摘要 |
An apparatus for hollowing potatoes and other differently shaped and/or sized tubers, fruits, root vegetables or the like comprises means (18, 20) for detecting the dimension of each plant part, means (19, 21) for forming a hollow space in each plant part, and control means (31) for controlling the movement of the forming means in response to dimension signals received from the detecting means, so as to adapt the inner dimensions of the hollow space being formed to the outer dimensions of the plant part. Thus, the hollow spaces being formed in the differently shaped and/or sized plant parts may be individually adapted to the shape and size of the plant parts in a mechanical automated process. |