30-07-2015 дата публикации
Номер: US20150208712A1
Agricultural apparatuses and systems for collecting, cutting, and/or processing produce. The produce processing system includes a feed conveyor, a first belt, a first spray assembly, a processing station, the processing station including a housing mounted to the feed conveyor, a mandrel assembly coupled to the feed conveyor, the mandrel assembly including a first rotating blade, an engagement sensor coupled to the housing and the feed conveyor, a stop switch coupled to the feed conveyor, where the stop switch is repositionable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, and an operator controller communicatively coupled to the flow sensor, the engagement sensor, and the stop switch, wherein the operator controller stops a rotation of the first belt based on at least one of a detection of a signal from the engagement sensor, a detected flow rate from the flow sensor, and an engagement of the stop switch. 1. A produce processing system comprising:a feed conveyor that extends between a loading end and a delivery end in a longitudinal direction, wherein the feed conveyor comprises a first belt that extends between the loading end and the delivery end of the feed conveyor in the longitudinal direction;a first spray assembly comprising a pump and a spray nozzle that is coupled to the feed conveyor;a flow sensor in fluid communication with the pump and the spray nozzle; a housing mounted to the feed conveyor and positionable over the feed conveyor; and', 'a mandrel assembly coupled to the feed conveyor, the mandrel assembly comprising a first rotating blade;, 'a processing station, the processing station comprisingan engagement sensor coupled to the housing and the feed conveyor;a stop switch coupled to the feed conveyor, wherein the stop switch is repositionable between an engaged position and a disengaged position; andan operator controller communicatively coupled to the flow sensor, the engagement sensor, and the stop switch, wherein the operator controller ...
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