Automated machine for slitting and wedge cutting whole fruits and vegetables
US10603806B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/162
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automated food processing machine receives a whole fruit or vegetable and presses it through a blade set to form slices or wedges. The machine includes a controller coupled to various components including linear motion actuators, a user interface, and sensors. One motion actuator coupled to a slitting blade. Another motion actuator is coupled to a ram. In response to an input the controller activates the motion actuators in a sequence including (1) linear motion of the slitting blade to form a slit in the whole fruit or vegetable and (2) linear motion of the ram to press the whole fruit or vegetable through a blade set to form the slices or wedges.
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