Device for peeling pulpy fruits, having an adjustable cutting depth
US6966254B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 3, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23N7/026
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a device suited to peel pulpy fruits, like citrus fruits, mango, kiwi, papaya, apples, pears, and particularly oranges and other fruits whose skin has not a uniform thickness. The peeling of fruits whose skin has an uneven thickness is made possible by the fact that the inventive device is equipped with a mechanism capable of varying continuously—according to a program—the amount of projection of the peeling tool relative to the feeler device, in the peeling step. The device is applicable to any kind of peeling machine, or to a machine that foresees a peeling step.
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