Method and apparatus for trimming onions or like produce

Details Method and apparatus for trimming onions or like produce Method and apparatus for trimming onions or like produce

1978-03-14

1980-05-13

Hornsby, Harvey C.

Foods and beverages: apparatus

Means to treat food

Subdividing into plural products

99643, 198384, A23N 1508

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042022614

ABSTRACT:
Onions are lifted and transported individually and are transferred in succession onto an orientation conveyor where the onions are made to roll on a path of least resistance until their stem axes are transverse to the line of movement of the conveyor. Following orientation, the onions are gripped individually and carried into engagement with a pair of laterally spaced trimming blades which cleanly snip off the protrusions at the ends of each onion along the stem axis to prepare the onions for further processing. During their movement toward the trimming blades by the gripping and carrying means, the onions engage blade connected camming means which automatically adjusts the lateral spacing of the trimming blades responsive to variations in onion size. Following the trimming operation, the onions are released automatically into a collector means.

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