Cutting – Processes – With subsequent handling
Patent
1991-09-19
1992-12-08
Watts, Douglas D.
Cutting
Processes
With subsequent handling
83 98, 83402, 83420, 83932, B26D 311
Patent
active
051687844
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates generally to a cutting system for vegetables, including potatoes, which includes a water system for moving the item to be cut along a tubular passageway and through a cutting mechanism. The system includes a water bypass arrangement which is controllable to provide a constant velocity so that the flow of product to the cutting knife is maintained at a desirable level. Alignment fingers may also be provided to prevent rotation of the uncut product and centering thereof as the cutting knife is approached. After the product is cut, the pieces pass into an outlet section where water from the bypass system may be injected to achieve, in the preferred embodiment, coil separation when the device is used for cutting helical strips of potatoes.
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Alcorn George R.
Foster Clyde E.
Rada Rinaldi
Universal Frozen Foods, Inc.
Watts Douglas D.
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