Peeler for root vegetables

Details Peeler for root vegetables Peeler for root vegetables

1999-12-10

2001-01-02

Simone, Timothy F. (Department: 1761)

Foods and beverages: apparatus

Means to treat food

Subdividing into plural products

C099S540000, C099S593000, C099S623000, C099S629000

Utility Patent

active

06167801

ABSTRACT:

TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a device for peeling root vegetables. More specifically, the present invention relates to a device comprising a container, which at its bottom has at least two rotatably arranged discs, which have grating or cutting means arranged on their upper side.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Today, there are many different devices for peeling root vegetables. In the conventional friction-peeling devices, the root vegetable is flung around in a rotating, cylindrical container, which is provided with a surface of Carborundum. These devices often produce a peeled root vegetable having reduced keeping qualities since the root vegetable, on the one hand, is exposed to heavy knocks when flung around and colliding with other root vegetables and the walls of the container and, on the other, gets a rough surface.
Furthermore, there are a number of knife-peeling devices, which produce a root vegetable that is better peeled, in so far as the surface has sharp cuts. However, in most knife-peeling devices, the problem of the root vegetables being exposed to knocks remains.
In DK 117,096, an apparatus for peeling fruit is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a container having at its bottom at least two discs mounted in bearings in a rotatable manner, which discs have grating or cutting means arranged on the upper side. The surface between the different discs is not moving in order to provide a brake surface, which makes the fruits turn when they slip off the rotating discs and into the stationary area. In order to be able to slow down the fruits to such an extent that they are rotated and turned in the stationary area, the discs must rotate at a relatively high speed, which makes the fruits bump into each other at a relatively high speed, which in turn results in a fruit with inferior keeping qualities.
In CH 494 542, a peeling machine is described, which comprises a container with a peeling disc rotatably arranged at its bottom. The peeling machine has recesses distributed over the inner surfaces of the container. This peeling machine also has the above-mentioned disadvantages.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
One object of the present invention is to provide a device which does not have the above-mentioned disadvantages.
Another object is to provide a device which is reliable and achieves good peeling results.
Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the description below.
In summary, the present invention relates to a device for peeling root vegetables. The device comprises a container, which at its bottom has at least two rotatably arranged discs, which have grating or cutting means on their upper side. According to the invention, the container has a cylindrical outer wall, and the bottom of the container is a rotatably arranged disc.
In a preferred embodiment, the rotatably arranged discs are arranged substantially flush with the rotating bottom disc. Thus, holes are made in the bottom disc, which are filled with the rotatably arranged discs.
In another preferred embodiment, a stirring means is arranged in the container to rotate in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation of the bottom disc.
The advantage of the present invention is that the root vegetables are carefully peeled evenly over the entire surface, and that the dimensions of the device can be selected within a wide range.


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