FRUIT STONE EXTRACTOR Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: food engineering, in particular, canned product industry, may be used in public catering and in home conditions. SUBSTANCE: fruit stone extractor has body 1, charging hopper 2, stone squeezing mechanism with replaceable insert 3 rigidly fixed on body 1. Reciprocating drive 4 is mounted in horizontal position for cooperation with cutter 9 which is normally in retracted position. Spring 10 adapted for withdrawing cutter 9 is normally in released state. Catch 11 is controlled by cam 13 rigidly fixed on needle-type ejector. Catch 12 is controlled by left part of pivotal, spring-loaded lower bar 7. Such construction allows stones to be extracted from fruits of different size and shape. EFFECT: simplified construction and wider operational capabilities. 3 cl, 3 dwg