Patent ID: 8359973

Claim:
An apparatus for forming a food material, the apparatus comprising: a cutting apparatus to cut the bar-like food material, wherein the apparatus has a plurality of shutter members that move so that an opening formed at its center can open and close, and can move up and down, a food-receiving member to receive food materials cut by the cutting apparatus, wherein the member can move up and down, wherein the apparatus for forming a food material further comprises: a rotating shaft rotatably disposed at a frame of the apparatus for forming a food material, a driving motor to rotate the rotating shaft, wherein the driving motor is connected to the rotating shaft, a first mechanism for lifting and lowering the food-receiving member by the rotation of the rotating shaft, wherein the first mechanism is connected to the rotating shaft, a second mechanism for opening and closing the plurality of shutter members of the cutting apparatus by the rotation of the rotating shaft, wherein the second mechanism is connected to the rotating shaft, and a third mechanism for lifting and lowering the cutting apparatus to lift and lower the cutting apparatus and the mechanism for opening and closing the cutting apparatus by the rotation of the rotating shaft, wherein the third mechanism is connected to the rotating shaft.