STONE REMOVING DEVICE Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: domestic equipment which may be also used as fruit processing device in small enterprises. SUBSTANCE: stone removing device has carcass for accommodating units and mechanisms, charging hopper for storing fruit during destoning process and for conveying fruit to processing zone. Mechanism for storing fruit is adapted for destoning. Charging hopper and mentioned mechanism are made as integral box. Cells with stone removing openings are positioned in box bottom. Stone knocking out unit has two plates pivotally fixed on single hinge to carcass and mounted above charging hopper. Strikers of stone removing device are secured to upper plate of stone knocking out unit. Lower plate of this unit has openings through which strikers pass. Plates are connected with their other ends opposed to pivot joint by spring. EFFECT: simplified construction and increased efficiency. 3 dwg