4. FIELD OF INVENTION

This invention relates to a nutmeg shelter which is driven by the power either directly or through appropriate power transmission components like gear, belt, chain or similar sort from a suitable power source like electric motor or oil or gas engines. It is more particularly a power operated continuous nutmeg sheller having provisions to break the outer shell arid remove.-the kernelfroth its shell continuously.

5. DESCRIPTION

BACKGROUND

Shelling of the nutmeg has been one of the most troublesome bottlenecks to profitable commercial exploitation of nutmeg industry. Traditionally nutniegs are shelled by hand cracking in which the worker shells the nuts manually and individually with hammer. This slow and laborious task is harmful to the worker since it is a dedicational task carried out in bending posture for long period, more over it injures the operator finger. Manual cracking generally results in kernel spoilage. Usually women are employed for this laborious task and the work is carried out in sitting posture. Hence the present inventors aim to develop a power operated continuous nutmeg sheller which can reduce the time and dnidgery involved in shelling of nutmeg.

OBJECTS:

The priinary object of the inventidn is; the development of a power operated continuous nutmegshelter
Another object of the present invention- is^^ the devefopment of a power operated nutmeg sheller tiavmgvmearis to break ijie outer shell arid to remove ^m from the outer shell
It is yet another object of the present invention is the development of a power operated nutmeg sheller which works on the principle of centrifugal impact
It is yet another object of the present -invention is the development of a power operated nutmeg sheller operating continuously It is yet another object of the present invention is the development of a power operated continuous nutmeg stielle^ witha plurality of radially extended vanes mounted on a shaft which actsas-therotor andiinparts centrifugal impact to the nuts

It is yet another object of the present invention is the development of a power operated continuous nutmeg sheller which uses grates of any shape or material arranged along the inclined plane as the impact surfaces

It is still another object of the present invention is the development of power operated continuous nutmeg sheller with means for effectual separation of unbroken kernals from shell pieces, unbroken nuts and damaged kernals

It is still another object of the present investigation is the development of a power operated continuous nutmeg sheller with means for vibrating inclined sieve to separate unbroken kernals from shell pieces, unbroken nuts and damaged kernals

It is still another object of the present invention is the development of a power operated continuous nutmeg sheller which can be used to break the hard coats of similar nuts..

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Figure I shows the side elevation of the power operated continuous nutmeg sheller.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE NUTMEG SHELLER

In the following description, like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the several illustrations shown in figures. It is also understood that the terms "a", "an", "the" and like are words for the sake of convenience and are not to be construct as limiting terms. Moreover, it will be understood mat the illustrations are for the purpose of describing a particular exemplary embodiment of the invention and are not limit the invention thereto.

Reference is made to the accompanying drawings in which is shown one of the non-limiting illustration of the present invention from which the features and advantageous will be apparent.
The power operated continuous nutmeg sheller (Fig.l) comprises storage chamber, feeding chute, shelling unit, separating unit and a power transmission unit. Storage chamber and feeding chute (Part 1 & 2 in Fig. 1) are main stationary components of the nutmeg sheller for feeding the nutinegs into shelling unit. An inclined feeding path is provided to feed the nutmegs from the storage chamber at a controlled rate. The shelling unit consists of a rotor set under the feeding chute inside the shelling chairiber (Part 3 of Fig.l). A plurality of radially extended blades mounted on a shaft constitutes the said rotor (Part 5 of Fig.l). The shelling chamber is rectangular in cross section. An inclined hitting; plane (Part 4 of Fig.l) is provided on the upper side of one side wall of-the': shelling chamber, the mclination of the hitting plane is based oh path of movement of nuts after hitting rotor blades. Grates of MS rods is fixed along this inclined plane. The bottom wall of the shelling chamber is in the shape of an inverted cone. The outlet (Patt 6 of Fig.l) from the shelling chamber is provided belowthe hitting plane; in the said inverted cone and the said outlet opens to an inclined sieve (Part 8 of Figl .)•..'The size of the sieve is adopted according to the size of the shelling chamber. The inclination of the sieve is depending on the angle of repose of the shelled mits. A means to vibrate the sieve (Pat 7 of Fig.l) continuously is also provided The outlet of the sieve is prbvided at the downward side. A waste basin (Part 9 of Fig.l) is provided below the sieve: Means for journaling the shaft, sieve and vibrMioh;^ mechanism are employed in this machine: Gear, chain and sprocket and Belt-ahd1 pulley systems are used to trahsmit power from the prime mover to rotor and sieve.

Exemplary illustrationsi of the 'Ope^atio^/df^the'-'present'-inveritibrii the practice of its art and me feMeririg arid ehablemeri^ described in the
aforeirientibried ■examples; In addition to the pfeferred modes of operation, a
practitioner of suffiei^ that the meet's and bounds of
the present mveritibn- are riot: limited by fe herein, rather
are defined by the equivalents •provided by ^ present invention. While
the inveritibti rnay be susceptible to; various imodifications and alternative forms,
specific enibbdirrierits have beeri shown by way of example and have been described in
detail herein. However; it shouldbeuriderstood that the invention is not intended to be
limited to the paMdular forms disblbse^ invention is to cover all
modifications, equivalents, and alteimatiyes falhrig within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by thesfbUowing appended clairhs.

5. CLAIMS

We claim

1. A power operated continuous nutmeg sheller consisting of a storage chamber, feeding chute, shelling unit, separating unit and a power transmission unit.

2. The invention as claimed in claim 1, having a shelling unit consisting of a rotor, rotating at different speeds and a fixed inclined impact surface

3. The rotor of the nutmeg sheller is composed of a plurality of radially extended vanes mounted on a shaft of suitable diameter

4. The inclined impact, surface is composed by grates of any rods of any shape arranged along the slope

5. Shelling unit consisting of a rotor and an inclined impact surface guiding the shelled nuts and shell pieces to bottom discharge opening

6. A power operated continuous nutmeg sheller with separating unit of inclined sieve having a means for continuous vibration through out the operation

7. The invention as claimed above can be used for break, remove and separate nutmegs of any size and shape

8. The invention as claimed above can be used to break hard coats of similar nuts.