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PGIATG CUTTING MAQJHINE
Victor E. Bowman, Iiazleton, Idaho
(Box 537, Hailey, Idaho)
Filed Feb. 1, 196b, Ser. No. 6,9tl7
8 fliairns. (Cl. Isle-164)
processing.
FIGURE 2.
FIGURE 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4
of FIGURE 2.
FIGURE 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5
of FIGURE 3.
chine 1t}.
Shaft 34 is rotated in response to operation of electric
motor ?ll The motor is attached to base 22 of frame
18 and has a drive sprocket 62 attached to the output
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on con?gured to form the roller 82 and therefore the
of slide 58 and to the panels 152 and 154, and the pur- ,
64 and 67 thereon.
tion and includes a center shaft 65- which has been pre
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ing the potato pocket 100 allows blades 110, 111 or 112 30 equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope
of the invention as claimed.
to pass freely therethrough as the drum rotates. The
What is claimed as new is as follows:
shapes of thethree illustrated blades serve the obvious
1. A potato sectioning machine comprising a frame, a
purpose of subdividing the potatoes in thepockets 1%
hopper carried by the said frame and having a discharge
into two pieces, three pieces, and four pieces, respec
tively, these being ,the most common subdivisions of 35 opening, a potato extractor carried by said frame and lo~
cated operatively with respect to said hopper to extract
seed potatoes. The blades are separably carried by a
potatoes therefrom, a chute carried by said frame and
portion ofv frame, 18 and located above roller 82. Por
located adjacent to said extractor to receive potatoes
tions of the blades project through slots 91 so that as
from 'the extractor, said chute being inclined so that the
the potato in pocket 100 is carried upward by a rotation
of the drum, it is pushed through the knife blade or 40 potatoes slide down the chute when placed thereon, a ro
tary drum carried by said frame and having potato re
blades and subdivided in .the pocket 100., As the drum
ceiving pockets therein, severing means mounted adjacent
continues to rotate, thesubdivided potato is discharged
to said drum for severing the potatoes while they remain
as shown in FIGURE 2.
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in the pockets thereof, means carried by said frame and
There are means in the machine for metering the
associated with said chute for metering the movement of
potatoes as they- move down slide. 58. .These means are
potatoes down said chute so that the potatoes are individ
shown best in FIGURES 2, 6 and 7 and consist essen
ually fed into said pockets, said metering means includ
tially of shaft 73 having sprocket 71 thereon, the shaft
ing side panels, means movably mounting said side panels
extending completely across the. frame of the machine
on the discharge end of said chute for movement toward
and mounted for rotation in conventional bearings 122
and 123 (FIGURE 1.). Each chute o'rslide 58 has a 50 and away from each other, means resiliently urging said
side panels toward each other for embracing a single
swinging gate, for instance, see typical gate 128 .in FIG
potato disposed therebetween, a depending gate extend
URES 2, 6 and 7. The gate is mounted for oscillation
ing transversely of said chute between said side panels
on transverse shaft 130 which is located above chute
and pivotally mounted at its upper end for rotation about
58 and which spans the chute. The lower part of the
gate extends to a position between the sides of the chute, 55 an axis extending transversely of said chute, and means
for intermittently pivoting the lower end of said gate
and the gate is spring-biased by means of spring 134
away from said chute between said side panels simulto a rest position.
taneously moving the free ends of said side panels away
A gate operator 138, preferably made of a bar having
from each other.
knobs at the ends thereof, is attached to shaft 73 and
2.The subject matter of claim 1 wherein there are
it strikes the upper end of gate 128 when shaft 73 is 60
mechanical drive means connected with said drum, said
rotated. The direction of rotation of shaft 73 is such
gate and said extractor for mechanically timing the op
that the bar 138 pivotally oscillates gate 128 in a direc
eration of each of said drum, said metering means and
tion so that spring 134 yieldingly opposes the movement
said extractor.
of the gate and returns the gate to the rest position.
3. A' potato sectioning machine comprising a frame, a
The gate functions as a potato stop and is located in ad 65
hopper carried by the said frame and having a discharge
vance of the potato guide ?ngers 140 connected with the
opening, a potato extractor carried by said frame and
sides of chute or slide 53; However, when the gate is
located operatively with respect to said hopper discharge
opened by being struck by bar 158, the potatoes are
opening to extract potatoes therefrom, a chute carried by
allowed to slide down the chute and into the cutting sta
tion de?ned by a' portion of roller 82' and pocket 19!} 70 said frame and located adjacent to said extractor to receive potato-es from the extractor, said chute having an.
and the particular knife being used. Full metering takes
inclined bottom wall so that the potatoes slide down the
place by the operation of side panels 152 and 154 (FIG
chute whenplaced thereon, a rotary drum carried by said
URE 7) mountedon hingles 151 and 153, the hingles be
frame and having potato receiving pockets therein, sever
ing carried by the sides of chute 58. Springs 157 and
153 are attached topins 159 and 160 secured to the sides -75 ing means mounted adja'c'e'nt'to' said; drum for severing
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chute, said chute including a bottom and opposite up
standing side walls, said side walls terminating a spaced
distance from the lower end of said bottom wall and in~
eluding a pair of extension side panels swingably secured