| 摘要 |
The present invention relates generally to a cutting system for vegetables, including potatoes (98), which includes a conveyor (35) for transporting food product to the general vicinity of a rotating cutting blade (90). The conveyor generally aligns the food product and arranges it in a single row. The conveyor introduces the food product between a pair of endless belts (60) which include contoured paddles (62) on their mating surfaces to receive the food product and drive it toward the cutting knife. The endless belts are floating and coupled to pneumatic pistons (58) to maintain contact between the paddles and the food product, event though the food product may vary in size. A double sided driving chain belt (72) drives the endless belts to ensure positive, non-slipping feeding. The paddles prevent rotation of food product while it is being cut. In the most preferred embodiment, the device is used for feeding potatoes into a rotating knife adapted to cut helical strips. |
