US464631A - Prune scalding and rinsing machine - Google Patents
Prune scalding and rinsing machine Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- US464631A US464631A US464631DA US464631A US 464631 A US464631 A US 464631A US 464631D A US464631D A US 464631DA US 464631 A US464631 A US 464631A
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- scalding
- prune
- rinsing
- fruit
- tank
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
Links
- 240000007072 Prunus domestica Species 0.000 title description 18
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 22
- 239000000969 carrier Substances 0.000 description 20
- 235000013399 edible fruits Nutrition 0.000 description 14
- 238000010438 heat treatment Methods 0.000 description 10
- 241000183290 Scleropages leichardti Species 0.000 description 4
- 238000010276 construction Methods 0.000 description 4
- 238000002360 preparation method Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000005406 washing Methods 0.000 description 2
Images
Classifications
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G49/00—Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for
- B65G49/02—Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for for conveying workpieces through baths of liquid
- B65G49/04—Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for for conveying workpieces through baths of liquid the workpieces being immersed and withdrawn by movement in a vertical direction
- B65G49/0409—Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for for conveying workpieces through baths of liquid the workpieces being immersed and withdrawn by movement in a vertical direction specially adapted for workpieces of definite length
- B65G49/0436—Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for for conveying workpieces through baths of liquid the workpieces being immersed and withdrawn by movement in a vertical direction specially adapted for workpieces of definite length arrangements for conveyance from bath to bath
- B65G49/044—Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for for conveying workpieces through baths of liquid the workpieces being immersed and withdrawn by movement in a vertical direction specially adapted for workpieces of definite length arrangements for conveyance from bath to bath along a continuous circuit
- B65G49/045—Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for for conveying workpieces through baths of liquid the workpieces being immersed and withdrawn by movement in a vertical direction specially adapted for workpieces of definite length arrangements for conveyance from bath to bath along a continuous circuit the circuit being fixed
- B65G49/0454—Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for for conveying workpieces through baths of liquid the workpieces being immersed and withdrawn by movement in a vertical direction specially adapted for workpieces of definite length arrangements for conveyance from bath to bath along a continuous circuit the circuit being fixed by means of containers -or workpieces- carriers
- B65G49/0463—Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for for conveying workpieces through baths of liquid the workpieces being immersed and withdrawn by movement in a vertical direction specially adapted for workpieces of definite length arrangements for conveyance from bath to bath along a continuous circuit the circuit being fixed by means of containers -or workpieces- carriers movement in a vertical direction is caused by lifting means or fixed or adjustable guiding means located at the bath area
Definitions
- My invention consists, essentially, of one or more traveling carriers, a bath or baths of water through which the carrier conducts the fruit, suitable means for heating the water, and other details of construction which will be more fully described hereinafter.
- the object of my invention is to provide a machine for scalding and rinsing prunes during the course of their preparation, simple in construction and continuous and efficient in operation.
- I atttain these objects bymeans of V the devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a sectional elevation.
- Fig. 2 is a plan view.
- Fig. 3 is a detail of feed-hopper;
- Fig. 4 a perspective view'of' portion of chain carrier.
- A is the scalding-tank.
- A is the furnace; B, washing or rinsing tank; C, chain carrier in scaldingtank; 0', chain carrier in rinsing-tank; D, feed-hopper; d, shaking-feedenE, power de vice; E, pinion; E gear; F, shaking-feederoperating crank; f, shaking-feeder-connecting rod ;f, shaking-feeder bell-crank; G, driving-chain; 1-1 H, splash-boards; I, dischargechute; K, sprocket-wheels.
- the constructionof my device is as follows: Two tanks A and B, containing water, are provided, preferably contiguous, one of which is provided with a furnace or other suitable device for heating the water.
- the hot-water tank is provided with an inclined conveyer or carrier 0, the lower end of which commences at the front end of the tank. It extends beyond the rear end and projects over the front end of the cold-water tank B.
- the cold-water tank is provided with a similar inclined conveyer or carrier 0', the lower end of which commences at the front end of the tank directly below the rear end of the carrier 0.
- the rear end of the carrier 0' projects over the rear end of the rinsing tank and is provided with asuitable discharge-chute.
- Each of these conveyers consists, preferably, of two chains connected together by slats of suitable character for supporting and conveying the fruit. The chains pass around chain or sprocket wheels on shafts at each end of each conveyer.
- Driving mechanism is provided for driving the conveyer, consisting of crank E, gear-pinion E, and gear E secured on the shaft of conveyer O, a chain or belt G, and sprocket or other pulleys K being also provided on the end of the conveyer-shafts, which are connected and driven by chain or belt G.
- a feed-hopper D is placed at the front end of the scalding-tank over the lower end of the conveyer, this hopper being provided with a shaking device cl to prevent the clogging of the feed-aperture. from the crank F through the connecting-r0 f and bell-crank f. v
- the operation of my device is as follows: The water in the first tank A having been heated to the desired temperature by means of the fire in the furnace A or other suitable means, the fruit to be operated upon is dumped into the hopper D, from which it is fed in a continuous stream by means of the shakingfeeder (1 into the hot water in the tank. It immediately falls upon the moving carrier 0, which conveys it up through the water and discharges it into the rinsing-tank B, through which it is conveyed by the conveyer O to the discharge-chute.
- This device is operated the combination of two water-vessels, one of which is provided with a heating device, also a fruit-conveyor suitably placed that conveys fruit into the second vessel, and a second fruit-conveyer in the second vessel that receives the fruit and carries it through the second vessel and discharges it therefrom, substantially as described.
Description
(N0 Madel.)
L. CUNNINGHAM. PRUNE SGALDING AND RINSING MACHINE.
No. 464,631. Patented Dec. s, 1891.
I nnn nn nnnn nn nnn 5 list. nnnnn I 1 l| n u. I
mmmssz Q KM'S UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIGE.
LUTHER OUNNINGI 'AM,.OF SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA.
PRUNE SCALDING AND RINSING MAC HINE.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 464,631, dated December 8, 1891.
Application filed October 3, 1889- Serial No. 325,889- (No model.)
T0 at whom zlt may concern.-
Be it known that I, LUTHER CUNNINGHAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Saratoga, in the county of Santa Clara and State of California, have invented a new and useful Prune-scalding and Rinsing Machine, of which the following is a specification.
My invention consists, essentially, of one or more traveling carriers, a bath or baths of water through which the carrier conducts the fruit, suitable means for heating the water, and other details of construction which will be more fully described hereinafter.
The object of my invention is to provide a machine for scalding and rinsing prunes during the course of their preparation, simple in construction and continuous and efficient in operation. I atttain these objects bymeans of V the devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a sectional elevation. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is a detail of feed-hopper; Fig. 4, a perspective view'of' portion of chain carrier.
Referring to the drawings, A is the scalding-tank. A is the furnace; B, washing or rinsing tank; C, chain carrier in scaldingtank; 0', chain carrier in rinsing-tank; D, feed-hopper; d, shaking-feedenE, power de vice; E, pinion; E gear; F, shaking-feederoperating crank; f, shaking-feeder-connecting rod ;f, shaking-feeder bell-crank; G, driving-chain; 1-1 H, splash-boards; I, dischargechute; K, sprocket-wheels.
The constructionof my device is as follows: Two tanks A and B, containing water, are provided, preferably contiguous, one of which is provided with a furnace or other suitable device for heating the water. The hot-water tank is provided with an inclined conveyer or carrier 0, the lower end of which commences at the front end of the tank. It extends beyond the rear end and projects over the front end of the cold-water tank B. The cold-water tank is provided with a similar inclined conveyer or carrier 0', the lower end of which commences at the front end of the tank directly below the rear end of the carrier 0. The rear end of the carrier 0' projects over the rear end of the rinsing tank and is provided with asuitable discharge-chute. Each of these conveyers consists, preferably, of two chains connected together by slats of suitable character for supporting and conveying the fruit. The chains pass around chain or sprocket wheels on shafts at each end of each conveyer.
Driving mechanism is provided for driving the conveyer, consisting of crank E, gear-pinion E, and gear E secured on the shaft of conveyer O, a chain or belt G, and sprocket or other pulleys K being also provided on the end of the conveyer-shafts, which are connected and driven by chain or belt G.
A feed-hopper D is placed at the front end of the scalding-tank over the lower end of the conveyer, this hopper being provided with a shaking device cl to prevent the clogging of the feed-aperture. from the crank F through the connecting-r0 f and bell-crank f. v
The operation of my device is as follows: The water in the first tank A having been heated to the desired temperature by means of the fire in the furnace A or other suitable means, the fruit to be operated upon is dumped into the hopper D, from which it is fed in a continuous stream by means of the shakingfeeder (1 into the hot water in the tank. It immediately falls upon the moving carrier 0, which conveys it up through the water and discharges it into the rinsing-tank B, through which it is conveyed by the conveyer O to the discharge-chute.
Prior to my invention of this machine the scalding and rinsing of prunes have been effected by being immersed in bulk in a vessel of hotwater and then removed and rinsed in a vessel of cold water, the operation being very inconvenient and requiring much labor and time, and the result being highly unsatisfactory,-as the fruit is unevenly scalded, those on the outside being more thoroughly operated on than those near the center of the mass.
Having now described my invention, what- I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is
1. In a prune scalding and rinsing machine, the combination of two watei vessels, one of which is provided with a heating device, and a fruit-conveyer suitably placed therein that conveys fruit into the second vessel, substantially as described.
2. In a prune scalding and rinsing machine,
This device is operated the combination of two water-vessels, one of which is provided with a heating device, also a fruit-conveyor suitably placed that conveys fruit into the second vessel, and a second fruit-conveyer in the second vessel that receives the fruit and carries it through the second vessel and discharges it therefrom, substantially as described.
8. In a prune scalding and rinsing machine, the combination of two water-vessels, each provided with a fruit-conveyer, one provided with a heating device, and suitable power connections for operating the conveyers, substantially as described.
4. In a prune scalding and rinsing machine, the combination of the water-vessels A and 13, the fruit-conveyers C and C, the furnace LUTHER CUNNINGHAM.
Vitnesses:
GEO. \V. UEFFINGER, JOHN WILLIAMS.
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
US464631A true US464631A (en) | 1891-12-08 |
Family
ID=2533500
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US464631D Expired - Lifetime US464631A (en) | Prune scalding and rinsing machine |
Country Status (1)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US464631A (en) |
-
0
- US US464631D patent/US464631A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US2692200A (en) | Apparatus for and method of blanching vegetables | |
US464631A (en) | Prune scalding and rinsing machine | |
US3642495A (en) | Method for processing edible foodstuffs | |
US3731614A (en) | Apparatus for cooking food products | |
US3744406A (en) | Shrimp feeding and cooking apparatus | |
US1443367A (en) | Apparatus for dehydrating fruit, vegetables, and other materials | |
US2461375A (en) | Food refrigerating apparatus | |
US2013522A (en) | Machine for washing and blanching spinach and other vegetables | |
US886097A (en) | Blanching apparatus. | |
US1390268A (en) | Combined fruit washer and scalder | |
US1506232A (en) | Doughnut machine | |
US2389337A (en) | Article treating machine | |
US3135190A (en) | Commercial cooking apparatus | |
US1855540A (en) | Washing and cooking machine | |
US807142A (en) | Process of preserving meats. | |
US1448608A (en) | Food-material heater | |
US1241529A (en) | Machine for peeling tomatoes. | |
US3463074A (en) | In-the-shell pecan sanitizer | |
US1429904A (en) | Doughnut-cooking machine | |
US6082252A (en) | Pre-heat apparatus for peeling system | |
US1127634A (en) | Pasteurizer. | |
US667385A (en) | Machine for cooling canned meats. | |
US957466A (en) | Process of washing vegetables and partially cooking the same. | |
US849650A (en) | Apparatus for processing fruit. | |
US865645A (en) | Agitating cooker and processer. |