MACHINE FOR REMOVING SEEDS

• US 20190313686A1
• Filed: 11/06/2017
• Published: 10/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ABL SpA (Gulftech International, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ABL SpA (Gulftech International, Inc.)
• Inventors: ASCARI, CARLO
• Granted Patent: US 11,490,645 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A23N 4/04 for peaches, plums, apricots or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A23N 4/14 for apples, pears or the like

Abstract

A machine for removing seeds, comprising: a rotating rod (11) that is movable between a first position, in which it is found outside of a product (P), and a second position, in which it can be inserted in a product (P); a curved knife (12) associated with the rotating rod (11); an adjusting mechanism (20) structured so as to adjust the second position of the rotating rod (11) in relation to at least one dimension of the product (P) being processed.

Claims

1. A machine for removing seeds, comprising:

a rotating rod (11), that is movable between a first position, in which it is found outside of a product (P), and a second position, in which it can be inserted in a product (P);

a curved knife (12), associated with the rotating rod (11);

characterized in that it comprises an adjusting mechanism (20) structured so as to adjust the second position of the rotating rod (11) in relation to at least one dimension of the product (P) being processed.

2. The machine according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting mechanism (20) is structured so as to adjust the length of the stroke of the rod (11) between the first and the second position, in relation to at least one dimension of the product (P) being processed.

3. The machine according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting mechanism (20) comprises:

a main support (21), that is movable with respect to a rest surface (R) of the product (P) for a pre-established work stroke between an initial position and a final position, with which the rotating rod (11) is associated slidably along an axial direction (Y);

a feeler (22), arranged to come into contact with the product (P) and that is movable with respect to the main support (21) for a relative stroke between an initial position and a final position;

a linkage mechanism (23), that connects the feeler (22) to the rotating rod (11) and that is structured to transmit to the rotating rod (11) a fraction or a multiple of the relative stroke between the feeler (22) and the main support (21).

4. The machine according to claim 3, wherein the linkage mechanism (23) comprises at least one oscillating bar (24) that has:

a first constraint (A), at which it is rotatable with respect to the main support (21) about a first axis (Ra);

a second constraint (B), at which it is slidable with respect to the feeler (22) and can rotate about a second axis (Rb);

a third constraint (C), at which it is slidable with respect to the rotating rod (11) and can rotate about a third axis (Rc);

the rotation axes (Ra, Rb, Rc) of the constraints (A, B, C) are parallel to each other.

5. The machine according to claim 4, wherein the third constraint (C) is in an intermediate position between the first and the second constraint (A, B).

6. The machine according to claim 4, wherein the third constraint (C) is associated with an attachment element (25) that is solidly constrained to the rotating rod (11) with respect to the movement along the axial direction (Y) and that permits rotation of the rotating rod (11) about the axial direction (Y).

7. The machine according to claim 4, comprising two oscillating bars (24) intersecting symmetrically with respect to the third constraint (C).

8. The machine according to claim 1, wherein the curved knife (12) is movable with respect to the rotating rod (11) between an active position, in which it can operate on a product (P) removing a part thereof, and an inactive position, in which it cannot interact with the product (P).