| 摘要 |
Apparatus for cleaning and peeling food products, such as fruits and vegetables, without the use of water, comprises a stationary housing in which a motor-driven brush cage is rotatably mounted. The cage comprises a plurality of cylindrical roller brushes radially arranged about a generally horizontal (but slightly downward slope) axis to define a generally cylindrical product-processing chamber. A rotatable product inlet tube at the chamber inlet end directs the product into the product chamber. A motor rotatably drives the inlet tube and the cage in one direction and, through a stationary ring gear and pinion gears on the brushes, causes each brush to rotate in the opposite direction. The inlet tube has vanes inside which impart initial rotary motion to the product entering the chamber. Product accumulating in the chamber forms a single layer against the wall of the chamber as it is advanced therethrough, making contact with substantially all the rotating brushes which effect cleaning and peeling. Waste materials are ejected between adjacent rollers into the housing and are expelled through a waste opening in the bottom of the housing, whereas the finished product exits the outlet end of the chamber. No water is used in processing the product, but the interior of the housing can be flushed with water to remove waste therefrom.
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