Device for automatic removal of the opposing ends of essentially oblong fruits, advantageously kiwi fruit, and process for removing the ends of these fruits

摘要

The device according to the invention consists of an automatic machine which comprises a first station for supplying and aligning the fruits, in which the said machine is supplied continuously with fruits placed individually on a roller conveyor. During the advancing movement of the conveyor, the aligned fruits arrive in a second area for removal of the ends, in which each fruit is individually channelled between a pair of guides, pressed against the said rollers while its ends are removed simultaneously, by a pair of cutters for example. IMAGE