EP1852354A3 - Method and device for automatic sorting and/or re-packing of elongate products - Google Patents

Method and device for automatic sorting and/or re-packing of elongate products Download PDF

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EP1852354A3
EP1852354A3 EP07075278A EP07075278A EP1852354A3 EP 1852354 A3 EP1852354 A3 EP 1852354A3 EP 07075278 A EP07075278 A EP 07075278A EP 07075278 A EP07075278 A EP 07075278A EP 1852354 A3 EP1852354 A3 EP 1852354A3
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products
packing
automatic sorting
elongate products
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Jacob Hendrik De Greef
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De Greefs Wagen Carrosserie en Machinebouw BV
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B19/00—Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws or welding electrodes
    • B65B19/34—Packaging other rod-shaped articles, e.g. sausages, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws, welding electrodes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B25/00—Packaging other articles presenting special problems
    • B65B25/02—Packaging agricultural or horticultural products
    • B65B25/04—Packaging fruit or vegetables
    • B65B25/046—Packaging fruit or vegetables in crates or boxes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/30—Arranging and feeding articles in groups
    • B65B35/54—Feeding articles along multiple paths to a single packaging position

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Agronomy & Crop Science (AREA)
  • Container Filling Or Packaging Operations (AREA)

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for sorting and/or automatically packing vulnerable, elongate products (P) such as cucumbers, comprising the following steps of:
- individualizing the products;
- orienting the individualized products;
- transporting the products in transport means (6);
- transferring the products in an oriented position to at least one conveyor (10); and
- releasing the products on the conveyor into at least one packing container (18) or a compartment (16) thereof, wherein the at least one packing container is placed in the transport means (30) outside the feed path of the products.
EP20070075278 2006-04-13 2007-04-12 Method and device for automatic sorting and/or re-packing of elongate products Active EP1852354B1 (en)

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NL1031651A NL1031651C2 (en) 2006-04-13 2006-04-13 Method and device for automatic sorting and / or repackaging of elongated products.

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EP1852354A2 EP1852354A2 (en) 2007-11-07
EP1852354A3 true EP1852354A3 (en) 2007-11-21
EP1852354B1 EP1852354B1 (en) 2010-08-11

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DE (1) DE602007008312D1 (en)
ES (1) ES2349695T3 (en)
NL (1) NL1031651C2 (en)

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US3250372A (en) * 1964-02-12 1966-05-10 Warrick Equipment Corp Apparatus for organizing and delivering similar elongate articles initially filed in random disorder
US3272331A (en) * 1963-09-24 1966-09-13 Champion Papers Inc Wiener orienter
US3949861A (en) * 1972-11-24 1976-04-13 Nu-Way Marketing And Packaging Co., Inc. Packaging weighted groups of articles
FR2611651A1 (en) * 1987-03-02 1988-09-09 Jourdan Sa Device for packaging elongate objects and, more particularly, carrots
EP0360687A1 (en) * 1988-09-21 1990-03-28 Femia Industrie System for automatically filling boxes with oblong objects such as green beans
EP0527640A1 (en) * 1991-08-12 1993-02-17 The Pillsbury Company Improvements in or relating to a device for feeding objects
WO2003059746A1 (en) * 2002-01-18 2003-07-24 Refin S.R.L. Equipment for the automatic tray positioning of articles, in particular sausages or other alimentary products
US20050028495A1 (en) * 2003-08-05 2005-02-10 Philippe Blanc Automatic packing device for the filling of containers by means of superposed layers of products, in particular fruits such as oranges

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US3272331A (en) * 1963-09-24 1966-09-13 Champion Papers Inc Wiener orienter
US3250372A (en) * 1964-02-12 1966-05-10 Warrick Equipment Corp Apparatus for organizing and delivering similar elongate articles initially filed in random disorder
US3949861A (en) * 1972-11-24 1976-04-13 Nu-Way Marketing And Packaging Co., Inc. Packaging weighted groups of articles
FR2611651A1 (en) * 1987-03-02 1988-09-09 Jourdan Sa Device for packaging elongate objects and, more particularly, carrots
EP0360687A1 (en) * 1988-09-21 1990-03-28 Femia Industrie System for automatically filling boxes with oblong objects such as green beans
EP0527640A1 (en) * 1991-08-12 1993-02-17 The Pillsbury Company Improvements in or relating to a device for feeding objects
WO2003059746A1 (en) * 2002-01-18 2003-07-24 Refin S.R.L. Equipment for the automatic tray positioning of articles, in particular sausages or other alimentary products
US20050028495A1 (en) * 2003-08-05 2005-02-10 Philippe Blanc Automatic packing device for the filling of containers by means of superposed layers of products, in particular fruits such as oranges

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EP1852354B1 (en) 2010-08-11
NL1031651C2 (en) 2007-10-16

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