Patent ID: 6176177
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: A23N,B26D

Abstract:
A vegetable block chamfering apparatus, comprising:a chamfering blade situated in the path in which a selected block of vegetable is transported, said chamfering blade having an edge directed toward the vegetable block;a blade axle;guide means for guiding in the traversing direction relative to the direction in which the block of vegetable is transported;a swingable rod, said blade axle being fixed to one end of said swingable rod permitting the other end of said swingable rod to be moved in the direction parallel to the direction in which the block of vegetable is transported;said chamfering blade being integrally connected to said blade axle, which is in engagement with said guide means;a vegetable carrier placed in front of said chamfering blade; andvegetable block transporting means for transporting the block of vegetable in the transporting path with the block of vegetable pinched and held, said vegetable block transporting means is so operatively connected to the other end of the swingable rod as to push it, whereby said swingable rod is made to swing about the blade axle, causing the chamfering blade to turn about the blade axle while moving and chamfering the block of vegetable under the guidance provided by the guide means in the counter direction to the direction in which the block of vegetable is transported.