PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide trimming removing method and apparatus of a cutting laver bundle in which the trimming lying between cutting laver bundles is automatically removed without using the manpower of the cutting laver bundle, and thereby that can save labor.SOLUTION: Opposing a pair of endless chains 10 are disposed along the horizontal transportation direction of a cutting laver bundle BP to be able to surround in the vertical direction, a support plate 15 that supports the cutting laver bundle is fixed between the endless chains 10 having an interval with the horizontal transportation direction of the cutting laver bundle and being vertical with the endless chain 10, plural supporting rods 19 that support the lower hem of the cutting laver bundle are disposed parallel along the horizontal transportation direction of the cutting laver bundle at the horizontal region of the endless chain 10 and the lower level than the lower hem of the support plate 15, the trimming is collected at the lower side of the supporting rods 19, a trimming receiver 22 provided with a trimming outlet 23 is disposed at the bottom, and an air blow-in apparatus 5 that sprays air to the upper side of the cutting laver bundle at the upper side of the support plate 15 and blows off the trimming to the lower side.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】裁断海苔束の人手を介することなく裁断海苔束の間に介在する切り屑を自動的に除去することによって省力化可能な裁断海苔束の切り屑の除去方法及び装置を提供する。【解決手段】対向する一対の無端チェーン10が裁断海苔束BPの水平搬送方向に沿って上下方向に周回可能に配置され、無端チェーン10の間に裁断海苔束を支持する支持板15が、裁断海苔束の水平搬送方向に対して間隔をおいて且つ無端チェーン10に対して垂直に固定され、無端チェーン10の水平領域で且つ支持板15の下辺より低いレベルに裁断海苔束の下辺を支持する複数本の支持棒19が平行に裁断海苔束の水平搬送方向沿って配置され、支持棒19の下方には、切り屑を捕集する、底部に切り屑排出口23が設けられた切り屑受け22が配置され、支持板15の上方に裁断海苔束の上方へ空気を吹き付けて切り屑を下方へ吹き飛ばす空気吹込装置5が配置されている。【選択図】図1
