| 摘要 |
A minicorn husking machine comprising: a hollow drum (10) capable of revolving about a substantially horizontal longitudinal axis, at least one station fixed around the circumference of the drum comprising a pair of cooperating rollers (40, 41) each having a diameter of from 1 to 3 cms with their axes positioned substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the drum and which travel around the circumference of the drum as it rotates so that they lie in substantially side by side relationship at the apex and the base of the drum, means for rotating the rollers at a speed from 20 to 250 rpm in opposite directions so that they travel downwards at their point of contact when at the apex of the drum, means for feeding ears of minicorn to the upper surface of the rollers when they are positioned roughly in the arc at the upper third of the drum such that in operation the husks from the ears of the minicorn are siezed by the rotating rollers, stripped off the cobs and pulled through the nip between the rollers leaving the cobs being on top of the rollers, means (57) for collecting the husks and means (55) for collecting the cobs.
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