EP0736339A1 - Analysevorrichtung zur automatischen Sortierung von Produkten, insbesondere von Früchten oder Gemüsen - Google Patents

Analysevorrichtung zur automatischen Sortierung von Produkten, insbesondere von Früchten oder Gemüsen Download PDF

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EP0736339A1
EP0736339A1 EP96200852A EP96200852A EP0736339A1 EP 0736339 A1 EP0736339 A1 EP 0736339A1 EP 96200852 A EP96200852 A EP 96200852A EP 96200852 A EP96200852 A EP 96200852A EP 0736339 A1 EP0736339 A1 EP 0736339A1
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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
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    • B07C5/342—Sorting according to other particular properties according to optical properties, e.g. colour

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  • the invention relates to an analysis device for the automatic sorting of products, in particular fruit or vegetables.
  • a first technique consists in placing one or more cameras above and / or on the side of a conveyor so as to analyze a surface portion of the fruits or vegetables transported on it.
  • this solution leads to a significant error rate because only a portion of the surface of the products is analyzed. Therefore, the defects that these products have on non-visible sides are not taken into account during sorting.
  • one solution consists in having four cameras distributed around a conveyor, at its junction with another conveyor raised relative to the latter, so as to analyze the fruits when they fall.
  • This solution makes it possible, in fact, to analyze the major part of the surface of the products.
  • this solution does not make it possible to analyze all of the upper and lower faces of the products.
  • the fact of subjecting a fall to the products constitutes a non-negligible risk of trauma to the latter.
  • a last technique described in patent EP 258 810 consists in placing a camera above the conveyor, a plurality of mirrors distributed above and on the sides of this conveyor so as to allow the camera to view the upper face. and the side faces of the products, and a plurality of lighting lamps distributed above the conveyor. Apart from the underside of the products resting on the conveyor, this solution therefore makes it possible to analyze most of the surface of said products without risk of trauma to the latter.
  • the implementation of such a technique proves to be relatively complex. Indeed, this implementation requires in particular to arrange the lighting lamps so as not to dazzle the camera, a provision which proves difficult to obtain if it is desired to obtain uniform lighting.
  • the present invention proposes to overcome all of the drawbacks of the techniques described above and has the essential objective of providing a device for analyzing products of a very simple implementation and operation, allowing, in addition , to analyze the entire surface of these products without risk of trauma to them.
  • the principle of the invention therefore consists in generating a light line transversely scanning the surface of the conveyor, in deflecting this light line, during this scanning, so as to successively illuminate the entire periphery of the products, and for each point of said line.
  • light to be obtained by means of reception arranged on the same optical axis as that of the incident beam, information representative of the light energy backscattered by said point.
  • Such a device therefore makes it possible to carry out a plurality of data acquisitions as and when the movement of the products, the computer processing of which presents no character of complexity.
  • this treatment can be carried out by means of a unit as described in patent application FR 2,703,932.
  • the invention can be applied to the sorting of products transported on a grader of the type described in French patent application n ° 95.02223 filed on 21.02.95 in the name of the applicant, the conveying fingers are particularly suitable to allow optimal visualization of the external surface of the products.
  • the deflection means are adapted so that a portion of the light line directly illuminates one of the lateral faces and a portion of the upper face of the products, the lateral reflection means extending substantially vertically. on the side of the conveyor so as to allow the other side face of the products to be lit.
  • This arrangement advantageously limits the lateral dimensions of this analysis device.
  • the deflection means are preferably arranged substantially above the conveyor, intermediate reflection means being arranged between said deflection means and the means of lateral reflections so as to deflect the light line and allow, on the one hand, direct lighting of a portion of the surface of the products and, on the other hand, a projection of a portion of the light line towards the means lateral reflection.
  • These intermediate reflection means advantageously further comprise an oblique reflector arranged so as to deflect the light line in the direction of the side of the conveyor opposite to the lateral reflection means, and a lateral reflector arranged so as to project said light line towards the side reflection products and means.
  • this analysis device can be used to equip conveyors with two parallel conveyor lines.
  • this analysis device comprises unique deflection means common to the two conveyor lines, and reflection means arranged symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal axis of said conveyor.
  • the lateral reflection means disposed respectively on either side of the conveyor have a height suitable for, on the one hand, at their lower part, allowing to illuminate the products transported on the juxtaposed conveying line laterally and, on the other hand, at their upper part, to act as an intermediate lateral reflector for the other conveying line.
  • the analysis device preferably comprises additional reflection means arranged to intercept the portion of light line adapted to directly illuminate the products, so that the optical path of said portion of light line is of the same order larger than those of the light line portions projected towards the lateral and lower reflection means.
  • the analysis device comprises at least two lighting means, and optical means capable of mixing the incident beams delivered by the different lighting means, these optical means being, in addition, advantageously made up, for each of the lighting means, of a polarizing cube.
  • the lighting means can thus comprise a laser source suitable for delivering a multi-beam beam of preselected wavelength, and a lighting source capable of generating a polarized monochromatic beam, such as those described in the French patent application no. 2,703,932, as well as a near infrared laser source as described in French patent application no. 95.02402 filed on 24.02.95 in the name of the applicant.
  • the analysis device according to the invention shown in Figure 1 is arranged above a double conveyor line for a grading machine as described in French patent application No. 95.02223 filed on 21.02.95, comprising an endless chain 1 carrying two series of conveying fingers 2, 3 arranged opposite on either side of said chain.
  • the superimposed beam from the light sources 4, 8, 12 is itself delivered to a rotating polygon 19 provided with facets capable of reflecting said beam and of generating light lines, said polygon being associated with drive means in rotation about an axis parallel to the direction of travel of the grader.
  • a rotating polygon 19 is for example adapted so that the angle at the top of the scan is of the order of 60 degrees, of which only about 32 degrees will be used.
  • the analysis device further comprises reflection means capable of deflecting the light line generated by the rotating polygon 19 so as to successively illuminate the entire surface of the products transported on the two conveyor lines 2, 3. It Note that in Figure 1 and for clarity, only the optical path for the analysis of the products carried by one of the conveyor lines 3 is shown. However, the analysis of the products carried by the other conveyor line 2 is obtained in an identical fashion along an optical path symmetrical to that shown, during the rotation of the rotating polygon 19.
  • the means of reflection include, in first, two mirrors 20, 21 forming a dihedral open towards the bottom with a plane angle substantially equal to 60 degrees, the edge of which is arranged horizontally in the vertical plane of symmetry of the grader.
  • These reflection means further comprise two lateral mirrors 22, 23 arranged vertically on either side of the grader and extending substantially over a height between the conveying fingers 2, 3 and the edge of the mirrors 20 , 21.
  • the reflection means also comprise, for each conveying line 2, 3, two sets of mirrors 24, 25 and 26, 27 interposed between the central mirror 20 (or 21) and a lateral mirror 22 (or 23) so as to lengthen the optical path of the portion of the light line directly illuminating the products.
  • two sets of mirrors 24, 25 and 26, 27 interposed between the central mirror 20 (or 21) and a lateral mirror 22 (or 23) so as to lengthen the optical path of the portion of the light line directly illuminating the products.
  • each of these sets is composed of two mirrors 24, 25 and 26, 27 forming a right dihedral whose edge is horizontal, one of said mirrors 24, 26 of each of these sets extending vertically and the other mirror 25, 27 extending horizontally.
  • these two sets are offset laterally and vertically, the set 24, 25 closest to the side mirror 22 being situated at substantially the same height as the central mirror 20, and the other set 26, 27 being located below said central mirror.
  • the reflection means comprise, finally, two lower mirrors 28, 29 each arranged under a conveying line 2, 3 and adapted to illuminate the underside of the products. As shown in Figure 1, these mirrors 28, 29 are inclined at an angle of about 30 degrees relative to the horizontal so as to face to the corresponding side mirror 22, 23 and to intercept a portion of the light line reflected by the latter.
  • the arrangement of these reflection means makes it possible to successively illuminate three areas of the surface of the products during the rotation of the rotating polygon 19: a first zone 1 illuminated by means of the side mirrors 22, 23, a second zone 2 illuminated by means of the side mirrors 22, 23 and the lower mirror 29, and a third zone 3 lit directly after reflection by the mirrors 24-27 and the side mirror 22.
  • these areas have overlapping portions which can optionally be treated by calculation so as to avoid the accumulation of the same defect, guaranteeing the analysis of the entire surface of the products.
  • Such an analysis device makes it possible to acquire, during each scan, a series of analog signals (for example 128 analog signals for each zone of the product), the triggering of the start of a cycle being for example controlled by means of a cell.
  • a series of analog signals for example 128 analog signals for each zone of the product
  • the scanning speed (achieved in a time of the order of 66 microseconds) makes it possible to carry out a large number of data acquisitions for each product (for example 128 acquisitions of analog signal sequences).

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EP96200852A 1995-04-06 1996-03-28 Analysevorrichtung zur automatischen Sortierung von Produkten, insbesondere von Früchten oder Gemüsen Expired - Lifetime EP0736339B1 (de)

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FR9504361A FR2732626B1 (fr) 1995-04-06 1995-04-06 Dispositif d'analyse en vue du tri automatique de produits, notamment de fruits ou legumes

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