Patent ID: 8939276
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: A23L,A23N,B65G

Abstract:
1. A device for storing and feeding of raw materials of fruit and/or vegetables for further processing of these raw materials, such that the device comprises a number of storage and feed units ( 40 , 47 / 51 ; 55 ; 70 ) for fruit/vegetables and/or pieces of fruit/vegetables, and a bottom element ( 5 ), the storage and feed units ( 40 , 47 / 51 ; 55 ; 70 ) are situated on a support disc ( 30 ), each of the storage and feed units ( 40 , 47 / 51 ; 55 ; 70 ) is allocated an outlet aperture ( 31 ) in the support disc ( 30 ), and a feed disc ( 25 ) is situated below the support disc ( 30 ), wherein the feed disc ( 25 ) is arranged for rotation relative to the bottom element ( 5 ) and is provided with a feed aperture ( 29 ), that the feed disc ( 25 ) is rotatable relative to the support disc ( 30 ) making it possible for the feed aperture ( 29 ) to be brought central to any desired outlet aperture ( 31 ), with means ( 10 , 11 , 18 ) for conveying to a machine (JM) for further processing the fruit/vegetables and/or pieces of fruit/vegetables fed, that at least some of the storage and feed units ( 40 ; 70 ) comprise a cylinder ( 32 ; 71 ) which has in it an insert ( 34 ; 72 ) comprising a spiral plane ( 38 ; 76 ), that the insert ( 34 ; 72 ) comprises a further plane ( 39 ; 74 ) situated close to one end of the insert, and that the respective lower edges ( 41 , 42 ) of the spiral plane ( 38 ; 76 ) and the further plane ( 39 ; 74 ) are situated on opposite sides of a discharge aperture ( 35 ) which is accommodated in the bottom of the cylinder ( 32 ; 71 ).