Maschine und Verfahren zur Automatischen Vorbereitung einer Ganzen Ananas zum Verzehr an einem Ananas-Verkaufsort

Details

Veröffentlichungs-Nr.

EP4623705

Aktenzeichen

EP24167508

Anmeldetag

28. März 2024

Veröffentlichung

1. Oktober 2025

Rechtsraum

EP

IPC

A23N4/20A23N7/00B26D3/26

Abstract

The present invention relates to a machine (100) for automatically preparing a whole pineapple (P) for consumption at a pineapple point of sale, the machine (100) comprising a first processing station (110) having a top knife (111) for removing a top end of the pineapple (P) and a bottom knife (112) for removing a bottom end of the pineapple (P), wherein the top knife (111) and the bottom knife (112) have parallel cutting directions and parallel cutting planes, and the top knife (111) is arranged at a distance measured perpendicularly to the cutting planes from the bottom knife (112); a length measuring device (120) for measuring a length of the pineapple (P) along the longitudinal axis of the pineapple (P); and an adjustment device (130) for automatically adjusting the distance between the top knife (111) and the bottom knife (112) depending on the length of the pineapple (P) measured by the length measuring device (120). The length measuring device (120) comprises an optical sensor (122) for measuring the length of the pineapple (P) and/or a mass sensor (121) for measuring a mass of the pineapple (P). The invention relates also to a method for automatically preparing a whole pineapple (P) for consumption at a pineapple point of sale using the machine (100).

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Firma

SanLucar Fruit S.L.U.

Land

🇪🇸 Spanien

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