Apparatus for removing rot from potatoes
US4450760A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 1983 |
| Grant date | May 29, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23N7/02
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for removing decayed portions from the exterior of potatoes is disclosed. The potatoes are supported and advanced on a series of rollers some of which include a plurality of resilient fingers which disrupt the decayed portions of the potato surface while leaving the remaining portions of the surface intact, and then advance the potatoes relative to a plurality of water spray nozzles, said rollers adapted to orient the potatoes so that the entire surface of the potato is subjected to spray emanating from said nozzles. The water sprays have sufficient force to disrupt and remove decayed portions of the potatoes while leaving the remaining portions of the potatoes substantially intact.
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