摘要:
A method of stripping Brussels sprouts from their stems wherein the sprout plants are fed laterally in succession to the nip between a soft resilient surface of a movable member and a series of laterally spaced pressure members each having a soft resilient surface yieldably urged towards the surface of the movable member, the movable member and the pressure members being adapted to cause rotation of each plant substantially about the axis of its stem as it passes into and through the nip, and the sprouts are removed from the stems by a series of successions of resilient stripping members with the members of each succession being spaced apart in the direction of movement of the plants and adapted to exert resilient stripping pressure on the sprouts as the plants pass rotatably along the nip, the series of stripping members and pressure members alternating in the lateral direction of the nip. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for removing sprouts from a Brussels sprouts stalk including rotating knife means defining a central opening through which the stalk of the plant is fed as the knife means cut off the sprouts. Each knife is spaced from the stalk by a stalk guide cutting through the semihard bark and riding on the hard woody shell of the stalk. The knives are held at an angle to the stalk axis to cut off the sprouts in a plane tangent to the sprouts and perpendicular to the centerline of the pedicel.
摘要:
The invention provides apparatus for cutting for example florets from cauliflower heads or leaves from cabbages cleanly so as to avoid damage to the florets or leaves. As a tubular knife follows a path encircling the stalk, so a divider member parts the florets or leaves to facilitate a clean cut.
摘要:
An apparatus for removing brussels sprouts from the parent stalks including a plurality of blades arranged generally in the form of a truncated pyramid and defining an aperture for receiving the sprout bearing stalks, the blades being rotatable to remove brussels sprouts from the stalks, as the stalks are fed into the assembly through the aperture.