WO2002072428A1 - System for presorting products such as fruit and filling cases with the products - Google Patents

System for presorting products such as fruit and filling cases with the products Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2002072428A1
WO2002072428A1 PCT/NL2002/000149 NL0200149W WO02072428A1 WO 2002072428 A1 WO2002072428 A1 WO 2002072428A1 NL 0200149 W NL0200149 W NL 0200149W WO 02072428 A1 WO02072428 A1 WO 02072428A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
products
presorting
discharge
conveyor
classification
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/NL2002/000149
Other languages
French (fr)
Inventor
Rin Alleblas
Original Assignee
Fps Food Processing Systems B.V.
Priority date (The priority date 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 date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Fps Food Processing Systems B.V. filed Critical Fps Food Processing Systems B.V.
Priority to JP2002571360A priority Critical patent/JP2004528234A/en
Priority to BR0207719-1A priority patent/BR0207719A/en
Priority to EP20020702970 priority patent/EP1368236A1/en
Publication of WO2002072428A1 publication Critical patent/WO2002072428A1/en

Links

Classifications

    • 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
    • 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
    • B07C5/38—Collecting or arranging articles in groups

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a system for presorting products, such as fruit, and described in the preamble of the main claim.
  • Such devices are known to be used in the sectors of sorting, packaging and storing large amounts of products, such as fruits, in particular apples.
  • apples after picking are fed to a sorting station, generally a large part thereof will be stored in cold rooms for later use.
  • a drying case filler for filling the cases.
  • drying case fillers are known, for instance, from US 4,194,343, in which the products fed on a belt, for each belt separately, are both collected and then deposited in cases.
  • the system according to the invention is characterized in that the discharge device at least comprises a single drying case filler for filling cases with products.
  • the drying case filler at each discharge conveyor comprises a fixedly arranged collector and a single filler movable to at least two of the discharge conveyors, and in particular that the system comprises at least a single rail system for feeding and discharging the cases.
  • the invention provides a method for presorting products, such as fruit, and is characterized by the use of the system according to the invention.
  • FIG. 1 diagrammatically shows a feeding device 1, for instance singling rollers on which, for instance, fruits, dry or not dry, can be delivered, a classification device 2, for instance a weighing system and/or a vision system for depicting the products and classifying the products with the pictures obtained, a conveyor 3, often called sorting machine, where the fruits are carried along in grippers or trays, or also lying on forks, and are then discharged on discharge conveyors 4 ⁇ to 4n associated with the classification set.
  • a feeding device 1 for instance singling rollers on which, for instance, fruits, dry or not dry
  • a classification device 2 for instance a weighing system and/or a vision system for depicting the products and classifying the products with the pictures obtained
  • a conveyor 3 often called sorting machine, where the fruits are carried along in grippers or trays, or also lying on forks, and are then discharged on discharge conveyors 4 ⁇ to 4n associated with the classification set.
  • these discharge conveyors can be so designed that they also extend in upward direction, for instance in the manner of an accordion, more in particular as a so-called paternoster, or also storey- wise, with, for instance, several conveyor belts located above each other.
  • the discharge conveyors feed the fruits to, for instance, as many ends 5 ⁇ to 5 n thereof, or a smaller number thereof if not every discharge needs to end up in cases.
  • These ends are collectors, each fitting at least a single filler 7 movable between the discharge conveyors 4, for instance along a rail system 6 above the devices 4.
  • the cases thus filled can be discharged over a rail system, for instance with separate rails for feeding and discharge, for instance located on the floor of such a packaging station, and not shown in the figure.
  • the coupling of collector and filler may be designed in a known manner with a paternoster, a rising case system as used in the bakery art, or other known buffer, storage or filling systems.

Abstract

A System for presorting products, such as fruit, and after presorting, filling cases with the presorted products, comprising: - a feeding device (1), in particular for singling the products, - a classification device for successively detecting for all singled products predetermined characteristics, such as weight and color, and classifying these products in accordance with pre-set criteria, - a conveyor (3) for further conveying the classified products, - discharge conveyors (4n) for further conveying the products discharged from the conveyor in accordance with their classification, - a discharge device for discharging large amounts of products having the same classification, and, - a control device for controlling said devices constituting the system, characterized in that the discharge device comprises at least a single drying case filler (7) for filling cases with products. There can thus be obtained a considerable saving on floor area in packaging stations and on the numbers of fillers.

Description

Title:
SYSTEM FOR PRESORTING PRODUCTS, SUCH AS FRUIT, AND FILLING CASES WITH THE PRODUCTS
The present invention relates to a system for presorting products, such as fruit, and described in the preamble of the main claim.
Such devices are known to be used in the sectors of sorting, packaging and storing large amounts of products, such as fruits, in particular apples. As soon as, for instance, apples after picking are fed to a sorting station, generally a large part thereof will be stored in cold rooms for later use. In order to provide these fruits already with a label or classification, they are presorted and then stored in cases in the cold rooms mentioned. For such applications, it is known to place at each output of a discharge conveyor, for instance conveyor belts, a drying case filler for filling the cases. Apart from the fact that, on the one hand, considerable savings have been obtained through the previously frequently used channel systems and, on the other hand, by replacing wet case fillers by a dry system, in such packaging stations, the discharge conveyors easily running up to 20 to 40 in number will require an equal number of drying case fillers.
Such drying case fillers are known, for instance, from US 4,194,343, in which the products fed on a belt, for each belt separately, are both collected and then deposited in cases.
In order to remove the deficiencies mentioned, the system according to the invention is characterized in that the discharge device at least comprises a single drying case filler for filling cases with products.
What is advantageously achieved with such a system is that a considerable saving on the numbers of such drying case fillers can be accomplished. Further, the invention is characterized in that the drying case filler at each discharge conveyor comprises a fixedly arranged collector and a single filler movable to at least two of the discharge conveyors, and in particular that the system comprises at least a single rail system for feeding and discharging the cases.
There can thus be suitably obtained a further saving on floor area required for placing such enormous systems. Furthermore, the invention provides a method for presorting products, such as fruit, and is characterized by the use of the system according to the invention.
Further details of the system according to the invention will hereinafter be explained with reference to a single figure 1. The figure diagrammatically shows a feeding device 1, for instance singling rollers on which, for instance, fruits, dry or not dry, can be delivered, a classification device 2, for instance a weighing system and/or a vision system for depicting the products and classifying the products with the pictures obtained, a conveyor 3, often called sorting machine, where the fruits are carried along in grippers or trays, or also lying on forks, and are then discharged on discharge conveyors 4ι to 4n associated with the classification set. To save floor area, these discharge conveyors can be so designed that they also extend in upward direction, for instance in the manner of an accordion, more in particular as a so-called paternoster, or also storey- wise, with, for instance, several conveyor belts located above each other. The discharge conveyors feed the fruits to, for instance, as many ends 5ι to 5n thereof, or a smaller number thereof if not every discharge needs to end up in cases. These ends are collectors, each fitting at least a single filler 7 movable between the discharge conveyors 4, for instance along a rail system 6 above the devices 4. The cases thus filled can be discharged over a rail system, for instance with separate rails for feeding and discharge, for instance located on the floor of such a packaging station, and not shown in the figure. The coupling of collector and filler may be designed in a known manner with a paternoster, a rising case system as used in the bakery art, or other known buffer, storage or filling systems.

Claims

1. A system for presorting products, such as fruit, and after presorting, filling cases with the presorted products, comprising: a feeding device, in particular for singling the products, a classification device for successively detecting for all singled products predetermined characteristics, such as weight and color, and classifying these products in accordance with pre-set criteria, a conveyor for further conveying the classified products, discharge conveyors for further conveying the products discharged from the conveyor in accordance with their classification, - a discharge device for discharging large amounts of products having the same classification, and, a control device for controlling the devices mentioned consituting the system, characterized in that the discharge device comprises at least a single drying case filler for filling cases with products.
2. A system according to claim 1, characterized in that the drying case filler at each discharge conveyor comprises a fixedly arranged collector and a single filler movable to at least two of the discharge conveyors.
3. A system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the system comprises at least a single rail system for feeding and discharging the cases.
4. A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the discharge conveyors extend in upward direction, for instance in the manner of an accordion, more in particular as a so-called paternoster, or also in storeyed configuration, with, for instance, several conveyor belts located above each other.
5. A method for presorting products, such as fruit, characterized by using the system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
PCT/NL2002/000149 2001-03-06 2002-03-06 System for presorting products such as fruit and filling cases with the products WO2002072428A1 (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2002571360A JP2004528234A (en) 2001-03-06 2002-03-06 A device that pre-sorts fruits and other goods and packs the goods into containers
BR0207719-1A BR0207719A (en) 2001-03-06 2002-03-06 Product preselection system, and method for preselecting products
EP20020702970 EP1368236A1 (en) 2001-03-06 2002-03-06 System for presorting products, such as fruit, and filling cases with the products

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP01200814 2001-03-06
EP01200814.0 2001-03-06

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2002072428A1 true WO2002072428A1 (en) 2002-09-19

Family

ID=8179967

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/NL2002/000149 WO2002072428A1 (en) 2001-03-06 2002-03-06 System for presorting products such as fruit and filling cases with the products

Country Status (6)

Country Link
EP (1) EP1368236A1 (en)
JP (1) JP2004528234A (en)
CN (1) CN1501880A (en)
AR (1) AR032959A1 (en)
BR (1) BR0207719A (en)
WO (1) WO2002072428A1 (en)

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
NL1028620C2 (en) * 2005-03-24 2006-09-27 Greefs Wagen Carrosserie Method and device for packaging aubergines and other vulnerable vegetables and / or fruit.
CN106275626A (en) * 2016-08-26 2017-01-04 浙江至优环保科技有限公司 Paper bowl, dixie cup production line
CN110420872A (en) * 2019-08-12 2019-11-08 重庆科创职业学院 A kind of fruit sorting equipment

Families Citing this family (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
AU2010213903A1 (en) * 2009-02-11 2011-09-01 Picker Technologies Llc Downloader conveyor for apples and like objects
CN103056113A (en) * 2012-12-21 2013-04-24 天津市光学精密机械研究所 Red jujube automatic classification system and classification method
CN104229365A (en) * 2013-06-13 2014-12-24 上海市闵行第二中学 Canceled commodity recycling system for market
DE102013223768A1 (en) * 2013-11-21 2015-05-21 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Method for allocating objects to object classes
CN105857697A (en) * 2016-05-18 2016-08-17 太仓市中厚机械有限公司 Online fruit weighing, detecting, classifying and packaging machine
CN106429304A (en) * 2016-09-30 2017-02-22 惠州金源精密自动化设备有限公司 Feed box feeding mechanism and battery sorting and receiving machine
CN106395301A (en) * 2016-09-30 2017-02-15 惠州金源精密自动化设备有限公司 Box stacking mechanism and battery sorting receiver
CN107891013A (en) * 2017-12-18 2018-04-10 苏州市锐翊电子科技有限公司 A kind of fruit Automated Sorting System

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2211920A5 (en) * 1972-12-26 1974-07-19 Bello Martino
US4194343A (en) 1976-01-19 1980-03-25 Fmc Corporation Dry bin filler
US4811551A (en) * 1985-04-30 1989-03-14 Nambu Electric Co., Ltd. Packaging apparatus for packaging eggs, etc.
WO1994020230A1 (en) * 1993-03-03 1994-09-15 Horticultural Automation Limited Optimal article grading system
FR2789608A1 (en) * 1999-02-12 2000-08-18 Caustier France Sorting and classification installation for the sorting and classification of fragile items and products such as fruit and vegetables, comprises a continuous operation controlled via individual signal box assemblies

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2211920A5 (en) * 1972-12-26 1974-07-19 Bello Martino
US4194343A (en) 1976-01-19 1980-03-25 Fmc Corporation Dry bin filler
US4811551A (en) * 1985-04-30 1989-03-14 Nambu Electric Co., Ltd. Packaging apparatus for packaging eggs, etc.
WO1994020230A1 (en) * 1993-03-03 1994-09-15 Horticultural Automation Limited Optimal article grading system
FR2789608A1 (en) * 1999-02-12 2000-08-18 Caustier France Sorting and classification installation for the sorting and classification of fragile items and products such as fruit and vegetables, comprises a continuous operation controlled via individual signal box assemblies

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
NL1028620C2 (en) * 2005-03-24 2006-09-27 Greefs Wagen Carrosserie Method and device for packaging aubergines and other vulnerable vegetables and / or fruit.
CN106275626A (en) * 2016-08-26 2017-01-04 浙江至优环保科技有限公司 Paper bowl, dixie cup production line
CN110420872A (en) * 2019-08-12 2019-11-08 重庆科创职业学院 A kind of fruit sorting equipment
CN110420872B (en) * 2019-08-12 2021-05-11 杨小强 Fruit sorting device

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP1368236A1 (en) 2003-12-10
CN1501880A (en) 2004-06-02
BR0207719A (en) 2004-03-23
JP2004528234A (en) 2004-09-16
AR032959A1 (en) 2003-12-03

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US6585101B2 (en) Double width sorter
EP1390280B1 (en) System and method for sorting articles
US7063206B2 (en) Accumulating conveyor system
AU2015290093B2 (en) High rate bulk flow sortation
US8113334B2 (en) Matrix sorter system
US10022752B1 (en) Package sorting module, system, and method of using the same
AU2002312958A1 (en) System and method for sorting articles
US10160599B2 (en) Chute and sorting installation, and method for sorting articles
EP1368236A1 (en) System for presorting products, such as fruit, and filling cases with the products
CN106743018B (en) Automatic sorting system and process based on real-time replenishment and cigarette gathering and caching
ATE220380T1 (en) CONVEYOR WITH RESPONSIBLE CONVEYOR BELT AND HIGH-SPEED UNLOADING CAPABILITIES
KR20200025317A (en) Goods classification system
KR20200025318A (en) An Integrated System of classifying goods
JPH09248523A (en) Fruit sorting and assorting equipment
WO2006125443A1 (en) A loading mechanism for conveyors and use of such a loading mechanism
JP4857474B2 (en) Fruit sorting equipment
WO2018231349A1 (en) Building expansion module for parcel sortation
US9731327B2 (en) Device for sorting objects
JP3220889B2 (en) Grade sorting equipment in fruit sorting facilities
EP0183750B1 (en) Sorting and waiting storage system for perishable goods coming from production for delivery and packed in transport boxes
CN116329100A (en) Sorting device and system
JPH03226433A (en) Feeder of fruits or the like
JPH0549078U (en) Equipment for receiving fruits and vegetables
ES2161157B1 (en) Melon and watermelon classification and packaging system includes multiple guides and a conveyor discharging different size fruit at different points

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AK Designated states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AE AG AL AM AT AT AU AZ BA BB BG BR BY BZ CA CH CN CO CR CU CZ CZ DE DE DK DK DM DZ EC EE EE ES FI FI GB GD GE GH GM HR HU ID IL IN IS JP KE KG KP KR KZ LC LK LR LS LT LU LV MA MD MG MK MN MW MX MZ NO NZ OM PH PL PT RO RU SD SE SG SI SK SK SL TJ TM TN TR TT TZ UA UG US UZ VN YU ZA ZM ZW

AL Designated countries for regional patents

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): GH GM KE LS MW MZ SD SL SZ TZ UG ZM ZW AM AZ BY KG KZ MD RU TJ TM AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LU MC NL PT SE TR BF BJ CF CG CI CM GA GN GQ GW ML MR NE SN TD TG

DFPE Request for preliminary examination filed prior to expiration of 19th month from priority date (pct application filed before 20040101)
121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application
WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 2002702970

Country of ref document: EP

WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 200306567

Country of ref document: ZA

WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 2002571360

Country of ref document: JP

Ref document number: 028059794

Country of ref document: CN

WWP Wipo information: published in national office

Ref document number: 2002702970

Country of ref document: EP

REG Reference to national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: 8642

WWW Wipo information: withdrawn in national office

Ref document number: 2002702970

Country of ref document: EP