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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2015
Marel Iceland Ehf, Gardabaer, IS;
Thorir Finnsson, Kopavogur, IS;
MAREL ICELAND EHF, Gardabaer, IS;
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.