摘要:
A coring apparatus and method for coring produce and/or forming a beverage container from produce including a rotatable cutting core or member. The coring apparatus allows linear translation and/or rotation of constituent members to facilitate insertion of a cutting member, separation of a core from produce, and/or removal of the core from produce. A carrier is used to translate a rotatable cutting core for insertion in and removal from produce. The rotatable cutting core is rotatable in relation to the carrier and may optionally include an additional cutting member disposed therein.
摘要:
A system for controlling a pitting system is disclosed. The system comprises a processor configured to: receive a first sensor data; receive a second sensor data; and determine a prune processing parameter based at least in part on the first sensor data and the second sensor data. The system further comprises a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.
摘要:
Described is a pitting machine, system and process that singularizes or individualizes fruit pieces, such as cherries, olives, dates and plums and that attempts to remove pits and pit material from each fruit piece. A conveyor comprises depressions, wells or receptacles for accepting fruit pieces for processing. The conveyor accepts fruit pieces into wells, passes the fruit pieces into a pitting area wherein the pitting machine removes pit material from the fruit pieces by a matrix of punching needles or pitting needles. The matrix moves in an oscillatory fashion in synchronization with generally continuous movement of the fruit pieces engaged in the conveyor. The singularization enables easier and better processing, sorting, and quality checking of fruit pieces. Quality checking may be done before and after pitting of fruit pieces. Quality checking may include desired color and size of each fruit piece. Quality checking virtually ensures successful or sufficient removal of pits and pit material. Any fruit piece that fails quality checking can be ejected or rejected from the conveyor.
摘要:
A coring device is provided and in particular a coring device for coring cupcakes or similar food items. The coring device may comprise a body defining a channel therein; a plunger, received within the channel and configured to slide therein; and a flange, extending around at least a portion of the body. The body has a first and second end, at least one of which defines a cutting edge. The body and the flange may be a unitary construction.
摘要:
An avocado pulper having two grip belts approximately oval in shape and further having a plurality of grip plates around the grip belts. The grip plates are knurled thereby facilitating a grasping of an avocado as it is conveyed into the grip belts and rides through to the rear opening. A pivotable and adjustable belt guide within an inner section of each grip belt is adapted to exert maximum squeezing pressure on the avocado at the approximate middle section of the grip belts at which point the grip belts are in approximate contact with one another. Pulp is thereby squeezed from the avocado. The grip belts separate at the approximate rear defining for releasing the skin of the avocado. A de-seeder adjacent to the front end opening of the grip belts removes the seed from the avocado prior to its entry into the maximum squeezing section.
摘要:
A peeling and slicing apparatus is disclosed which comprises a corer consisting of a cutting cylinder, a peel removing ring and a plunger. The cylinder is forced into a piece of fruit to produce a core and the ring moves relative to the cylinder to separate the peel from the core. The plunger then moves into the cylinder to push the core from the cylinder. A holder is provided for receiving the core. The holder has first and second components which are moveable relative to one another so that the core is clamped in the holder and may be released from the holder after the core has been sliced. The holder has a plurality of fingers which are spaced apart so that slicing blades can enter the spaces between the fingers to slice the core. The cylinder may have segmenting blades and may be mounted for rotation about its axis to facilitate cutting into the fruit.
摘要:
In prior U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,586,081, 3,586,151 and 3,869,974, machines are disclosed for orienting an apple along the axis of its central core. The oriented apple was impaled on a fork and rotated while being processed. The machine herein disclosed cuts the apple into a plurality of rings and thereafter removes the core so that when the apple is released, one has a plurality of annular apple segments which are useful in decorating salads and the like.
摘要:
In a peach bisecting and pitting machine in which the fruit is gripped by a deformable gripper during the pitting operation, apparatus is disclosed for sensing the presence or absence of a fruit within such gripper and for preventing the gripping deformation of the gripper when no fruit is present during the operation of the pitting machine.
摘要:
In the case, where fruits, which are relatively soft and liable to be bruised upon contact or collision with another object such as particularly in the case of white peaches, are to be separated into flesh and pit automatically, apparatus for assuring a high efficiency and a high yield is provided for separating and taking out flesh from the fruits without brusing the flesh as much as possible.
摘要:
An apparatus is provided for coring potatoes which comprises the supporting framework upon which is mounted a potato coring knife and a conveyor for transporting potatoes toward the knife and through the plane of the knife. The framework has an inlet end and the conveyor is mounted between the coring knife and the inlet end of the framework. A drive means such as a motor is mounted on the framework and connected to the conveyor for running the conveyor in the proper direction to transport the potatoes to the coring knife. The conveyor includes potato contacting members adapted to engage the potatoes and advance them toward the knife. The coring knife is of annular or endless configuration with an opening in its center. As the potatoes are forced through the plane of the knife by the conveyor, the center or core portion is removed. The potatoes are then transferred to a potato core holding guide with at least one bore therethrough defining a pocket which is open at each end. Cutting blades are mounted on the apparatus adjacent to the ends of the pockets for removing portions of the core ends which project from the pocket when relative motion is established between the knives and the pockets.