Vegetable cutting system
US5473967A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/745
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Potatoes are conveyed one at a time along a predetermined path ending at a cutter that cuts the potatoes into helical strips. A series of four rings surrounds the path. Each ring has a plurality of nozzles that produce jets of water intersecting at a point in the path. At the outlet of the series of four rings is an orienter through which the potatoes pass. The rings and the orienter align and guide the potatoes as they move along the path and through the cutter.
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