moves in the first direction, and wherein the knife assembly is further configured to move in a reverse direction to return to the first position, and wherein the knife assembly is configured to accelerate in the first direction faster than the first conveyor as the blade moves from the lower position to the upper position to provide separation between the blade and the product on the first conveyor, thereby providing a cut product.