NUT SHELLING APPARATUS Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: equipment for shelling and cracking of nuts. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has charging hopper, two pressing disks inclined one relative to another by means of adjustable rollers, conveying disk rigidly mounted on shaft and provided with peripheral slots, spring-loaded holding members arranged above slots from hopper to nut shelling zone. Holding members are formed as sectors. Apparatus is further provided with shaft mounted on bearing supports and drive. Pressing disks are pivotally mounted on shaft by means of pins rigidly fixed in conveying disk and spring-loaded relative to adjusting rollers by springs mounted in openings of conveying disk. Slots of conveying disk are formed as cylindrical surfaces joined with inclined plane oriented in direction of rotation of disk. EFFECT: increased efficiency, simplified construction and enhanced reliability in operation. 2 dwg