JPH04501359A - peeler - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention] peeler field of invention The present invention relates to a peeler for peeling citrus fruits such as, but not limited to, oranges. Concerning object peelers.

Description of prior art In the past, citrus fruits such as oranges were cut manually or in a spiral pattern down to the epidermis. The epidermis removal member passes under the epidermis and removes the epidermis in a long spiral shape. A large amount of the skin had been removed using a rotary disc cutter. Detailed description of the above invention The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems.

The present invention includes a cutter member and a movable member provided within the cutter member so as to be relatively movable. In the peeler comprising a moving member and a peel removing member, the cutter member removes the peel from the pericarp. By cutting into the object to be peeled, it is possible to reduce the The pericarp fits within the cutter member and the pericarp surrounds the cutter member, and the above-mentioned A pericarp removing member moves relative to the cutter member to remove the pericarp from a portion of the cutter. When the movable member is pushed away from the cutter member, the movable member is moved into the cutter member relative to the cutter member. The cutter member is configured to move so that a portion of the object is pushed out of the cutter member. It can be said that there is a peeler.

Preferably, the cutter member is a cylinder, and the movable member is a cylinder. provided within a portion of the cylinder and movable relative to the cylinder, After a part of the object is cut, it is configured to be pushed out of the cylinder. It has a plunger.

Preferably, the pericarp removing member surrounds a cutter cylinder and also - a ring that moves relative to the cylinder to push the pericarp away from the cutter cylinder; Consists of parts.

Brief description of the drawing Preferred embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a first embodiment of a peeler embodying the present invention; FIG. 2 is a view of the peeler of FIG. 1 in a second position; FIG. 3 is a view of the peeler of FIG. 1 in a third position; FIG. 4 is a view of the peeler of FIG. 1 in a fourth position; Figures 5 to 8 are cross-sectional views of the peelers corresponding to Figures 1 to 4, respectively. , FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a peeler embodying the present invention; Figure 1O is a side view of the peeler shown in Figure 9, and Figure 11 is a side view of the peeler shown in Figure 9. FIG. 12 is an end view of the peeler shown in FIG. 9; be.

Detailed description of the preferred embodiment In FIGS. 1 to 8 of the drawings, the peeler 10 includes a cylindrical cutter member 12, A pericarp removing member 14 having a ring 16 surrounding the cutter cylinder 12; attached to the ring 16 to move the ring 16 relative to the cylinder 12 It consists of a pair of vertical members 18.

In another embodiment, the pericarp removal member 14 simply comprises a ring 16 with a vertical member 18. Instead of using a cylinder that has a larger diameter than the cylinder 12 and surrounds the cylinder 12, It is also possible that there is.

A plunger 20 is disposed within the zenith of the cutter cylinder 12, and this planar It has an axle 22 for moving the jar 20 within the cylinder 12.

In this example, before an object such as an orange 50 is peeled, the steps shown in FIGS. The top and bottom of the orange should be removed by suitable peel removal means, as shown in the figure. It is preferable to be placed in a chair. To peel an orange, follow the instructions in Figures 1 and 5. By moving the entire device shown relative to the orange, the cutter cylinder 12 cuts into the orange, and most of the orange fits inside the cutter cylinder 12. It looks like this. Therefore, the epidermis of the orange near the pericarp and probably the outermost A portion is left outside the cutter cylinder 12 and is shown in FIGS. 2 and 6. The cutter cylinder 12 is surrounded so that the cutter cylinder 12 is

In order to remove the pericarp 12, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, a pericarp removing member 1 is used. 4 operates, the ring 16 moves downward relative to the cylinder 12, A skin 52 is extruded from the cylinder 12.

The peeler 14 is driven by a suitable mechanism connected to the vertical member 18.

To remove the peeled orange from the peeler, the plunger 20 is inserted into the cylinder. 12 and best shown in FIGS. 4 and 8. so that the orange part 50A that fits inside the cylinder 12 is the cylinder 12. It is designed to be pushed out.

Plunger 20 is moved by a suitable mechanism connected to mandrel 22.

Peeled oranges can also be cut into slices or sliced. Oranges are processed by freezing, etc., and the oranges are transported and supplied as processed food. It looks like this.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a machine with a number of peelers shown in the drawings is proposed. has been done. Cut the orange with a suitable cutter to remove the top and bottom surfaces. After being cut, it is transported to a machine on a conveyor belt. orange peeler When in the lower position, the peeler can peel many oranges in one cycle of the machine. Machines may be marked to ensure proper operation.

FIGS. 9-12 show a frame supporting the peeling and slicing mechanism designated by the number 103. 2 shows a second embodiment composed of a frame 101. The mechanism 103 forms a right angle. It is driven by a motor 105 via a gear box 107.

The peeling and slicing mechanism consists of two independent parts. The first part is peeled. The second part is a slicing mechanism 109 forming a pericarp removal means. Consists of l. oranges and/or grapefruits and other similar peeled The object 113 is supplied to the peeling mechanism 109 from the inclined chute 115. Object 113 is fed to chute 115 via suitable hopper means (not shown).

The peeling mechanism 109 includes two spaced apart plates provided at intervals along the mandrel 119. It has a disc 117 that has a cylindrical shape. The spacing between the disks 117 is approximately The diameter of the largest object to be peeled, i.e. the largest for oranges or other produce to be peeled. is equal to the diameter of what is considered to be.

Spaced discs 117 support U-shaped object holding means 121. Object The retaining means 121 are spaced apart and attached to the radially outermost edge of the disc 117. It has an open end facing towards. The retaining means 121 is arranged around the disk 117. They are spaced 90" apart from each other. Therefore, there are 4 discs between the discs 1170. There are two holding means 121. The disk 117 is attached to the axle 119. , rotates counterclockwise as seen in FIG. Therefore, the object 113 is the disk 11 7 rotates to the position of the bottom end of the chute 115, the object is sent to the object holding means 121. It will be done. As a result, the object 113 such as an orange can be held by each object holding means 121. They are sent one at a time.

The arm of the U-shaped object holding means is swingable, and can be used to hold objects such as oranges. When it receives an object, it swings to grip the object 113. this Although not clearly shown in the drawings, FIG. 11 shows the swinging state. child This is shown in dotted lines with respect to the U-shaped object holding means. Figure 11 is the outermost The cam member 123 is shown located on the outermost surface of the disk 117 of FIG. cam Member 123 is not attached to disk 117 or mandrel 119, but is rigid. It is held constant.

A cam follower lever arm 125 is attached to each U-shaped object holding means 121. When the disk 117 rotates, that is, the peeling mechanism 109 rotates. At this time, the cam follower lever arm 125 follows the cam surface 123. Ru. This allows the U-shaped object holding means 121 to be swung closer to the object 113. move. Further, the U-shaped object holding means opens slightly to enable ejection.

Looking at FIG. 11, the rotation direction of the peeling mechanism 109 is counterclockwise, and the rotation direction is 9 o'clock. The U-shaped object holding means 121 located at the 3 o'clock and 12 o'clock positions It can be seen that the opening corresponds to the U-shaped object holding means 121 located in the opposite direction. .

To perform the peeling of the object 113, the disc 117 is inserted into the innermost disc 1. Cutter cylinder 127 supported within a cylindrical case 131 attached to 17 It supports a cutter means having the shape of (see FIG. 10). cutter cylinder The diameter 127 is equal to the diameter required for the object. In other words, The cutter cylinder 127 is used for cutting a cylindrical portion from the object 113. 117 is used to penetrate laterally.

Therefore, the diameter of the cutter cylinder 127 is determined by the plunge operation of the cutter cylinder 127. Gives maximum effective cutout diameter while allowing the pericarp to be removed during be selected appropriately. In FIG. 9, each disk 117 is connected to each U-shaped object holding hand. It can be seen that the opening 133 is aligned with the position of the step 121. Cool The tar cylinder 127 is laterally displaced and fixedly provided relative to the mandrel 119. The object 113 is guided by a guiding cam track 135 arranged on a cylindrical cam 137. penetrate. Cutter cylinder 127 is located on guiding cam track 135 It is connected to the finger member 139. In this way, the object 113 is attached to the U-shaped object holding member. After being received by the disk 121 and held by the arms, the disk 117 rotates. and each cutter cylinder 127 deviates laterally to penetrate the object 113 and from there The cylindrical part is cut out. The object 113 is the outermost disk 1 By being positioned against the inner wall surface of 17, it is prevented from being displaced laterally. ing. Therefore, a desired portion of the object 113 is received within each cutter cylinder 127. While the skin is removed, the part that is not desired to be peeled remains outside the cutter cylinder 127. .

When the object 113 is thus peeled, its side adjacent to each disc 117 It can be seen that a portion of the pericarp still remains on each side.

The peel remaining in a desired part of the object 1i3 is formed as a slicing mechanism 111. The pericarp is removed by means of pericarp removal. The object 11 is inserted into the slicing mechanism 111. To slice the scraps left over from the desired portion of 3, cutter cylinder 12 is used. The desired part of the object 113 in 7 is located in the opening 1 in the outermost disk 117. 33 into the U-shaped image holding means 141. This is disk 117 occurs when the disk 117 is at approximately the 2 o'clock position during rotation. This way In order to convey to the U-shaped holding member 141, each cutter cylinder 127 is pressed. A movable member forming a plunger 143 is provided (the arrangement is clearly shown in FIG. 10). clearly shown). The push plunger 143 is connected to the second It supports a finger member 145 located on a guiding cam track 147. each cutter The cylinder 127 and push plunger 143 are suitably bearing within the cylindrical case 131. It can be moved freely into and out positions relative to the case 131.

The associated disc 117 serves as a conveying mesocarp removal member.

The slicing mechanism l11 cuts the peel from the scraps of the object to be peeled. Therefore, it consists of only two slicing disks. The fruit shown here In embodiments, the slicing mechanism is configured to simultaneously cut the object into disc-shaped portions. Consists of a series of slicing disks. The slicing mechanism 111 includes a motor 15 It consists of a cutter disk 149 driven by 1. Slice mechanism 11 1 is vertically swingable with respect to the motor 151, as shown in the diagram in FIG. Ru. This rocking makes it easier to maintain the machine. During normal use, the slicing machine The structure 111 is provided at the solid line position shown in FIG. U-shaped image holding means 14 1 forms a series of slits 153. Disc for each slice 149 is centered so that it passes completely through the slit 153. this In this way, the object is moved so that the disc 117 passes through the cutter disc 149. When rotated, it can be cut into a disk shape.

The sliced and peeled object 113 is moved from the 9 o'clock position to the 6 o'clock position. When moving, all these objects fall from the U-shaped holding member 141 onto the conveyor 155. and then transported to the appropriate position. The scrap of the cylindrical cutout part of the object 1t3 is a finger. It is deflected by a member (not shown) and falls into the pericarp hopper 157. There is. Finger members 159 (see FIG. 10) are inserted into slots in each U-shaped image holding means 121. 161 at the 6 o'clock direction of the disk 117, and the U-shaped target The peel portion of the object 113 remaining on the object holding means 121 is removed. This is that When the U-shaped object holding means 121 is at the bottom of the chute l15, the next object 1 Empty the U-shaped object holding means 121 to receive 13.

For example, an orange is a convenient object 113 to be peeled by the device. Usually categorized into various sizes. Therefore, the diameter of cutter cylinder 127 is Different size classifications of ranges must have different diameters. this Therefore, the cylindrical case 1 together with the cutter cylinder 127 and the push plunger 143 31 is a one-touch release means equipped with a one-touch release lever 163. can be removed from the innermost disk 117. In this way, the appropriate A cylindrical case 131, a cutter cylinder 127, and a pusher plate matched to the appropriate size. A plunger 143 can be attached to the innermost disk 117.

Since modifications within the scope of the present invention can be easily carried out by those skilled in the art, the present invention does not differ from the above. It will be understood that the invention is not limited to the particular embodiments shown by way of example. cormorant.

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Copy and translation of written amendment) Submission form (Article 184-7, Paragraph 1 of the Patent Act) May 8, 1991

Claims (19)

[Claims] 1. A cutter member and a movable member provided within the cutter member so as to be relatively movable. and a peeling member, wherein the cutter member removes the peeling member. cutting into an object to be cut so that at least a portion of the object is inside the cutter member. When the pericarp is retracted, the pericarp surrounds the cutter member, and the pericarp removal member moving relative to the cutter member to push the pericarp away from the cutter member; At the same time, the movable member moves into the cutter member relative to the cutter member to A peeler configured such that a part of the object is pushed out from the cutter member. . 2. The cutter member is a cylinder, and the movable member is one part of the cylinder. After a part of the object is cut by relative movement within the cylinder, it is moved to the cylinder. The peeler according to claim 1, further comprising a plunger configured to push out the peeler from the peeler. . 3. The pericarp removing member may include a ring member surrounding the cutter cylinder. then moves relative to the cutter cylinder to push the pericarp out of the cutter cylinder. The peeler according to claim 2, wherein the peeler is configured as follows. 4. Similar pericarp removal means for removing pericarp from scraps of a portion of said object A peeler according to claim 1, wherein a peeler is provided. 5. Provided in the axial direction on the mandrel at sufficient intervals to allow the object to be peeled to be placed on it. a pair of discs that have been peeled and an object to be peeled against the pair of discs. Preferably, the object holding means provided between the disks and the position of the object holding means are an opening formed in the pair of discs that are angularly aligned with each other at a position; The cutter member and the movable member can be aligned with the opening. an opening formed in one of the pair of discs is connected to the cutter member; and said movable member are large enough to pass through said pair of discs. an opening formed in the other side of the opening is large enough for a portion of the object to pass through. In addition to having When an object is received by the object holding member, it is moved forward by the rotation of the disk. The cutter member passes through an opening formed in one of the pair of disks. The part is located within the cutter member, and the movable member is located within the cutter member. The part is passed through an opening formed in the other of the pair of disks. The pair of discs is rotatable in the axial direction together with the mandrel so as to push the disc out. The peeler according to claim 2, wherein the peeler is configured to. 6. The cutter member and the movable member are provided on one of the pair of disks. By this, these rotate with the pair of discs, and the cutter member and the disc rotate. A movable member is connected to a cam means to move in and out relative to the pair of discs. The portion is cut and received in the cutter member, and the pair of disks are cut. When the cutter rotates, the part is pushed out from the cutter member and The cutter member and the movable member can be retracted to remove the pericarp from the object. 6. A peeler according to claim 5, wherein the peeler is configured to: vessel. 7. The cam means is provided concentrically with the mandrel, and the pair of discs rotates. When the cam member is moved, the cam member moves relative to the cam means at an angle. The skin according to claim 6, wherein the cutter member and the movable member can move in and out. Peeler. 8. Two cam tracks are provided to form part of said cam means. , for a cam follower in which one cam track connects with said cutter member. and for a cam follower whose other cam track is connected to the pushing member. The peeler according to claim 7, which is a peeler. 9. a plurality of angularly spaced discs relative to said pair of spaced discs; A cutter member and a movable member associated therewith are provided, the pair of said spacing being As the open disk rotates, it peels each object in the same way. The peeler according to claim 8, wherein the peeler is configured to: 10. Claim wherein the holding means is movable to support the object during peeling. 9. The peeler described in 9. 11. The holding means opens and closes the holding means to release or hold the object. a pair of swinging arms that swing so that the 11. The peeler according to claim 10, further comprising a cam means for opening and closing. 12. the object pushed out from an opening formed in the other of the pair of disks; Another object holding means for holding a part of the object is provided, and the pair of disks a fruit that removes the peel from some offcuts that are pushed into the holding means when the A peeler according to claim 9, further comprising peeling means. 13. The pericarp removing means comprises a cutter which is rotated axially to make such cuts. 13. The peeler according to claim 12, comprising a tar disc. 14. A series of such cutter discs are mounted at intervals on a common mandrel. At the same time, when the pair of disks rotates, the part slides into a disk shape. 14. The peeler according to claim 13, wherein the peeler is 15. The peel removing means swings from the cutting position to facilitate cleaning of the peeler. 13. The peeler according to claim 12, wherein the peeler is provided to 16. Object conveyance for conveying the object to the holding means when the holding means rotates; 14. A peeler according to claim 13, wherein means are provided. 17. When the another holding means rotates, the peeled object is removed by the other holding means. Claim 13, further comprising a discharge conveyor for receiving these objects when discharged. Peeler as described. 18. When the pair of disks rotates, the peel cut from the object is received. 14. A peeler according to claim 13, further comprising a peel receiving means for removing the peel. 19. The cutter member and the movable member are released by the one-touch release means. Attached to a pair of discs, they are sufficient for peeling objects of different sizes. The peeling according to claim 9, wherein the peeling can be changed to different sizes so that the peeling can be carried out in different sizes. pottery.