摘要 |
An apparatus for separating ears of sweet corn from the stalk for minimizing damage to the ears. The apparatus has blades with cutting edges that cut through a substantial portion of the stalk and then pull the stalk away from the ear to rupture the uncut portion of the stalk. The ears are held by stripper plates during the rupture of the stalks. The blades are arranged with respect to the stalk such that the pulling force is applied to the stalk over a large flat surface normal to the longitudinal axis of the stalk.
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