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EP 0136628 B1 19880629 - APPARATUS FOR HELICAL CUTTING OF POTATOES

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR HELICAL CUTTING OF POTATOES

Publication

EP 0136628 B1 19880629 (EN)

Application

EP 84111247 A 19840920

Priority

US 53418283 A 19830920

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0136628A1] A method and apparatus for cutting articles such as potatoes into helical strips wherein the potato is held against rotation and aligned by a plurality of fingers and moved longitudinally against a rapidly rotating cutting head. The cutting head may include a hollow central cutting tube mounted at its axis of rotation. A feed mechanism is provided to feed potatoes to the holder for cutting and automatic sensing and sequencing control system controls the loading and feeding of potatoes. A plurality of holding and cutting mechanisms can be simultaneously fed and operated by the control system.

IPC 1-7

B26D 3/11; B26D 3/26; A23L 1/216

IPC 8 full level

B26D 3/10 (2006.01); A23L 19/12 (2016.01); B26D 3/11 (2006.01); B26D 3/26 (2006.01); B26D 7/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B26D 3/11 (2013.01); B26D 7/06 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0136628 A1 19850410; EP 0136628 B1 19880629; AT E35392 T1 19880715; AU 3333684 A 19850328; AU 576205 B2 19880818; CA 1225910 A 19870825; DE 136628 T1 19850912; DE 3472377 D1 19880804; IE 55608 B1 19901121; IE 842380 L 19850320; JP S60155398 A 19850815

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 84111247 A 19840920; AT 84111247 T 19840920; AU 3333684 A 19840920; CA 463524 A 19840918; DE 3472377 T 19840920; DE 84111247 T 19840920; IE 238084 A 19840919; JP 19774984 A 19840920