Abrégé

Improved methods and apparatus for dry hulling or dry peeling harvested crops, particularly pistachio nuts, are disclosed. The methods and apparatus of the present invention provide crop harvesting with great efficiency resulting in consistently high percentages of hulled or peeled crops and low percentages of nut breakage, without increasing processing times regardless of the sizes of the crops being hulled or peeled. The methods and apparatus of the present invention also provide for a relatively small overall machine footprint, plus easy and efficient removal and replacement of the impingement drum to accommodate for different drum speeds, different crop sizes, different bolt patterns, different bolt sizes, and other variations allowing embodiments of the invention to be used on a wide range of nuts and vegetables of different varieties, sizes and shapes.

Classes IPC  ?

• A23N 5/00 - Machines à écaler, cerner ou casser les noix
• A23N 5/08 - Machines à écaler, cerner ou casser les noix à retirer les enveloppes charnues ou fibreuses des noix
• B02B 3/04 - ÉcossageÉpluchageDécorticagePolissageÉbarbageDégermage au moyen de cylindres
• B07B 13/05 - Classement ou triage des matériaux solides par voie sèche non prévu ailleursTriage autrement que par des dispositifs commandés indirectement selon la taille utilisant un organe d'entraînement du matériau qui coopère avec un dispositif de retenue, un déflecteur ou un dispositif d'évacuation

Abrégé

Improved methods and apparatus for dry hulling or dry peeling harvested crops, particularly pistachio nuts, are disclosed. The methods and apparatus of the present invention provide crop harvesting with great efficiency resulting in consistently high percentages of hulled or peeled crops and low percentages of nut breakage, without increasing processing times regardless of the sizes of the crops being hulled or peeled. The methods and apparatus of the present invention also provide for a relatively small overall machine footprint, plus easy and efficient removal and replacement of the impingement drum to accommodate for different drum speeds, different crop sizes, different bolt patterns, different bolt sizes, and other variations allowing embodiments of the invention to be used on a wide range of nuts and vegetables of different varieties, sizes and shapes.

Classes IPC  ?

• A23N 5/00 - Machines à écaler, cerner ou casser les noix
• A23N 7/00 - Épluchage ou pelage des légumes ou des fruits
• B02B 3/00 - ÉcossageÉpluchageDécorticagePolissageÉbarbageDégermage

Abrégé

Improved methods and apparatus for dry hulling or dry peeling harvested crops, particularly pistachio nuts, are disclosed. The methods and apparatus of the present invention provide crop harvesting with great efficiency resulting in consistently high percentages of hulled or peeled crops and low percentages of nut breakage, without increasing processing times regardless of the sizes of the crops being hulled or peeled. The methods and apparatus of the present invention also provide for a relatively small overall machine footprint, plus easy and efficient removal and replacement of the impingement drum to accommodate for different drum speeds, different crop sizes, different bolt patterns, different bolt sizes, and other variations allowing embodiments of the invention to be used on a wide range of nuts and vegetables of different varieties, sizes and shapes.

Classes IPC  ?

• A47J 43/00 - Instruments pour préparer ou recevoir les aliments, non prévus dans les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe
• A23N 5/08 - Machines à écaler, cerner ou casser les noix à retirer les enveloppes charnues ou fibreuses des noix
• B02B 3/00 - ÉcossageÉpluchageDécorticagePolissageÉbarbageDégermage