Method for spray washing fruit in a brush bed

Details Method for spray washing fruit in a brush bed Method for spray washing fruit in a brush bed

1994-08-26

1995-09-19

Scherbel, David A.

Cleaning and liquid contact with solids

Processes

Work handled in bulk or groups

426333, 426335, 15 314, 99534, 99536, A23L 1212

Patent

active

054512662

ABSTRACT:
Described is a method, particularly applicable to a brush bed conveyor system, by which objects, typically citrus fruit, are washed or sprayed. A moveable high pressure spray manifold is contained within a manifold carriage and is disposed within the conveyor chassis such that it is moved along above a brush bed by a conveyor chain. Separation bars extend from the conveyor chain to segregate the objects into queues retained within the spray pattern of the manifold. When the manifold reaches a predetermined end position, a release latch is decoupled from the separation bars to disconnect the separation bars and conveyor chain from the manifold carriage. The predetermined end position is sensed and the manifold carriage is quickly returned to its initial position by means of a selectively activated pneumatic piston assembly.

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patent: 3097382 (1963-07-01), Angle
patent: 3621503 (1971-11-01), Classen
patent: 4990351 (1991-02-01), Orman et al.
patent: 5357993 (1994-10-01), St. Martin

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