Machine for destemming cherries
US4936205A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 17, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23N15/02
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A machine for destemming cherries has a base frame and a fruit transport frame. The fruit is moved over the transport frame on an endless belt. A stem wiper blade is rotated just above the surface of the fruit. A source of rapid horizontal motion is provided for the transport frame to cause the fruit to rotate so that the stems will be erected into the path of the blade during the passage of the fruit beneath the blade whereby the blade can detach the stems from the fruit. The transport frame is mounted on motion absorbing supports which also convert the circular movement of the motion source into ellipsoidal motion with the greater axis parallel to the direction of travel of the belt.
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