Patent ID: 7823504
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: A01J

Abstract:
1. A cutting frame for use in a curd vat, said cutting frame having substantially parallel frame girders, between which is situated a lattice formed from longitudinal knives and transverse knives, of which the transverse knives are mounted on the frame girders by welding and have aligned openings, in which the longitudinal knives are received, wherein the longitudinal knives are strip-shaped knives having a length dimension and a width dimension and having at least one sharp cutting edge extending in the length dimension, which cutting edge is formed by at least one oblique cutting face, wherein the width of the longitudinal knives is smaller than a corresponding dimension of the openings of the transverse knives, and wherein the longitudinal knives are prevented from being substantially displaced in the length dimension, said cutting frame comprising: projections formed in at least a number of openings of at least a number of transverse knives, the projections contacting opposing faces of a longitudinal knife including the at least one oblique cutting face such that the cutting edge remains clear and to substantially lock the longitudinal knife in the lateral direction and the width dimension.