Fmc Corporation

Stanley A Groom

Joost Veltman

Westley W Walter

Robert D Merritt

A servo driven peach pitter mechanism with a servo motor (,) for a gripper mechanism head assembly (,) and a servo motor (,) for a selective knife (,), to achieve unlimited control flexibility in rotation of gripper mechanisms (,) and selective knife (,). Servo motor (,) controls rotation of a tubular housing (,) of the head assembly (,), which in turn rotates the gripper mechanism (,). Servo motor (,) includes a 90 degree gear box (,) which connects with a spindle (,) that carries the selective knife (,).

Method and apparatus for pitting peaches

A piston-type multi-station rotary filling machine having improved reliability and consistency of operation. The filling machine includes a nozzle assembly for a filler with a product port which includes a nozzle body with a rectangular nozzle that intersects the product port. A plunger having a complementary rectangular cross-section and with a knife edge on the side adjacent to the port is reciprocably mounted within the nozzle. The knife edge cleanly cuts tough food products to facilitate accurate dispensing of the food products.

Nozzle assembly for a filling machine

A cleaner for a filler which includes a plurality of cylinders arranged in a circle and rotated with a nozzle associated with each cylinder wherein an upper seal encircles and rotates with the cylinders, a vacuum manifold having a cavity is fixed against rotation, a seal plate attached to the top of the manifold forms with the upper seal, a flow chamber with the nozzles positioned therein and a seal plate provides communication between the flow chamber and the cavity.

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Hoopeston, IL, United States of America

Stanley A Groom