发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for harvesting, washing, and drying cut vegetables and produce |
摘要 |
Produce is harvested and de-cored in a field where they are grown. The de-cored produce is loaded in totes and transported to a processing facility. The processing facility includes a washing device that immerses the de-cored ends of the produce in a tank of washing fluid (e.g., a cleaning solution that includes anti-bacterial agents). In one embodiment, a flow of washing fluid is directed through the de-cored end of the produce and out a leafy end of the produce while the produce is still loaded in totes. A washing device having a tank and a transport mechanism that moves totes loaded with de-cored produce into the tank. Optionally, a device such as a pump maintains a flow in the tank in a direction toward de-cored ends of produce.
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申请公布号 |
US2005112256(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2005.05.26 |
申请号 |
US20030721583 |
申请日期 |
2003.11.24 |
申请人 |
MITCHELL JOSH;GRIFFIN STEPHEN F. |
发明人 |
MITCHELL JOSH;GRIFFIN STEPHEN F. |
分类号 |
A01D45/26;A23B7/00;(IPC1-7):A01J1/00 |
主分类号 |
A01D45/26 |
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