CUTTING CONVEYOR FOR GREEN SHEETING AND CUTTING/CONVEYING METHOD

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cutting conveyor for green sheeting which does not produce a non-conforming article and also, a cutting/conveying method. SOLUTION: This cutting conveyor 40 for green sheeting 10 cuts the continuous length green sheeting 10 which is continuously supplied by an advancing carrier sheet 24, to a desired size and conveys the cut green sheet. In addition, the cutting conveyor 40 comprises a cutter 50 which cuts the green sheeting 10 which is detached apart from the carrier sheet 24 and supplied, a cutting board 52 which is a sheet-like member arranged almost horizontally below the cutter 50 and serves as an implement for the cutter 50 to cut the green sheeting 10, a flat plate-like guide plate 54 which is arranged leaving a space below the cutting board 52 and extends almost in parallel with the cutting board 52, and an air fan 56 which supplies the air flowing toward the forward end, in the conveying direction, of the green sheeting 10 between the cutting board 52 and the guide plate 54. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT