VEGETABLE, ROOT AND FRUIT WASHING MACHINE Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC A23N12/02 

FIELD: processing of agricultural raw material, in particular, machine for washing of harvested fruits.

SUBSTANCE: washing machine has drive, spraying apparatus, rolls arranged on two concentric arcs of the circle and rotating about their axes at different velocities, said rolls being equipped with elastic belt of ridge-shaped profile. Washing machine is further equipped with arcuate rims wherein rolls are positioned for rotation in single direction. Ridge-shaped profiled belt is wound on adjacent rolls at different leading angles. Belt ridges on each roll are disposed opposite slots between ridges of adjacent rolls.

EFFECT: increased efficiency of washing procedure and wider range of agricultural raw materials which may be washed by means of this machine.

6 dwg