公开(公告)号：US4532971A

公开(公告)日：1985-08-06

申请号：US492407

申请日：1983-05-06

Applicant: Konrad E. Meissner

Inventor： Konrad E. Meissner

IPC: B65B31/04 ,  B65B39/14 ,  B65B57/04

CPC classification number: B65B31/044 ,  B65B39/145 ,  B65B57/04

Abstract: A high speed vacuum syruper for containers has a rotatable bowl carrying filling syrup or other fluid with a plurality of filling valves arranged on the bowl bottom around its periphery to fill empty containers moved into traveling engagement with each valve. Each filling valve includes a ported valve seat mounted in an opening in the bowl bottom, a pivotable ported valve disc overlying the valve seat and a valve stem extending upwardly out of the bowl that carries a crank mounted control cam follower and a switching cam follower. A stationary control cam above the bowl and in tracking engagement with the control cam follower for each filling valve controls the location of the valve disc ports in relation to the valve seat ports to manipulate each valve in a repeating sequence through close, vacuum, fill and vent positions. The switching cam follower also tracking the control cam and a cooperating switch activate the valving sequence if a can is present at a particular filling valve and de-activate the sequence if a can is not present.

Abstract translation: 用于容器的高速真空糖浆机具有可旋转的碗，其携带填充糖浆或其它流体，其中多个填充阀布置在碗的底部周围，以填充与每个阀移动接合的空容器。 每个灌装阀包括安装在碗底部的开口中的带阀的阀座，覆盖在阀座上的可枢转的阀瓣和向上延伸出碗的阀杆，该阀杆带有曲柄安装的控制凸轮从动件和开关凸轮从动件。 碗上方的固定控制凸轮和与每个灌装阀的控制凸轮从动件跟踪接合控制阀盘端口相对于阀座端口的位置，以通过关闭，真空，填充和重复的顺序操纵每个阀， 排气口。 切换凸轮从动件还跟踪控制凸轮，并且如果在特定的填充阀处存在罐，则合作开关激活阀门序列，并且如果罐不存在则停用该顺序。

公开(公告)号：US4788910A

公开(公告)日：1988-12-06

申请号：US514099

申请日：1983-07-15

Applicant: Oldrich J. Tichy ,  Konrad E. Meissner

Inventor： Oldrich J. Tichy ,  Konrad E. Meissner

IPC: B30B9/10 ,  B30B9/22 ,  B30B9/24

CPC classification number: B30B9/22 ,  B30B9/105

Abstract: A press for extracting juice from comestible solids and semi-solids such as fruit and vegetables which includes a stationary perforated platen, a juice pervious conveyor belt for carrying comminuted comestible into pressing position over that platen, a feeder for forming a series of separated non-continuous beds of comminuted comestible upon the belt, a rotary drive moving the belt incrementally to position each bed of comestible in sequence over the stationary platen and a pressing platen which has a pressing cavity overlying the stationary platen defined by a depending sealing flange circumscribing the bed of comestible and a flexible membrane within the cavity that can be expanded into pressing engagement with the bed by pneumatic pressure in order to press juice from the comestible for drainage through the juice pervious belt and perforated stationary platen into a juice collection pan.

Abstract translation: 一种用于从可食用固体和半固体（例如水果和蔬菜）中提取果汁的压榨机，其包括固定的穿孔台板，用于将粉碎的食物运送到所述压板上的压榨位置的用于输送的可浸透的输送带， 连续床在皮带上可食用，旋转驱动器逐渐移动皮带以将每个可食用床定位在固定的压板上，以及压板，其具有覆盖固定台的挤压空腔，该固定压板由限定床的垂直密封凸缘限定 空腔内的柔性膜和柔性膜，其可以通过气动压力膨胀成与床的压力接合，以便从食物中榨取果汁以通过果汁可渗透带排出，并将穿孔的固定压板送入果汁收集盘。

公开(公告)号：US5544731A

公开(公告)日：1996-08-13

申请号：US410678

申请日：1995-03-27

Applicant: Edward E. Ross ,  Konrad E. Meissner

Inventor： Edward E. Ross ,  Konrad E. Meissner

IPC: A23N7/02 ,  A23N4/14 ,  A23N15/00 ,  B65G47/24

CPC classification number: B65G47/24 ,  A23N4/14

Abstract: An apple orienting apparatus is provided wherein one or more agitating spools are utilized to constantly agitate and rotate an apple until it is properly oriented. The agitator spools are mounted in an eccentric or off-center fashion to produce a wobble or eccentric motion in addition to rotational motion. The mechanism is especially useful with elongated apples but also is effective in orienting relatively round apples as well.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种苹果定向装置，其中使用一个或多个搅动线轴来不断地搅动和旋转苹果，直到它被适当地定向。 搅拌器线轴以偏心或偏心的方式安装，除了旋转运动之外产生摆动或偏心运动。 该机制对于细长的苹果特别有用，但也有效地定向相对圆的苹果。

公开(公告)号：US5182983A

公开(公告)日：1993-02-02

申请号：US912537

申请日：1992-07-13

Applicant: Konrad E. Meissner

Inventor： Konrad E. Meissner

IPC: A23N4/04

CPC classification number: A23N4/04

Abstract: A blade assembly for a selective peach pitter using simplified construction and a low-maintenance geometry to provide for extended operational efficiency and compensation for play due to wear in the components. The blade assembly includes an upper blade and a lower blade for bisecting a drupe along a suture plane and holding the pit during pitting, the upper blade and lower blade both being pivoted about a common blade pivot shaft and driven by a single main shaft from the larger pitter assembly. The lower blade pivot linkage includes an extendable crank arm drivingly coupled to an idler arm, drive arm support shaft and lower blade drive arm, the lower blade drive arm including a rocker face and a drive roller which respectively engage a rolling rocker face follower and a roller drive track located on a carriage coupled to the lower blade and pivotally mounted on the blade pivot shaft. As the drive roller enters and traverses the roller drive track, rotational force of the lower blade drive arm in one direction is translated to pivotable motion of the lower blade between closed and open positions. As the drive arm rotates in the opposite direction, the lower blade is pivoted to the closed position and the rocker face engagement with the rocker face follower maintains the lower blade in that position during pitting. The upper blade also alternates between an open and closed position as a cam roller follower coupled to the upper blade follows a cam mounted on the main shaft of the pitter apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US4544005A

公开(公告)日：1985-10-01

申请号：US492408

申请日：1983-05-06

Applicant: Konrad E. Meissner ,  John W. Colombo

Inventor： Konrad E. Meissner ,  John W. Colombo

IPC: B65B57/04 ,  B65B3/04

CPC classification number: B65B57/04

Abstract: A filling apparatus for metal containers has a rotatable bowl carrying filling syrup or other fluid with a plurality of filling valves arranged on the bowl bottom around its periphery to fill empty containers moved into traveling engagement with each valve. A control cam manipulates each valve in a repeating sequence through close, vacuum, fill and vent positions. A switching cam follower tracking the control cam and a cooperating switch activate the valving sequence if a can is present at a particular filling valve and de-activate the sequence if a can is not present. A pneumatic cylinder actuated by series connected proximity sensors for metal objects, such as cans, manipulates the cooperating switch to direct the switching cam follower for each filler valve into one control cam tracking mode if an empty can is in place below the filler valve or into a second valve closing mode if a can is not present. One sensor detects filler valve position and the other sensor detects presence of a can by a change in the inductance of the sensor produced electric field. Concurrence of sensor outputs manipulates the cooperating switch.

Abstract translation: 用于金属容器的填充装置具有可旋转的碗，其携带填充糖浆或其它流体，其中多个填充阀布置在其周围的碗底部，以填充与每个阀移动成行进接合的空容器。 控制凸轮通过关闭，真空，填充和排放位置以重复的顺序操作每个阀。 跟踪控制凸轮的切换凸轮跟随器和协作开关如果在特定的填充阀处存在罐，则启动阀门序列，并且如果罐不存在则停用该顺序。 由金属物体（如罐）的串联连接的接近传感器驱动的气动气缸操纵协作开关，以将每个加注阀的切换凸轮从动件引导到一个控制凸轮跟踪模式，如果空罐位于加油阀下方或进入 如果罐不存在，则是第二阀关闭模式。 一个传感器检测加注阀位置，另一个传感器通过传感器产生的电场的电感变化来检测罐的存在。 传感器输出的同步操纵协作开关。

公开(公告)号：US4388955A

公开(公告)日：1983-06-21

申请号：US241484

申请日：1981-03-09

Applicant: Konrad E. Meissner ,  Grant R. Merritt

Inventor： Konrad E. Meissner ,  Grant R. Merritt

IPC: B65B31/04 ,  B65B3/04

CPC classification number: B65B31/044

Abstract: A vacuum filler is described which has an improved filling head particularly adapted for vacuum filling steel cans containing more-or-less compressible and tacky food products, such as tuna fish or salmon, with filling liquids of low viscosity, such as vegetable oil or water.

Abstract translation: 描述了一种真空填料，其具有改进的填充头，特别适于真空填充含有或多或少的可压缩和粘性食品的钢罐，例如金枪鱼或鲑鱼，具有低粘度的填充液体，例如植物油或水 。

公开(公告)号：US4206697A

公开(公告)日：1980-06-10

申请号：US922183

申请日：1978-07-05

Applicant: Konrad E. Meissner

Inventor： Konrad E. Meissner

IPC: A23N4/04 ,  A23N4/22

CPC classification number: A23N4/04

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described for pitting fruit of the drupe type in a cyclical manner in a processing operation involving a series of processing steps in which fruit having a sound pit is torque pitted and fruit having a split pit is spoon pitted. In the apparatus and method the presence or absence of a fruit to be supplied to the pitting station from a preceding station is sensed and the cyclical operation of the process and the apparatus with the cyclical sequence of steps and machine operations is varied depending upon whether a fruit is presented to the pitting station during a cycle of operation or not, and if a fruit so presented has a sound or split pit. When a fruit having a split pit is presented, a coring spoon spaced from the pit gripping portion of fruit bisecting blades is moved into position by moving the blades and coring spoon through the fruit and between the halves of the split pits for cutting a core including the split pit from the fruit. If no fruit is presented during a cycle of operation the fruit gripping structure at the pitting station is disabled.

Abstract translation: 描述了用于在涉及一系列处理步骤的处理操作中以循环方式点状晶体型果实的装置和方法，其中具有凹坑的果实具有扭矩凹坑，并且具有裂缝坑的果实是匙形坑。 在装置和方法中，感测到从先前站点提供给点蚀站的水果的存在或不存在，并且具有循环的步骤和机器操作顺序的过程和设备的循环操作根据是否 水果在一个循环的运行过程中被提供给点站，如果这样呈现的水果有一个声音或裂缝坑。 当出现具有裂缝的水果时，通过将叶片和取芯匙移动通过果实和分裂凹坑的两半之间移动与果实平分叶片的凹坑夹持部分间隔开的取芯匙，从而切割包括 水果分裂坑。 如果在操作循环期间没有出现水果，则在点蚀站处的水果夹持结构被禁用。

公开(公告)号：US4487307A

公开(公告)日：1984-12-11

申请号：US398065

申请日：1982-07-14

Applicant: Konrad E. Meissner ,  Marvin F. Quay

Inventor： Konrad E. Meissner ,  Marvin F. Quay

IPC: A23N4/14 ,  B65G47/24

CPC classification number: A23N4/14

Abstract: A pear orienting apparatus for receiving, orienting and subsequently feeding oriented pears with the stem-end lowermost to peeling and coring devices in a machine of the type described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,058,502 and 3,797,639 including a canted reciprocable shaker pan feeding singulated pears to at least one channeled lifter that tumbles the singulated pears over spaced divergent guide plates onto an inclined and intermittently gated delivery chute.

Abstract translation: 一种梨定向装置，用于接收，定向并随后在具有茎端最下部至剥离和取芯装置的给定梨中，该装置在美国专利No. 3,058,502和3,797,639号，其中包括一个倾斜的往复式振动筛，将单个梨送入至少一个通道式升降机，将分开的梨在间隔开的发散导板上翻转，倾斜并间歇地选通输送槽。

公开(公告)号：US4262025A

公开(公告)日：1981-04-14

申请号：US105786

申请日：1979-12-20

Applicant: Konrad E. Meissner

Inventor： Konrad E. Meissner

IPC: A23N4/04 ,  A01K43/00

CPC classification number: A23N4/04

Abstract: A method is described for pitting fruit of the drupe type in a cyclical manner in a processing operation involving a series of processing steps in which fruit having sound pit is torque pitted and fruit having a split pit is spoon pitted. In the method the presence or absence of a fruit to be supplied to the pitting station from a preceding station is sensed and the cyclical operation of the process with the cyclical sequence of steps and machine operations is varied depending upon whether a fruit is presented to the pitting station during a cycle of operation or not, and if a fruit so presented has a sound or split pit. When a fruit having a split pit is presented, a coring spoon spaced from the pit gripping portion of fruit bisecting blades is moved into position by moving the blades and coring spoon through the fruit and between the halves of the split pits for cutting a core including the split pit from the fruit. If no fruit is presented during a cycle of operation the fruit gripping structure at the pitting station is disabled.

Abstract translation: 描述了一种在涉及一系列处理步骤的处理操作中以循环方式点状晶体型果实的方法，其中具有凹坑的果实具有扭矩凹坑，并且具有裂缝坑的果实是匙形坑。 在该方法中，感测到从前一站供应到点蚀站的水果的存在或不存在，并且具有循环的步骤和机器操作顺序的过程的循环操作根据水果是否呈现给 在一个循环的操作或不是，如果一个果子如此呈现有一个声音或裂缝的坑坑。 当出现具有裂缝的水果时，通过将叶片和取芯匙移动通过果实和分裂凹坑的两半之间移动与果实平分叶片的凹坑夹持部分间隔开的取芯匙，从而切割包括 水果分裂坑。 如果在操作循环期间没有出现水果，则在点蚀站处的水果夹持结构被禁用。

公开(公告)号：US4586430A

公开(公告)日：1986-05-06

申请号：US662676

申请日：1984-10-19

Applicant: Oldrich J. Tichy ,  Konrad E. Meissner

Inventor： Oldrich J. Tichy ,  Konrad E. Meissner

IPC: B30B9/10 ,  B30B9/22 ,  B30B9/24 ,  B30B9/26

CPC classification number: B30B9/105 ,  B30B1/14 ,  B30B9/22

Abstract: A press for extracting juice from comestible solids and semi-solids such as fruit and vegetables which includes a sectionalized stationary perforated platen, a juice pervious conveyor belt for carrying comminuted comestible into pressing position over that platen, a feeder for forming a series of separated non-continuous beds of comminuted comestible upon the belt, a rotary drive moving the belt incrementally to position each bed of comestible in sequence over the stationary platen and a pressing platen which has a pressing cavity overlying the stationary platen defined by a depending sealing flange circumscribing the bed of comestible and a flexible membrane within the cavity that can be expanded into pressing engagement with the bed by pneumatic pressure in order to press juice from the comestible for drainage through the juice pervious belt and perforated stationary platen into a juice collection pan.

Abstract translation: 一种用于从可食用固体和半固体（例如水果和蔬菜）中提取果汁的压榨机，其包括分段静止的多孔板，用于将粉碎的食物运送到所述压板上方的压榨位置的可浸透的输送带，用于形成一系列分离的非 - 在皮带上具有粉碎食物的连续床，旋转驱动器逐渐移动皮带以将每个可食用床定位在固定的压板上，以及压板，其具有覆盖固定台的压力空腔，所述按压腔由限定于 空腔内的可食用床和柔性膜，其可以通过气动压力膨胀成与床的压力接合，以便从食物中榨取果汁以通过果汁可透过带排出并穿孔固定台板进入果汁收集盘。