| 摘要 |
<p>An apparatus for bagging foodstuffs such as potatoes includes a carousel (40) having a number of hopper recesses (63) defined in a top surface and an electric motor and transmission assembly (44) for rotatably moving the carousel. Each of the hoppers (63) terminates in a chute (64) for guiding the foodstuffs, and the carousel is vibrated intwo separate directions in order to prevent the foodstuffs from becoming stuck. An automatic bag gripping mechanism (48) is provided beneath each of the chutes, and is adapted to close when a bag is placed into position between its grippers when the carousel is in a first position. A control and interface unit (30) continuously move the carousel from the first position to a second loading position, and interfaces with a commercially available weighing machine (12) to control the transfer of a load of foodstuffs from the weighing machine into one of the hoppers. After loading, the carousel continues to move to a third position in which the bag gripping mechanism automatically opens to permit removal of the bagged foodstuffs.</p> |
