Fmc Technologies, Inc.

Fmc Technologies Do Brasil Ltda

Francisco Celso Brocchetto

Luiz Fernando Da Cruz Baptista

Gilmar Da Silva Sena

André Vicente Ricco Lucato

José Luis Comanini Augusto

Wagner Ferreira Freire

Luciano Rodrigues

Paulo Shisuo Moma

Mitsuo Kannami

A modulating machine is used to extract and recover the essential oil from citrus fruit such as lemons, oranges, mandarins, grapefruit, etc. not removing their peel, but by microperforating it and disrupting oil cells. The oil thus extracted is trapped in water so as to form an aqueous emulsion. The created machine includes a set of grooved disks () mounted over corresponding supporting axes (); a base structure () on which lower portion there is a transmission set installed, formed by pulleys () and chains or grooved belts () operated by a motor (); a set of supporting axes () provided with alternate axial and rotational movement, by a set of operation members () interconnected to rod () transmitting alternate movement to the connected handles (), alternating to the ends () of the supporting axes (). The machine also includes an emulsion tank () laterally provided with collectors (); spillway (); disk cleaning set () fruit washing and drying unit; and an automatic lubrication system for application of oil and grease at specific points.

Machine to extract oil from fruit

A juice extractor includes an extractor frame and extractor cups relatively moveable for compressing fruit therebetween. A camshaft is mounted for rotation within the extractor frame. A drive cam is mounted on the camshaft and operatively engages an extractor cup for driving the extractor cup into engagement with the respective other extractor cup during extractor operation. A counterweight is operatively engaged with the camshaft and provides balance to the juice extractor during extractor operation.

Juice extractor with counterweight operatively engaged with camshaft

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Francisco Celso Brocchetto