PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fruit processing machine that has a simpler structure in comparison with a conventional one and a less number of components, and safely and efficiently processes fruits.SOLUTION: The fruit processing machine is equipped with a fruit holder 15 for holding a fruit at a set position, and a fruit moving and rotating retention mechanism that thrusts and retains the fruit set at the fruit holder 15 with a retaining needle 11, rotates the retaining needle 11 around its axis, and moves the retaining needle in the axial direction. The fruit processing machine is furnished with a peeling arm unit 20 that has a peeling blade 43, presses the peeling blade 43 against the surface of the fruit and turns the peeling blade 43 so as to draw a circular arc, and a dividing cut mechanism that presses the fruit having finished peeling against a dividing blade 40 to remove its core and to divide and cut the fruit.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】従来のものに比べ構造が簡単で、部品点数が少なく、安価に製造することができ、安全に効率よく果物の加工を行なうことができる果物加工機を提供する。【解決手段】この果物加工機には、果物をセット位置に保持する果物ホルダー15と、果物ホルダー15にセットされた果物を保持針11により突き刺して保持し、保持針11をその軸の回りで回転させ且つ軸方向に移動させる果物移動回転保持機構が設けられる。また、皮むき刃43を有し、果物の表面に皮むき刃43を押し当て、円弧を描くように皮むき刃43を回動させる皮むきアームユニット20と、皮むきを終了した果物を分割刃40に押し付けて果芯を除去すると共に果物を分割カットする分割カット機構と、が設けられる。【選択図】図2
