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Manuale di istruzioni di una centrifuga.

Queste sono alcune delle frasi in cui compare la parola *chute*. Questa figura (http://hbps.johnsonrauhoff.com/HBPS_HTML/840118100_HB/parts_... mi conferma che ho capito di cosa si tratta, ma non saprei come chiamarlo in italiano. Mi sorge il dubbio che *chute* sia usato come sinonimo di *feed tube* (tubo di riempimento)...

Keep fingers or objects other than food out of the *chute*.
Always use the food pusher to feed food into the *chute* —never feed food by hand.
If food becomes lodged in the *chute*, use the food pusher to push it down.
Prepare the fruit or vegetables to be processed by washing, peeling, pitting, and cutting them as needed to fit into the *chute*.