Onion conveyor and slicer
AssigneeGuntert & Pellaton, Inc.
InventorRoy C. Pellaton
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Abstract
Whole oriented onions are sliced in a slicer by holding the onions on a horizontal cutter-bearing plate and by rotating the plate to continuously remove slices from the lower ends of the onions until the onions are fully sliced. Non-oriented onions are recirculated between a feed hopper and the conveyor leading to the slicer.
Claims8
An onion slicer comprising a rotary plate, slicing knife means carried by said plate, an onion feed conveyor positioned to deliver onions tangentially to said plate, transfer means movable transversely of said conveyor operable to move onions from said conveyor onto said plate, means to position an onion on said plate for slicing by said knife means, means to continuously press said onion against said plate as it is sliced by said knife means, and means to convey onion slices away from said plate comprising an aperture in said plate to pass said slices as they are formed by said knife means.
An onion slicer comprising a horizontally disposed rotary plate, slicing knife means carried by said plate, means to position an onion on said plate for slicing comprising a U-shaped pocket member mounted above said plate, hold-down means to continuously press said onion against said plate as it is sliced by said knife means, and means to convey onion slices away from said plate comprising an aperture in said plate to pass said slices as they are formed by said knife means.
An onion slicer comprising a horizontally disposed rotary plate, slicing knife means carried by said plate, means to position an onion on said plate for slicing comprising a pocket member open at the top and bottom mounted above said plate, and means to adjustably position said pocket member relative to said plate to control the clearance therebetween and thereby control slicing efficiency.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.