Design and Development of Cutting Unit for the Banana Pseudo Stem by using Power Screw Mechanism

Author: Shubham Pandey, R. K. Naik and Kishan Kumar Patel

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Abstract

The cutting action of banana pseudo stem by manual feeding is laborious, time consuming, un-economic as well as risky for the operators. Therefore, an attempt has been taken towards the automation of feeding action of banana pseudo stem to cut them by using rotary action of the blade. The experiment was conducted to design and development of cutting unit of banana pseudo stem in equal proportion on the basis of physical properties of banana pseudo stem. In this research, the feeding action of banana pseudo stem was done by power screw mechanism using mechanical arrangement and forward backward switch. This mechanism consists of lead screw, bearing, lead screw block and assembly, screw driving mechanism and supporting structure. The rotary cutting blade mounted on the rotor cuts the banana pseudo stem in two equal parts as it was feed by power screw mechanism.

Keywords

Cutting unit, banana pseudo stem, lead screw, bearing, forward-backward switch, rotary blade

Conclusion

The cutting unit of banana pseudo stem were designed and developed successfully at Dept. of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, SVCAET and RS, IGKV, Raipur. The design and development of power screw mechanism for feeding of pseudo stem to the rotary cutter was completed and it is safe to be implementing in machine for feeding of pseudo stem. It saves the time of cutting and also money for the cutting of banana pseudo stem.

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How to cite this article

Pandey, S., Naik, R. K. and Patel, K. K. (2022). Design and Development of Cutting Unit for the Banana Pseudo Stem by using Power Screw Mechanism. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(4): 692-697.