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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1998
Douglas J. Brash, Ramsey, MN (US);
Barrie R. Froseth, Plymouth, MN (US);
S. Ganesh Ganesan, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Loren J. Gordon, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Peter M. Smith, Maple Grove, MN (US);
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A slitting assembly ( ) in the preferred form of a rotary cutter includes a shaft ( ) upon which relatively thin, large diameter annular blades ( ) are slid and held in place on the shaft by relatively large diameter hubs ( ). An axial bore ( ) is provided through the shaft ( ) for circulating a coolant in fluid communication therewith by rotary joints ( ). Thus, the blades ( ) are cooled below ambient temperature by conduction through hubs ( ) and shaft ( ) for imparting continuous longitudinal cuts in a band ( ) of fat-free brownie products having an internal temperature higher than ambient. The outer periphery of the blades ( ) rotate against a back-up roll ( ) rotatable about a parallel axis below the band ( ). Scrapers ( ) are provided to remove any product sticking to the back-up roll ( ) and the axial faces of the blades ( ).