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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1985
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1983
Tony T Chiu, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Charles W Coatney, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Katsuji Hirahara, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Magnuson Corporation, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for removing appendages (10A) from articles or produce (10) comprising a first conveyor (12) carrying a plurality of pairs of counter-rotating rolls (16) and (17) for movement along an inclined section (14). The articles are introduced through a chute (15) to roll down the inclined section with the appendages being caught and pulled therefrom by the counter-rotating rolls. A second conveyor (60) carries plows (71) to contact and regulate the dwell time of the articles on the pinch rolls. The dwell time can be regulated by changing the speed of the first and second conveyors and the inclination of the first conveyor. A waste tray (48) catches the removed appendages and blades (49) carried on the bottom side of the first conveyor move the waste debris from the waste tray.