PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chestnut cutting machine capable of easily performing selection work of a chestnut.SOLUTION: The chestnut cutting machine 1 is provided with a rotation body 2 having a chestnut storage part 3 formed with a storage recession part 3a for storing the chestnut 20 on an outer peripheral part 2a and having an axis directed in a lateral direction a rotation blade 4 arranged so as to be inserted to the storage recession part 3a and forming the half-cut chestnuts 21, 21 by cutting the chestnut 20 fed accompanying with rotation of the rotation body 2 and a chestnut falling part 6 arranged below the rotation body 2, arranged above a conveying part 5 for conveying the half-cut chestnuts 21, 21, relatively entered into a clearance between opposed cutting surfaces 21a, 21a of the half-cut chestnuts 21, 21 and falling down the half-cut chestnuts 21, 21 such that the cutting surfaces 21a, 21a turn up on the conveying part 5.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】 栗の選別作業を容易に行うことができる、栗切り機を提供する。【解決手段】 栗切り機1は、外周部2aに、栗20を収容する収容凹部3aが形成された栗収容部3を有して、軸心が横方向を向く回転体2と、その収容凹部3aに差し入るように配備されて、回転体2の回転に伴って送られる栗20を切断して半割栗21、21を形成する回転刃4と、回転体2の下方に配備されて半割栗21、21を搬出する搬出部5の、上方に配備されて、半割栗21、21の対向する切断面間21a、21aに相対的に進入し、それら切断面21a、21aが搬出部5上で上を向くように半割栗21、21を倒す栗倒し部6と、を備える。【選択図】 図11
