Title:
MACHINE FOR CLEANING UP FRUITS, PARTICULARLY STRAWBERRIES AND RADISHES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/170923
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a machine for cleaning up fruits, particularly strawberries and radishes, comprising: closed loop conveyor belt (5) for conveying fruits, provided with an upper conveying branch (5a), a lower returning branch (5b) and two front and rear connecting portions (5c, 5d), respectively, being arranged between said upper conveying branch (5a) and lower returning branch (5b), a plurality of holes (6) are formed in said conveyor belt (5), each hole being adapted to receive a fruit; actuating means for moving said conveyor belt (5) along a predetermined advancing direction (A); vacuum-generating means (8) comprising distributing means (10) being arranged under at least a predetermined portion of said upper conveying branch (5a) and within at least an operative portion of the front connecting portion (5c), said at least an operative portion being adjacent to said predetermined portion of said upper conveying branch (5a) to generate an attracting force directed towards said conveyor belt (5), said attracting force acting on the fruits in the holes (6) in said at least a predetermined portion of said upper conveying branch (5a) and in said at least an operative portion of said front connecting portion (5c); said operative portion of the front connecting portion (5c) being greater than half of said front connecting portion (5c); and first cutting means (11), for cutting fruits being arranged in said plurality of holes (6) according to a cutting line substantially perpendicular to said advancing direction (A).
Inventors:
TURATTI ANTONIO (IT)
Application Number:
PCT/IT2014/000109
Publication Date:
December 11, 2014
Filing Date:
April 14, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TURATTI SRL (IT)
International Classes:
A23N15/02; A23N15/04; B26D3/16
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2002028207A1 | 2002-04-11 |
Foreign References:
| GB2377161A | 2003-01-08 | |||
| US5590591A | 1997-01-07 | |||
| US4122766A | 1978-10-31 | |||
| US2731051A | 1956-01-17 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
IANNONE, Carlo, Luigi (Via Piemonte 26, Roma, IT)
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