Improvements in Fruit Mills.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 4th Dec., 1893-Accepted, 20th Jan., 1894
Improvements in Fruit Mills.
I, CLAUDE JOSEPH OLLAGNIER, of 17, Rue Girandean, Tours, in the Republic
of France, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows :-
This invention has for its object the construction of a novel fruit mill for apples,
pears, and the like, whereby the fruit can be thoroughly mashed and the skins and
pippins separated therefrom.
The apparatus consists of four pistons, two and two coupled together by means
of rods and rendered movable in corresponding cavities formed diametrically in a
cylinder arranged to rotate inside a casing. The upper portion of the latter is
formed with a hopper for the introduction of the fruit and the lower portion with
slots or perforations for the mashed fruit to escape, whilst the skins and pippins are
retained in the cylinder and permitted to leave through an opening at the side
thereof. Each of the said pistons carries at its inner end an anti-friction pulley
adapted to be acted upon by a stationary cam on a shaft arranged concentric with
the said cylinder. On one side of the said casing is fixed a stud carrying a weighted
lever having a projection adapted to bear against a nose fast on the aforesaid cam
shaft which arrangement serves to arrest automatically the movement of the said
pistons in case stones are accidently introduced into the mill with the fruit and
permits of the same being discharged through the same opening through which the
pippins and skins of the fruit leave the mill. On the opposite side of the said
casing is employed a hand wheel for the purpose of rotating the said cylinder
inside thereof which may be substituted by a pulley if driven by a motor or other
source of motive power.
Dated this 3rd day of March 1893.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fruit Mills.
I, CLAUDE JOSEPH OLLAGNIER, of 17, Rue Girandean, Tours, in the Republic
of France, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention has for its object the construction of a novel fruit mill for apples,
peare, and the like, whereby the fruit can be thoroughly mashed and the skins and
pippins separated therefrom.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused to
be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures.
Fig. 1 is a vertical section at A-B, and Fig. 2 a front elevation.
In carrying out my invention and referring to the figures generally, the apparatus
consists of four pistons C, C' & D, D', two and two coupled together by means of
rods a and rendered movable in corresponding cavities, formed diametrically in a
cylinder Farranged to rotate inside a casing G. The upper portion of the latter
is formed with a hopper K for the introduction of the fruit and the lower portion
LD

page_text: with slots or perforations e for the mashed fruit to escape, whilst the skins and
pippins are retained in the cylinder F and permitted to leave through an opening T
at the side thereof. Each of the said pistons carries at its inner end an anti-friction
pulley e adapted to be acted upon by a stationary cam E on a shaft L arranged
concentric with the cylinder F. On one side of the casing G is fixed a stud O
carrying a weighted lever N having a projection i adapted to bear against a
nose M fast on the cam shaft L which arrangement serves to arrest automatically
the movement of the pistons C, C₁, & D, D¹ in case stones are accidently introduced
into the mill with the fruit and permits of the same being discharged through
the same openings T through which the pippins and skins of the fruit leave the
mill.
The automatic stoppage of the said pistons take place as follows:-
Under normal conditions the cam E and the shaft L are prevented from rotating
by the projection of the weighted lever N bearing against the nose M secured
upon the shaft Z. If an undue pressure upon the pistons D exists in the cylinder
cavity in excess of the resistance of the weighted lever N the cam E, shaft L and
nose M are caused to join the rotation of the cylinder F in lieu of being stationary
owing to the nose M disengaging itself from the weighted lever N. On the
opposite side of the casing G is employed a hand wheel P for the purpose of
rotating the cylinder F inside thereof, which may be substituted by a pulley if
driven by a motor or other source of motive power.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim, is-
1st. In fruit mills, the general construction and combination of parts constituting 2
my improvements operating substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2nd. A fruit mill consisting of four pistons coupled together in pairs and actuated
in a vertical sense alternately by means of a cam fixed upon a shaft, having a
nose, the point of which bears against a weighted lever, the said pistons being
employed in the cavities of a cylinder arranged to rotate inside a casing so as to 3
squeeze the fruit successively against the openings in the said casing, all
substantially as set forth.
Dated this 2nd day of December 1893.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicant.