WO2004080160A1 - Device for filling a bin or similar - Google Patents

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WO2004080160A1
WO2004080160A1 PCT/FR2004/000570 FR2004000570W WO2004080160A1 WO 2004080160 A1 WO2004080160 A1 WO 2004080160A1 FR 2004000570 W FR2004000570 W FR 2004000570W WO 2004080160 A1 WO2004080160 A1 WO 2004080160A1
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Christophe Milon
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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
    • 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
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01D—HARVESTING; MOWING
    • A01D46/00—Picking of fruits, vegetables, hops, or the like; Devices for shaking trees or shrubs
    • A01D46/24—Devices for picking apples or like fruit
    • A01D46/243—Accessories specially adapted for manual picking, e.g. ladders, carts

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  • the present invention relates to a device for filling a box or the like.
  • This device will find numerous applications in particular in the field of harvesting agricultural products such as apples, pears, peaches or the like making it possible to mechanically deposit the products harvested manually at the bottom of a box called a Palox box.
  • devices for harvesting agricultural products such as apples comprising at least one belt conveyor secured to a frame provided with wheels and carrying a box positioned at near the end of the conveyor.
  • the loading machine includes a conveyor for conveying the articles to a release end for said articles in the container. - The height of said article release end is fixed.
  • the machine includes means for adjusting the height of the container as a function of the filling level thereof.
  • This type of harvesting machine has the disadvantage of requiring a large space for the conveyor conveyors which have inclined parts, the means for retaining the articles not allowing the use of vertical conveyors.
  • collisions of the harvested fruit, especially when the fruit is released at the end of the carrier significantly damage it, causing a large number of these fruit to be thrown away before being marketed, which constitutes a loss particularly detrimental to fruit growers.
  • One of the aims of the invention is therefore to remedy this drawback by proposing a device for filling a box particularly intended for the harvesting of agricultural products such as apples by example, making it possible to limit collisions between apples when they are conveyed in a box known as a Palox box, and to reduce the space required for conveyors.
  • a device for filling a box or the like with products or materials comprising a frame intended to receive the box and at least one conveyor transporting said products to the upper end of the box, said conveyor consisting of a belt conveyor or the like, the conveyor belt extending between a driving roller and a driven roller being provided with means for retaining the products consisting of rows regularly spaced apart by at least two fingers obtained from a resilient material, said conveyor comprising on the one hand a generally horizontal part integral with the upper part of the chassis or inclined from bottom upwards from the ground to the upper part of the chassis of the device or inclined from above at the bottom, and on the other hand a generally vertical part extending from the upper part of said chassis to the inside of the c is remarkable in that each finger comprises at least one base extending perpendicularly from the active face of the conveyor belt and a part forming an inclined ramp extending from the upper end of the base towards the rear c that is to say inclined in the direction opposite to the direction of travel of the conveyor.
  • the means for retaining the fruits during their conveying allow the transporting carriers to present vertical parts in order to optimize the space being necessary for them, and make it possible to reduce fruit collisions when they are released from said transport conveyors, by reducing their speed of release, and by reducing the height of fall.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic longitudinal section view of the device for assisting in the harvesting of agricultural products according to the invention
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic top view of the device for assisting in the harvesting of agricultural products according to the invention shown in FIG. 2,
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a belt conveyor of the device for assisting in the harvesting of agricultural products according to the invention
  • FIG. 5 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of a conveyor of the aid device for harvesting agricultural products according to the invention.
  • a device will be described for assisting in the harvesting of manually harvested apples capable of moving between rows of apple trees comprising the device for filling the box or the like according to the invention; however, it goes without saying that the device can be adapted to other types of fruit such as pears, peaches or the like or to other types of product.
  • the device for assisting in the harvesting of agricultural products comprises a chassis 1 consisting of an assembly of beams of light steel alloy which comprises at least two beams 2a, 2b and two crosspieces 3a, 3b on which are joined a front axle 4 and a rear axle 5 carrying front wheels 6 and respectively rear 7 to allow movement of the device between the rows of apple trees.
  • the device comprises two uprights 8a, 8b connected by an upper cross member 9 forming a bracket.
  • the device furthermore comprises an horizontal plate 10, positioned under the bracket and intended to receive a so-called palox box 11, that is to say a pallet provided with vertical walls forming a box, in which the agricultural products are stored. harvested by harvest handlers.
  • This horizontal plate 10 is able to slide vertically and pivot around a vertical axis 12 in order to ensure a better distribution of the agricultural products at the bottom of the box 11 as will be seen below.
  • the device can include any other means of supporting the body capable of sliding vertically and / or pivoting around a vertical axis without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • the device comprises, with reference to Figures 1 to 3, four conveyors 13,14,15 and 16, two generally horizontal conveyors 13,14 and two opposite inclined conveyors 15,16 from bottom to top from the ground to the top from the chassis 1 of the device, that is to say to the upper cross member 9 of the bracket on which said conveyors 13,14,15 and 16 are secured.
  • the device also comprises a nacelle 17 in which is able to take position one or more harvester handlers, said nacelle 17 being integral with the uprights 8a, 8b of the chassis 1 and positioned between the two horizontal conveyors 13,14.
  • the device for assisting in the harvesting of agricultural products can comprise any number of conveyors possibly inclined up and down without going beyond the ambit of the invention.
  • Each conveyor 13, 14, 15 and 16 consists of a belt conveyor provided with transverse rows 18 regularly spaced over the entire length of the conveyor belt, with fingers 19 which will be described in greater detail below.
  • a single conveyor of the device will be described below, the horizontal conveyor 13 for example, for obvious reasons of clarity.
  • Said conveyor 13 comprises on the one hand a generally horizontal part 13a and on the other hand, a generally vertical part 13b extending from the upper cross member 9 of the chassis 1 to the inside of the palox box 11, near its bottom. It will be noted that the vertical part 13b of the conveyor 13 is slightly eccentric with respect to the axis 12 around which the plate 10 and the box 11 pivot so as to ensure a good distribution of the apples in the bottom of said box 11.
  • the vertical part 13b of the conveyor 13 is secured to the upper cross member 9 of the bracket of the chassis 1 by a vertical axis 20 mounted free in rotation relative to said upper cross member 9 so as to allow the orientation of the conveyor 13 between two rows of apple trees.
  • the vertical 13b and horizontal 13a parts of the conveyor 13 respectively consist of a chute 21 of generally U-shaped section at the bottom of which extends the upper strand of the band 22 provided with the fingers 19 between a driving roller. 23 positioned at the lower free end of the vertical part 13b of the conveyor 13 and a driven roller 24 positioned at the free end of the horizontal part 13b of said conveyor 13, two deflection rollers, a so-called upper deflection roller 25 on which bears the upper strand of the strip 22 and a so-called lower deflection roller 26 on which the lower strand said return of the strip 22 bears, being positioned at the upper end of the vertical part 13b, between the latter and the horizontal part 13a of said conveyor 13.
  • the lower deflection roller 26 advantageously comprises two side walls 26a at its ends in order to prevent the escape of the ba nde 22 that the rows 18 of fingers 19 make jump to the passage of said lower deflection roller 26.
  • the driving roller 23 positioned at the lower free end of the vertical part 13b of the conveyor 13 comprises a bevel gear 27 secured to the axis of the driving roller 23 and cooperating with a second bevel gear 28 mounted at the lower free end of a transmission axis 29 extending vertically and driven in rotation by a motor 30, such as a hydraulic motor for example, which drives a transmission belt 31 cooperating with a pulley 32 secured to the upper free end of the transmission axis 29.
  • the lower free end of the vertical portion 13b of the conveyor 13 comprises a bent gutter 33 provided at its free end with a flexible flap 34 to deposit the agricultural products at the bottom of the box 11 smoothly.
  • the side walls 21a and 21b of the trough 21 are flared outward generally from the bottom of the trough 21 towards the upper end of the side walls 21a, 21b of said trough 21.
  • the horizontal 13a and vertical 13b parts of the conveyor 13 comprise a casing 35a and respectively 35b secured to the rear face of the troughs 21, the lower strand said to return the strip 22 extending inside said casings 35a and 35b.
  • the device comprises distribution means positioned between the lower free end of the vertical part 13b of the conveyor 13 and the plate 10.
  • distribution means consist of two discs horizontal 36a and 36b respectively provided with holes' 37a and 37b having a diameter greater than the caliber of agricultural products and driven in rotation in opposite directions 36a with respect to the other 36b and / or at different rotational speeds.
  • the lower disc 36b includes a side skirt to prevent apples from falling off the disc.
  • each row 18 of the conveyor 13 comprises two fingers 19 separated at a distance D less than the size of the apples harvested.
  • each finger 19 which is obtained in a resilient material such as silicone or the like, comprises at least one base 19a extending perpendicularly from the upper active face of the belt 22 of the conveyor 13 and a part forming an inclined ramp 19b extending from the upper end of the base 19a rearward, that is to say inclined in the direction opposite to the direction of travel of the conveyor, represented by the arrow A in FIG. 5.
  • the ramp part 19b is inclined at an angle ⁇ of between 10 and 45 ° relative to the base 19a of the finger 19 and the section of each finger 19 decreases from its base 19a to its free end so that, in the vertical part 13b of the conveyor 13, the fingers 19 of a row 18 move apart under the weight of an apple while retaining it to the lower free end of the vertical part 13b of the conveyor 13 where the apple escapes from the fingers 19 to fall from gently in the palox box 11.
  • the device for filling a box with products according to the invention can be mounted on a towed or self-propelled platform, fixed to the ground or on any other support, without departing from the scope of the invention. .
  • the support means of the box able to slide vertically and / or to pivot around a vertical axis can be substituted and / or supplemented by means for making the conveyor 13 slide vertically relative to the bottom of the box 11.
  • These means may constitute, for example, in amounts 8a, 8b of the bracket of the telescopic chassis 1.
  • the fingers 19 can be substituted by any other means of retaining equivalent products such as buckets, flaps or the like.
  • the device can be adapted to other types of fruit such as pears, peaches or the like and that the examples which have just been given are only particular illustrations in no way limiting as regards the fields of application of the invention.

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for filling a bin, or similar with products or material, comprising a chassis (1), to hold the bin (11) and at least one conveyor (13,14,15,16), transporting said products up to the upper edge of the bin (11), characterised in that said conveyor (13,14,15,16) is a belt conveyor or similar. The belt (22) of the conveyor (13,14,15,16) runs between a drive roller (23) and a driven roller (24) and is provided with means for retaining products (18,19), comprising one essentially horizontal piece (13a), fixed to the upper part of the chassis (1), inclined upwards from the ground to the upper part of the chassis (1) of the device or inclined downwards and an essentially vertical piece (13b), extending from the upper piece of said chassis (1) to the inside of the bin (11).

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DISPOSITIF POUR LE REMPLISSAGE D'UNE CAISSE OU ANALOGUE DEVICE FOR FILLING A CASE OR THE LIKE
La présente invention concerne un dispositif pour le remplissage d'une caisse ou analogue. Ce dispositif trouvera de nombreuses applications notamment dans le domaine de la récolte de produits agricoles tels que des pommes, des poires, des pêches ou analogues permettant de déposer mécaniquement les produits récoltés manuellement au fond d'une caisse dite caisse Palox.The present invention relates to a device for filling a box or the like. This device will find numerous applications in particular in the field of harvesting agricultural products such as apples, pears, peaches or the like making it possible to mechanically deposit the products harvested manually at the bottom of a box called a Palox box.
Dans le domaine des machines agricoles, on connaît bien des dispositifs d'aide à la récolte de produits agricoles tels que des pommes, par exemple, comprenant au moins un convoyeur à bande solidaire d'un châssis muni de roues et portant une caisse positionnée à proximité de l'extrémité du convoyeur.In the field of agricultural machines, devices for harvesting agricultural products such as apples, for example, are well known, comprising at least one belt conveyor secured to a frame provided with wheels and carrying a box positioned at near the end of the conveyor.
C'est le cas, par exemple, du dispositif décrit dans le brevet européen EP 0.858.949 qui décrit une machine de chargement d'articles, notamment de fruits, dans un conteneur ouvert dans sa partie supérieure. La machine de chargement comporte un .transporteur d'acheminement des articles vers une extrémité de libération desdits articles dans le conteneur. - La hauteur de ladite extrémité de libération des articles est fixe. La machine comporte des moyens de réglage de la hauteur du conteneur en fonction du niveau de remplissage de celui-ci.This is the case, for example, of the device described in European patent EP 0,858,949 which describes a machine for loading articles, in particular fruit, into a container open in its upper part. The loading machine includes a conveyor for conveying the articles to a release end for said articles in the container. - The height of said article release end is fixed. The machine includes means for adjusting the height of the container as a function of the filling level thereof.
Ce type de machine de récolte présente l'inconvénient de nécessiter un espace important pour les transporteurs d'acheminement qui comportent des parties inclinées, les moyens de retenue des articles ne permettant pas l'utilisation de transporteurs verticaux. En outre, les collisions des fruits récoltés, notamment lorsque les fruits sont libérés à l'extrémité du transporteur, les abîment notablement, provoquant la mise au rébus d'un grand- nombre de ces fruits avant leur commercialisation, ce qui constitue une perte particulièrement préjudiciable pour les producteurs de fruits. L'un des buts de l'invention est donc de remédier à cet inconvénient en proposant un dispositif pour le remplissage d'une caisse particulièrement destiné à la récolte de produits agricoles tels que des pommes par exemple, permettant de limiter les collisions entre les pommes lors de leur convoyage dans une caisse dite caisse Palox, et diminuer l'espace nécessaire pour les convoyeurs. A cet effet, et conformément à l'invention, il est proposé un dispositif pour le remplissage d'une caisse ou analogue en produits ou matériaux comprenant un châssis destiné à recevoir la caisse et au moins un convoyeur transportant lesdits produits jusqu'à l'extrémité supérieure de la caisse, ledit convoyeur consistant dans un convoyeur à bande ou similaire, la bande du convoyeur s'étendant entre un rouleau menant et un rouleau mené en étant munie de moyens de retenue des produits consistant dans des rangées régulièrement espacées d'au moins deux doigts obtenus dans une matière résiliente, ledit convoyeur comprenant d'une part une partie globalement horizontale solidaire de la partie supérieure du châssis ou inclinée de bas en haut depuis le sol jusqu'à la partie supérieure du châssis du dispositif ou inclinée de haut en bas, et d'autre part une partie globalement verticale s'étendant depuis la partie supérieure dudit châssis jusqu'à l'intérieur de la caisse, remarquable en , ce que chaque doigt comprend au moins une base s'étendant perpendiculairement depuis la face active de la bande du convoyeur et une partie formant une rampe inclinée s'étendant depuis l'extrémité supérieure de la base vers l'arrière c'est-à-dire inclinée dans la direction opposée au sens de défilement du convoyeur.This type of harvesting machine has the disadvantage of requiring a large space for the conveyor conveyors which have inclined parts, the means for retaining the articles not allowing the use of vertical conveyors. In addition, collisions of the harvested fruit, especially when the fruit is released at the end of the carrier, significantly damage it, causing a large number of these fruit to be thrown away before being marketed, which constitutes a loss particularly detrimental to fruit growers. One of the aims of the invention is therefore to remedy this drawback by proposing a device for filling a box particularly intended for the harvesting of agricultural products such as apples by example, making it possible to limit collisions between apples when they are conveyed in a box known as a Palox box, and to reduce the space required for conveyors. To this end, and in accordance with the invention, a device is proposed for filling a box or the like with products or materials comprising a frame intended to receive the box and at least one conveyor transporting said products to the upper end of the box, said conveyor consisting of a belt conveyor or the like, the conveyor belt extending between a driving roller and a driven roller being provided with means for retaining the products consisting of rows regularly spaced apart by at least two fingers obtained from a resilient material, said conveyor comprising on the one hand a generally horizontal part integral with the upper part of the chassis or inclined from bottom upwards from the ground to the upper part of the chassis of the device or inclined from above at the bottom, and on the other hand a generally vertical part extending from the upper part of said chassis to the inside of the c is remarkable in that each finger comprises at least one base extending perpendicularly from the active face of the conveyor belt and a part forming an inclined ramp extending from the upper end of the base towards the rear c that is to say inclined in the direction opposite to the direction of travel of the conveyor.
On comprend bien que, contrairement aux dispositifs de l'art antérieur, les moyens de retenue des fruits lors de leur convoyage permettent aux transporteurs d'acheminement de présenter des parties verticales afin d'optimiser l'espace leur étant nécessaire, et permettent de diminuer les collisions des fruits lors de leur libération desdits transporteurs d'acheminement, en diminuant leur vitesse de libération, et en diminuant la hauteur de chute .It will be understood that, unlike the devices of the prior art, the means for retaining the fruits during their conveying allow the transporting carriers to present vertical parts in order to optimize the space being necessary for them, and make it possible to reduce fruit collisions when they are released from said transport conveyors, by reducing their speed of release, and by reducing the height of fall.
D'autres avantages et caractéristiques ressortiront mieux de la description qui va suivre de plusieurs variantes d'exécutions données à titre d'exemples non limitatifs, du dispositif pour le remplissage en produits ou matériaux d'une caisse ou similaire conforme à l'invention, en référence aux dessins sur lesquels : - La figure 1 est une vue en perspective du dispositif d'aide à la récolte de produits agricoles conforme à l'invention,Other advantages and characteristics will emerge more clearly from the description which follows from several variant embodiments given by way of nonlimiting examples, of the device for filling products or materials with a box or the like in accordance with the invention, with reference to the drawings in which: - Figure 1 is a perspective view of the aid device for harvesting agricultural products according to the invention,
- La figure 2 est une vue en coupe longitudinale schématique du dispositif d'aide à la récolte de produits agricoles suivant l'invention,FIG. 2 is a schematic longitudinal section view of the device for assisting in the harvesting of agricultural products according to the invention,
- La figure 3 est une vue de dessus schématique du dispositif d'aide à la récolte de produits agricoles conforme à la l'invention représenté sur la figure 2,FIG. 3 is a schematic top view of the device for assisting in the harvesting of agricultural products according to the invention shown in FIG. 2,
- La figure 4 est une vue en coupe transversale d'un convoyeur à bandes du dispositif d'aide à la récolte de produits agricoles conforme à l'invention,FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a belt conveyor of the device for assisting in the harvesting of agricultural products according to the invention,
- La figure 5 est une vue en coupe longitudinale partielle d'un convoyeur du dispositif d'aide à la récolte de produits agricole suivant l'invention. On décrira, dans cet exemple non limitatif, un dispositif ' d'aide à la récolte de pommes récoltés manuellement apte à circuler entre des rangées de pommiers comprenant le dispositif pour le remplissage de caisse ou analogue conforme à l'invention ; toutefois, il va de soi que le dispositif pourra être adapté à d'autres types de fruits tels que des poires, des pêches ou similaires ou à d'autres types de produits.- Figure 5 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of a conveyor of the aid device for harvesting agricultural products according to the invention. In this nonlimiting example, a device will be described for assisting in the harvesting of manually harvested apples capable of moving between rows of apple trees comprising the device for filling the box or the like according to the invention; however, it goes without saying that the device can be adapted to other types of fruit such as pears, peaches or the like or to other types of product.
En référence aux figures 1 à 3, le dispositif d'aide à la récolte de produits agricoles comprend un châssis 1 consistant dans un assemblage de poutrelles en alliage d'acier léger qui comprend au moins deux longerons 2a, 2b et deux traverses 3a, 3b sur lesquels sont solidarisés un essieu avant 4 et un essieu arrière 5 portant des roues avants 6 et respectivement arrières 7 afin de permettre le déplacement du dispositif entre les rangées de pommiers. Dans la partie médiane du châssis 1, le dispositif comprend deux montants 8a, 8b reliés par une traverse supérieure 9 formant une potence .. Le dispositif comprend, par ailleurs, un plateau orizontal 10, positionné sous la potence et destiné à recevoir une caisse dite palox 11, c'est-à-dire une palette munie de parois verticales formant une caisse, dans laquelle sont entreposés les produits agricoles récoltés par des manutentionnaires récolteurs. Ce plateau horizontal 10 est apte à coulisser verticalement et à pivoter autour d'un axe vertical 12 afin d'assurer une meilleure répartition des produits agricoles au fond de la caisse 11 comme on le verra plus loin.With reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, the device for assisting in the harvesting of agricultural products comprises a chassis 1 consisting of an assembly of beams of light steel alloy which comprises at least two beams 2a, 2b and two crosspieces 3a, 3b on which are joined a front axle 4 and a rear axle 5 carrying front wheels 6 and respectively rear 7 to allow movement of the device between the rows of apple trees. In the middle part of the chassis 1, the device comprises two uprights 8a, 8b connected by an upper cross member 9 forming a bracket. The device furthermore comprises an horizontal plate 10, positioned under the bracket and intended to receive a so-called palox box 11, that is to say a pallet provided with vertical walls forming a box, in which the agricultural products are stored. harvested by harvest handlers. This horizontal plate 10 is able to slide vertically and pivot around a vertical axis 12 in order to ensure a better distribution of the agricultural products at the bottom of the box 11 as will be seen below.
Il est bien évident que le dispositif peut comprendre tout autre moyen de support de la caisse apte à coulisser verticalement et/ou à pivoter autour d'un axe vertical sans sortir du cadre de l'invention. Le dispositif comprend, en référence aux figures 1 à 3, quatre convoyeurs 13,14,15 et 16, deux convoyeurs globalement horizontaux 13,14 et deux convoyeurs opposés inclinés 15,16 de bas en haut depuis le sol jusqu'à la partie supérieure du châssis 1 du dispositif, c'est-à-dire jusqu'à la traverse supérieure 9 de la potence sur laquelle sont solidarisés lesdits convoyeurs 13,14,15 et 16. Le dispositif comprend, par ailleurs, une nacelle 17 dans laquelle est apte à prendre position un ou plusieurs manutentionnaires récolteurs, ladite nacelle 17 étant solidaire des montants 8a, 8b du châssis 1 et positionnée entre les deux convoyeurs horizontaux 13,14.It is obvious that the device can include any other means of supporting the body capable of sliding vertically and / or pivoting around a vertical axis without departing from the scope of the invention. The device comprises, with reference to Figures 1 to 3, four conveyors 13,14,15 and 16, two generally horizontal conveyors 13,14 and two opposite inclined conveyors 15,16 from bottom to top from the ground to the top from the chassis 1 of the device, that is to say to the upper cross member 9 of the bracket on which said conveyors 13,14,15 and 16 are secured. The device also comprises a nacelle 17 in which is able to take position one or more harvester handlers, said nacelle 17 being integral with the uprights 8a, 8b of the chassis 1 and positioned between the two horizontal conveyors 13,14.
Il va de soi que le dispositif d'aide à la récolte de produits agricoles peut comprendre un nombre quelconque de convoyeurs éventuellement inclinés de haut en bas sans pour autant sortir du cadre de l'invention.It goes without saying that the device for assisting in the harvesting of agricultural products can comprise any number of conveyors possibly inclined up and down without going beyond the ambit of the invention.
Chaque convoyeur 13,14,15 et 16 consiste dans un convoyeur à bande munie de rangées transversales 18 régulièrement espacées sur toute la longueur de la bande du convoyeur, de doigts 19 que l'on détaillera un peu plus loin. On décrira ci-après un seul convoyeur du dispositif, le convoyeur horizontal 13 par exemple, pour des raisons évidentes de clarté. Ledit convoyeur 13 comprend d'une part une partie globalement horizontale 13a et d'autre part, une partie globalement verticale 13b s'étendant depuis la traverse supérieure 9 du châssis 1 jusqu'à l'intérieur de la caisse palox 11, à proximité de son fond. On notera que la partie verticale 13b du convoyeur 13 est légèrement excentré par rapport à l'axe 12 autour duquel le plateau 10 et la caisse 11 pivotent de manière à assurer une bonne répartition des pommes dans le fond de ladite caisse 11. De manière particulièrement avantageuse, la partie verticale 13b du convoyeur 13 est solidarisée à la traverse supérieure 9 de la potence du châssis 1 par un axe vertical 20 monté libre en rotation par rapport à ladite traverse supérieure 9 de manière à permettre l'orientation du convoyeur 13 entre deux rangées de pommiers .Each conveyor 13, 14, 15 and 16 consists of a belt conveyor provided with transverse rows 18 regularly spaced over the entire length of the conveyor belt, with fingers 19 which will be described in greater detail below. A single conveyor of the device will be described below, the horizontal conveyor 13 for example, for obvious reasons of clarity. Said conveyor 13 comprises on the one hand a generally horizontal part 13a and on the other hand, a generally vertical part 13b extending from the upper cross member 9 of the chassis 1 to the inside of the palox box 11, near its bottom. It will be noted that the vertical part 13b of the conveyor 13 is slightly eccentric with respect to the axis 12 around which the plate 10 and the box 11 pivot so as to ensure a good distribution of the apples in the bottom of said box 11. In particular advantageous, the vertical part 13b of the conveyor 13 is secured to the upper cross member 9 of the bracket of the chassis 1 by a vertical axis 20 mounted free in rotation relative to said upper cross member 9 so as to allow the orientation of the conveyor 13 between two rows of apple trees.
Par ailleurs, les parties verticale 13b et horizontale 13a du convoyeur 13 sont respectivement constituées d'une goulotte 21 de section globalement en forme de U au fond de laquelle s'étend le brin supérieur de la bande 22 munie des doigts 19 entre un rouleau menant 23 positionné à l'extrémité libre inférieure de la partie verticale 13b du convoyeur 13 et un rouleau mené 24 positionné à l'extrémité libre de la partie horizontale 13b dudit convoyeur 13, deux rouleaux de renvoi, un rouleau de renvoi dit supérieur 25 sur lequel prend appui le brin supérieur de la bande 22 et un rouleau de renvoi dit inférieur 26 sur lequel prend appui le brin inférieur dit de retour de la bande 22, étant positionnés à l'extrémité supérieure de la partie verticale 13b, entre cette dernière et la partie horizontale 13a dudit convoyeur 13. Le rouleau de renvoi inférieur 26 comprend avantageusement deux parois latérales 26a à ses extrémités afin d'empêcher l'échappement de la bande 22 que les rangées 18 de doigts 19 font sauter au passage dudit rouleau de renvoi inférieur 26. Le rouleau menant 23 positionné à l'extrémité libre inférieure de la partie verticale 13b du convoyeur 13 comprend un pignon conique 27 solidaire de l'axe du rouleau menant 23 et coopérant avec un second pignon conique 28 monté à l'extrémité libre inférieure d'un axe de transmission 29 s'étendant verticalement et entraîné en rotation par un moteur 30, tel qu'un moteur hydraulique par exemple, qui entraîne une courroie de transmission 31 coopérant avec une poulie 32 solidaire de l'extrémité libre supérieure de l'axe de transmission 29. De manière particulièrement avantageuse, en référence à la figure 2, l'extrémité libre inférieure de la partie verticale 13b du convoyeur 13 comprend une gouttière coudée 33 munie à son extrémité libre d'une bavette flexible 34 afin de déposer les produits agricoles au fond de la caisse 11 sans heurt.Furthermore, the vertical 13b and horizontal 13a parts of the conveyor 13 respectively consist of a chute 21 of generally U-shaped section at the bottom of which extends the upper strand of the band 22 provided with the fingers 19 between a driving roller. 23 positioned at the lower free end of the vertical part 13b of the conveyor 13 and a driven roller 24 positioned at the free end of the horizontal part 13b of said conveyor 13, two deflection rollers, a so-called upper deflection roller 25 on which bears the upper strand of the strip 22 and a so-called lower deflection roller 26 on which the lower strand said return of the strip 22 bears, being positioned at the upper end of the vertical part 13b, between the latter and the horizontal part 13a of said conveyor 13. The lower deflection roller 26 advantageously comprises two side walls 26a at its ends in order to prevent the escape of the ba nde 22 that the rows 18 of fingers 19 make jump to the passage of said lower deflection roller 26. The driving roller 23 positioned at the lower free end of the vertical part 13b of the conveyor 13 comprises a bevel gear 27 secured to the axis of the driving roller 23 and cooperating with a second bevel gear 28 mounted at the lower free end of a transmission axis 29 extending vertically and driven in rotation by a motor 30, such as a hydraulic motor for example, which drives a transmission belt 31 cooperating with a pulley 32 secured to the upper free end of the transmission axis 29. In a particularly advantageous manner, with reference to Figure 2, the lower free end of the vertical portion 13b of the conveyor 13 comprises a bent gutter 33 provided at its free end with a flexible flap 34 to deposit the agricultural products at the bottom of the box 11 smoothly.
En référence aux figures 1, 4 et 5, les parois latérales 21a et 21b de la goulotte 21 sont évasées vers l'extérieur globalement depuis le fond de la goulotte 21 vers l'extrémité supérieure des parois latérales 21a, 21b de ladite goulotte 21. Par ailleurs, les parties horizontale 13a et verticale 13b du convoyeur 13 comprennent un carter 35a et respectivement 35b solidarisés sur la face arrière des goulottes 21, le brin inférieur dit de retour de la bande 22 s'étendant à l'intérieur desdits carters 35a et 35b.With reference to FIGS. 1, 4 and 5, the side walls 21a and 21b of the trough 21 are flared outward generally from the bottom of the trough 21 towards the upper end of the side walls 21a, 21b of said trough 21. Furthermore, the horizontal 13a and vertical 13b parts of the conveyor 13 comprise a casing 35a and respectively 35b secured to the rear face of the troughs 21, the lower strand said to return the strip 22 extending inside said casings 35a and 35b.
Accessoirement, et de manière particulièrement avantageuse, en référence à la figure 1, le dispositif comprend des moyens de distribution positionnés entre l'extrémité libre inférieure de la partie verticale 13b du convoyeur 13 et le plateau 10. Ces moyens de distribution consistent dans deux disques horizontaux 36a et 36b respectivement munis de trous' 37a et 37b présentant un diamètre supérieur au calibre des produits agricoles et entraînés en rotation, en sens inverse l'un 36a par rapport à l'autre 36b et/ou à des vitesses de rotation différentes. Le disque inférieur 36b comprend une jupe latérale afin d'empêcher les pommes de tomber du disque.Incidentally, and in a particularly advantageous manner, with reference to FIG. 1, the device comprises distribution means positioned between the lower free end of the vertical part 13b of the conveyor 13 and the plate 10. These distribution means consist of two discs horizontal 36a and 36b respectively provided with holes' 37a and 37b having a diameter greater than the caliber of agricultural products and driven in rotation in opposite directions 36a with respect to the other 36b and / or at different rotational speeds. The lower disc 36b includes a side skirt to prevent apples from falling off the disc.
Il est bien évident que les moyens de distribution peuvent être substitués par tout autre moyen de distribution bien connu par l'homme de l'art sans pour autant sortir du cadre de l'invention.It is obvious that the distribution means can be substituted by any other distribution means well known to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention.
Afin de permettre le chargement et le déchargement des caisses palox 11 du plateau 10 du dispositif, ce dernier comprend, en référence aux figures 1 à 3, des rampes 38 munies sur leurs faces supérieures de rouleaux 39 montés fous et solidaires des traverses 3a et 3b du châssis 1. En référence aux figures 4 et 5, chaque rangée 18 du convoyeur 13 comprend deux doigts 19 séparés suivant une distance D inférieure au calibre des pommes récoltées. De plus chaque doigt 19, qui est obtenu dans une matière résiliente telle que du silicone ou analogue, comprend au moins une base 19a s'étendant perpendiculairement depuis la face active supérieure de la bande 22 du convoyeur 13 et une partie formant une rampe inclinée 19b s'étendant depuis l'extrémité supérieure de la base 19a vers l'arrière, c'est-à-dire inclinée dans la direction opposée au sens de défilement du convoyeur, représenté par la flèche A sur la figure 5. La partie formant rampe 19b est inclinée suivant un angle α compris entre 10 et 45° par rapport à la base 19a du doigt 19 et la section de chaque doigt 19 décroît depuis sa base 19a jusqu'à son extrémité libre de telle sorte que, dans la partie verticale 13b du convoyeur 13, les doigts 19 d'une rangée 18 s'écartent sous le poids d'une pomme tout en la retenant jusqu'à l'extrémité libre inférieure de la partie verticale 13b du convoyeur 13 où la pomme s'échappe des doigts 19 pour tomber délicatement dans la caisse palox 11.In order to allow the loading and unloading of the palox boxes 11 from the tray 10 of the device, this the latter comprises, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, ramps 38 provided on their upper faces with rollers 39 mounted idly and integral with the cross members 3a and 3b of the chassis 1. With reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, each row 18 of the conveyor 13 comprises two fingers 19 separated at a distance D less than the size of the apples harvested. In addition each finger 19, which is obtained in a resilient material such as silicone or the like, comprises at least one base 19a extending perpendicularly from the upper active face of the belt 22 of the conveyor 13 and a part forming an inclined ramp 19b extending from the upper end of the base 19a rearward, that is to say inclined in the direction opposite to the direction of travel of the conveyor, represented by the arrow A in FIG. 5. The ramp part 19b is inclined at an angle α of between 10 and 45 ° relative to the base 19a of the finger 19 and the section of each finger 19 decreases from its base 19a to its free end so that, in the vertical part 13b of the conveyor 13, the fingers 19 of a row 18 move apart under the weight of an apple while retaining it to the lower free end of the vertical part 13b of the conveyor 13 where the apple escapes from the fingers 19 to fall from gently in the palox box 11.
Il est bien évident que le dispositif pour le remplissage d'une caisse en produits conforme à l'invention peut être monté sur une plate-forme tractée ou autotractée, fixé au sol ou sur tout autre support, sans sortir du cadre de l'invention.It is obvious that the device for filling a box with products according to the invention can be mounted on a towed or self-propelled platform, fixed to the ground or on any other support, without departing from the scope of the invention. .
Accessoirement, les moyens de support de la caisse aptes à coulisser verticalement et/où à pivoter autour d'un axe vertical peuvent être substitués et/ou complétés par des moyens pour faire coulisser verticalement le convoyeur 13 par rapport au fond de la caisse 11. Ces moyens peuvent constituer, par exemple, dans des montants 8a, 8b de la potence du châssis 1 télescopiques .Incidentally, the support means of the box able to slide vertically and / or to pivot around a vertical axis can be substituted and / or supplemented by means for making the conveyor 13 slide vertically relative to the bottom of the box 11. These means may constitute, for example, in amounts 8a, 8b of the bracket of the telescopic chassis 1.
Par ailleurs, il va de soi que les doigts 19 peuvent être substitués par tous autres moyens de retenues des produits équivalents tels que des godets, des bavettes ou similaires .Furthermore, it goes without saying that the fingers 19 can be substituted by any other means of retaining equivalent products such as buckets, flaps or the like.
Enfin, il va de soi que le dispositif pourra être adapté à d'autres types de fruits tels que des poires, des pêches ou similaires et que les exemples que l'on vient de donner ne sont que des illustrations particulières en aucun cas limitatives quant aux domaines d'application de 1' invention. Finally, it goes without saying that the device can be adapted to other types of fruit such as pears, peaches or the like and that the examples which have just been given are only particular illustrations in no way limiting as regards the fields of application of the invention.

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1 - Dispositif pour le remplissage d'une caisse ou analogue en produits ou matériaux comprenant un châssis (1) destiné à recevoir la caisse (11) et au moins un convoyeur (13,14,15,16) transportant lesdits produits jusqu'à l'extrémité supérieure de la caisse (11), ledit convoyeur consistant dans un convoyeur à bande ou similaire, la bande (22) du convoyeur (13,14,15,16) s'étendant entre un rouleau menant (23) et un rouleau mené (24) en étant munie de moyens de retenue des produits consistant dans des rangées (18) régulièrement espacées d'au moins deux doigts (19) obtenus dans une matière résiliente, ledit convoyeur comprenant d'une part une partie globalement horizontale (13a) solidaire de la partie supérieure du châssis (1) ou inclinée de bas en haut depuis le sol jusqu'à la partie supérieure du châssis (1) du dispositif ou inclinée de haut en bas, et d'autre part une partie globalement verticale (13b) s'étendant depuis la partie supérieure dudit châssis (1) jusqu'à l'intérieur de la caisse (11) , caractérisé en ce que chaque doigt (19) comprend au moins une base (19a) s'étendant perpendiculairement depuis la face active de la bande (22) du convoyeur (13,14,15,16) et une partie formant une rampe inclinée (19b) s'étendant depuis l'extrémité supérieure de la base (19a) vers l'arrière c'est-à-dire inclinée dans la direction opposée au sens de défilement du convoyeur (13,14,15,16) .1 - Device for filling a box or the like with products or materials comprising a frame (1) intended to receive the box (11) and at least one conveyor (13,14,15,16) transporting said products to the upper end of the box (11), said conveyor consisting of a belt conveyor or the like, the belt (22) of the conveyor (13,14,15,16) extending between a driving roller (23) and a driven roller (24) being provided with means for retaining the products consisting of rows (18) regularly spaced by at least two fingers (19) obtained from a resilient material, said conveyor comprising on the one hand a generally horizontal part ( 13a) integral with the upper part of the chassis (1) or inclined from the bottom upwards from the ground to the upper part of the chassis (1) of the device or inclined from top to bottom, and on the other hand a generally vertical part (13b) extending from the upper part of said chassis (1) to the inside of the box (11), characterized in that each finger (19) comprises at least one base (19a) extending perpendicularly from the active face of the belt (22) of the conveyor (13,14 , 15, 16) and a part forming an inclined ramp (19b) extending from the upper end of the base (19a) towards the rear, that is to say inclined in the direction opposite to the direction of travel of the conveyor (13,14,15,16).
2 - Dispositif suivant la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que la partie formant rampe (19b) est inclinée suivant un angle α compris entre 10 et 45° par rapport à la base (19a) du doigt (19) .2 - Device according to claim 1 characterized in that the ramp part (19b) is inclined at an angle α between 10 and 45 ° relative to the base (19a) of the finger (19).
3 - Dispositif suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 2 caractérisé en ce que la section de chaque doigt (19) décroît depuis sa base (19a) jusqu'à son extrémité libre. 4 - Dispositif suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3 caractérisé en ce que 1 ' écartement entre deux doigts (19) d'une même rangée (18) est inférieur au calibre du produit agricole à récolter.3 - Device according to any one of claims 1 to 2 characterized in that the section of each finger (19) decreases from its base (19a) to its free end. 4 - Device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 characterized in that 1 spacing between two fingers (19) of the same row (18) is less the size of the agricultural product to be harvested.
5 - Dispositif suivant l'une quelconques des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce que la partie verticale (13b) et la partie horizontale (13a) du convoyeur (13) sont respectivement constituées d'une goulotte (21) de section globalement en forme de U au fond de laquelle s'étend la bande (22) munie de doigts (19) entre un rouleau menant (23) positionné à l'extrémité libre inférieure de la partie verticale (13b) du convoyeur (13) et un rouleau mené (24) positionné à l'extrémité libre horizontale (13a) dudit convoyeur (13) , un ou plusieurs rouleaux de renvoi (25,26) étant positionnés à l'extrémité supérieure de la partie verticale (13b) , entre cette dernière et la partie horizontale (13a) dudit convoyeur (13) .5 - Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the vertical part (13b) and the horizontal part (13a) of the conveyor (13) respectively consist of a chute (21) of generally U-shaped section at the bottom of which extends the strip (22) provided with fingers (19) between a driving roller (23) positioned at the lower free end of the vertical part (13b) of the conveyor (13) and a driven roller (24 ) positioned at the horizontal free end (13a) of said conveyor (13), one or more deflection rollers (25,26) being positioned at the upper end of the vertical part (13b), between the latter and the horizontal part (13a) of said conveyor (13).
6 - Dispositif suivant la revendication 5 caractérisé en ce que les parois de la goulotte (21) sont évasées vers l'extérieur depuis le fond de la goulotte (21) vers l'extrémité supérieure des parois de ladite goulotte (21). 7 - Dispositif suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 5 ou 6 caractérisé en ce que le rouleau menant (23) positionné à l'extrémité libre inférieure de la partie verticale (13b) du convoyeur (13) comprend un pignon conique (26) solidaire de l'axe du rouleau menant (23) et coopérant avec un second pignon conique (27) monté à l'extrémité libre inférieure d'un axe de transmission (29) entraîné en rotation par un moteur (30) qui entraîne une courroie de transmission (31) coopérant avec une poulie (32) solidaire de l'extrémité libre supérieure de l'axe de transmission verticale (29).6 - Device according to claim 5 characterized in that the walls of the chute (21) are flared outward from the bottom of the chute (21) towards the upper end of the walls of said chute (21). 7 - Device according to any one of claims 5 or 6 characterized in that the driving roller (23) positioned at the lower free end of the vertical part (13b) of the conveyor (13) comprises a bevel gear (26) integral of the axis of the driving roller (23) and cooperating with a second bevel gear (27) mounted at the lower free end of a transmission axis (29) rotated by a motor (30) which drives a drive belt transmission (31) cooperating with a pulley (32) integral with the upper free end of the vertical transmission axis (29).
8 - Dispositif suivant l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce que l'extrémité libre inférieure de la partie verticale (13b) du convoyeur (13) comprend une gouttière coudée (33) munie à son extrémité libre d'une bavette flexible (34) afin de déposer les produits agricoles au fond de la caisse (11) sans heurt .8 - Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lower free end of the vertical part (13b) of the conveyor (13) comprises a bent gutter (33) provided at its free end with a flexible flap ( 34) in order to deposit the agricultural products at the bottom of the box (11) smoothly.
9 - Dispositif suivant l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des moyens de support de la caisse (11) aptes à coulisser verticalement de telle manière que, lors du remplissage de la caisse, ladite caisse (11) descende et/ou monte progressivement afin que l'espace entre l'extrémité inférieure de la partie verticale (13b) du convoyeur (13) et la dernière rangée de produits soit globalement constant.9 - Device according to any one of previous claims characterized in that it comprises means for supporting the box (11) able to slide vertically so that, when filling the box, said box (11) descends and / or rises gradually so that the space between the lower end of the vertical part (13b) of the conveyor (13) and the last row of products is generally constant.
10 - Dispositif suivant l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des moyens pour faire coulisser verticalement le ou les convoyeurs (13) par rapport au fond de la caisse (11) afin que l'espace entre l'extrémité inférieure de la partie verticale (13b) du convoyeur (13) et la dernière rangée de produits soit globalement constant.10 - Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises means for vertically sliding the conveyor (s) (13) relative to the bottom of the box (11) so that the space between the end bottom of the vertical part (13b) of the conveyor (13) and the last row of products is generally constant.
11 - Dispositif suivant l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce que les moyens de support de la caisse (11) consistent dans un plateau (10) apte à pivoter autour d'un axe vertical (12) afin d'assurer une meilleure répartition des produits agricoles au fond de la caisse (11) .11 - Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support means of the box (11) consist of a plate (10) able to pivot around a vertical axis (12) in order to ensure better distribution of agricultural products at the bottom of the box (11).
12 - Dispositif suivant l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des moyens de distribution positionnés entre l'extrémité libre inférieure de la partie verticale (13b) du convoyeur (13) et le plateau (10) .12 - Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises distribution means positioned between the lower free end of the vertical part (13b) of the conveyor (13) and the plate (10).
13 - Dispositif suivant la revendication 12 caractérisé en ce que les moyens de distribution consistent dans deux, disques horizontaux (36a, 36b) respectivement munis de trous (37a, 37b) présentant un diamètre supérieur au calibre des produitset entraînés en rotation, en ' sens inverse l'un (36a) par rapport à l'autre (36b) et/ou à des vitesses de rotation différentes.13 - Device according to claim 12 characterized in that the distribution means consist of two, horizontal discs (36a, 36b) respectively provided with holes (37a, 37b) having a diameter greater than the size of the products and driven in rotation, in 'direction reverse one (36a) with respect to the other (36b) and / or at different rotational speeds.
14 - Dispositif suivant l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce que la partie verticale (13b) du convoyeur (13) est solidarisée au châssis (1) par un axe vertical (20) monté libre en rotation. 15 - Dispositif suivant l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend quatre convoyeurs, deux convoyeurs horizontaux (13,14) et deux convoyeurs opposés inclinés (15,16) de bas en haut depuis le sol jusqu'à la partie supérieure du châssis (1) du dispositif.14 - Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the vertical part (13b) of the conveyor (13) is secured to the chassis (1) by a vertical axis (20) mounted free to rotate. 15 - Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises four conveyors, two horizontal conveyors (13,14) and two opposite inclined conveyors (15,16) from bottom to top from the ground to the upper part of the chassis (1) of the device.
16 - Dispositif suivant la revendication 15 caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une nacelle (17) dans laquelle est apte à prendre position un ou plusieurs manutentionnaires récolteurs, solidaires du châssis et positionnés entre les deux convoyeurs horizontaux (13,14).16 - Device according to claim 15 characterized in that it comprises a nacelle (17) in which is able to take position one or more harvester handlers, secured to the chassis and positioned between the two horizontal conveyors (13,14).
17 - Application du dispositif pour le remplissage d'une caisse ou analogue en produits ou matériaux selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes à un dispositif d'aide à la récolte de produits agricoles tels que des pommes, des poires, des pêches ou analogues comprenant une plate-forme tractée ou autotractée sur laquelle est monté le dispositif pour le remplissage de la caisse. 17 - Application of the device for filling a box or the like with products or materials according to any one of the preceding claims to a device for assisting in the harvesting of agricultural products such as apples, pears, peaches or the like comprising a towed or self-propelled platform on which is mounted the device for filling the body.
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