Patent ID: 6135020
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: A23N,B07B

Abstract:
A structure of a pecan sheller bypass comprising:a) a cracker product feed chute, feedingly connected tob) a plurality of stacked vibrating screens, including;i) a first screen with a largest hole dimension less than a width of a whole pecan in a whole pecan size category,ii) a second vibrating screen with a largest hole dimension less than a meat half width of the whole pecan size category,iii) a third vibrating screen with a largest hole dimension less than an extra large meat width of the whole pecan size category,iv) a fourth vibrating screen with a largest hole dimension less than a large meat width of the whole pecan size category,v) a fifth vibrating screen with a largest hole dimension less than medium, smalls and midgets,c) a bypass sheller fed by a screen chute connected to said first vibrating screen,d) said bypass sheller comprising a pair of rubber coated cylinders rotating substantially downward as measured between them,e) a plurality of slots,f) each of said slots formed between a pair of cylinders rotating substantially upward as measured between them,g) a first slot fed by the screen chute connected to said first screen,h) each of said vibrating second through fifth screens feedingly connected to one each of said remaining slotsi) means for feeding the cracker product which falls through the slots to the air separators, andj) means for feeding the cracked product which does not fall through the slots to said plant sheller.