Coconut dehusking machine
AssigneeCaribbean Industrial Research Institute
InventorChandra Dinanath
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Abstract
A machine specifically designed to remove the husks from the coconut fruit including a plurality of rollers rotating in opposite directions effectively toward one another wherein each roller includes a plurality of penetrating spikes sharpened to penetrate and effectively engage the husk portion of the coconut fruit. The interaction of the rollers in combination with the gripping action of the spike serves to tear away the husk from the nut leaving the nut in tact.
Claims15
A machine designed for the dehusking of coconuts, comprising:
- (a) a base structured for positioning and support on a supporting surface,
- (b) at least two rollers each having an elongated configuration and being rotatably mounted on said base in spaced, parallel relation to one another,
- (c) penetration means formed on each of said rollers for penetrating the husk of a coconut engaging said rollers,
- (d) said penetration means comprising a plurality of sharpened spikes secured to and protruding outwardly from an outer surface of each of said rollers,
- (e) said plurality of spikes disposed in a patterned array extending along at least a majority of the length of each roller,
- (f) drive means interconnected to said two rollers for forced rotation thereof, said drive means structured to concurrently rotate said rollers in opposite directions, and
- (g) clearing means mounted on said base in immediately adjacent and spaced relation to each of said rollers for cleaning husks from said rollers and said penetration means.
A machine as in claim 2 wherein said patterned array of said plurality of spikes comprises a plurality of rows of spikes extending from substantially one end of each roller along a majority of the length thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.