DEVICE FOR NUTS EXTRACTION FROM CEDAR CONE Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC A23N5/00 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to forestry machinery and may be used for nuts extraction from a cedar cone. The device includes a body, a shelling operating element installed on the body on the driven shaft, a gutter for cones delivery communicated with the operating element, a receptacle bin installed under the operating element and a sorting drum communicated with the receptacle bin and installed on the driving shaft. The shelling operating element is designed in the shape of a frustum of cone containing a screw installed on a shaft and thrusts arranged on the inside surface. Holes for transition of shelled mass are arranged in the lower part of the operating element, holes for cone core outlet are in the back part. The operating element drive is designed in the shape of a post with an axis rigidly mounted on it whereon a pusher is installed connected to a crank with a rod, the crank having a ring gear on one side and coupled with a gear wheel installed on the driven shaft. The receptacle bin is designed in the shape of an inclined way and is communicated with an inlet hole of the sorting drum.

EFFECT: invention use will allow to improve quality of nuts removal and to exclude its destruction.

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