Apparatus for separating pomegranate seeds, scanning apparatus and techniques useful in connection therewith and storage and packaging techniques for separated seeds
AssigneeState of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture
InventorsYoav Sarig, Yitzhak Regev, Friedrich Grosz
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Abstract
Apparatus for mechanical separation of the seeds of pomegranates or similar produce comprising a gas jet directed on the portion of the produce to be separated for effecting the separation desired. In particular, such apparatus comprising apparatus for exposing the interior of the produce, apparatus for supporting the produce such that its interior is exposed, and a gas jet arranged so as to direct a flow of pressurized gas against the exposed interior of the produce thereby effecting the desired separation.
Claims4
Apparatus for separation of individual pomegranate seeds from the remainder of a pomegranate comprising:
- means, having two degrees of freedom for directing a pressurized jet of gas onto the exposed surface of the interior of a pomegranate, thereby scanning the exposed surface with said pressurized jet at varying angular orientations, said means comprising:
- a nozzle arranged to be coupled to a source of pressurized gas;
- a frame supporting said nozzle and defining first and second rotational axes;
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- means for providing simultaneous rotation of said frame about said first and second rotational axes at first and second frequencies which are not mutliples of each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.