摘要 |
A broccoli trimming machine that is provided with a rotatable mechanism having a plurality of broccoli gripping means adapted to be rotated past a plurality of stations including a loading station A, a first slitting station B, a second slitting station C and a discharge station D. The broccoli gripping means are rotated past these stations in step-by-step motion by a Geneva-type drive. The slitting knives are attached to an endless chain which moves the knives in predetermined orbits. The broccoli gripping devices are closed by a system of cams while each broccoli gripping device is at the loading station. Rotating the broccoli gripping devices past the stations as well as opening and closing the gripping devices and moving the knives through their orbits is accomplished by a suitable drive mechanism in timed relation.
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