Patent ID: 6237475
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: A23N

Abstract:
A machine for peeling, removing the core and cutting a pear into segments, comprising:a device (1,2,3a,3b) for lifting and feeding each pear;a chain conveyor (16) for orienting and translating the pears, with adjustable elements (17a,17b,24) for positioning the pears horizontally and for maintaining them in this position during the translation;pliers (34a,34b), which are suited to displace each pear, from said chain conveyor (16) for orienting and translating the pears, to a device (49,50,51,56) for the clamping and concentric locating of the pears, insuring a position with vertical axis and an orientation in which the stem is directed downwardly;a device (49,50,51,56) for receiving, clamping and concentric locating the pears, which is also suited to thrust the pears onto a tubular tool (57) of a four-station rotatable head;a four-station rotatable head, wherein in each of these stations different operations are performed on the pears;a special vice (60,60) which is suited to take each pear from the fourth station of the rotatable head and transfer it to a station for the removal of the central core and the cutting into segments;a station for the removal of the central core and for cutting the pear into segments, formed by a blade (63,64) for cutting the pear into segments and a rotatable blade (62) for the removal of the core;a belt conveyor for moving away the edible parts and the waste, after said operations;and step motion and/or reciprocating motion mechanisms, which are suited to transmit with perfect synchronism, the necessary motion to each machine component, so as to carry out automatically all operations on the pears, starting from their feeding until their moving away.