| 摘要 |
An automatic machine for cutting and pitting fruit, especially peaches, includes three fundamental parts or working zones, the first of which is a feeding device for feeding the fruit to the second zone which includes an automatic positioning device in the form of an endless conveyor carrying a plurality of cups or receptacles to receive the fruit from the feeding device. The third and final zone of the machine is an automatic cutting and pitting device having a fruit gripping assembly, a circular knife which divides the fruit into two parts, and a knife for pitting the fruit. The fruit feeding device includes a hopper to which, by any suitable system or means, the fruit is supplied, the hopper being mounted on the frame of the machine at an angle. The hopper is supported by a flexible damper and is subjected to the action of a conventional vibrator. The hopper has at the outlet thereof as many channels as there are cups or receptacles in a column of the automatic positioning device. The channels conduct the fruit to other more steeply inclined channels, each of which leads to an upwardly extending ramp, the upper edge of which forms an outlet for the fruit to be supplied onto the cups or receptacles of the positioning device. The fruit feeding device has, at the inlet thereof, other longitudinal channels above which are arranged circular brushes which rotate in a direction opposite to the direction of advancement of the fruit.
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