CUTTING APPARATUS FOR CUTTING FOOD OBJECTS Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC B26D7/18 

FIELD: hand-held cutting tools; cutting; separation.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to an apparatus for cutting food products while the food objects are conveyed from an inlet conveyor to an outlet conveyor. Moving mechanism is operable connected to the outlet conveyor for providing movement of the inlet end of the outlet conveyor from an adjacent position, where the inlet end of the outlet conveyor is adjacent to the outlet end of the inlet conveyor, to an open position where the inlet end of the outlet conveyor is moved away from the outlet end of the inlet conveyor, and vice versa, from an open position back to the adjacent position. Cutting device cuts the food objects into portions and trim portions. Control unit controls the moving mechanism. Commands are enabled instructing the moving mechanism to move the inlet end of the outlet conveyor to an open position when separating the cut trim portions from the remaining part of the food objects such that the cut trim portions fall down between the inlet end of the outlet conveyor and the outlet end of the inlet conveyor, and subsequently instructs the moving mechanism to move the inlet end the outlet conveyor back to the to the adjacent position at a speed such that the inlet end of the outlet conveyor reaches the adjacent position before the next cutting such that it provides a support for the remaining part of the food object.

EFFECT: as a result, it is possible to simplify manipulation of portions and cuttings as a result of the cutting process and increase productivity.

14 cl, 3 dwg