System for producing helical vegetable strips and turbine therefor

The hydraulic system of claim I, wherein said liquid carrier and the liquid from said nozzle are water.

The hydraulic system of claim I, wherein said cutter has a right helicoid configuration and has a radial slit therethrough defining a pair of edges, said edges being axially displaced from each other, at least one of said edges being sharpened to define said slicing means.

A hydraulic system for cutting vegetables into generally helically shaped strips comprising input means for receiving a liquid carrier and the vegetables, a tapered conduit for the liquid carrier and the vegetables, said conduit having an inlet and an outlet and being tapered from said inlet to said outlet, pump means coupled between said input means and said inlet for transporting the liquid carrier and the vegetables through said conduit, a turbine coupled to said outlet and including a rotor and a multiplicity of vanes thereon and at least one nozzle aimed at said vanes, said nozzle being adapted to generate a jet of liquid to cause rotation of said rotor, and a cutter coupled to said rotor and being rotated thereby, said cutter including means for slicing the vegetables into helical shapes, said turbine further including an axially extending passageway therethrough for accommodating evacuation of the helically shaped strips and the liquid carrier.

A hydraulic system for cutting vegetables into generally helically shaped strips comprising input means for receiving a liquid carrier and the vegetables, tapered first and second conduits for the liquid carrier and the vegetables, said conduits being coupled in tandem, each of said conduits having an inlet and an outlet and being tapered from said inlet to said outlet, pump means coupled between said input means and the inlet of said first conduit for transporting the liquid carrier and the vegetables through said conduits, a turbine coupled to the outlet of said second conduit and including a rotor and a multiplicity of vanes thereon and at least one nozzle aimed at said vanes, said nozzle being adapted to generate a jet of liquid to cause rotation of said rotor, a cutter coupled to said rotor and being rotated thereby, said cutter including means for slicing the vegetables into helical strips, and means between said conduits for diverting some of the liquid carrier away from said second conduit.

A hydraulic system for cutting vegetables into generally helical strips comprising input means for receiving a liquid carrier and the vegetables, tapered first and second conduits for the liquid carrier and the vegetables, said conduits being coupled in tandem, each of said conduits having an inlet and an outlet and being tapered from said inlet to said outlet, pump means coupled between said input means and the inlet of said first conduit for transporting the liquid carrier and the vegetables through said conduits, a turbine coupled to the outlet of said second conduit and including a rotor and a multiplicity of vanes thereon and at least one nozzle aimed at said vanes, said nozzle being adapted to generate a jet of liquid to cause rotation of said rotor, a cutter coupled to said rotor and being rotated thereby, said cutter including means for slicing the vegetables into helical strips, first diverting means between said conduits for diverting some of the liquid carrier away from said second conduit, and second diverting means between said second conduit and said turbine for diverting more of the liquid carrier from said turbine.

A hydraulic system for cutting vegetables into generally helically shaped strips comprising input means for receiving a liquid carrier and the vegetables, a conduit for the liquid carrier and the vegetables, said conduit having an inlet and an outlet, pump means coupled between said input means and said inlet for transporting the liquid carrier and the vegetables through said conduit, a turbine coupled to said outlet and including a rotor and a multiplicity of vanes thereon and at least one nozzle aimed at said vanes, said nozzle being adapted to generate a jet of liquid to cause rotation of said rotor, a cutter coupled to said rotor and being rotated thereby, said cutter including means for slicing the vegetables into helical strips, said turbine further including at least one stator carrying said rotor and spaced therefrom, and means for applying into the space between said stator and said rotor water as the sole lubrication therefor.