公开(公告)号：US20170215443A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-03

申请号：US15417570

申请日：2017-01-27

申请人： The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture ,  UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

发明人： YAGUANG LUO ,  BIN ZHOU ,  PATRICIA D. MILLNER ,  ANNE J. PEARLSTEIN

IPC分类号： A23B7/153 ,  A23B7/144 ,  A23B7/16

CPC分类号： A23B7/144 ,  A23B7/157 ,  A23B7/158 ,  A23B7/16

摘要： The system for cleaning fresh and freshly-cut produce is designed to clean produce as soon as practicable after the produce is cut. As the produce falls downwardly, a spray manifold directs a produce-washing liquid upwardly so that the produce-washing liquid directly sprays and impacts the falling produce. The impact of the produce-washing liquid causes the produce to tumble and the descent of the produce is slowed, and consequently the produce is thoroughly coated and cleaned by the produce-washing liquid. In an alternative embodiment, a suspending fluid (preferably air) is simultaneously directed to the falling produce to slow the descent of the produce and further ensure that the produce is thoroughly washed and directly sprayed by the produce-washing liquid.