Method of and apparatus for separating juice sacs from the sectional membranes of a fruit meat section
US4873106A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 1988 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23N4/18
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of and apparatus for separating and removing sectional membranes ("rag") from a section of fruit meat extracted from whole fruit to produce a juice/juice sac slurry. In one embodiment of the present invention, sections of fruit meat extracted from whole fruits are fed into a rotating screen drum having a counterrotating shaft coaxial therewith. The coaxial shaft has a plurality of striker bars projecting radially therefrom that strike the tumbling fruit meat sections and separate the juice sacs from the sectional membranes to produce the juice/juice sac slurry. Also disclosed and described are apparatuses for and methods of extracting fruit meat sections from whole fruits, and an apparatus for and method of separating seeds from the juice/juice sac slurry.
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