POTATO, VEGETABLE AND FRUIT PEEL REMOVAL APPARATUS Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: food-processing industry. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has casing, multiple-disk knife inserted into casing, guiding and pressing members, cutting knife and ejector. During processing of product, for example potato, its half is placed onto guiding member so that potato half section surface faces knife working surface. While multiple-disk knife rotates in direction of movement of potato half, it gradually cuts it into pieces, which are inserted into gaps between disks. While rotating together with multiple-disk knife, potato reaches pressing member, which presses potato projecting part into multiple-disk knife, with predetermined cutting-off layer being preliminarily provided; cutting off said layer with cutting knife, which is on the path of movement of multiple-disk knife and is biased to its cutting surface. Pieces with removed peel abut against ejector projections inserted between disks of multiple-disk knife and are removed from it. EFFECT: wider operational capabilities, improved peeling quality and reduced peeling time. 3 dwg