EP0377451A2 - Dispositif pour couper des aliments - Google Patents

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EP0377451A2
EP0377451A2 EP90100086A EP90100086A EP0377451A2 EP 0377451 A2 EP0377451 A2 EP 0377451A2 EP 90100086 A EP90100086 A EP 90100086A EP 90100086 A EP90100086 A EP 90100086A EP 0377451 A2 EP0377451 A2 EP 0377451A2
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potato
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EP0377451A3 (fr
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John C. Julian
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Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC
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Lamb Weston Inc
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Priority claimed from US07/408,738 external-priority patent/US5042342A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D3/00—Cutting work characterised by the nature of the cut made; Apparatus therefor
    • B26D3/10—Making cuts of other than simple rectilinear form
    • B26D3/11—Making cuts of other than simple rectilinear form to obtain pieces of spiral or helical form
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D1/00—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor
    • B26D1/01—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work
    • B26D1/12—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis
    • B26D1/25—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a non-circular cutting member
    • B26D1/26—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a non-circular cutting member moving about an axis substantially perpendicular to the line of cut
    • B26D1/28—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a non-circular cutting member moving about an axis substantially perpendicular to the line of cut and rotating continuously in one direction during cutting
    • B26D1/29—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a non-circular cutting member moving about an axis substantially perpendicular to the line of cut and rotating continuously in one direction during cutting with cutting member mounted in the plane of a rotating disc, e.g. for slicing beans
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D7/06—Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form
    • B26D7/0625—Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form by endless conveyors, e.g. belts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D7/06—Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form
    • B26D7/0658—Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form using fluid, e.g. hydraulic, acting directly on the work

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  • the bottom conveyor 36 (Figs. 2-5) comprises a plurality of metal pans 90 linked pivotally to one another and welded at each side to links of one of a pair of drive chains 92.
  • Each pan 90 is provided with an upstanding flange 94 along each side edge to prevent a potato from bouncing out of the pan as it is fed therein.
  • Adjacent the flanges 94 are opposite flat portions, the center of a pan having a center trough depression 95 defined by sloping side walls 97 and a flat bottom 98 which carries the dogs 48.
  • the potatoes will tend to be carried lengthwise in the trough 95 as indicated in Fig. 5 wherein a potato 99 is shown in dotted lines.
  • Thrust rollers 306 (Figs. 13 and 14) supportingly engage the downstream discharge end surface of the jacket so as to counteract axial forces on the cutter element and cutter head assembly caused by potatoes being forced into the cutter element by feed system 14.
  • the thrust rollers rollingly engage outer member 314a as it rotates to resist the pushing force exerted on the cutter head assembly by the potatoes being fed thereto.
  • Thrust rollers 306 have an outer urethane layer 340, an inner, bearing-engaging race 342, a single-row radial ball bearing 344, and a bearing shaft 346 on which bearing 344 is mounted.
  • the fore thickness of urethane layer 340 is smaller than its aft thickness such that the axis of the shaft 346 forms an acute angle " ⁇ " (Fig. 14) of preferably about 19 degrees with the radial plane of the cutter head assembly.
  • the canted disposition of the thrust rollers is required because the angular velocity of the cutter head assembly increases as the distance from the center of its axis increases.
  • the idler and thrust rollers are configured and mounted in a manner which facilitates easy removal and installation of the cutter head assembly. Once fasteners 356 are removed, each associated idler and thrust roller pair can be disengaged from the cutter head assembly. With these support rollers so disengaged, the cutter head assembly can be removed and, if desired, the jacket unfastened from the sleeve for repair or replacement of components of the sleeve, jacket or cutting element.

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Forests & Forestry (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Preparation Of Fruits And Vegetables (AREA)
  • Apparatuses For Bulk Treatment Of Fruits And Vegetables And Apparatuses For Preparing Feeds (AREA)
  • Formation And Processing Of Food Products (AREA)
  • General Preparation And Processing Of Foods (AREA)
EP90100086A 1989-01-03 1990-01-03 Dispositif pour couper des aliments Expired - Lifetime EP0377451B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US292926 1989-01-03
US07/292,926 US4926726A (en) 1987-11-12 1989-01-03 Food processing apparatus
US408738 1989-09-18
US07/408,738 US5042342A (en) 1987-11-12 1989-09-18 Food processing apparatus

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EP0377451A2 true EP0377451A2 (fr) 1990-07-11
EP0377451A3 EP0377451A3 (fr) 1991-11-21
EP0377451B1 EP0377451B1 (fr) 1997-04-09

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AT (1) ATE151329T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU629885B2 (fr)
CA (1) CA2006994C (fr)
DE (1) DE69030390T2 (fr)
DK (1) DK0377451T3 (fr)
ES (1) ES2103712T3 (fr)

Cited By (10)

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EP0510866A1 (fr) * 1991-04-23 1992-10-28 McCAIN FOODS LIMITED Système de production des bandes helicoidales de végétaux et turbine pour ce système
US5168784A (en) * 1991-09-19 1992-12-08 Universal Frozen Foods, Inc. Hydro-cutter
US5473967A (en) * 1993-03-23 1995-12-12 Mccain Foods Limited Vegetable cutting system
EP0693348A1 (fr) * 1994-07-20 1996-01-24 McCAIN FOODS LIMITED Système pour la coupe de légumes
NL1008568C2 (nl) * 1998-03-12 1999-09-14 Kiremko Bv Werkwijze en inrichting voor het in schijfjes snijden van knolvormige gewassen.
US7674077B2 (en) 2007-12-04 2010-03-09 Agassiz Fieldstone, Inc. Method of transporting tuberous vegetables
CN106388875A (zh) * 2016-11-30 2017-02-15 重庆西山科技股份有限公司 旋切操作组件
CN110089698A (zh) * 2019-05-07 2019-08-06 大连盖世健康食品股份有限公司 一种海藻裙带菜食品智能加工装置及其加工方法
CN113498802A (zh) * 2021-08-09 2021-10-15 长沙过师傅食品有限公司 一种无骨鸡柳制作工艺及装置
CN114211547A (zh) * 2021-12-23 2022-03-22 湖南三峰茶业有限责任公司 一种食品加工用切片机

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US8549966B2 (en) 2007-10-22 2013-10-08 Formax, Inc. Output conveyor for a food article slicing machine
US20230125230A1 (en) 2021-10-25 2023-04-27 Provisur Technologies, Inc. Pivoting loading tray assembly for food product slicing apparatus and method of use
CN120791873B (zh) * 2025-09-02 2025-12-09 文成博海食品有限公司 一种糯米山药切片设备

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GB1012607A (en) * 1963-10-24 1965-12-08 Lamb Weston Inc Hydraulic feed mechanism for a cutter assembly
GB1012608A (en) * 1963-10-28 1965-12-08 Lamb Weston Inc Vegetable slicing apparatus
US4372184A (en) * 1981-02-25 1983-02-08 J. R. Simplot Company Cutting assembly
US4423652A (en) * 1981-05-06 1984-01-03 J. R. Simplot Company Potato centering device
US4644838A (en) * 1983-09-20 1987-02-24 Rogers Walla-Walla, Inc. Apparatus for helical cutting of potatoes
US4979418A (en) * 1987-11-12 1990-12-25 Lamb-Weston, Inc. Food processing apparatus
US4926726A (en) * 1987-11-12 1990-05-22 Lamb-Weston, Inc. Food processing apparatus

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0510866A1 (fr) * 1991-04-23 1992-10-28 McCAIN FOODS LIMITED Système de production des bandes helicoidales de végétaux et turbine pour ce système
AU655251B2 (en) * 1991-04-23 1994-12-08 Mccain Foods Limited System for producing helical vegetable strips
US5168784A (en) * 1991-09-19 1992-12-08 Universal Frozen Foods, Inc. Hydro-cutter
WO1993005933A1 (fr) * 1991-09-19 1993-04-01 Universal Frozen Foods, Inc. Coupe-legumes hydraulique
US5473967A (en) * 1993-03-23 1995-12-12 Mccain Foods Limited Vegetable cutting system
EP0693348A1 (fr) * 1994-07-20 1996-01-24 McCAIN FOODS LIMITED Système pour la coupe de légumes
NL1008568C2 (nl) * 1998-03-12 1999-09-14 Kiremko Bv Werkwijze en inrichting voor het in schijfjes snijden van knolvormige gewassen.
EP0941818A1 (fr) * 1998-03-12 1999-09-15 Kiremko B.V. Méthode ainsi que dispositif pour couper en tranches des légumes tubéreux
US7674077B2 (en) 2007-12-04 2010-03-09 Agassiz Fieldstone, Inc. Method of transporting tuberous vegetables
CN106388875A (zh) * 2016-11-30 2017-02-15 重庆西山科技股份有限公司 旋切操作组件
CN106388875B (zh) * 2016-11-30 2023-07-04 重庆西山科技股份有限公司 旋切操作组件
CN110089698A (zh) * 2019-05-07 2019-08-06 大连盖世健康食品股份有限公司 一种海藻裙带菜食品智能加工装置及其加工方法
CN110089698B (zh) * 2019-05-07 2022-02-01 大连盖世健康食品股份有限公司 一种海藻裙带菜食品智能加工装置及其加工方法
CN113498802A (zh) * 2021-08-09 2021-10-15 长沙过师傅食品有限公司 一种无骨鸡柳制作工艺及装置
CN114211547A (zh) * 2021-12-23 2022-03-22 湖南三峰茶业有限责任公司 一种食品加工用切片机
CN114211547B (zh) * 2021-12-23 2023-11-10 湖南三峰茶业有限责任公司 一种食品加工用切片机

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CA2006994C (fr) 1992-09-01
DK0377451T3 (da) 1997-04-28
ES2103712T3 (es) 1997-10-01
EP0377451B1 (fr) 1997-04-09
AU629885B2 (en) 1992-10-15
CA2006994A1 (fr) 1990-07-03
AU4765590A (en) 1990-07-12
EP0377451A3 (fr) 1991-11-21
ATE151329T1 (de) 1997-04-15
DE69030390T2 (de) 1997-12-04

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