公开(公告)号：US3666079A

公开(公告)日：1972-05-30

申请号：US3666079D

申请日：1970-08-21

Applicant: FMC CORP

Inventor： ANDERSON GERALD R ,  WANN WILLIAM C JR

IPC: A23N3/00 ,  B65G47/24

CPC classification number: B65G47/24 ,  A23N3/00 ,  B65G2201/0211

Abstract: A multiple lane fruit orienter having a conveyor comprising transverse carriers with fruit receiving cups. A rotary finder wheel projects into each cup from below to rotate the fruit and locate the stem cavity. In addition to being rotated the finder wheels are oscillated about a vertical axis to rotate the fruit in varying planes. After the stem cavity has been found the finder wheel is no longer rotated but rapidly oscillated with an increasing frequency and decreasing amplitude so that the major axis of the stem cavity and suture plane of the fruit become aligned with the finder wheel. An additional vibration is imparted to the cam that produces the finder wheel oscillation during the suture plane alignment.

Abstract translation: 具有输送机的多通道水果定向器包括具有果实接收杯的横向载体。 旋转取景器轮从下方突出到每个杯中，以旋转水果并定位茎腔。 除旋转之外，取景器轮围绕垂直轴摆动以在不同的平面中旋转水果。 在发现杆腔之后，取景器轮不再旋转，而是随着频率的增加和幅度的减小而迅速地振荡，使得水果的茎腔和缝线面的长轴与取景轮对准。 在缝合线平面对准期间，在产生取景器轮振动的凸轮上施加额外的振动。

公开(公告)号：US3695322A

公开(公告)日：1972-10-03

申请号：US3695322D

申请日：1970-08-05

Applicant: FMC CORP

Inventor： ANDERSON GERALD R ,  WANN WILLIAM C JR

IPC: A23N4/04 ,  A23N3/08

CPC classification number: A23N4/04 ,  A23N4/22

Abstract: An apparatus for pitting peaches comprising a multiple lane orienter for aligning the peaches so that their suture planes are transverse to the direction of motion through the apparatus. A continuous cup conveyor has transverse rows of apertured fruit products that move with a swinging pitting head. The head has a row of bifurcated peach splitting and pit gripping blades descend on the peaches while peach incising and pit gripping blades are projected up through the cup apertures. The upper blades are then spread apart to separate the peach halves from their pits.

Abstract translation: 一种用于点心桃的装置，包括用于对准桃子的多通道定向器，使得它们的缝合平面横穿穿过该装置的运动方向。 连续的杯式输送机具有横排的有孔水果产品，随着摆动的点蚀头移动。 头部有一排分叉的桃子分裂和凹坑夹持器在桃子上下降，而桃子切割和凹坑抓握刀片通过杯孔突出。 然后将上部叶片分开，将桃半部分与其凹坑分开。

公开(公告)号：US3602281A

公开(公告)日：1971-08-31

申请号：US3602281D

申请日：1970-01-22

Applicant: FMC CORP

Inventor： ANDERSON GERALD R ,  WANN WILLIAM C JR

IPC: A23N4/14 ,  A23N3/12

CPC classification number: A23N4/14

Abstract: Apples are oriented for coring on a cup conveyor. Indent-finder wheels are rotatably mounted below the cup conveyor on a reciprocating finding-wheel carriage which is linked for reciprocation with an apple-coring carriage. A bellcrank linkage arrangement, part of which is mounted on the coring carriage is operated to retract the finder wheels near the end of their advanced reciprocation and to reintroduce the wheels to a new set of cups after they have been reciprocated in a direction contrary to the cup-conveyor motion. Successive finder wheels are rotated in opposite directions. The conveyor cups are vertically vibrated to insure that fruits of all sizes are oriented by the finder wheels, without requiring the use of locating rings disposed above the cups. In a modified form, the finder wheels are on a chain which advances with the fruit cups.