| 摘要 |
An apparatus (10) for cutting food product so that the product isproperly oriented and stabilized before and throughout the cutting operation to produce a sliced product of uniform thickness, even if the delivered food product varies in shape and size, such as when both round and elongate potatoes are used to produce potato chips. The apparatus (10) includes a cutting device (12) and housing thereabove that defines a passage (50, 32, 132) with an opening (44) in proximity to the cutting device (12), such that food product is delivered to the cutting device (12) in a substantially vertical direction. To improve the stability of round product during the cutting operation, the housing has an upper portion (40, 140) and a flared lower portion (42, 142) immediately below the upper portion (40, 140) so that at least a portion of the opening (44) of the passage is defined by the flared region (56, 156) and has a larger radius of curvature than the upper portion (40, 140). |
