Cutting Roller Gas Spray for Edible Product Particle Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cutting apparatuses for edible food products, such as seaweed snacks, face issues with particle accumulation during the cutting process, leading to defects and reduced productivity due to the nature of the food material.
Innovation Solution
A cutting apparatus with a cylindrical cutting roller and radial cutting blades that rotates to cut the food product, accompanied by a gas spray system to remove particles from the cutting area, ensuring smooth operation and minimizing defects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a cutting apparatus is used to cut edible food products into small pieces, then productivity is improved, but particles are produced and accumulated on the cutting apparatus during repeated processing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the principle of converting harm into benefit by utilizing the harmful particles generated during cutting as the basis for a cleaning mechanism. Gas spray nozzles are positioned to direct gas flow at the cutting blades, creating a force that removes accumulated particles. This transforms the problematic particle accumulation into a manageable condition where the particles are actively removed by gas flow, preventing defects while maintaining high productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs pneumatic principles by using gas spray nozzles to remove particles from the cutting apparatus. Compressed gas is directed through nozzles positioned near the cutting blades, creating a pneumatic force that blows particles away from the cutting surface. This pneumatic cleaning mechanism effectively addresses particle accumulation without requiring mechanical intervention, maintaining continuous operation and high productivity.
2Productivity
If particles are not removed during cutting, then the cutting apparatus operates continuously, but defects occur and productivity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements continuous particle removal during the cutting operation by positioning gas spray nozzles to operate simultaneously with the cutting process. The gas flow continuously clears particles from the cutting blades as cutting occurs, ensuring that the useful action of cutting continues without interruption while particles are removed in real-time. This maintains both high productivity and product quality without stopping for cleaning.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates a feedback mechanism where the presence of particles during cutting triggers the gas spray cleaning action. The system monitors the cutting process and activates particle removal when particles are detected or anticipated to accumulate, creating a closed-loop control that maintains cutting quality and prevents defects while preserving continuous operation.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution effectively removes particles during the cutting process, reducing defects and improving productivity by maintaining the cutting apparatus's efficiency and preventing particle accumulation.
Implementation Method 1
spraying gas through a spray hole provided in the cutting body and disposed adjacent to the cutting blade to remove particles at the periphery of the cutting blade
Data Source
AI summary
A cutting apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a cutting roller including a cutting body having a cylindrical shape and configured to rotate about an axis defined in a leftward/rightward direction, and cutting blades protruding outward in a radial direction of the cutting body further than a surface of the cutting body to cut an edible food product provided in a forward/rearward direction, and a cutting base part disposed at a position facing the cutting roller based on the edible food product to support the edible food product to be cut by the cutting roller.


