Patent ID: 6103288
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: A21C,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for cutting a lying bar-shaped food wherein the bar-shaped food (F) is introduced into a cutting area (10) of a shutter mechanism (1), said area being enclosed with a plurality of cutter pieces (C), and a predetermined portion of said food (F) is cut by closing said area,said method comprising the steps of:transferring at least a tip end portion of said food (F) from a downstream end portion (D) of a take-in conveyor (2) to an upstream end portion (U) of a take-out conveyor (3) by delivering said food towards said cutting area (10) with said food mounted on the take-in conveyor (2) while inserting the downstream end portion (D) into the area (10) in an open position so that it approaches to said end portion (U) of the take-out conveyor (3);retreating the downstream end portion (D) from the area (10) by retracting the downstream end portion (D) with the tip end portion of the food (F) mounted on the take-out conveyor (3);and cutting a predetermined portion of the food (F) by closing the area by means of the operation of the cutter pieces (C) so as to form a cut food (G), said cut food (G) being issued out by said take-out conveyor (3).