WO2012021074A3 - Fruit packing apparatus and method of packing fruit - Google Patents

Fruit packing apparatus and method of packing fruit Download PDF

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WO2012021074A3
WO2012021074A3 PCT/NZ2011/000157 NZ2011000157W WO2012021074A3 WO 2012021074 A3 WO2012021074 A3 WO 2012021074A3 NZ 2011000157 W NZ2011000157 W NZ 2011000157W WO 2012021074 A3 WO2012021074 A3 WO 2012021074A3
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fruit
packing
row
packing apparatus
collection zone
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PCT/NZ2011/000157
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Hamish Alexander Nigel Kennedy
Marcus John Davies
Isaac James Anstis
Robert James Vercoe
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Compac Technologies Limited
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65B35/56—Orientating, i.e. changing the attitude of, articles, e.g. of non-uniform cross-section
    • 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
    • B65B5/00—Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, jars
    • B65B5/06—Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
    • B65B5/068—Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles in trays
    • 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
    • B65B5/00—Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, jars
    • B65B5/10—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
    • B65B5/101—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles by gravity
    • 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
    • B65G47/02—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors
    • B65G47/04—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles
    • B65G47/06—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines
    • B65G47/08—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding
    • B65G47/082—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding grouping articles in rows
    • 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
    • B65G47/88—Separating or stopping elements, e.g. fingers
    • B65G47/8876—Separating or stopping elements, e.g. fingers with at least two stops acting as gates
    • B65G47/8884—Stops acting asynchronously, e.g. one stop open, next one closed or the opposite
    • 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

Abstract

A fruit packing apparatus (100) comprises a fruit collection zone (1) and row forming means (102) adapted to arrange fruit in the collection zone (1) into a row. The apparatus (100) also has transfer means (103) for transferring the row of fruit to a suitable container (104). A method of arranging a plurality of elongate fruit into at least one aligned row is also described.
PCT/NZ2011/000157 2010-08-13 2011-08-15 Fruit packing apparatus and method of packing fruit WO2012021074A2 (en)

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NZ58735310 2010-08-13
NZ587353 2010-08-13

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WO2012021074A3 true WO2012021074A3 (en) 2012-04-05

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Citations (3)

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US4009553A (en) * 1974-02-07 1977-03-01 Jacques Yves Monjo Machine for filling pockets
DE20313907U1 (en) * 2003-09-04 2004-02-19 Strauß, Jörn Fruit handler from crate to tray comprises first fruit conveyor of rows rising to transfer point and each row wide as grade fruit diameter.
EP1972556A1 (en) * 2007-03-19 2008-09-24 B. Longobardi Srl. An article aligning device, in particular for fruit produce, and a machine for packaging the articles comprising the aligning device

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4009553A (en) * 1974-02-07 1977-03-01 Jacques Yves Monjo Machine for filling pockets
DE20313907U1 (en) * 2003-09-04 2004-02-19 Strauß, Jörn Fruit handler from crate to tray comprises first fruit conveyor of rows rising to transfer point and each row wide as grade fruit diameter.
EP1972556A1 (en) * 2007-03-19 2008-09-24 B. Longobardi Srl. An article aligning device, in particular for fruit produce, and a machine for packaging the articles comprising the aligning device

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