DE69512293D1 - Vorrichtung zum integrierten Sortieren und Analysieren von Nahrungsmitteln - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum integrierten Sortieren und Analysieren von Nahrungsmitteln

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DE69512293D1
DE69512293D1 DE69512293T DE69512293T DE69512293D1 DE 69512293 D1 DE69512293 D1 DE 69512293D1 DE 69512293 T DE69512293 T DE 69512293T DE 69512293 T DE69512293 T DE 69512293T DE 69512293 D1 DE69512293 D1 DE 69512293D1
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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
    • B07C5/36—Sorting apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution
    • B07C5/363—Sorting apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution by means of air
    • B07C5/367—Sorting apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution by means of air using a plurality of separation means
    • B07C5/368—Sorting apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution by means of air using a plurality of separation means actuated independently
    • 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
    • B07C5/3422—Sorting according to other particular properties according to optical properties, e.g. colour using video scanning devices, e.g. TV-cameras
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S209/00—Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
    • Y10S209/939—Video scanning
DE69512293T 1994-03-15 1995-01-12 Vorrichtung zum integrierten Sortieren und Analysieren von Nahrungsmitteln Expired - Fee Related DE69512293T2 (de)

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US08/213,442 US5526437A (en) 1994-03-15 1994-03-15 Integrated food sorting and analysis apparatus

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US (1) US5526437A (de)
EP (1) EP0672468B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE184816T1 (de)
CA (1) CA2140185C (de)
DE (1) DE69512293T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2137450T3 (de)

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CA2140185A1 (en) 1995-09-16
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EP0672468A1 (de) 1995-09-20
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