NZ615109A - Tipping actuator for a conveyor system - Google Patents

Tipping actuator for a conveyor system Download PDF

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NZ615109A
NZ615109A NZ61510912A NZ61510912A NZ615109A NZ 615109 A NZ615109 A NZ 615109A NZ 61510912 A NZ61510912 A NZ 61510912A NZ 61510912 A NZ61510912 A NZ 61510912A NZ 615109 A NZ615109 A NZ 615109A
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article
contact
conveyor system
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trigger
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NZ61510912A
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Sheldon Phillip White
Simon Richardson
Sam Voschezang
Isaac James Anstis
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Compac Technologies Ltd
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Priority to NZ627482A priority patent/NZ627482A/en
Publication of NZ615109A publication Critical patent/NZ615109A/en

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Disclosed are a tipping actuator (10) and a conveyor system. The disclosure notes that conveyors used in grading systems for articles such as fruit include article carriers which discharge the articles. Triggers activated by a solenoid and spring cause the article carrier to tip violently resulting in damaged fruit. The present tipping actuator (10) is shaped to ease contact between the trigger means (13) and the article carriers. The tipping actuator (10) is suitable for use with a conveyor system. The conveyor system comprises a plurality of article carriers moving on an endless conveyor in a conveying direction. Each article carrier has a carrier frame for bearing an article. The carrier frame is pivotally mounted on the article carrier and is operable to tip enabling discharge of the article borne on the carrier frame. The tipping actuator (10) comprises trigger means (13) and trigger actuation means. The trigger means (13) has at least one contact portion (14) for contacting the article carriers. The trigger actuation means is operable to move the trigger means into a contact position in which the contact portion(s) (14) is positioned in the path of the article carriers to make contact therewith effecting tipping thereof. The contact portion(s) (14) comprise at least one contact surface. The contact surface(s) comprises at least three surface sections (101, 102, 103) of different gradients. The relative gradients of the at least three surface sections (101, 102, 103) reduce in steepness in the conveying direction. At least two of the surface sections (101, 102, 103) slope upwards in the conveying direction.
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NZ61510912A NZ615109A (en) 2012-09-06 2012-09-06 Tipping actuator for a conveyor system
NZ707994A NZ707994A (en) 2012-09-06 2012-09-06 Tipping actuator for a conveyor system
NZ627482A NZ627482A (en) 2012-09-06 2012-09-06 Tipping actuator for a conveyor system

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US11529653B2 (en) 2021-01-11 2022-12-20 Durand-Wayland, Inc. Produce sorting systems and methods

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US11529653B2 (en) 2021-01-11 2022-12-20 Durand-Wayland, Inc. Produce sorting systems and methods

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NZ627482A (en) 2015-05-29

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