CA1079228A - Red infrared produce grader with color and non-vegetable discretion - Google Patents
Red infrared produce grader with color and non-vegetable discretionInfo
- Publication number
- CA1079228A CA1079228A CA287,379A CA287379A CA1079228A CA 1079228 A CA1079228 A CA 1079228A CA 287379 A CA287379 A CA 287379A CA 1079228 A CA1079228 A CA 1079228A
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- signal
- articles
- produce
- article
- signals
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
- B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
- B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
- B07C5/34—Sorting according to other particular properties
- B07C5/342—Sorting according to other particular properties according to optical properties, e.g. colour
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- Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
- Investigating Or Analysing Materials By Optical Means (AREA)
- Spectrometry And Color Measurement (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US05/765,716 US4095696A (en) | 1977-02-04 | 1977-02-04 | Produce grader |
Publications (1)
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CA1079228A true CA1079228A (en) | 1980-06-10 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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CA287,379A Expired CA1079228A (en) | 1977-02-04 | 1977-09-23 | Red infrared produce grader with color and non-vegetable discretion |
Country Status (6)
Families Citing this family (30)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4241835A (en) * | 1976-07-12 | 1980-12-30 | Geosource Inc. | Sorting apparatus |
US4204950A (en) * | 1978-02-08 | 1980-05-27 | Sortex North America, Inc. | Produce grading system using two visible and two invisible colors |
GB2025038B (en) * | 1978-06-28 | 1982-11-24 | Gunsons Sortex Ltd | Method and apparatus for sorting agricultural products |
US4308959A (en) * | 1979-05-30 | 1982-01-05 | Geosource Inc. | Roll sorting apparatus |
US4369886A (en) * | 1979-10-09 | 1983-01-25 | Ag-Electron, Inc. | Reflectance ratio sorting apparatus |
GB2060166B (en) * | 1979-10-09 | 1984-03-21 | Ag Electron Inc | Sorting device and method |
US4476982A (en) * | 1981-04-01 | 1984-10-16 | Sunkist Growers, Inc. | Method and apparatus for grading articles according to their surface color |
JPS57187628A (en) * | 1981-05-14 | 1982-11-18 | Satake Eng Co Ltd | Photo-electric detector for color selecting machine |
DE3136340A1 (de) * | 1981-09-14 | 1983-06-09 | DST GmbH, 7505 Ettlingen | Verfahren und vorrichtung zum ordnen von werkstuecken |
DE3212190A1 (de) * | 1982-04-01 | 1983-10-06 | Siemens Ag | Opto-elektronische unterscheidung von strukturen auf oberflaechen |
US4558786A (en) * | 1983-06-15 | 1985-12-17 | Marvin M. Lane | Electro-optical sorter |
WO1985003622A1 (en) * | 1984-02-21 | 1985-08-29 | Alexandr Ivanovich Zamotaev | Optical method and plant for sorting fruits according to quality |
JPS61216787A (ja) * | 1985-03-19 | 1986-09-26 | 株式会社 安西製作所 | 混入された異物を判定選別して除去をする機構 |
FR2610108A1 (fr) * | 1987-01-23 | 1988-07-29 | So Resprom | Capteur sensible a la couleur |
BG47531A1 (en) * | 1987-12-15 | 1990-08-15 | Vissh Inst Khranitelno Vkusova | Device for automatic sorting of fruits, vegetables and tuberiferous plants according to their quality |
US5085325A (en) * | 1988-03-08 | 1992-02-04 | Simco/Ramic Corporation | Color sorting system and method |
DE3819900A1 (de) * | 1988-06-11 | 1989-12-14 | Daimler Benz Ag | Verfahren zur bestimmung der korrosionsstabilitaet von tiefziehfaehigen eisenblechen fuer karosserieteile von kraftfahrzeugen und vorrichtung zur durchfuehrung dieses verfahrens |
JPH0676926B2 (ja) * | 1989-06-13 | 1994-09-28 | 三菱電機株式会社 | カラーフィルタ装置 |
US5476108A (en) * | 1990-04-05 | 1995-12-19 | R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company | Method and apparatus for detecting foreign matter within a layer of tabacco |
DE4029202A1 (de) * | 1990-09-14 | 1992-03-19 | Buehler Ag | Verfahren zum sortieren von partikeln eines schuettgutes und vorrichtungen hierfuer |
US5471311A (en) | 1991-10-01 | 1995-11-28 | Van Den Bergh; Herman | Information system for monitoring products in sorting apparatus |
US5318172A (en) * | 1992-02-03 | 1994-06-07 | Magnetic Separation Systems, Inc. | Process and apparatus for identification and separation of plastic containers |
US5285077A (en) * | 1993-03-02 | 1994-02-08 | Iomega Corporation | Magnetic recording media differentiation system and method with color sensors |
DE4312915A1 (de) * | 1993-04-10 | 1994-10-13 | Laser Labor Adlershof Gmbh | Verfahren und Anordnung zur IR-spektroskopischen Trennung von Kunststoffen |
US5353937A (en) * | 1993-05-17 | 1994-10-11 | Esm International, Inc. | Automatic variable ejector delay time and dwell type mechanism in a sorting apparatus |
US5508512A (en) * | 1995-01-24 | 1996-04-16 | Esm International Inc. | Sorting machine using dual frequency optical detectors |
US5979667A (en) * | 1997-06-18 | 1999-11-09 | Earl; Wayne | Sorting system including an improved reject mechanism |
DE10258599A1 (de) * | 2002-12-14 | 2004-06-24 | Massen, Robert, Prof. Dr.-Ing. | Optische Erkennung von groben und feinen Objekten und Strukturen mit einfachen 1-Chip Farbkameras |
ITMO20050211A1 (it) * | 2005-08-10 | 2007-02-11 | Univ Bologna Alma Mater | Metodo ed apparato per determinare la qualita' di prodotti ortofrutticoli |
CN101933650B (zh) * | 2009-06-30 | 2013-08-07 | 福建中烟工业有限责任公司 | 引入近红外光谱技术的烟草异物剔除装置及其剔除方法 |
Family Cites Families (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE2147611A1 (de) * | 1970-09-26 | 1972-05-25 | Nii Konservna Promischlenost | Verfahren und Einrichtung zum Sortieren von Tomaten nach der Farbe |
US3675769A (en) * | 1971-02-03 | 1972-07-11 | Colorado State Univ Research F | Method and apparatus for separating potatoes from stones and soil clods |
US3998555A (en) * | 1973-10-18 | 1976-12-21 | Genevieve I. Hanscom | Color grading apparatus |
US3980181A (en) * | 1975-06-19 | 1976-09-14 | Geosource Inc. | Color sorting apparatus |
US3981590A (en) * | 1975-08-28 | 1976-09-21 | Amf Incorporated | Optical system to optimize field of view uniformity in a multi-color produce sorter |
US4057352A (en) * | 1976-05-13 | 1977-11-08 | Genevieve I. Hanscom | Color grading apparatus utilizing infrared light source |
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1977
- 1977-02-04 US US05/765,716 patent/US4095696A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1977-09-23 CA CA287,379A patent/CA1079228A/en not_active Expired
- 1977-09-29 GB GB40527/77A patent/GB1546548A/en not_active Expired
- 1977-10-15 DE DE2746615A patent/DE2746615C2/de not_active Expired
- 1977-10-24 JP JP12747077A patent/JPS5397482A/ja active Pending
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1978
- 1978-02-06 CH CH130478A patent/CH639570A5/de not_active IP Right Cessation
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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CH639570A5 (de) | 1983-11-30 |
GB1546548A (en) | 1979-05-23 |
JPS5397482A (en) | 1978-08-25 |
DE2746615A1 (de) | 1978-08-10 |
DE2746615C2 (de) | 1987-01-15 |
US4095696A (en) | 1978-06-20 |
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