Peeling head
US5027699A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23N7/026
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A lightweight peeling head is provided in which a plastic guard body cooperates with a rotary peeling cutter for determining the depth of cut made by the cutter wherein a ceramic wear resistant tracing shoe insert is formed in the plastic guard body. The ceramic tracing shoe rides against the surface of the fruit, for example apples, as the fruit is being peeled. A chip breaker is provided having a pair of teeth wherein each tooth has a positive rake relative to the direction of travel of the peel string and wherein each tooth has a positive attack angle whereby the peel string is driven towards the base of the teeth as the peel string is being cut by said tooth.
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