PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To divide sheet-like rice at a target weight accurately and promptly.SOLUTION: A cloth dividing apparatus includes: a first measuring conveyor 4 for measuring and carrying the sheet-like rice from a carrying conveyer 3 a cutter 15 for dividing the rice to be carried from the carrying conveyer 3 to the first measuring conveyer 4 a second measuring conveyer 5 for measuring and carrying the divided rice from the first measuring conveyer 4 and a control part for executing: a first control for dividing the rice when the sum of a first measured weight value chronologically measured while carrying the rice with a reduced speed to the second speed after carrying at a first speed in the first measuring conveyer 4 and an estimated weight value of the portion which is not measured by the first measuring conveyer 4 at dividing becomes a target weight value and a second control for changing a value of the estimated weight value based on the difference between a second measured weight value of the divided rice by the second measuring conveyer 5 and the target weight value.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】シート状の米飯を目標重量で正確且つ迅速に分割する。【解決手段】搬送コンベア3からのシート状の米飯を計量搬送する第1の計量コンベア4と、搬送コンベア3から第1の計量コンベア4へ搬送される米飯を分割するカッタ15と、第1の計量コンベア4からの分割米飯を計量搬送する第2の計量コンベア5と、第1の計量コンベア4において米飯を第1の速度で搬送した後に第2の速度に減速して搬送しながら経時的に計測した第1の計測重量値および分割時において第1の計量コンベア4に計測されない部分の予測重量値の和が目標重量値となったときに米飯を分割する第1の制御並びに分割米飯の第2の計量コンベア5による第2の計測重量値と目標重量値との差に基づいて予測重量値の値を変更する第2の制御を実行する制御部とを有する。【選択図】図3
