Abstract: This invention is a machine and method (10) for cutting large blocks (12) of material, such as cheese, in which a block (12) is pushed in the same direction through successive cutting stations (34,66), the block (12) being rotated between two successive cutting stations (34,66). The machine may have a number of piston and cylinder assemblies (24,32,48,54,68) arranged for pushing the block of cheese through the successive cutting stations, for rotating the block of cheese as described above and for raising and lowering the block of cheese relative to the cutting stations. The machine and method (10) speeds up the cutting process by allowing the simultaneous cutting of two blocks of material.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 29, 1989
Date of Patent:
February 12, 1991
Assignee:
Wright Pugson Limited
Inventors:
Michael J. Butt, Nigel L. Hicks, Nicholas P. Lambert