# US 2019/0313686 A1 · Machine for removing seeds

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- Number: US 2019/0313686 A1
- Document ID: US20190313686A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/340,267
- Filed: 2017-11-06
- Published: 2019-10-17
- Earliest claimed: 2016-11-08
- Assignees: A.B.L. S.R.L.
- Applicants: A.B.L. S.P.A.
- Inventors: CARLO ASCARI
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190313686A1

## CPC

- A23N 4/04: for peaches, plums, apricots or the like
- A23N 4/14: for apples, pears or the like
- A23N: MACHINES OR APPARATUS FOR TREATING HARVESTED FRUIT, VEGETABLES OR FLOWER BULBS IN BULK, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PEELING VEGETABLES OR FRUIT IN BULK; APPARATUS FOR PREPARING ANIMAL FEEDING- STUFFS (machines for cutting straw or fodder A01F29/00; disintegrating, e.g. shredding, B02C; severing, e.g. cutting, splitting, slicing B26B, B26D)

## Abstract

A machine for removing seeds, comprising: a rotating rod (11) that is movable between a first position, in which it is found outside of a product (P), and a second position, in which it can be inserted in a product (P); a curved knife (12) associated with the rotating rod (11); an adjusting mechanism (20) structured so as to adjust the second position of the rotating rod (11) in relation to at least one dimension of the product (P) being processed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A machine for removing seeds, comprising:
a rotating rod (11), that is movable between a first position, in which it is found outside of a product (P), and a second position, in which it can be inserted in a product (P);
a curved knife (12), associated with the rotating rod (11);
characterized in that it comprises an adjusting mechanism (20) structured so as to adjust the second position of the rotating rod (11) in relation to at least one dimension of the product (P) being processed.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The machine according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting mechanism (20) is structured so as to adjust the length of the stroke of the rod (11) between the first and the second position, in relation to at least one dimension of the product (P) being processed.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The machine according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting mechanism (20) comprises:
a main support (21), that is movable with respect to a rest surface (R) of the product (P) for a pre-established work stroke between an initial position and a final position, with which the rotating rod (11) is associated slidably along an axial direction (Y);
a feeler (22), arranged to come into contact with the product (P) and that is movable with respect to the main support (21) for a relative stroke between an initial position and a final position;
a linkage mechanism (23), that connects the feeler (22) to the rotating rod (11) and that is structured to transmit to the rotating rod (11) a fraction or a multiple of the relative stroke between the feeler (22) and the main support (21).

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The machine according to claim 3, wherein the linkage mechanism (23) comprises at least one oscillating bar (24) that has:
a first constraint (A), at which it is rotatable with respect to the main support (21) about a first axis (Ra);
a second constraint (B), at which it is slidable with respect to the feeler (22) and can rotate about a second axis (Rb);
a third constraint (C), at which it is slidable with respect to the rotating rod (11) and can rotate about a third axis (Rc);
the rotation axes (Ra, Rb, Rc) of the constraints (A, B, C) are parallel to each other.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The machine according to claim 4, wherein the third constraint (C) is in an intermediate position between the first and the second constraint (A, B).

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The machine according to claim 4, wherein the third constraint (C) is associated with an attachment element (25) that is solidly constrained to the rotating rod (11) with respect to the movement along the axial direction (Y) and that permits rotation of the rotating rod (11) about the axial direction (Y).

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The machine according to claim 4, comprising two oscillating bars (24) intersecting symmetrically with respect to the third constraint (C).

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The machine according to claim 1, wherein the curved knife (12) is movable with respect to the rotating rod (11) between an active position, in which it can operate on a product (P) removing a part thereof, and an inactive position, in which it cannot interact with the product (P).