| 摘要 |
Apparatus for separating the lamina portion of a leaf or bundle of leaves from the stem or mid-rib, comprising conveyor means including upper (50) and lower (25) runs which engage the leaves between them, and stripping means comprising mutually opposed pairs of teeth (15, 17) carried on a pair of drive chains set at an acute angle to the leaf conveyor. The drive chains are arranged so that the successive mutually opposed pairs of teeth come into engagement with successive leaves or bundles moving along the conveyor, and the teeth then move away from the conveyor so as to tear the leaves. |
