PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Japanese pepper preparation device capable of separating the fruits and stems of a Japanese pepper reliably to take out only the fruits.SOLUTION: A Japanese pepper preparation device 1 comprises: a feed section 10 for feeding Japanese peppers 3 harvested and frozen a raking-in part 20 for loosening and feeding the poured Japanese peppers 3 by raking-in foils 21 22 to a next step a kneading part 30 for separating the loosened Japanese peppers into fruits 3a and stems 3b by a feed roller 31 and transporting the same to a next step and a selection part 40 for selecting the fruits 3a and the stems 3b into stemmed fruits by a first selection part 41 and a second selection part 42.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】山椒の実と茎を確実に分離できて、実のみを取り出せる山椒調製装置を提供しようとする。【解決手段】山椒調製装置1は、収穫後に冷凍された山椒3を供給する供給部10と、投入された山椒3を掻込ホイル21・22によりほぐして次工程に送る掻込部20と、ほぐされた山椒を送りローラ31により実3aと茎3bに分離して次工程へ搬送する揉み送り部30と、第一選別体41と第二選別体42により実3aと茎3bと茎付実とに選別する選別部40とを備える。【選択図】図1
