摘要 |
A splitting apparatus includes a splitter member with a plurality of blades (14), and a splitting guide (18) configured to anchor articles so that an article to be split is anchored on a splitting guide when the splitter membe r is moved across the splitting guide. The apparatus includes a gate (24) whic h is controlled by a gate controller that selectively opens and closes the discharge aperture positioned adjacent the splitting guide so that the split article can be discharged from the splitting guide. A staging platform (36) is provided adjacent the splitting guide for aligning the articles to be split with the splitting guide and a staging advancer (42) is provided to move articles from the staging platform to the splitting guide, and to discharge the split articles after splitting.
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