PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food cutting device configured to receive cut food with a prescribed posture kept as it is and descend, and capable of further improving the workability of taking out the cut food.SOLUTION: The food cutting device is provided with: a food placement table 5 on which food 10 is placed a first driving mechanism 6 for moving the food placement table 5 a cutting blade 3 arranged in the moving track of the food 10 moved together with the food placement table 5 by the first driving mechanism 6 for cutting the food into round slices a fixed inclination guide member 81 for guiding the cut food obliquely downwards a receiving member 82 which receives the cut food and is guided by the inclination guide member and vertically moved and a second driving mechanism for driving the receiving member 82 in the vertical direction between a food receiving position and a food takeout position 8. The second driving mechanism transmits a prescribed drive force to the receiving member 82, and has a slipping mechanism for absorbing the excess stroke of the receiving member.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】切断後の食品を、所定の姿勢を保ったまま受け取って下降する構成にし、切断後の食品取り出しの作業性をより一層向上させることができる食品切断装置をえる。【解決手段】食品10を載置する食品載置台5と、食品載置台5を移動させる第1の駆動機構6と、第1の駆動機構6によって食品載置台5とともに移動する食品10の移動軌跡内に配置されて食品を輪切り状に切断する切断刃3と、切断後の食品を斜め下方に向かって案内する固定の傾斜案内部材81と、切断後の食品を受け取り傾斜案内部材に案内されて上下動する受け部材82と、受け部材82を食品の受け取り位置と食品の取り出し位置8との間で上下方向に駆動する第2の駆動機構と、を有し、第2の駆動機構は、受け部材82に所定の駆動力を伝達するとともに、受け部材の余分なストロークを吸収する滑り機構を備えている。【選択図】図4
