| 摘要 |
<p>An apparatus for cutting a food product is disclosed including a stationary structure with a food product guide surface for guiding a food product along a path of travel, the apparatus having a knife wheel rotatable about a knife wheel axis, the knife wheel having at least one knife blade and located such that rotation of the knife wheel about the knife wheel axis causes the knife blade to cut through the food product as it moves along the path of travel. The apparatus also includes a knife wheel support which rotatably supports the knife wheel, the knife wheel support being pivotally attached to the stationary structure so as to pivot about a pivot axis extending substantially parallel to the knife wheel axis, such that the knife wheel axis is movable along an arcuate path about the pivot axis. By readily positioning the knife wheel in one of a plurality of discrete positions along the arcuate path, a visually acceptable square diced food product may be obtained from food products having a variety of thicknesses. The apparatus also includes a plurality of adjustable stripper plates extending between adjacent ones of a plurality of circular knives which slice the food product into a plurality of strips prior to the food product being cut by the cross-cut knife wheel. The stripper plates have an adjustable attaching mechanism connecting them to the stationary structure to facilitate the adjustment of the distance between the stripper plates and the food guide surface so as to readily accommodate a food product having a variety of thicknesses.</p> |
