Patent ID: 7789016
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: A23N

Abstract:
1. A device for separation of banana pulp from banana peel comprising upper and lower conveyer belts, each belt having an upper and lower surface, and two rollers, one roller installed under the lower conveyer belt, the other roller installed above the upper conveyer belt, and each roller having a surface, such that: a. the rollers are installed one forward of the other based on the direction of the conveyer belt's movement, so it is possible for the surface of each roller to interact with the corresponding surface of the corresponding belt, so as to press the bananas between the upper and lower belts; b. the two conveyer belts are installed to converge as they move in the direction towards the rollers, where the convergence of conveyer belts is at an angle between about 30° to about 80°; and c. the axes of the rollers are oriented in a direction that remains between the longitudinal direction of the lower conveyer belt and its transverse direction, where the angle at which the roller axes are oriented is between about 30° and about 60° with respect to the longitudinal direction of the lower conveyer belt.