NOODLE STRING CUTTING DEVICE, NOODLE MANUFACTURING DEVICE, AND NOODLE AND INSTANT NOODLE MANUFACTURING METHOD

Provided are a noodle string cutting device and a noodle manufacturing device with which it is possible to suppress weight variations when noodle strings (52a, 52b) are cut into single-serving portions in a noodle manufacturing method. A noodle string cutting device according to one embodiment is provided with: a pair of cutting blade rolls (10a, 10b) with a plurality of annular groove portions (12a, 12b) arranged in parallel to face and engage with each other; scrapers (20a, 20b) comprising plate-like portions (24a, 24b) extending along the longitudinal direction of the cutting blade rolls and a plurality of projecting portions (22a, 22b) provided on a longer side of the plate-like portions and extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to the longer side, the plurality of projecting portions each being configured to engage with corresponding one of the plurality of annular groove portions of the cutting blade rolls to strip the noodle strings in the plurality of annular groove portions from the cutting blade rolls; and comb plates (30a, 30b) comprising a plurality of projecting portions (32a, 32b) arranged along the longitudinal direction of the cutting blade rolls in line with the center of the plurality of annular groove portions, the plurality of projecting portions being arranged for every other annular groove portion of the cutting blade rolls and configured to come into contact with the noodle strings in a position where the noodle strings are not in contact with the cutting blade rolls and the plurality of projecting portions of the scrapers.