APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING SEEDS OF CUCURBITACEOUS CROP FRUIT Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering, in particular, machines for separating seeds of cucurbitaceous crop fruits.

SUBSTANCE: apparatus has hopper incorporating device for separating seeds from ground heap and device for crushing fruits. Device for separating seeds from ground heap is mounted under false ceiling and is equipped with finger-type grid. Fruit crushing device is furnished with additional drive rotor. Main and additional rotors are rotating in opposite directions and are connected with each other through synchronizing transmission. Each of said rotors is equipped with three blades. Knife with cutting edge is detachably mounted on apex of each blade. Knife of one rotor is positioned opposite mid portion of blade of other rotor. Device for separating seeds from ground heap is equipped with two rotors having synchronizing transmission and rotating in opposite directions providing feeding of crushed fruits. Said rotors are made in the form of two-bladed rolls with round section beaters arranged at ends of beaters. Beaters of one rotor are located opposite mid portion of blade of other rotor. Rotors are disposed between pair of opposite finger-type grids. Each of grids is positioned so that its angle of inclination to horizontal plane may be altered. Juice and seed collecting trays are disposed under hopper. Apparatus is further provided with cucurbitaceous crop fruit feeding conveyor mounted above hopper and joined with fruit crushing device. Fruit feeding shield is mounted above additional rotor. For feeding fruit flesh from hopper, axes of rotation of pair of two-bladed rolls with beaters at ends of blades are arranged at an angle to horizontal plane.

EFFECT: increased yield of standard seeds.

3 cl, 3 dwg