Cutting device and a cutting system for cutting food products
AssigneeMarel Iceland Ehf
InventorThorir Finnsson
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Abstract
A cutting device for cutting a food product that is conveyed by a conveyor means. The cutting device includes a first cutting blade and a moving mechanism attached to the first cutting blade for moving the first cutting blade sideways in either direction across the conveyor means, and a control unit. The first cutting blade is adapted to cut at least one incision in the product from one side of the product. The control unit is adapted to control the first cutting blade and the moving mechanism based on image data of the food product, and includes utilizing the image data in instructing the moving mechanism to adjust the position of the first cutting blade across the conveyor means.
Claims12
A cutting device for cutting a food product that is conveyed by a conveyor means, the cutting device comprising:
- a first cutting blade;
- a moving mechanism attached to said first cutting blade for moving the first cutting blade sideways in either direction across the conveyor means;
- and
- a control unit;
- wherein said first cutting blade is adapted to cut at least one incision in the product from one side of the product;
- wherein said control unit is adapted to control said first cutting blade and said moving mechanism based on image data of said food product, including utilizing said image data in instructing said moving mechanism to adjust the position of said first cutting blade across said conveyor means;
- wherein the cutting device further comprises a second cutting blade adapted to cut at least one incision in the product from a side opposite to the side of the first cutting blade, and where the control unit is further adapted to control the second cutting blade.
A method of cutting a food product conveyed by a conveyor means into pieces using a cutting device which comprises:
- a first cutting blade;
- a moving mechanism attached to said first cutting blade for moving the first cutting blade sideways in either direction across the conveyor means;
- and
- a control unit;
- wherein said first cutting blade is adapted to cut at least one incision in the food product from one side of the product;
- wherein said control unit is adapted to control said first cutting blade and said moving mechanism based on image data of said food product, including utilizing said image data in instructing said moving mechanism to adjust the position of said first cutting blade across said conveyor means;
- wherein the cutting device further comprises a second cutting blade adapted to cut at least one incision in the product from a side opposite to the side of the first cutting blade, and where the control unit is further adapted to control the second cutting blade.
A cutting system for cutting a food product conveyed by a conveyor means, comprising:
- an imaging system;
- a cutting device comprising:
- a first cutting blade;
- a moving mechanism attached to said first cutting blade for moving the first cutting blade sideways in either direction across the conveyor means;
- a control unit;
- wherein said first cutting blade is adapted to cut at least one incision in the product from one side of the product;
- wherein said control unit is adapted to control said first cutting blade and said moving mechanism based on image data of said food product, including utilizing said image data in instructing said moving mechanism to adjust the position of said first cutting blade across said conveyor means;
- wherein the cutting system further comprises:
- a second cutting blade adapted to cut at least one incision in the product from a side opposite to the side of the first cutting blade, and where the control unit is further adapted to control the second cutting blade;
- a cutting mechanism operated by the control unit for performing at least one cut of the food product having an angle in relation to an axis extending across the conveyor and perpendicular to the conveying direction, where the adjustment of the moving mechanism comprises adjusting the position of at least said first cutting blade across said conveyor means such that it follows said at least one cut of the food product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.