Technologies
Title: | Pedal operated chipping machine |
Area: | Agricultural Sciences |
Sub Area: | Chipping machine |
Focus Area: | Mechanical engineering |
Developing Agency: | Central Tobacco Research Institute (CTRI), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695017 |
Technology Readiness Index: | Technology developed |
Email: | director.ctcri@icar.gov.in |
| Website Link : | http://www.ctcri.org/technology_Engg.php |
Brief Description
Description : | The pedal operated chipping machine is the modified version of the hand operated prototype with additional provision of a pivoted pedal for transmitting the power to the cutting disc through suitable belt and pulley drive mechanism. A trimming knife is also provided on the frame to remove the woody neck portion of the tubers before feeding into the compartments. Four castor wheels are fixed to the legs of the machine to make it portable |