DE1757573A1 - Device for conveying and peeling fruits - Google Patents

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ATLAS PACIFIC ENGINEERING ΟΟΜΡΑΝΪ,

67th Hollis Sttreet, Emeryville 8, Alameda County,

California (V.St.v.A.)

Device for conveying and soling from early days

The invention relates eioh to a device for conveying and holding early birds and in particular to one Device for peeling fruit, such as ζ.Β, νοη apples «

The feeding of fruits, such as apples, into peeling machines has hitherto generally been done by hand; this peeling machine η have the shape of a conical cup, the comes into engagement with the outside of the apple and thus adjusts the apple only with regard to the upper, visible depression and without taking into account a centering of the stem-flower stem. The apple in the peel was then impaled on an Aohse, which rotated was moved · to successively feed parts of the apple past a standing knife for slicing the apple · The During the peeling process, the core became through a tubular nesser removed, which passed axially through the apple · In some cases the apples were fed in the aeohanisohe »way and

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▼ aligned before the soling, but the alignment was done only in the direction of the outside and a recess and nioht lsi hint at the two indentations “In these earlier machines, the apple was generally from his Outside carried in the feeder tube “One of the first requirements in this process is that it is complete Remove the stem and flower indentations in order to cut the pruning to keep to a minimum with the hand «As many of the apples that are canned have such imperfect shapes and are auoh Not suitable for the Prlsohobstmarkt, the stalk-stem of these apples is often eccentric in relation to the outside, line setting of the apple by the outside therefore leads in many cases to an incomplete Alignment for the subsequent gutting process «Auoh has been used in many cases with Machine the flower end not completely removed from the machine · If this fact occurs during the inspection not beaohtet and the end of the flower was then not cut away by hand, it finally closed an unpleasant side effect in the end product «The same problems existed with those previously used Peeling devices carried out by a dismantling machine fed mechanically; the position of the apple in the peeling device was derived from the outside and ideally only one recess was aligned.

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According to the invention there is a device for conveying of fruits, such as apples old, two recesses are provided, which are a first «conveying device for conveying fruits contains, also means, which with the first conveyor are connected to partially align on the conveyor to be transported fruits, so that the wells of the Fruits overlap essentially vertically and furthermore means for picking up the two depressions of a partially erected fruit in order to finally make the fruit align and remove them from the first conveyor.

Embodiments of the invention will now be made with reference to FIG the drawings described

Fig. 1 is a side view showing part of the feeder » meohanism and the first alignments, peeling and gutting mechanism shows}

Fig. 2 is a schematic view showing how the Move apples from the supply pile through the machine to a peeled and pitted fruit;

FIG. 3 is a section along the line 3-3 of FIG. of the feeding mechanism, a top view of the first feeding mechanism and part of the Peeling mechanism shows j

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If there is a top view of a part of the first warning message ₉ , some parts of which have been left out for display purposes;

Fig * 5 is a section along the line 5-5 of the figure k \

Flg. 6 Is a section along the line 6-6 of Figure 4} Figure 7 is a section along line 7-7 of Figure 4;

Fig. 8 is a similar view showing the movement

of the conveyor · on which the first alignment takes place with respect to the movement of the lower stem recess engaging means clarify, with the successive views A.B.C and D the relative position of the fruit-bearing bowl and the retaining mandrel · for show the lower indentation · You should also show the movement of the latter while the fruit carried away by the conveyor on which the first alignment takes place will, and also the mode of action

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of the ejection mechanism to an unaligned one Apple that has been lifted from the holding mandrel for the lower recess J

Fig. 9 shows an interior view of the successive positions the retaining mandrel · for the indentations with respect to the one aligned on the conveyor belt for the first alignment Fruit, with the stem and flower axis in a vertical position, and the views correspond to the positions A, B, G and D in FIG. 8 j

10 is a schematic view like FIGS. 8 and 9, the engagement of the retaining mandrel for the lower stem recess with the semi-aligned fruit and illustrates the slow sliding of the retaining mandrel for the upper recess until it engages with of the upper indentation so that the fruit is now fully aligned and in engagement with its indentations held jrird ί

Fig. 11 shows the sohematisch Wirkungeweise the holding mandrels for the depressions with respect to a transverse fruit, as well as the way of discharge, since the holding mandrels slip before beginning any Sohälvorganges from the surface;

Fig.12 is a section along the line 12-12 of Fig.3 and in particular a vertical sonitt duroh the peeling and coring mechanism with the switching mechanism on the left side of the figure. This is shown in a position in which it is not connected to the fruit

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is engaged while the clutch mechanism on the right side is already in contact with the fruit}

Pig 13 is a child along the line 13-13 of Figure 12,

in which the retaining spikes for the depressions are in engagement with the fruit J

FIG. 14 is a view similar to FIG. 13, but in which the fork for turning the fruit has already been inserted into the fruit while this, according to the figure 13, held by the holding mandrels for the wells will i

Fig. 15 is a view relating to the bracket mechanism the fruit shows during the first stage of peeling;

FIG. 16 is a view similar to FIG. 15 but shows

already an advanced stage during soling as well as a first nucleation stage J

Flg.17 is a view similar to Figures 15 and 16, at

However, the Sohälmeohanismus no longer engaged stands with the apple that has now been completely pitted by the pinning mechanism j

Fig.l9 is another view showing the completion of the

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The coring process and precisely the beginning of the expulsion process of the cored and peeled fruit are shown; FIG. 19 is a top plan view taken along line 19-19 of FIG Figure 13, which illustrates the mechanism that holds the mandrel for the lower cavity and the coring device moved J

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Pig.20 is a section along line 20-20 of Figure 19; Pig.21 is a section along line 21-21 of Figure 15; Fig.22 is a section along line 22-22 of Fig. 21j Fig.23 is a side view of the mechanism for supporting and moving the holding mandrel for the upper recess and the fork on which the fruit is impaled for peeling j
Pig. Zk is a top view of the knife used for trimming

the upper recess of the fruit serves j Fig.25 is a side view of the mechanism for trimming the upper recess of the fruit j

Pig. 26 is a side view of the mechanism used to rotate the Peeling knife moves and brings them in and out of engagement with the fruit j

Figure 27 is a section taken along line 27-27 of Figure 26J Fig. 28 is a section taken along line 28-28 of Fig. 26 showing further details of the means for moving the rotating knife in and out of engagement with the fruit j

Figure 29 is a section along line 29-29 of Figure 26j Figure 30 is a section taken along line 30-30 of Figure 29J Fig.31 is a timing diagram showing the relative timing of the different work processes of the machine

According to the drawings, the device contains a feed belt 10 (Fig.1,2 and 3), the apples amfl • inen z.2t in a single Helhe. a conveyor star 42. The feed belt 10 includes a chain 20 that moves over a path that

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is determined by a plurality of sprockets including a drive gear 8 fastened on an axle 11. the The chain has a number of spaced stops 36 which pick up the apples and move them along one Bordes 25 roll forward for delivery in the star conveyor 42 or The apples can be fed to the conveyor belt 10 from a storage container 21 (PIg.3), which has a conveyor belt 23 and Contains baffles 24 and 26.

The conveyor star 42 empties the apples one after the other * «* Fri on a conveyor device, which is less than disk 47 and in which each apple is given a first orientation in one of the pans 46 of the disc. The apples are limited by the belt 43, which surrounds the conveyor plate 44, on the conveyor star.

The various components described so far are described in powered in a prescribed and timed manner by a drive which will now be described. All components described and to be described are made by one Supported frame, which generally bears the reference number 6 (Fig. 1).

That the feed belt 10, the conveyor star 42 and the disk 4? move in a timed manner such that · if If a tray 46 is below a pocket of the conveyor star, an apple falls into the tray. The drive for it takes place by a drive motor 101 which has a belt pulley 102 over which a belt 103 runs (FIG. 3). The learning

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The belt also runs over a pulley 104 of one Transmission 106, from which a vertical axis 107 proceeds. A Drive pinion 108 on the Aohse 107 drives a main wheel 109 (Pig.2 3 and 6), which is attached to the Aohse 4l, the in turn in ball bearings 40 on the frame parts 32 and 33 is stored. The parts 32 and 33 are parts of the general with 6 designated frame »On the Aohse 107 there is a sprocket wheel 111, from which a chain 112 becomes a sprocket wheel 113 runs on the Aohse 114. The conveyor 42 is attached to the axis 114, which also carries a bevel gear 116, which in turn has a further bevel gear 117 on the Aohse 11 drives the feed belt 10.

In each shell 46 means are provided in a suitable manner to drive a device for the first alignment, which is generally designated 50, (Figures 4 to 7) The wheel is preferably mounted eccentrically on the axle and its periphery is preferably ridge3i, as at 53 (see U.S. Patent 3,198,312). The Aohse 52 is mounted in a ball bearing 5 ^, rings 5 ^> and 57 $ which are attached to the opposite sides of the Aohse, serve to hold the Aohse in position with each wheel 51ι which is centrally located under a shell . The carrier 5 ^ of the ball bearing j & ends in a Y-shaped bracket 58 (Fig, 4) with the arms 6l and 62, which are supported by pins 64 in eyes 63 on the underside of the disc 47. The arm 61 has an upward calibration »Extending

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Part 65 and a spring 66 is stretched between this part and a pin 67 attached to the underside of the disc, so that the spring normally holds the bath in the position in which it is within the confines of the bowl, as in the Figures 5 and 6 shown, rotates.

The bracket arms 61 and 62 are connected to a common, downwardly extending arm 70. Arm 70 carries a bolt 81, which runs along one of the framework part 33 The supported track rolls to move the bracket 58 and bath 51 in a manner which will be described later.

During the working process it is desirable to move the bath out of the boundaries of the associated bowl so that a certain second alignment and pick-up mechanism can come into operation in such a position with respect to the axis that the bath and its support move from the position shown in Figure 6 to the position shown in Figure 7 in which the bath is removed from the bowl over a small part of the flotation of the disc 47, eg approximately 15 ° to 20 ° measured on each side of the tangential point of the alignment plate 47 and the turntable 151 to be described now. The total extension of the cam track is consequently 30 ° to 40 °. In the case of apples of elongated shape, sufficient initial alignment cannot be easily achieved. In such a case, the B _e is glnn

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of the cam track at a point from about 90 ° to Set 120 ° in front of the tangent point so that the apples are observed and, if necessary, can be brought into a correct position by hand.

The clockwise rotation of the wheel, as on the left in the Figure ^ and can be seen in Figure 5, is carried out by a flexible wire rope 86, which at 87 to the axis 52 and is fastened at 88 to the axle 89, which in turn passes through the ball bearings 91 fastened in the bushing 90. At one end, the axis 89 is held in a fixed position in the axial direction by a collar 92, while the the other end carries a bevel gear 93 which meshes with the bevel gear. The bevel gear 131 is one on the output axis 107 Reduction gear 127 attached and driven by a drive that includes a motor 122 with an attached thereto Pulley 123 holds. A belt 12 ^ runs via this pulley and via a pulley 125 attached to a reduction gear 126 which in turn is attached to the disc ^ 7 (Figures 1 and 6).

The socket 90 for each alignment device 50 is secured in a ring 118 which is mortised to the alignment washer ^ 7 and a plate 121 which lies at the top of the axis HI.

The alignment devices 50 and the alignment disc

^ 7 therefore rotate with the axis' 4-1, while the alignment wheels 51 from the drive through the bevel gears 131 and

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to be turned around.

In one embodiment of the device, the disk 47 was 38 inches in diameter on the line joining the Centers of the bowls and was moved at a speed of 5 to 8 revolutions / min, while the wheels 51 about 100 (R.D.M,) revolutions / min, through the drive about the bevel gears 131 and 93 were rotated. The speed of rotation of wheel 51 should be substantially constant and maintained regardless of the speed of rotation of the disk. The speed of rotation of the Disc is adapted to the ease with which the apples to be processed can be aligned and peeled. The first stage of alignment is reached when the apple has been overturned in the peel and rotated until one or the other recess includes the wheel 51. The dimensions of the wheel and the shell are such with respect to Chose a well of an apple so that when the had is within a well, it no longer tries to to spin the apple. If this condition is met, one can speak of a half-alignment of the apple, i.e., the lower recess and the outside of the apple are in mutual position to one another, while the position of the upper recess was completely disregarded at this point in time. The second alignment, which will now be described refines the position of the upper recess with respect to the lower recess at the expense of the position of the outside of the apple,

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In addition, apparatus is also provided to ensure that an unaligned apple is displaced from its unaligned position and subjected to an alignment attempt. It then often occurs, however, that an apple wants to remain in a stable but unaligned position, which generally results in the apple being in front of the alignment wheel 51 and out of engagement with it, or in a position in which it is in which the wheel 51 cannot obtain sufficient grip to rotate the apple. In order to bring the apple into a position in which it is in engagement with the wheel, means are provided for displacing the misaligned apple in order to bring it into engagement with the wheel. These means are shown in FIG. 3 as pingers 49, 96 and 97. The fingers 49 and 97 are preferably attached to the circular rim 48 on the outside of the disc 47 and extend across the path of the tray 46 so as to cause a misaligned apple to move backwards and sideways to insert it into new ones Comes into engagement with the rotating wheel. The finger 96 is attached to the bar 99 to dear Innnenseite the travel path of the tray to an apple anzustoesen who might benefit from such a discharge in that direction. Fingers 49, 96 and 97 are spring-loaded towards the center of the pods. The spring is strong enough to displace an unaligned apple, but again not so strong as to do an aligned apple in a straight position

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In practical use of the fingers, it is found that the presence of the fingers is sufficient to increase the initial bath actuated orientation from about 85 % to over 95 % .

If now the disk f7 with accessories (like it especially looks FIG. 1 shows each alignment device from the second to the third or last shown there Shifts position, the wheel 51 is moved out of its position, so that the second Alignment mechanism to be described now can begin its activity and engage the fruit · This second alignment mechanism is operated by carried by a suitable carrier, such as a turntable, which is generally denoted with the reference number 151 (Figures 1, 3, f and 5) · The path of the second alignment mechanisms in their constant movement is through the bearing button so that he at station A (Fig. 8 to 11) with the walkway the centers of the shells f6 of the fluting disk f7 coincides and has a common point of tangency with the same. The second alignment mechanism contains opposites Retaining mandrels © 152 and 153 for the upper and lower indentations, which are carried on the turntable, which in turn, as already mentioned, is generally designated by 151.

When the half-aligned apple is close to the point of tangency the disk f7 and the turntable 151 are located,

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the holding mandrel begins its upward movement for the lower recess through the central opening of the peel, but does not touch the semi-aligned apple until the point of tangency. The holding mandrel for the upper recess is also lowered into the recess of an average-sized one iipfel moves at the tango tial point or, if the Apple is larger than average, just before the point of tangency is aligned. The Ural running speed of the cold mandrels 152 and 153 for the upper and lower indentations on the turntable 151 is approximately twice the speed of the alignment dial 47, measured at the center line of the shells.

At its end, the holding mandrel for the upper recess has a button 159ι that takes up this function supports. Now the retaining mandrel 153 for the upper recess comes into contact with a large apple before the tangent point is reached, the button end slides open the holding spike in a forward direction over the apple surface until it settles in the recess. This process will clarified in the various views in Figure 10, if the upper indentation is to the left of the center, as can be seen from Figure IU, is the holding mandrel for the upper Due to its greater speed, the depression glides over the surface of the apple and gets stuck in the depression and thus the alignment is important. When the indentation

would have been more to the right, the retaining spike for the upper recess would have got stuck in it the first time it was touched and dio

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Forced indentation towards the center when the apple is lifted up from the shell 4-6. When the top indentation when sliding the holding mandrel over the apple surface either in front of the center point or behind it, the retaining mandrel has a strong tendency to enter the recess if necessary The lower recess is sufficiently well adjusted by the wheel 51 so that for the Holding pin for the lower recess there is no difficulty in finding the center of the lower recess. The holding mandrel for the upper recess is very light, so that its inertia is limited to a minimum and he can move quickly and without delay. In addition, the retaining mandrel for the upper recess is under a light spring force, so that he is probably looking for the upper recess, but on the other hand does not drill a hole in the apple, if he touches it outside of the depression. Both holding pins have a rounded contact surface and can therefore slide easily over the apple surface.

The apple is lifted up from the first alignment tray at essentially the point of tangency by the holding mandrel for the lower recess, which only ends its upward movement when the lower part of the apple no longer rests on the skin at all; the apple is then held between the holding pins for the wells . Once the apple is lifted from reaching to no longer communicate with the shell in contact and when the Aufwartebewegung has ceased, the apple is a slight pressing Seltendruok Ainet

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fingers 156 exposed, of each apple that is not borne by the two thorns stuck in the depressions is, displaced and fed to a channel 157 so that the apple return to the storage heap and run in again can (Figure 3). The press finger 156 is supported by the framework by means not shown.

The spring pressure exerted by the holding mandrel for the upper recess is sufficient not to displace an apple which is engaged in its two recesses, while apples which are not engaged in the two recesses are displaced by the press finger 156 . In this way, apples that are not fully aligned are ejected while the apples in the correct position begin the peeling process. The accuracy of the alignment of the top well is thus improved by one-half inch or more and the percentage of apples properly aligned is improved by $ 0% in some cases from the semi-aligned condition provided by the disc 4-7.

And if half aligned apples without further consideration d ^ he skewered upper well, it would be necessary _one a far greater number of apples a Beachneidunr üiit to submit to the hand, compared with the number να ·. iVuSeln _t be nL-i, o} t-ib in the device described here.

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A feature of the holding mandrel for the lower recess is that it includes an upper, cylindrically shaped end piece lj & with a rounded free end from which a flange 155 of larger diameter extends. The end piece 15 ^ has such a diameter and such a height to adapt the recess of an average apple to the splash which engages in the annular surface portion surrounding the recess, and thus to provide a sufficient surface for accomplishing the skewering of the apple. When the end piece 15 ^ engages with an apple recess at the point of tangency and the apple is lifted out of the peel ^ 6, the button 159 on the holding mandrel 153 for the upper recess guides the upper end of the apple and the spring 278 (Fig. 23) is squeezed according to the size of the apple. However, when the rounded end pieces 15 ^ and 159 come into engagement with the sides and not with the indentations of an apple, as can be seen from view D in FIG. 8 and in FIG. 12, the apple is lifted up on the smooth apple surface and thus unstably carried by the two holding spikes. If the apple is not aligned, as in Fig. 11, the contact of the holding mandrel for the upper recess generally takes place first behind the apple center without slipping the side pressure of the finger 156 and thus the apple is ejected. This process is due to the approximate speed ratio 2; 1 between the apple carried on the disk kf and the holding pins of the turntable 151. Should

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If the apple is picked up in a place other than the two indentations, the apple will be due to the Side pressure of the finger 156 displaced and ejected.

After the apple has been removed from the peel, the wheel swings into the position shown in FIG. 6 under the center opening return to the bowl to repeat the cycle. The apple held between the holding mandrels 152 and 153 is removed from the tangent point of the disc ^ 7 and the Turntable 151, while the holding mandrel for the lower recess passes through a slot 158 in the shell, from which the apple has been removed (Fig. 8,9 and 10). By further lifting the holding mandrel for the lower recess by a mechanism to be described, the fully aligned apple skewered on fork 193 while guiding the apple due to its indentations he follows. The retaining pin for the upper recess remains with the apple recess under spring pressure by a yet to be described Mechanism in contact.

The arrangement of the turntable 151 is rotated in a laterally coordinated manner to the disc ^ 7 "on which the first alignment takes place, and indeed, as already mentioned, with a rotational speed that is almost twice as high as that of the disk causes the attachment of two gears 166 (Fig.3), which are driven by a main wheel 109 on the axis kl , welohe their-

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on the other hand, the alignment disk 47 carries. The powered Sprocket chain l66 drives a wheel l67 which is located on the composite pivot axis, which is generally bears the code number I63 (Fig. 12).

At the lower part I69 of the composite axle 168 are Means attached to rotate with part 169; the means raise and lower the retaining mandrel 152 for the lower recess and move it into its holding position and out of its holding position with the apple and raise and lower it as well the coring means to be described below, which are generally designated 171 (FIGS. 12 to 21) · Though the tubular, lower axis 169 is an air flow to be described 368 (see Fig. 12).

A gear pot 173 is mounted on a flange 172 which is attached to the upper end of the lower portion 169 of the composite axle 168. An upper tubular axle portion 174 has a FleOMlöh 176 at its lower end which is attached to the gear pot 173 · An axle 177 is rotatably mounted in a suitable manner in the tubular axle 17 ^. At its upper end, the axle 177 carries a pulley 178 over which a belt 179 runs (Fig. 1 * 3 and 12) Pulley 18I ₁ which is mounted on the axis 182 of the motor I83 · The lower end of the axis 177 carries a bevel gear 18 * + in the gear pot 1731 whereby you harvest drives the bevel gears 186, which in turn drive the bevel gears with the uncommon code number 18? designated

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Drive paring knife (Fig. 1,12 and 30)

The assembled axle 168 is rotatably mounted in a suitable manner j the lower axle part 169 runs in a ball bearing 188, which is carried by a lower frame plate 32, while the upper axle part 17 ^ runs in a ball bearing 191, attached to an upper frame plate 192 which is suitably supported by the lower frame plate 32 will.

A plate 261 is on the upper axle part 17 ^ for execution a limited vertical movement to allow for height adjustment. About that It also carries the axes for rotating an apple that is impaled on one of the Seohs forks 193. Every fork 193 is part of an arrangement intended for rotation, which generally bears the code number 19 ^ and which has a pulley 197 contains. A strap 198 is around four or five of the six pulleys out when they come into the range of the belt during rotation (Fig. 1 and 3) -. The strap is driven by a pulley 199 with a variable pitch, which is attached to an Aohse 201 of the motor 2o2 is (Fig.l and 3).

As the turntable 151 moves on the axle 168, each pulley 197 sequentially engages and is out of the belt 198 approximately k ° after the point of tangency

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Sing-grip during the second alignment and picking up of the apple

There is a cross-like bracket on the lower Aohsteil 169 with the general code number 207 affixed to the one component of the remedy already mentioned with the general Code number 172 is around the holding mandrel 152 for the lower recess and the coring mechanism to be described later with its associated organs. The cross-like support includes upper and lower plates 208 and 209 'attached to axis 169. Between these plates are 6 brackets 2Hi with eyes 212 arranged at a distance from one another are attached at regular intervals. An axle 213 is rotatable built in the eyes. One end of the Army 21Λ is attached to the lower end of the axle 213 while a bolt 216 is attached to the other end of the arm, to run on a prescribed guide lane 217. The running of the ball 216 on the guideway 217 causes this Swinging the axis 213 by approximately - 70 ° »as it is from the two different positions of the axis 213 can be seen in FIG.

Due to the oscillating movement of the axis 213, the holding mandrel 152 for the lower recess is moved into the holding position on the one hand (see Fig. 12 to Ik) and on the other hand out of this position, so that a de-coring mechanism now described, which bears the general code number 206, is shown in FIG Position can be brewed (see also Flg.15 to 22)

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The coring and retaining mandrel mechanism is slidably attached to the axle 213 by spaced apart upper and lower arms 219 and 221 (Pig 12 and 20). The arm 219 is attached to the axle 213, while the arm 221 can slide on the axle 213. A third arm 222 is also slidably mounted on axis 213 and is attached to a vertical rod 223 which is slidably mounted vertically along axis 213 because of the slidable attachment of its support arms 221, 219 and 222. The vibration of the axle 213, <Üe caused by the track 217 and the arm 214 with the roller 216, is transmitted to the axle 223 by means of an arm 219 which is attached to the axle 213 and is slidably connected to the axle 223. At its lower end, the slide rod 223 carries a part 224 which is essentially in the shape of an equilateral triangle (FIGS. 12, 19 and 20). At one corner 226 the part 224 is slidably mounted on the axle 213, while at the other two corners 227 and 228 it carries rollers 229 and 231 which run along the track 232 to raise and lower the part 224. When the roller 229 runs on the guideway 232, the retaining mandrel 152 is brought in the center under the fork 193 for upward and downward movement. When the axis 213 is pivoted by approximately 70 ° in the subsequent cycle, the eccentric roller 231 slides on the guide track 232, and the coring device 206 is centered under the fork 193 for upward or downward movement! '"! Vi] ^ c]] I ;, iJi.i > ,: Ac]) de}) different sizes Ciur Apfc-3 -υ;;: ;; ■■ ..!}' · '' · .; iv; i ;, ..1.Ic: ins LiugriiT with d <un holding thorn \ 'j2 ; j1, «■] -: u _f ::. \.' ■■) ■ I · l;: U5i-e through den nrin 233 to the atnn; - * ' 2Zj, l; i; lp ;; i}; i., to • in I.' 3ItMiCU M.ißamiiien Heb-, oenk-, and ü

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perform. To allow part 224 to move up to move up to the extreme height, which is caused by the guide track 232, and on the other hand also not the A means is provided to lift mandrel 152 excessively high when engaged with a large apple to allow movement along the rod 223. This Means includes a rod 234 between the arms 222 and 221 is attached and has a spring 236 that is connected to one hanging 235i on the rod 234 below the arm is attached, is vatounden and is at its other end based on the part 224. If the retaining mandrel 152 cannot move any further upwards, since it has a large, completely on the fork 193 impaled apple is engaged and when a further upward movement of the part 224 through the 'Guide track 232 is conditional, the spring 236 is compressed, the apple but not damaged.

The coring device 206 is mounted on the rod 223 for removing a core from the apple which contains the apple casing. An arm 237 is secured to the rod 223 for supporting a tube 238 having a toothed end and shop 239th The coring tube is lifted with the rod 223 and pushed into the apple , which has already been skewered on the rotating fork 193 ( Flg, 16 and 17) As a result of this upward movement through the apple surface , the apple is pierced like a tube and the core is removed from the skewered one Apple separated

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as the tube 238 is raised, a tiibtel comes into engagement with the apple and cuts the annular area around the lower recess. This means contains a kesser 2 ^ 2 and a safety device 2 ^ 3 (see Figs. 14 and 19 to 22), which is slidably attached to the tiohr 238 and is urged upwards by a spring 2 ^ 44. The knife and the safety organ are carried by a sleeve 2 ^ 6 against which the spring from the arm 237 presses. The sleeve is secured against rotation by a key 2 ^ 7 which is mounted on the tube 238 and engages a slot in the sleeve; the upward movement of the sleeve is limited by a side extension 2 ^ 8 of the key. The safety member 2 ^ 3 comes into engagement with the apple and limits the depth of the cut of the knife when the apple is rotated by the fork.

Jonn derbkernungiSiiiachanismus 206 from its highest position, in which the apple is freed from the housing, from when it is moved, the apple is raised to the ear 2.38 and is lowered to this, an arm 2 ^ 9 ι the one on the upper end Lab attached to axis 213, dienb to Enbferneu döL, mibkernben apple J he brägb eino Aba bread fork 251, which when thinking of liohrea 238 comes into engagement with the apple and removes it from the pipe (see Figs. 17 and 18 with Fig. 2u), so iaii the ßösohalteo and enbkernbe apple in a delivery area 2;) L rollb (Fig. 1).

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A disk 26l is slidably guided on the upper axle part 17 ^ for upward and downward adjustment (Pig. 12, 23 and 26). Six fork rotating means, indicated generally by 19 ^ and which also contain the retaining mandrel 153 for the upper recess, are mounted at regular intervals along its circumference. The center line of each fork rotating means coincides with the center line of the associated holding mandrel 152 for the lower recess and with the center line of the coring mechanism 206 when they are in their operative position. Each fork rotating means 194 includes a housing 262 which is attached to a plate 261 (Fig. 23). Ball bearings 263 and 26 ^ are provided within this housing 262 and are kept separated from one another by a ring 266. The lower ball bearing 264 is fitted in a recess in the housing in which an annular member 267 is held. The upper ball bearing 263 is held in position by a nut 268 which is screwed onto a rotatable sleeve 269 located in the ball bearings 263 and 264. At its lower end, the sleeve 269 carries a belt pulley 197 »over which the belt 198 is guided to the rotating part of the sleeve 269. A baffle 272 is held by a ring 270 at one end of the sleeve. A tubular member 273 * is attached to the lower end of the sleeve 269 and ends in the apple-skewering fork 193. -

The retaining pin 153 for the upper recess is slidably mounted in the tubular member, 2J3 ¹ ^ ₁ ^In the sleeve 26f

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to get in and out of engagement with the apple. The upper end of the mandrel 153 has a head 274 which can slide thereon in the sleeve 276 and, in the absence of an apple, lies at the end 277 of the sleeve. The sleeve 276 is in turn slidable in the sleeve 269. A spring 278 is held in the sleeve 276 between the head 27 ^ and a punch 279 which is attached to the upper end of the sleeve by a pin 281. A rod 282 extends downward from the punch, once the coring of an apple impaled on fork 193 is complete and the core has been cut out as shown in Figure 17, the sleeve 276 with the spring 278 and the tenon become 282 moved down by means still to be described. The button 159 of the holding mandrel for the upper recess is held at the tip of the fork 193 by the apple and the head 274 is lifted from the end 277 of a sleeve (Fig. I ^ and 23). As a result of the downward movement of the sleeve 276, the pin 282 is brought into engagement with the head 27 ^ of the holding mandrel 153 for the upper recess, so that this and its button 159 _f, as can be seen from FIG. 17, are pushed down around the apple core a little push it into the tube 238. The core 2 ^ 0 of an earlier apple, which may still be in the tube 238, is ejected into a waste chute which will be described later.

At its upper end, the sleeve 276 has a rectangular part 283 which is fastened by a nut 284 and the slots 286 along its vertical, opposite one

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Sides has · In these sole seats are Oleitetüoke 287 moved back and forth, which are carried on pin 285 in the forked end 288 of the toggle lever 289 (Pig.26). Of the Toggle lever 289 is mounted by means of a pin 291 in a bracket 292 which is attached to the plate 26l Spring 293 extends between the adjustable Hing 29 ** of the rod 296 and between the arm 297 of the toggle lever. The spring is carried by rod 296, one end of which through the stop 298 on the plate 26l and the other end through the arm 297. A flange 300 on the Rod 296 prevents it from slipping through stop 298. The other arm 299 of the toggle lever has one Roller 301, which duroh the spring 293 in contact with the track 302 carried on the plate 172 is held. The guideway 302 has an extended area so that the roller 301 can run over it in the various positions resulting from the vertical adjustment of the Plate 261 and the mechanisms attached to it result. The design of the guide track 302 is such that the position of the spike for the upper recess 153 changes, when the turntable 151 is rotated beyond its circular Veg becomes as it is shown in Fig.31 «

A stop 307 for each apple is adjustable on one bracket 302 attached to plate 261 is near one another attached to each fork 193 (Fig. 2 ** and 26). An unfortunate one 304 for the upper recess is rotatable on the base attached and includes a knife 306 attached to one side

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of the stop 307 is attachedj the knife extends into the upper recess at an angle (Fig, 17), to prune this end of the apple. The depth of the The cut is adjustable to suit the size to be processed To adapt apples. The stop 30? restricts upward movement of the apple on the fork 193 to a position in which the upper end of the fork sits as low as possible, but without crushing the apple.

As already mentioned, the guide way 302 has an extensive area so that the slide roller over the guide way in the various positions according to the vertical adjustment of the plate 261 and the mechanisms attached to it can run. The plate 26l is slidably mounted by means of a bush 371, which by the tooth 37 ^ on the upper axis 17 ^ (Fig.12) is held, and the by a set screw 372 is at the desired height. The vertical change in height of the plate 26I enables an apple is brought into a position in relation to the paring knife I87 in which it is cut most economically that which is striven for while holding that the center of the average-sized apples that are in the operation, approximately with the pivot axis of the Peeling heads 3 ^ 0 collapses. Apples of various sizes can be edited, but for best results, use settings for small, medium, or large Apples are made.

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The rotating Isohel means, indicated generally at 187, contain paring knives which are each movable between an inwardly directed sole position and an outwardly directed peeling position; stand by the latter they are not in engagement with the impaled apple (cf. the two layers of the peeling means in FIG. 12). When the apple on which Qabel 193 is speared, the halves are still in the outward division} there is a paring knife above the apple, the other at the equator, wlees from the The left-hand illustration of the arrangement 187 in FIG. 12 can be seen is. As soon as the apple has been skewered, the soles rotate 90 ° and the paring knives follow suit inside in its position of use · One of the paring knives begins the cutting process at the lower recess and glides over the rotating apple to its equator; the other Paring knife begins the cutting process at the equator and glides over the rotating apple to the upper recess The means that causes this sliding movement and the paring knives in an in and out position with and moved by the apple will now be described; it contains a circular guide track 316 (Fig.26), which is attached to the upper Plate 172 is attached. A bolt 317 is attached to one arm of the lever 318, while the other arm of the lever is hinged to the bracket 321 by a pin 319. The bracket 321 is carried on a cross-shaped support Ifr 322 which is fixed on the upper axle part 17 ^ a Rod 323, which duroh a peg 324 between the ends of the Lever 318 is attached, extends to an arm ej »s

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Another toggle lever 326. This toggle lever is carried by a pin 327 of the bracket 328, which is located on the Ge. gear housing 173 is located. A spring 329 is attached between the upper arm of the toggle lever 326 and a stop 331 on the gear housing in order to press the bolt against the guide track 316 (FIG. 26). The other arm of the toggle lever 326 carries a bolt 325 which runs on a semicircular member 332 which has pins 333 at its opposite ends (FIGS. 26, 27 * 28) 336 attached (Fig. 26 and 30) _{t to} move the rotating paring knives 337 and 338 between an inwardly directed peeling position and an outwardly directed, free position, which will be described "

Each paring knife is attached to a bracket 339, the by Zapfen34l on two separated from each other Eyes 342 is worn The stirrups extend in 90 ° staggered views from a common point (Fig. 26) Between the ends of each bracket 339 is a slotted container 343 which is attached to an enclosure 344. An axle 346 is through the ball bearing 347 in FIG each wrapping stored (Fig. 30), a safety organ 349 is attached by a nut 348 to one end of the envelope 344, while a paring knife 350 to the protruding End of the axle 346 is attached. Single-pronged knife 351

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cuts the peeling tape from the toothed rear edge the paring knife 337 and 338 was produced, In approximately 1/2 inch long segments that can then be easily removed · The safety and cutting devices described in more detail in patent specification 3,058,502 other end of the axis 3 ^ 6, a ring 352 prevents an axial 3 * 4-6 axis movement in cladding 344. On the end a gear 353 is attached to each axle 346; engages in a wheel 354 · The wheel 35 ** is on the axle 356 attached, which carries a bevel gear 186 which meshes with the bevel gear 184 in the gear housing 173?

An arm 357 extends from each of the brackets 339 and carries an adjusting screw and a fixed part nut 358 into which a slide As the pin 333 slides, the paring knives are engaged between a inward cutting position and an outward free position moved

According to FIG. 26, the paring knife 338 cuts a path away from the central plane of the apple, so that the paring knife can slowly lift off the tubular part 273 when it comes into contact with the apple, while the paring knife 337 follows a path that is essentially central to India Level of the Apfei lies

The paring knives 337 and 338 are constantly pressed against the morning with an adjustable Druok application. This Druok

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is effected by a piston rod 361 (Pig, 29) which engages an arm 362 provided at one end of each bracket 339. Each piston rod 361 is guided in a cylinder 363, the piston end of the piston rod being covered by a flexible, permeable partition wall 364, which extends between the piston and the cylinder Chamber 366 through mouthpiece 367 (see U.S. Patent No. 3,277,9 ¹ U). The chamber 366 is preferably filled with a liquid, such as water, but the pressure is applied by air supplied through pipes 368 under an adjustable pressure from a central source.The water flowing from the chamber through the mouthpiece 367 is used to: to dampen the movement of the piston and to create a resistance to a sudden change in the position of a paring knife is provided above the transmission housing

The first time it comes into contact with the apple, the neck means 337 begins its peeling action at the lower recess and the neck means 338 essentially at the equator. The apple is already rotating and is already at speed when the pulley Λ $ ή 197 is in full contact with the belt 198 (Fig , 3) picks up at a location approximately ± 5 ° of the rotation of the turntable 152 outside the tangentisl point of the disk

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and the turntable 151 corresponds (.Fig.31 lower curve) After the first contact of the paring knives with the apple, they move in a steady increase pro Apple rotation towards a position which is pivoted substantially 90 ° from the first point of contact. That Paring knife, which started at the lower recess, thus reaches an end division at the equator, while the paring knife, that began at the equator ends at the upper depression. Since the speed of the Aohsen rotation due to the adjustable belt pulley 199 with a variable slope; is changeable, the rate of increase in the movement of the neck knife from the beginning to the end can be so be set so that an adaptation-to the apples to be processed and to their final use takes place. Of the The mechanism for the peeling movement consists of a guide track 384 which is attached to the plate 172 (Flg.26,27.30). A lever 386 is rotatably mounted on a pin 396, the carried by bracket 397; the bracket 397 is mounted on the cross-shaped bracket 322, which in turn attaches itself to the Aohse 174 is attached. The lever 386 carries the guide roller 387 between its ends, while the guide roller is in contact with the guide way 384. Sin from 388 with pivotable south is at one end of the lever 386 by means of a pin 389, while the other end of the rod 388 is attached to the flange 334 of the main stem body 335 by a bolt 391. This is rotatable by one Sleeve 393 mounted on ball bearings 392 and is supported by a Snap ring 398 and by means of suitable thrust ball bearing 399 held on the sleeve 393 (Fig. 30).

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Inside the sleeve 393 are ball bearings 394 for supporting the Axle 356 attached The sleeve 393 is designed like a flange at the inner end and screwed to the gear housing 173 The attachment point of the end of the rod 388 on the main peeling body 335 is such that when the rod is forced down by the action of the guide track 384 is (Fig.26), the total neck, which is generally designated 340, seen from the left, clockwise by one radial axis rotates in a plane that is perpendicular to axis 174. A spring 401 forms a resistance for the Downward movement of the guide track 384 thus holds the roller 387 in contact and leads the half-cutting heads 340 into that shown in FIG Back Position · A finger 402 (Figs. 26 and 28) in the shape of an "L" shaped rod is attached to the bracket 3o3 and is in such a position that in the absence of an apple on fork 193 the horizontal Part of the finger 402 engages the housing 344 and prevents the paring knife 338 from doing so after completion to engage in the upper end of the fork 193 during the peeling process.

A considerable amount falls during the peeling and core removal process Waste of shells and cores, which are managed over about the half of the circumference of the turntable 151. To the A system is provided for collecting and compacting this waste which also protects the lower mechanisms from the accumulation of such waste. On axis 168 and on the

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A conical screen 381 is attached to the cross-shaped holder 208, which is used to remove the shells and the cores in the gutter 382 is used, which is on the outside of the circular Guide track 232 is attached. The umbrella carries a shovel 383 (Fig.12) that does not remove the waste along the gutter dispensing opening shown moved. A screen 385 is also provided around that part of the path of the turntable 151 where the Main peeling process is going on (Fig.l and 3). Within the Sohirmes 385 water nozzles (not shown) are provided, which wash the peeling mechanism free from the pods and the flush the water into channel 382.

The following gives a general description of the machine and its operation without reference to the precise details provided in the preferred embodiment.

The device contains a chain feed belt 10 (Fig. 1 and 3), the apples, one at the moment, from a supply heap with the required speed of a conveyor star 42 (Fig. 3) feeds. He gives the apples, one at a time. in the Cups 46 on the first fluting disc with a tail windigkelt which largely corresponds to the speed of the disk 47.

The first orientation is largely the same as that in the US patent 3,198,312, except that the movement of the disc is continuous and that means for displacement

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an unaligned fruit. An eccentric one attached toothed wheel 51 rotates clockwise when viewed from the outside as a result of this rotation an apple that has not yet been turned is brought into a position in which a recess is directed towards the guide channel of the peel. A feature of the Maachine in this regard is the arrangement of fingers 49 »96.97, which are under a light spring tension in the path of the peel for moving an unaligned apple and on the other hand a fruit do not interfere with a »twisted depression. if consequently an apple lying on the peel 46 does not have the wheel 51 cannot touch or rotate because it rests on a shoulder or on a flat surface, the push under Spring-loaded fingers move the apple to one side or the other and subsequently enable the wheel 51 gets the apple in a new grip and closes it again starts turning until it has found a depression. The first alignment is complete when the bottom indentation takes hold of the wheel and the apple rests in the peel at this point the upper apple well has not yet been considered.

Shortly before the tangential point, the wheel 51 comes out of the opening retracted in the shell to accommodate the upward movement of a retaining mandrel 152 for the lower recess of the peeling turntable 151, which also rotates on a circular path, to clear the way. If aioh dar apple just before

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the point of tangency of disk 47 and rotary disk 151 the second alignment begins with improvement the vertical alignment of the recesses. The retaining mandrel for ι the lower indentation begins to move up through the central hole in the peel, but touches an apple with its downward directional recess only at the approximate tangential point of the disc and the turntable · During the process, the retaining pin 153 for the upper recess is open Moves the apple down too The point at which the holding mandrel for the upper recess engages the fruit depends on their size. In the case of an average-sized apple, the intervention takes place at the point of tangency or, when the apple is large, just before the point of tangency; the Mitliohe Sine division of the retaining mandrel for the upper recess adapts itself to the circumstances · The speed of rotation of the sole-turning wheel is about twice as large as the speed of the disk 47 measured at the center line of the shells, so that the holding mandrel for the upper Recess scans the area of the upper recess of the apple in the runway direction. The groping activity of the The spring-loaded holding mandrel for the upper recess, together with the tunnel-like shape of the recess, cause the finger to take a central position in the upper one To seek deepening. The lower recess is set sufficiently well by the bath, so that for the retaining mandrel there is no difficulty for the lower level: to find a central position within the deepening. So when the apple is under the direction of the retaining spikes from the

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When the shell is lifted up, the fingers are set as deep as possible stuck in the wells to a final alignment in relation to the wells and without regard to reach the outside of the apple. When the bottom If the recess is not on the underside of the apple lying in the peel, the retaining pin can slip off and release the apple to gutter 157. If the apple is picked up but not aligned, the eject finger exercises 156 exerted a lateral pressure on the apple, if this the apple moves towards the point of impalement then slides out of its position between the holding pins into the arm 157.

After the apple has been lifted out of the peel by the holding spikes, it is pushed further upwards under light spring pressure moved until it is skewered on a paring fork 193; the holding mandrel 152 for the lower recess has a wide one Flange 155 of sufficient area to hold the apple on the Poke fork. The apple encounters a stop 307, which is attached approximately to the tip of the fork, to an excessive To prevent the impaling of a large apple, the MEohanism that lifted the retaining spike for the lower recess, has a traversable spring mechanism, which enables the lifting mechanism to open after the apple with. the connection 307 engaged, continues to move j the retaining pin is in place during the movement for the upper recess within the ziken of the fork 193.

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Once the apple is skewered, the lower recess retainer 152 moves downwardly away from the apple so that the skewering process can begin. The support means are formed in accordance with US Pat. No. 3,058,502. The two rotating peeling knives (Pig · 26), which are at rest, are up to this point about 90 ° away from the beginning of the half position. They are held by a shut-off mechanism in such a way that they do not come into contact with a large apple * · The peeling process begins by rotating the peeling knives to an inward position facing the center of an average sized apple. The whole peeling mechanism is designed to be rotatable about a radial axis which passes through the center of an average sized apple and which is located in the radial plane of the fork 193. Shortly before the start of the peeling process, a peeling knife is still on the fork on which the apple is impaled, in line with the axis of the apple, while the other knife is located on the equator of the impaled apple. As soon as the retaining mandrel for the lower recess has been removed, the peeling heads turn 90 ° around the radial axis and thus bring the peeling knives into their initial half positions. "One paring knife is located at the lower recess, the other at the equator of the apple then releases the paring knives and both swing inwards to touch the apple, which at this point is already turning around its height

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Axis speed is veasbellable, so that the number the peeling turns can be adjusted to the size and end use of the apples to be peeled.

The paring knife, which starts to peel at the lower recess, is brought to the center line of the fork 193 for an average-sized apple. The paring knife, that begins at the equator and ends its peeling activity at the fork, is sufficiently removed from the center, to release the fork in its end position. The two Paring knives are pressed against the fruit by air pressure, which is caused by an intermediate amount of water and through a mouthpiece according to US Pat. No. 3,27? ^ 91 is transmitted. Each paring knife has its own water and pressure system (see Fig. 29) · When the axis aligns with the When the turntable is moved around, the peeling heads turn 90 ° from their respective starting position, with each peeling knife peeled half of the apple. When the end position is reached, each paring knife is lifted from the apple.

As soon as the lower paring knife is removed, the pitting begins, which is passed through a coring tube 238. The drill is sharpened at one end and is slowly raised up to the core immediately upon completion of the sohaling The tube 238 is on the same mechanism attached, which also carries the holding mandrel for the lower recess (Fig. 13 to 22) and after

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the apple is impaled, lowers and swings to the pipe instead of the holding mandrel for the lower recess under the apple

There is also a knife holder on the tubular Hesser for trimming the lower recess mounted on a sleeve which is slidably arranged on the tubular knife (Fig. 21 and 22) · A light spring surrounding the tube holds the paring knife for the lower recess with the apple in contact while a knife 2 ^ 2 on the end of the sleeve cuts out a ring-shaped area · A safety device 2 * 4-3 near the knife stops further penetration Knife when the appropriate depth has been reached. the The upper indentation of the apple is trodden by another Meohansimus 30 **, which is under spring pressure and which is on attached to the apple sauce (Figs. 24 and 25)

When the apple is completely pitted, it sticks to the pitting tube and is lowered together with it. Of the Apple is removed from the pipe by means of a stripper plate 251 removed, which strips the apple from the pipe and removes it from the machine

The core, which is still stuck inside the fork when the tubular knife encompasses the fork, is pushed into the hollow coring knife through which it either falls

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or is knocked out from the core of the next apple. Both the peeling and de-coreing waste are in a circular pan on the lower stand of the turntable knob and collected by a shovel attached to the lower Part of the turntable is attached, slid around and out of an opening in the pan.

Once the coring tube is fully retracted, the mechanism, which is a combination of the coring tube, oscillates it and the mandrel for the lower recess represents, around, around the mandrel for the lower recess to be brought under the peeling axis and to be able to start the next second alignment and picking up of the fruit.

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Claims (1)

- 44 -; Claims Device for conveying fruit with two cavities, such as apples, characterized in that one first disc (47) is provided for conveying the fruit, and also a device associated with the first disc (47) (51), around the fruit carried on the disc (47) at least partially align so that the depressions of the fruit are essentially vertically one above the other, and in the Dimple engaging assemblies (152,153) for perfecting alignment by engaging both dimples of a partially dislodged fruit and to lift it off the first disc (47) 2. Device according to Claim 1, characterized in that a second disc (151) is provided, in which the arrangements (152, 153) engaging in the depressions are able to lift an aligned fruit from the first disc (47) onto the second disc (151) ta. place" 3. Device according to claim 2, characterized in that that a member carrying the fruit (193) la connection with the second disc (1511 provided, on which a fruit, which has been taken up by the intervening arrangements (152, 1531, is peeped out so that the member carrying the fruit (193) preferably an anaohlag to limit the path of the fruit on this limb (193) during the impaling * possesses and that a device (166) vorgeaeheniat, over 209809/0077 rotating the fruit-bearing member (193) during part of the path of the second disc (151). 4. Apparatus naoh claim 2 or 3 »characterized in that a rotating peeling device (187) is provided which preferably has a rotating paring knife (187) for peeling the fruit impaled on the member (193) and in that a device (186) is provided, to move the peeling device (187) and thereby peel the fruit on the carrier (193) 5 device according to claim 4, characterized in that that the peeling device (187) contains a first and second rotating paring knife (187), that each paring knife for performing a swiveling motion over the surface of a fruit to be husked between an initial and end position is movably arranged, which are about 90 ° apart and that the path which is traversed by the first sole cutter (187) is separate from the path which is passed through by the second paring knife and that closing, borrowed the first and second Nesser sloh equilateral over the Move the fruit on the carrier (193) while rotating. 6 «Device according to claim 5 _f because the first paring knife (187) looks close to the outside of the unpeared find of the fruit up to its end position of about 90 ° from the first and that there are two paring knives (187) aioh uniohst of one 208809/0077 point in the middle of the fruit to the impaled End of the morning moved " 7. Device according to one of claims k to 6, characterized in that the arrangements (152,153) engaging in the recesses contain first and second members t152,153) for carrying a fruit held therebetween in order to feed it to a carrier (193), wherein the first member (153) is preferably under spring force and is movable from a retracted position within a tubular part of the support device (193) to an extended position beyond one end of the tubular part. 8. Apparatus according to claim 7 «characterized in that that a fruit carrier is capable of moving in the direction of the first link (153) together with the second link (152) to move, and that the early morning wearer (154) and the second Link working together «to soothe the morning on the carrying device (193) · ' 9 «Device according to one or more of the above * sprüohe, 'daduroh marked that the device (151) for the partial alignment of a Fruoht an early turning one Bath (151) contains that at the bottom of a bowl (W) on the Soheibe W) is appropriate that at least a veil of it through one opening in the scarf «(W protrudes, where dme 20Ö80970077 early rotating wheel (151) is suitable for a non-aligned Turn the fruit in the bowl (46) against its leading edge until the lower recess of the fruit is off the wheel (151) is included. 10, device according to one of the preceding claims 7 to 9, characterized in that a device (171) moves the second member (152) upwardly to into the lower recess a fruit to intervene, and that means at the same time the first link (153) in direction of the fruit move to engage in the other recess and to correct the central position of this recess and that a device (156) preferably ejects a fruit from the device, the depressions of which do not correspond to the first and second links (152,153) engaged. 11 »Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a plurality of Carrying devices (193) at intervals on the turntable (151) arranged and a plurality of socket devices (187) are provided, each support device (193) one Has peeling device (187) adjacent " 209809/0077 Blank page