DEVICE FOR CLEANING PRICKLY PEARS BY BRUSHING IN WATER

摘要

The invention relates to a novel mechanical device for removing the glochids from prickly pears by brushing. The invention relates specifically to a vat (1) filled with water in which brushes (12) remove the glochids, enabling same to rise to the surface given that the density thereof is lower than that of water. A filtering system collects the glochids by preventing same from returning to the vat (1). The same result can be achieved more efficiently by means of a closed circuit for water flow. The movement of the brushes (12) mounted on parallel shafts (9) can be driven manually via a crank or using a gear motor.