WO2006006032A3 - Method and apparatus for handling and identifying articles - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for handling and identifying articles Download PDF

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WO2006006032A3
WO2006006032A3 PCT/IB2005/001864 IB2005001864W WO2006006032A3 WO 2006006032 A3 WO2006006032 A3 WO 2006006032A3 IB 2005001864 W IB2005001864 W IB 2005001864W WO 2006006032 A3 WO2006006032 A3 WO 2006006032A3
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conveyor
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Zyl Barend Bartholomeus Van
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/74—Feeding, transfer, or discharging devices of particular kinds or types
    • B65G47/94—Devices for flexing or tilting travelling structures; Throw-off carriages
    • B65G47/96—Devices for tilting links or platform
    • B65G47/967—Devices for tilting links or platform tilting about an axis perpendicular to the conveying direction
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/34—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor 
    • B65G47/38—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor  by dumping, tripping, or releasing load carriers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G2201/00—Indexing codes relating to handling devices, e.g. conveyors, characterised by the type of product or load being conveyed or handled
    • B65G2201/02—Articles
    • B65G2201/0202—Agricultural and processed food products
    • B65G2201/0211—Fruits and vegetables
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G2203/00—Indexing code relating to control or detection of the articles or the load carriers during conveying
    • B65G2203/02—Control or detection
    • B65G2203/0208—Control or detection relating to the transported articles
    • B65G2203/0258—Weight of the article

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Manipulator (AREA)
  • Sorting Of Articles (AREA)

Abstract

A method and apparatus (10, 32) are provided for handling and identifying articles (54) such as fruit. The method includes handling articles (54) by moving an article (54) in a conveying direction (20) and pivoting a support element (18) so that the article (54) is transferred under gravity from the pivoted support element (18) to a second support element (40), below. The support elements (18, 40) move at generally equal speed and the directions (20, 42) in which they travel intersect at an acute angle. The method further includes identifying articles (54) moving on a conveyor (12, 34) to despatch locations (68), by selectively activating light sources (64) adjacent the conveyor (12, 34) adjacent the articles (54), for removal, by hand. The articles (54) to be removed from the conveyor (12, 34) are selected by a processor (60) and the light sources (64) are activated under control of the processor (60), when an article (54) for removal reaches the vicinity of its despatch location (68).
PCT/IB2005/001864 2004-06-30 2005-06-30 Method and apparatus for handling and identifying articles WO2006006032A2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ZA200405215 2004-06-30
ZA2004/5215 2004-06-30

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WO2006006032A2 WO2006006032A2 (en) 2006-01-19
WO2006006032A3 true WO2006006032A3 (en) 2006-04-13

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PL2437897T3 (en) * 2009-06-04 2013-10-31 Aweta G&P B V Apparatus for sorting products, and use and a carrier

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NL7415619A (en) * 1974-11-29 1976-06-01 Hans Adolf Bakkeren Conveyor for bundled papers from printing press - has bins moved on track by linear induction motors, inclined track portion for emptying
US3977513A (en) * 1974-05-28 1976-08-31 Sun Chemical Corporation Cart conveyor system
US4585126A (en) * 1983-10-28 1986-04-29 Sunkist Growers, Inc. Method and apparatus for high speed processing of fruit or the like
FR2836845A1 (en) * 2002-03-11 2003-09-12 Caustier France Grader/sorter for products such as fruit comprises conveyor with tipping cups and flaps discharging products onto removal conveyor

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3977513A (en) * 1974-05-28 1976-08-31 Sun Chemical Corporation Cart conveyor system
NL7415619A (en) * 1974-11-29 1976-06-01 Hans Adolf Bakkeren Conveyor for bundled papers from printing press - has bins moved on track by linear induction motors, inclined track portion for emptying
US4585126A (en) * 1983-10-28 1986-04-29 Sunkist Growers, Inc. Method and apparatus for high speed processing of fruit or the like
FR2836845A1 (en) * 2002-03-11 2003-09-12 Caustier France Grader/sorter for products such as fruit comprises conveyor with tipping cups and flaps discharging products onto removal conveyor

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