Bulbar skin removing apparatus
OwnerTatsuo Nagaokainventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for removing the skins of bulbs, such as onions, garlic and scallions, with numerous slits previously provided thereon after cutting off their stems and roots, utilizing the force of jetted fluid. In this apparatus, a carrier for transferring onions placed on a pair of rollers along a direction parallel to the axes of these rollers, the carrier comprising an endless belt, such as a chain, positioned above a clearance between the parallel rollers and having a portion moving in the direction parallel to the axes of the rollers, arms having base ends fixed to the belt and axes directed toward the clearance between the rollers, and feed plates respectively attached to distal ends of the arms. In this apparatus, the bulbs placed on the rollers are subjected to compressed air jetted from obliquely above.
Claims5
An apparatus for removing the skins of bulbs comprising:
- a pair of rollers disposed in parallel with each on a horizontal plane;
- a roller driving means for rotating said pair of rollers in the same direction;
- a carrier means for transferring bulbs placed on said pair of rollers along a direction parallel to axes of said rollers;
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- a fluid jet means for jetting fluid against said bulbs placed on said pair of rollers, wherein
- said carrier means comprises an endless belt positioned above a clearance between said rollers and having a portion moving along a path parallel to the axes of said rollers, a chain drive means for driving said endless belt along the path, arms each having a base end fixed to said endless belt and a main body directed toward the clearance between said rollers, and feed plates each attached to a distal end of said arm;
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- said fluid jet means comprises jet nozzles disposed obliquely above any one of or both of said pair of rollers to jet said fluid substantially toward the clearance between said rollers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.