Water bearing and food cutting assembly

A food cutter assembly comprising:

• a spindle body defining an interior passage for receiving a food product, the interior passage extending along a rotational axis of the spindle body;
• a tube within the interior passage of the spindle body, extending the length of the spindle body along the rotational axis, wherein the spindle body rotates around the tube;
• a first thrust disc fixedly connected to the spindle body, the first thrust disc including first opposing surfaces extending radially from the rotational axis of the spindle body and a first circumferential surface between the first opposing surfaces;
• a second thrust disc fixedly connected to the spindle body, the second thrust disc including second opposing surfaces extending radially from the rotational axis of the spindle body and a second circumferential surface between the second opposing surfaces;
• a cutting tool connected to an end of the spindle body for cutting the food product, the interior passage configured to receive the food product;
• a housing for rotationally mounting the spindle body;
• a first radial bearing positioned proximate to the first thrust disc and a second radial bearing positioned proximate to the second thrust disc when the spindle body is rotationally mounted to the housing;
• wherein the spindle body and the housing define first fluid passages extending from a first port in the housing through the first radial bearing to the spindle body and across the first opposing surfaces and the first circumferential surface of the first thrust disc to the spindle body, and second fluid passages extending from a second port in the housing through the second radial bearing to the spindle body and across the second opposing surfaces and the second circumferential surface of the second thrust disc to the spindle body;
• wherein the spindle body and the tube define a third fluid passage between the spindle body and the tube that fluidly communicates with the first and/or second fluid passages;
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• a sprocket fixedly connected to the spindle body and configured to be driven by a belt to rotate the spindle body.

A food cutter assembly comprising:

• a spindle body defining an interior passage for receiving a food product, the interior passage extending along a rotational axis of the spindle body;
• a tube within the interior passage of the spindle body, extending the length of the spindle body along the rotational axis, wherein the spindle body rotates around the tube;
• a first thrust disc fixedly connected to the spindle body, the first thrust disc including first opposing surfaces extending radially from the rotational axis of the spindle body and a first circumferential surface between the first opposing surfaces;
• a second thrust disc fixedly connected to the spindle body, the second thrust disc including second opposing surfaces extending radially from the rotational axis of the spindle body and a second circumferential surface between the second opposing surfaces;
• a cutting tool connected to an end of the spindle body for cutting the food product, the interior passage configured to receive the food product;
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• a housing for rotationally mounting the spindle body;
• a first radial bearing positioned proximate to the first thrust disc and a second radial bearing positioned proximate to the second thrust disc when the spindle body is rotationally mounted to the housing;
• wherein the spindle body and the housing define first fluid passages extending from a first port in the housing through the first radial bearing to the spindle body and across the first opposing surfaces and the first circumferential surface of the first thrust disc to the spindle body, and second fluid passages extending from a second port in the housing through the second radial bearing to the spindle body and across the second opposing surfaces and the second circumferential surface of the second thrust disc to the spindle body;
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• wherein the spindle body and the tube define a third fluid passage between the spindle body and the tube that fluidly communicates with the first and/or second fluid passages.