Patents Assigned to NCC Engineering, Inc.
  • Patent number: 4479424
    Abstract: A juicer for separating pulp and juice from fruit. The juicer comprises an indexing assembly for accepting fruit from a conveyor system and urging the fruit past a cutter to halve the fruit. The cut halves are arranged in opposition to a pair of reamers which remove juice and juice saturated pulp for passage to a pulper assembly. A piston system in the pulper assembly is adapted to compress the juice saturated pulp and contemporaneously discharge compressed pulp. Features include agitators in the conveyor system to facilitate movement of the fruit to the indexing assembly, flexible cups for receiving various sizes of fruit, and operation of the indexing assembly in timed relation to movement of the reamers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1984
    Assignee: NCC Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: William L. Carroll