How subassemblies fit together — Frame

Part of the Frame section. How fruit moves through the machine and how each subsystem connects.

Product flow (fruit → juice and waste)

Intake feeder — Fruit enters via duct/hopper. The feeder body (on its hinge) supports the feeding subassembly and entry tubes. Sync springs drop fruit one at a time onto the fruit support.
Extraction & synchronisation — Fruit support stages each orange; driven peelers (on the driven bracket) mesh with static peelers. Chute deflectors direct peel to the back of the bin. Fingers interlace; peel goes to disposal; juice and plug stay with the collection side.
Collection — Static peelers, juice collectors (Y-tubes), filter tube, and plug cutter sit on the loaded mount plate. Juice flows through filter slots into collectors; the centre plug is held in the plug cutter. Static deflectors direct peel to the front of the bin.
Plug ejection — After the pressing stroke, the plunger (driven by the plunger drive bracket, rods, and springs) ejects the plug from the plug cutter. The plug falls into the core chute; juice has already left via the collectors.
Outflow / disposal — Peel chute and core chutes receive peel and plugs; augers carry both away separately.

Drive and structure

Drivetrain — Motor and reducer drive the belt and gear train. Cam bearings (shaft extensions) connect to the transmission.
Transmission — Yoke and two 35 mm drive shafts with LMK35UU linear bearings convert rotary motion into the linear stroke that drives extraction (driven bracket, peelers) and plug ejection.
Frame — Main frame carries three interface plates: loaded mount plate (collection + static side of extraction), transmission mount plate (yoke, shafts, bearings), and drivetrain mount plate. Leveling mounts at each leg.
Enclosure / shell — Plunger cover and drivetrain cover protect users; overcentered hinges hold lids open or shut. The feeder is also hinged for access and CIP.

Subassembly hierarchy

On the main index, each subsystem (1–11) lists its subassemblies as indented items:

1. Frame — Frame construction, three interface plates, assembly process
2. Drivetrain — Motor, reducer, gears and cam bearings, mount plate
3. Transmission system — Transmission mount plate, drive shafts, yoke
4. Collection — Static peelers, juice collectors, plug cutter, static deflectors
5. Extraction & synchronisation — Fruit support, driven peelers, driven bracket, chute deflectors
6. Intake feeder — Feeding subassembly, feeder body, entry tubes, feeder hinges
7. Plug ejection — Plunger drive bracket, plungers, plunger drive system in side panels
8. Outflow / disposal — Peel chute, core chutes, augers, deflectors
9. Enclosure / shell — Covers and overcentered hinges

Detail and interfaces are owner-provided; final tolerancing and assembly are for contractors. See Questions for RFP to flush out parameters per subsystem and subassembly.