Device for storing and feeding of raw materials of fruit and/or vegetables

A device for storing and feeding of raw materials of fruit and/or vegetables for further processing of these raw materials, such that the device comprises a number of storage and feed units (40, 47/51;

• 55;
• 70) for fruit/vegetables and/or pieces of fruit/vegetables, and a bottom element (5), the storage and feed units (40, 47/51;
• 55;
• 70) are situated on a support disc (30), each of the storage and feed units (40, 47/51;
• 55;
• 70) is allocated an outlet aperture (31) in the support disc (30), and a feed disc (25) is situated below the support disc (30), wherein the feed disc (25) is arranged for rotation relative to the bottom element (5) and is provided with a feed aperture (29), that the feed disc (25) is rotatable relative to the support disc (30) making it possible for the feed aperture (29) to be brought central to any desired outlet aperture (31), with means (10, 11, 18) for conveying to a machine (JM) for further processing the fruit/vegetables and/or pieces of fruit/vegetables fed, that at least some of the storage and feed units (40;
• 70) comprise a cylinder (32;
• 71) which has in it an insert (34;
• 72) comprising a spiral plane (38;
• 76), that the insert (34;
• 72) comprises a further plane (39;
• 74) situated close to one end of the insert, and that the respective lower edges (41, 42) of the spiral plane (38;
• 76) and the further plane (39;
• 74) are situated on opposite sides of a discharge aperture (35) which is accommodated in the bottom of the cylinder (32;
• 71).