Machine and method for pitting fruits
OwnerAxel Dinterinventor
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Abstract
A machine for pitting fruits, having a plurality of plungers (4) and a plurality of receiving elements (13) for the fruits (F) that are to be pitted. Each receiving element (13) has a bowl (3) which accommodates an individual fruit (F). Each bowl has a passage opening (31) for the pit which has been extracted from the fruit (F). The machine is characterized in that first sensors are provided upstream of a working section (14) for detecting the bowls (3) that contain two fruits. The invention further relates to a method for pitting fruits.
Claims15
A machine for pitting fruit with a plurality of plungers (4) and a plurality of receiving elements (13) for the fruit (F) to be pitted, each receiving element (13) having a single fruit (F) receiving cup (3) with a passage opening (31) for the pit to be pushed out of the fruit (F), the receiving elements (13) guided on a circulating receiving element track (1) and the plungers (4) guided on a circulating plunger track (2) along a working segment (14) in parallel and in synchronism with one another along the working segment (14), wherein means for carrying out a reciprocating movement of the plunger (4) relative to the cups (3) are provided, and wherein upstream of the working segment (14) first sensors (6) are provided for detection of cups (3) double occupied with fruits.
A method for pitting fruits with a plurality of plungers (4) and a plurality of receiving elements (13) for the fruit (F) to be pitted, each receiving element (13) having a single fruit (F) receiving cup (3) with passage opening (31) for the pit to be pushed out of the fruit (F), the receiving elements (13) guided on a circulating receiving element track (1) and the plungers (4) guided on a circulating plunger track (2), guided parallel and synchronous to each other along a working segment (14), and carrying out a reciprocating movement of the plungers (4) relative to the cups (3) along the working segment (14), the method comprising measurement-technically monitoring each cup (3) upstream of the working segment (14) as to whether a single fruit (F) or several fruits are deposited, and discharging the fruits (F) of each cup (3) with several fruits.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.