Fruit peeling apparatus
US3982482A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 1974 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23N7/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for automatically peeling fruit whereby a cutter blade is moved toward and away from the fruit as a function of the sensed impedance between the cutter blade and ground through the fruit so that substantially all of the peel is removed. In the preferred embodiment, a horizontal assembly presents a fruit to each of a plurality of fruit holders mounted on a vertical assembly so that each one of the presented fruit is impaled on a different spike of the vertical assembly. A plurality of cutter assemblies each mounting a cutter blade are moved toward and away from the fruit as it is rotated and moved upward to remove the peel. A control circuit includes a counter incremented by pulses from Hall Effect Switches which are energized by magnets mounted on the vertical and horizontal assemblies and controls movement of the assemblies to carry out a predetermined cycle.
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