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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 1984
Filed:
May. 13, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald C Bushman, Hacienda Heights, CA (US);
Assignee:
Brown International Corporation, Covina, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23N / ; B02C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
99509 ; 99536 ;
Abstract
Peel oil is extracted from whole citrus fruit by means of a plurality of parallel horizontal toothed rolls. The toothed rolls define bights between them for reception and support of whole citrus fruit. Each roll comprises a shaft carrying a series of thin parallel rings each ring having a continuous series of pointed teeth on its periphery. A motor rotates the rolls in the same direction at different speeds. Water spray nozzles are spaced above the rolls to deliver relatively coarse sprays against the outer surface of each whole citrus fruit to carry away peel oil produced by the pointed teeth of the rings.