An assembly for conveyance of horticultural products, which includes a component configured for moving, along a predefined path, a number of resting seats for respective horticultural products, which are aligned longitudinally along the path. The assembly further has a device for repositioning the horticultural products, which is arranged along the path and is configured to transfer a horticultural product arranged in one of the seats into an adjacent seat.
B65G 43/08 - Dispositifs de commande actionnés par l'alimentation, le déplacement ou le déchargement des objets ou matériaux
B65G 47/28 - Dispositifs pour influencer la position relative ou l'orientation des objets pendant le transport par transporteurs arrangeant les objets, p. ex. faisant varier l'espace entre chaque objet pendant le transport par un seul transporteur
B65G 47/82 - Éléments à mouvement rotatif ou alternatif agissant directement sur les objets ou matériaux, p. ex. poussoirs, râteaux, pelles
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PACKAGING ASSEMBLY FOR THE PREPARATION OF PACKAGES OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS
A packaging assembly for the preparation of packages of horticultural products, the packaging assembling including
at least one system for handling horticultural products,
at least one instrument for viewing the horticultural products, and
at least one apparatus for the transfer of the products. The assembly furthermore includes
at least elements for the independent rotation of each product, configured to impart to each advancing product a selectively independent rotation about a first axis, and
at least one electronic control and management unit, provided with instructions for the control at least of the apparatus and of the elements on the basis at least of the information acquired by the instrument, for the variation of the spatial orientation of each product, performed by the elements and by the apparatus, until it is deposited in the respective container according to a target spatial orientation.
A machine for filling containers (A) with horticultural products (B), comprising at least: – a filling station (2) adapted to temporarily receive a container (A) of horticultural products (B), – a line (3) for conveying the horticultural products (B) along an advancement direction (C), which leads to the station (2), – a pair of plates (4) which substantially lie above the station (2) and face each other. At least one plate (4) is movable, for reversible transition from a first arrangement, in which the plates (4) are arranged so as to be inclined downward and converging, forming an at least partial obstruction to the release of the horticultural products (B) into the container (A) in the station (2), to a second arrangement, for allowing the release of the horticultural products (B) into the container (A).
B65B 39/00 - Ajutages, entonnoirs ou guides pour introduire des objets ou matériaux dans les réceptacles ou les emballages
B65B 39/02 - Ajutages, entonnoirs ou guides, expansibles ou rétractables
B65B 39/12 - Ajutages, entonnoirs ou guides pour introduire des objets ou matériaux dans les réceptacles ou les emballages pouvant se rapprocher ou s'éloigner du réceptacle ou de l'emballage durant le remplissage
B65B 43/56 - Moyens pour tenir les réceptacles ou les récipients pendant le remplissage avec déplacement par positions successives pour présenter le réceptacle ou récipient en vue de recevoir des apports successifs du contenu
B65B 43/59 - Moyens pour tenir les réceptacles ou les récipients pendant le remplissage avec déplacement vertical
4.
APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
An apparatus for processing fruit and vegetable products, having at least first means elements adapted to move containers of fruit and vegetable products, filled with indiscriminate masses of a specific type of product. along at least one first conveyance line, which leads to at least one device for emptying the containers, which is adapted to feed, with the fruit and vegetable products evacuated from the containers, second elements adapted to move said fruit and vegetable products along at least one second conveyance line. The apparatus further includes a detection system, which is for the acquisition of at least one data item related to the content of the containers.
A device (11) for harvesting a fruit and vegetable product (2), hanging from a branch (R) of a fruit tree by means of a respective stalk (4), comprises a gripping tool (12), configured to grasp at least partially the fruit and vegetable product (2) and detach it from the branch (R) by means of a detachment manoeuvre; the device (11) further comprises a detachment aid tool (13) configured to be arranged, during the detachment manoeuvre, between the fruit and vegetable product (2) and the branch (R) and cooperate, through contact with the branch (R) and/ or with the respective stalk (4), with the gripping tool (12) for detachment of the stalk (4), and thus of the fruit and vegetable product (2), from the branch (R).
A unit for setting up tools (200) for packaging fruit and vegetable products (A), tools (200) comprising a base platform (201) and at least one tubular body (202), which defines an internal through channel (203) and is removably coupled to the platform (201) at a first mouth (204a) thereof for access to the channel (203), which faces a respective through hole (205) of the platform (201); the unit (1) comprises at least: - a first station (20), equipped at least with first automatic means (21) adapted to uncouple one or more bodies (202) from the respective platform (201), - means for transporting bodies (202) and platforms (201), operating at least downstream of the first station (20), - a second station (40), adapted to fit a deformable enclosure (C) onto a respective tubular body (202), on the end opposite to the first mouth (204a), - a third station (60), equipped at least with second automatic means (61) adapted to pick up the body (202) with the respective enclosure (C), downstream of the second station (40), and to removably couple them to a platform (201).
B65B 39/06 - Ajutages, entonnoirs ou guides pour introduire des objets ou matériaux dans les réceptacles ou les emballages adaptés pour soutenir les réceptacles ou emballages
B65B 43/30 - Ouverture ou distension des sacsOuverture, dressage des boîtes, montage des boîtes, cartons ou flans de carton par griffes travaillant sur les parois opposées, p. ex. par succion
B65B 43/34 - Ouverture ou distension des sacsOuverture, dressage des boîtes, montage des boîtes, cartons ou flans de carton par pression interne
B65B 67/04 - Dispositifs facilitant l'introduction d'articles séparés ou de groupes d'articles dans des sacs
B65B 67/12 - Supports de sacs, c.-à-d. bâtis ou châssis avec dispositifs pour tenir les sacs en position ouverte afin de faciliter l'ensachage des objets ou matériaux
B65B 5/06 - Emballage de groupes d'objets, chaque groupe étant traité comme un seul objet
B65B 65/00 - Parties constitutives particulières aux machines à emballer non prévues ailleursAménagements de ces parties constitutives
A conveyance unit for horticultural products (A), comprising at least: – an alternating succession of first supporting elements (2a) and second supporting elements (2b), cyclically movable along a predefined path (B): each pair composed of a first element (2a) and the following second element (2b) forms an accommodation and conveyance seat (3) for a respective horticultural product (A), – rotation means (4) configured to impart to each element (2a, 2b), during its advancement along the path (B), a rotation about a respective main axis (C), which is substantially transverse to the path (B). The first elements (2a) have a different shape with respect to the second elements (2b) and the rotation means (4) are configured at least to impart the rotation to the first elements (2a) transiting along a first useful part (D1) of the path (B) and at least to impart the rotation to the second elements (2b) transiting along a second useful part (D2) of the path (B). The useful parts (D1, D2) are partially superimposed at a common portion (D3), so that at least one of them extends along the path (B) beyond the common portion (D3), for the rotation of a further respective element (2a, 2b).
B65G 17/24 - Transporteurs comportant un élément de traction sans fin, p. ex. une chaîne transmettant le mouvement à une surface porteuse de charges continue ou sensiblement continue, ou à une série de porte-charges individuelsTransporteurs à chaîne sans fin dans lesquels des chaînes constituent la surface portant la charge comportant une série de rouleaux que l'élément de traction déplace sur une surface portante pour effectuer le transport des charges ou des porte-charges
B65G 47/24 - Dispositifs pour influencer la position relative ou l'orientation des objets pendant le transport par transporteurs présentant les objets selon un orientement donné
8.
METHOD AND MACHINE FOR HARVESTING FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
Machine (1) for harvesting fruit and vegetable products (100) from fruit trees comprising: a structure (2) extending along a first reference axis (A); a harvesting assembly (5) located on the structure (2) and configured to harvest the fruit and vegetable products (100). The harvesting assembly (5) comprises a frame (8) extending along a second reference axis (B) transversal to the first reference axis (A) and at least two harvesting equipments (14) to harvest two fruit and vegetable products (100, 110) located adjacent to each other on the fruit tree, that are located on the frame (8) one spaced alongside to the other transversally to said second reference axis (B), are carried in a sliding manner by the support frame (8), in order to be able to slide along said support frame (8) parallel to said second reference axis (B) one independently from the other, and comprise each an articulated harvesting arm (17) to harvest one of said two adjacent fruit and vegetable products (100, 110).
B65G 47/244 - Dispositifs pour influencer la position relative ou l'orientation des objets pendant le transport par transporteurs présentant les objets selon un orientement donné en les faisant tourner autour d'un axe sensiblement perpendiculaire au plan de transport
B65B 5/08 - Emballage de groupes d'objets, chaque groupe étant saisi ou guidé individuellement pour être transféré dans le réceptacle ou récipient
B65B 5/10 - Remplissage des réceptacles ou récipients, progressivement ou par stades successifs, en introduisant successivement les objets
B65B 35/20 - Alimentation en articles séparés, p. ex. transport de ces articles par poussoirs oscillants ou à mouvement alternatif
B65B 35/24 - Alimentation en articles séparés, p. ex. transport de ces articles par courroies ou chaînes sans fin
B65B 35/58 - Retournage des objets par des moyens d'action positive, p. ex. pour présenter les parties étiquetées vers le haut
B65B 43/52 - Alimentation ou positionnement des sacs, boîtes ou cartons en position dilatée, ouverte ou deboutAlimentation des réceptacles préformés rigides, p. ex. boîtes en fer-blanc, capsules, tubes en verre, flacons, vers la position d'empaquetageMise en place des réceptacles ou récipients au poste de remplissageMaintien des réceptacles ou récipients pendant le remplissage en se servant de voies de roulement ou de transporteurs sans fin
B65B 57/10 - Dispositifs de commande automatique, de vérification, d'alarme ou de sécurité sensibles à l'absence, à la présence, à l'alimentation anormale ou au mauvais positionnement des objets ou matériaux à emballer
B65B 59/00 - Dispositions pour permettre aux machines de manipuler des objets de différentes dimensions, d’obtenir des paquets de différentes dimensions, de varier le contenu des paquets ou de donner accès pour le nettoyage ou l'entretien
B65G 47/14 - Dispositifs pour alimenter en objets ou matériaux les transporteurs pour alimenter en objets à partir de piles d'objets en désordre ou de tas d'objets en vrac disposant ou présentant les objets par des moyens mécaniques ou pneumatiques durant l'alimentation
A conveyance unit for horticultural products (A), comprising in series at least one first line (2) and a second line (3): the first line (2) comprises a release section (2b), substantially at its downstream end, adapted to deliver the products (A) one by one to the second line (3). The second line (3) comprises a plurality of movable seats (4) for the accommodation and conveyance of individual products (A), delivered by the release section (2b). The unit (1) comprises at least one timing device (6), substantially located between the lines (2, 3) and selectively movable, by virtue of the action of an electronic unit (7), between a first configuration, for hindering the delivery of any product (A) placed in the release section (2b), and a second configuration, for allowing delivery.
B65G 47/14 - Dispositifs pour alimenter en objets ou matériaux les transporteurs pour alimenter en objets à partir de piles d'objets en désordre ou de tas d'objets en vrac disposant ou présentant les objets par des moyens mécaniques ou pneumatiques durant l'alimentation
B65G 47/88 - Éléments pour séparer ou stopper, p. ex. doigts
12.
MACHINE FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
B65B 35/26 - Alimentation en articles séparés, p. ex. transport de ces articles par transporteurs rotatifs
B65B 37/18 - Séparation de quantités dosées de l'approvisionnement par pesage
B65B 43/52 - Alimentation ou positionnement des sacs, boîtes ou cartons en position dilatée, ouverte ou deboutAlimentation des réceptacles préformés rigides, p. ex. boîtes en fer-blanc, capsules, tubes en verre, flacons, vers la position d'empaquetageMise en place des réceptacles ou récipients au poste de remplissageMaintien des réceptacles ou récipients pendant le remplissage en se servant de voies de roulement ou de transporteurs sans fin
B65B 57/16 - Dispositifs de commande automatique, de vérification, d'alarme ou de sécurité sensibles à l'absence, à la présence, à l'alimentation anormale ou au mauvais positionnement des objets ou matériaux à emballer et fonctionnant pour arrêter ou commander la vitesse de la machine entière
B65G 15/00 - Transporteurs comportant des surfaces porteuses de charges sans fin, c.-à-d. des tapis roulants ou autres systèmes équivalents, auxquelles l'effort de traction est transmis par des moyens différents des éléments d'entraînement sans fin de même configuration
B65G 47/14 - Dispositifs pour alimenter en objets ou matériaux les transporteurs pour alimenter en objets à partir de piles d'objets en désordre ou de tas d'objets en vrac disposant ou présentant les objets par des moyens mécaniques ou pneumatiques durant l'alimentation
B65G 47/19 - Aménagements ou utilisation de trémies ou colonnes de descente avec moyens pour commander le débit des matériaux, p. ex. pour empêcher la surcharge
G01G 15/00 - Dispositions pour contrôler le poids de produits déversés dans des récipients amovibles
B65B 35/24 - Alimentation en articles séparés, p. ex. transport de ces articles par courroies ou chaînes sans fin
G01G 11/00 - Appareils pour peser au passage un produit dont l'écoulement est continuAppareils de pesée pour bande transporteuse
13.
ASSEMBLY FOR CONVEYING FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
An assembly for conveying fruit and vegetable products (A) along a predefined advancement path (B). The assembly (1) comprises at least a first conveyance line (2), configured for the movement of the products (A), and a second conveyance line (3), adapted to receive the products (A) from the first line (2) and comprising a series of axially symmetrical elements (4) for support, which are cyclically movable along a fraction of the path (B) with a longitudinal axis of symmetry (C) which is transverse to that path (B). Some pairs of such elements (4), which are consecutive, define respective seats (5) for corresponding products (A), which can be placed on the pairs substantially above respective gaps between corresponding consecutive elements (4). The assembly (1) comprises at least one dispenser (6) of pressurized fluid, configured for dispensing at least one fluid jet (D) along a trajectory for intercepting the products (A) in transit, substantially at their passage from the first line (2) to the second line (3).
B65G 15/14 - Transporteurs comportant des surfaces porteuses de charges sans fin, c.-à-d. des tapis roulants ou autres systèmes équivalents, auxquelles l'effort de traction est transmis par des moyens différents des éléments d'entraînement sans fin de même configuration comprenant plusieurs surfaces sans fin travaillant ensemble et à axes parallèles longitudinaux, ou une multiplicité d'éléments parallèles, p. ex. des cordes formant une surface sans fin avec plusieurs courroies sans fin la charge étant transportée entre les courroies
B65G 47/244 - Dispositifs pour influencer la position relative ou l'orientation des objets pendant le transport par transporteurs présentant les objets selon un orientement donné en les faisant tourner autour d'un axe sensiblement perpendiculaire au plan de transport
B65G 39/18 - Aménagements des rouleaux montés sur châssis pour guider les charges
14.
MACHINE FOR HARVESTING FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF
Machine (1) for harvesting fruit and vegetable products comprising a harvesting assembly (5) configured to harvest fruit and vegetable products (200); and a storage seat (6) configured to be arranged on the supporting frame (2), adjacent to the harvesting assembly (5), which is configured to house at least one container (100); the harvesting assembly (5) comprises at least one harvesting device (14) configured to harvest the fruit and vegetable products (200) and convey the same to the storage seat (6); the device comprises: an articulated harvesting arm (17) configured to harvest the fruit and vegetable products (200) and a conveyor apparatus (18) designed to convey the harvested fruit and vegetable products (200) to the storage seat (6); wherein the articulated harvesting arm (17) comprises a gripping device (24) configured to hold said fruit and vegetable product(s) (200) after the harvesting before they are received by the conveyor apparatus (18).
Machine (1) for harvesting fruit and vegetable products from fruit trees (200) comprising a supporting frame (2) that extends along a first reference axis (A); at least one automatic harvesting station (5), which is arranged on the supporting frame (2) and is configured to harvest the fruit and vegetable products (200); and a storage seat (6), which is arranged on the supporting frame (2), is located adjacent to the automatic harvesting station (5), and is configured to house at least one container (100) configured to receive and contain the fruit and vegetable products (200); and a work station (70) which is carried by the supporting frame (2), is arranged adjacent to the automatic harvesting station (5) and is configured to house at least one operator (400), so as to allow the operator (400) to reach the fruit trees (300) to manually harvest the fruit and vegetable products (200).
Gripping device (24) for a machine (1) for harvesting fruit and vegetable products; the gripping device (24) comprises a gripper (28), which is configured to grasp at least partially said fruit and vegetable product(s); said gripper (28) comprises a pair of projecting jaws (31), in particular arranged facing one another, which are movable between an approaching position and a gripping position, wherein at least two gripping portions, facing one another, of the projecting jaws (31) are arranged, in the gripping position, at a minimum distance of less than 20 millimetres; wherein the gripping device comprises an anchoring bracket (26); wherein the gripper (28) is carried in a movable manner by the anchoring bracket (26) and is configured to be controlled in order to move relative to said anchoring bracket (26), so as to pick/detach from a respective branch the petiol(s) (202) of the previously gripped fruit and vegetable product(s) (200).
A machine for filling containers (A) of horticultural products (B), comprising: – at least means (2) for moving containers (A) of horticultural products (B) along a first feeding direction (C), – at least one first assembly (3) for conveying horticultural products (B), which lies above the movement means (2) and is configured for the main movement, in bulk, of the horticultural products (B) along a second direction (D) which is parallel to the first direction (C) and for the filling of the underlying containers (A), – at least one second assembly (4) for conveying horticultural products (B), which lies above the movement means (2) and is configured for the individual movement of the horticultural products (B) along a third direction (E) which is parallel to the first one and for the filling of the underlying containers (A), – at least one device (5) for weighing the containers (A), configured to weigh the containers (A) during their filling by the first assembly (3) and/or the second assembly (4). The first conveyor assembly (3) comprises at least one first longitudinal segment (3a) and one second longitudinal segment (3b), arranged in series along the second direction (D); the second segment (3b) is arranged at a vertical elevation that is lower than the vertical elevation of the first segment (3a).
B07C 5/20 - Tri selon le poids utilisant un seul mécanisme fixe de pesée pour séparer des articles dont le poids est inférieur à une valeur prédéterminée et ceux dont le poids est supérieur à cette valeur
B07C 5/32 - Tri selon le poids associé à des moyens de contrôle du poids
B65B 1/46 - Pesée de contrôle des réceptacles ou récipients remplis
B65B 5/10 - Remplissage des réceptacles ou récipients, progressivement ou par stades successifs, en introduisant successivement les objets
B65B 35/44 - Disposition et alimentation des objets en groupes par courroies ou chaînes sans fin
B65B 57/04 - Dispositifs de commande automatique, de vérification, d'alarme ou de sécurité sensibles à l'absence, à la présence, à l'alimentation anormale ou à la mauvaise présentation du matériau d'attache ou d'emballage des réceptacles ou des paquets et dont le fonctionnement commande ou arrête l'alimentation de ce matériau, de ces réceptacles ou paquets
B65G 47/244 - Dispositifs pour influencer la position relative ou l'orientation des objets pendant le transport par transporteurs présentant les objets selon un orientement donné en les faisant tourner autour d'un axe sensiblement perpendiculaire au plan de transport
B65G 47/31 - Dispositifs pour influencer la position relative ou l'orientation des objets pendant le transport par transporteurs arrangeant les objets, p. ex. faisant varier l'espace entre chaque objet pendant le transport par une série de transporteurs en faisant varier les vitesses relatives des transporteurs en série
18.
Vision assembly for fruit and vegetable products, and associated apparatus
A vision assembly for horticultural products, which includes at least sequential movement components for fruit and vegetable products along a transfer line and a data acquisition system which includes a first optical vision instrument and a second optical vision instrument, which are arranged respectively in a first operating position and in a second operating position. The first position and the second position are arranged laterally and on opposite sides with respect to an intermediate portion of the line, at a vertical elevation that is higher than that of the intermediate portion. The system also includes at least one third optical vision instrument, arranged in a third operating position, arranged along the line respectively above a portion located upstream or a portion located downstream of the intermediate portion.
B65G 47/91 - Dispositifs pour saisir et déposer les articles ou les matériaux comportant des pinces pneumatiques, p. ex. aspirantes
B65G 49/02 - Systèmes transporteurs caractérisés par leur utilisation à des fins particulières, non prévus ailleurs pour transporter des pièces à usiner dans des bains de liquide
20.
STATION FOR PROCESSING FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
A station for processing fruit and vegetable products (A), which comprises at least: - a tray (2) that can be filled with a liquid mass (B), adapted to contain and/or transport fruit and vegetable products (A), suspended or floating in the liquid mass (B), - an assembly (3) configured to fill a container (D) with the fruit and vegetable products (A); the assembly (3) comprises at least one head (4) which is equipped with a plurality of suckers (5); the head (4) is movable between a predefined section (2a) of the tray (2), to pick up the products (A) by means of the suckers (5), and an unloading area (6), isolated from the tray (2), for depositing the picked-up products (A) in a container (D) arranged in the area (6).
B65B 25/02 - Emballage des produits agricoles ou horticoles
B65G 49/02 - Systèmes transporteurs caractérisés par leur utilisation à des fins particulières, non prévus ailleurs pour transporter des pièces à usiner dans des bains de liquide
21.
ASSEMBLY FOR PROCESSING FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
22.
ASSEMBLY FOR PROCESSING FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
An assembly for processing fruit and vegetable products (A), which comprises at least two elongated elements (2) for support, arranged mutually side by side and separated by a gap (3), so as to define a lane (4) for the advancement of fruit and vegetable products (A), which can move along the lane (4) while resting on the elements (2) above the gap (3). The assembly comprises dispensing means (6) for at least one liquid (C), which are configured to form at least one first cascade flow (D) of the liquid (C), directed toward a predefined segment (4a) of the lane (4), for intercepting the products (A) and any debris in transit.
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
23.
Station for the conveyance and measurement of horticultural products
A station for the conveyance and measurement of horticultural products, having elements for the movement and support, along a predefined trajectory, of a horticultural products, which can be arranged in series so that they rest on the movement and support elements. The conveyance and measurement station includes at least one primary dispenser of pressurized fluid, configured to direct a continuous or intermittent jet of the fluid toward the predefined trajectory, and an apparatus for measuring at least one parameter which represents the extent of the deviation imposed by the jet on each product in transit, with respect to the predefined trajectory, for the consequent indirect verification of the weight and/or of the specific gravity of the respective product, correlated with the extent of the deviation.
B65G 13/08 - Chemins de roulement de forme courbeChemins de roulement avec des embranchements
A23N 15/00 - Machines ou appareils destinés à d'autres traitements des fruits ou des légumes pour les besoins de l'hommeMachines ou appareils pour écimer ou peler les bulbes à fleurs
B07C 5/342 - Tri en fonction d'autres propriétés particulières selon les propriétés optiques, p. ex. la couleur
B07C 5/36 - Appareils trieurs caractérisés par les moyens qu'ils utilisent en vue de la distribution
24.
CONVEYOR ASSEMBLY FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS AND METHOD THEREOF
A conveyor assembly for fruit and vegetable products, which comprises at least: - a first line (2) for conveying the products (A), which is configured, with at least one terminal portion (2a) thereof, for the movement of the products (A) along a first straight advancement trajectory (t1), - a second line (3) for conveying the products (A) along a second straight advancement trajectory (t2), adapted to receive the products (A) from the terminal portion (2a) and comprising a series of axially symmetrical elements (4), which are cyclically movable along the second trajectory (t2) with a longitudinal axis of symmetry (B) which is transverse to the second trajectory (t2), at least some pairs of the elements (4), which are consecutive, defining respective seats (5) for corresponding products (A), which can be placed on the pairs substantially above respective interspaces between corresponding consecutive elements (4). The projections of the first trajectory (t1) and of the second trajectory (t2) on a horizontal plane are incident, not aligned.
B65G 17/24 - Transporteurs comportant un élément de traction sans fin, p. ex. une chaîne transmettant le mouvement à une surface porteuse de charges continue ou sensiblement continue, ou à une série de porte-charges individuelsTransporteurs à chaîne sans fin dans lesquels des chaînes constituent la surface portant la charge comportant une série de rouleaux que l'élément de traction déplace sur une surface portante pour effectuer le transport des charges ou des porte-charges
B65G 47/14 - Dispositifs pour alimenter en objets ou matériaux les transporteurs pour alimenter en objets à partir de piles d'objets en désordre ou de tas d'objets en vrac disposant ou présentant les objets par des moyens mécaniques ou pneumatiques durant l'alimentation
B65G 47/53 - Dispositifs pour transférer objets ou matériaux entre transporteurs, p. ex. pour décharger ou alimenter entre transporteurs se croisant
B65G 47/30 - Dispositifs pour influencer la position relative ou l'orientation des objets pendant le transport par transporteurs arrangeant les objets, p. ex. faisant varier l'espace entre chaque objet pendant le transport par une série de transporteurs
B66B 1/34 - Systèmes de commande des ascenseurs en général Détails
An apparatus for conveying horticultural products, which includes a component for cyclic movement along an advancement direction of a number of rotating assemblies; at least some pairs of assemblies, which are consecutive, define respective conveyance units for corresponding horticultural products, which can be rested on the pairs substantially above the interspace between the assemblies. Each assembly includes at least four rotating and circular disks; in each unit the external disks of each assembly have a larger diameter than the internal disks of the same assembly and a first internal disk, which is larger, of each assembly has a diameter that is larger than the diameter of the other internal disk, which is smaller; moreover, the larger disks and the smaller disks are arranged so as to be mutually offset in the two assemblies of the same unit.
B65G 17/24 - Transporteurs comportant un élément de traction sans fin, p. ex. une chaîne transmettant le mouvement à une surface porteuse de charges continue ou sensiblement continue, ou à une série de porte-charges individuelsTransporteurs à chaîne sans fin dans lesquels des chaînes constituent la surface portant la charge comportant une série de rouleaux que l'élément de traction déplace sur une surface portante pour effectuer le transport des charges ou des porte-charges
B07C 5/02 - Opérations précédant le tri, p. ex. mise en place des objets dans un courant, redressage
B07C 5/342 - Tri en fonction d'autres propriétés particulières selon les propriétés optiques, p. ex. la couleur
B65G 47/24 - Dispositifs pour influencer la position relative ou l'orientation des objets pendant le transport par transporteurs présentant les objets selon un orientement donné
B65G 47/248 - Dispositifs pour influencer la position relative ou l'orientation des objets pendant le transport par transporteurs présentant les objets selon un orientement donné en les retournant ou en les intervertissant
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B65G 47/96 - Dispositifs pour culbuter maillons ou plates-formes
26.
APPARATUS FOR CONVEYING AND PACKAGING FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
An apparatus for conveying and packaging fruit and vegetable products (A), which comprises at least: - a first conveyance line (2), configured for the conveyance of containers (B), - a second conveyance line (4), facing the first line (2) and configured for the orderly conveyance of fruit and vegetable products (A) according to a predefined advancement direction (D) of those products (A), distributed according to first rows (E1) which are transverse with respect to the advancement direction (D) and are mutually parallel, - a transfer device (7), interposed between the lines (2, 4) and configured for the simultaneous pickup from the second line (4) of products (A) in the same first row (E1) and deposition in respective seats (F), which are provided in the containers (B) and are distributed along one or more mutually parallel second rows (E2). The device (7) comprises a main body (8), which rotates about an axis of rotation (G) that is parallel to the first rows (E1); the body (8) supports a plurality of units (10) for the pickup and deposition of respective products (A), said units being aligned along respective generatrices (H) of an ideal cylinder, which is coaxial to the axis of rotation (G); the units (10) are able to translate along the respective generatrix (H).
B65B 39/06 - Ajutages, entonnoirs ou guides pour introduire des objets ou matériaux dans les réceptacles ou les emballages adaptés pour soutenir les réceptacles ou emballages
B65B 67/04 - Dispositifs facilitant l'introduction d'articles séparés ou de groupes d'articles dans des sacs
B65B 67/12 - Supports de sacs, c.-à-d. bâtis ou châssis avec dispositifs pour tenir les sacs en position ouverte afin de faciliter l'ensachage des objets ou matériaux
B65D 85/34 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets spécialement adaptés à des objets ou à des matériaux particuliers pour objets particulièrement sensibles aux dommages par chocs ou compression pour fruits, p. ex. pommes, oranges ou tomates
29.
ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
The present invention relates to an assembly for packaging fruit and vegetable products (A). The assembly (1) comprises at least: - a platform (2) comprising at least one first flat surface (2a) and provided with at least one through opening (3), - at least one tubular body (4) provided with an internal through channel (5) and respective mutually opposite ports (5a, 5b) for access to said channel, - means (6) of direct or indirect detachable coupling between the body (4) and the platform (2); the means (6) can be activated for the reversible transition from a first configuration, in which the body (4) is uncoupled from the platform (2), to a second configuration, in which the body (4) is coupled directly or indirectly to the platform (2) and a first port (5a) thereof faces the opening (3).
B65B 39/06 - Ajutages, entonnoirs ou guides pour introduire des objets ou matériaux dans les réceptacles ou les emballages adaptés pour soutenir les réceptacles ou emballages
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B65B 67/12 - Supports de sacs, c.-à-d. bâtis ou châssis avec dispositifs pour tenir les sacs en position ouverte afin de faciliter l'ensachage des objets ou matériaux
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a distribution station, which is configured for the selective conveyance of each horticultural product in transit toward one of at least two separate collection stations, on the basis of commands sent by the electronic element as a function of the information acquired at least by the detection station,
The line has at least one expulsion apparatus, which is arranged along the portion upstream of the detection station.
A truck for harvesting fruit and vegetable products (A), which comprises a vehicle (2) that can move over ground. The truck comprises: - an automated conveyance line (5) for fruit and vegetable products (A), which is provided on the vehicle (2) and comprises at least one first section (5a) for receiving the products (A), - at least one measurement and/or verification apparatus (6) for the fruit and vegetable products (A), which is arranged along a second section (5b) of the line (5), downstream of the first section (5a), and is configured for the acquisition of information related to at least one parameter of interest for each fruit and vegetable product (A) in transit, - at least two collection stations (8a, 8b) for the fruit and vegetable products (A), which are arranged downstream of the second section (5b) and are provided on the vehicle (2), - at least one electronic control and management unit (9), functionally associated with the apparatus (6) and provided with instructions at least for the conveyance of each product (A) in transit toward any chosen one of the collection stations (8a, 8b), based on the information acquired by the apparatus (6).
A packing station for fruit and vegetable products (A),comprising: - at least one line (2), configured to convey in series deformable enclosures (B) which are kept resting on the line (2); the enclosures (B) house a plurality of fruit and vegetable products (A) and are open in an upward region at an end flap (C), which protrudes above the fruit and vegetable products (A), - at least one preparation assembly (3) for the end flap (C), which can move cyclically along at least one active portion of the line (2) and is adapted to keep the end flap (C) in a useful configuration, in which, while the enclosure (B) is being conveyed while resting on the line (2), the flap (C) is flattened to form two mutually opposite wings (E), - at least one device (4) for the mutual heat-sealing of the wings (E), which operates at a predefined section of the active portion.
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B65B 1/00 - Emballage de matériaux solides fluents, p. ex. de poudres, de matériaux fibreux granulés ou en vrac, de masses en vrac de petits objets, dans des réceptacles ou récipients individuels, p. ex. sacs ou sachets, boîtes, cartons, bidons ou pots
B65B 25/02 - Emballage des produits agricoles ou horticoles
B65B 31/00 - Emballage d'objets ou de matériaux dans des conditions atmosphériques ou gazeuses particulièresAddition de propergols à des réceptacles pour aérosols
34.
ASSEMBLY FOR THE CONVEYANCE AND UNLOADING OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
An assembly for the conveyance and unloading of fruit and vegetable products, which comprises: - means for cyclic movement along a predefined advancement trajectory (B) of at least one series of axially symmetrical supporting elements (2) for fruit and vegetable products (A), which are arranged aligned along the trajectory (B) with the longitudinal axis of symmetry (C) transverse to the trajectory (B); at least some pairs of consecutive elements (2) are configured to define respective seats (3) for corresponding products (A), which can be arranged substantially above respective interspaces (4) between corresponding consecutive elements (2), resting along the lateral surfaces thereof, - at least one station (5) for unloading the products (A) in transit, which comprises at least one primary dispenser (6) of fluid under pressure, equipped with at least one first nozzle (7). The first nozzle (7) is arranged at a vertical elevation that is lower than the vertical elevation of a predefined unloading point (E) of the trajectory (B) and is configured to point a first jet (D) of the fluid substantially toward the unloading point (E).
A packaging assembly for the preparation of packages (A) of horticultural products (B), comprising: – at least one system (2) for handling horticultural products (B), configured at least for the advancement of the horticultural products (B) one by one along a predefined path, – at least one instrument (3) for viewing the horticultural products (B), which is arranged along a first portion (G) of the path and is configured at least for the acquisition of information regarding a first spatial orientation, assumed by each product (B) advancing along the first portion (G), – at least one apparatus (5) for the transfer of the products (B), which comprises a grip element (6) provided with four degrees of freedom and configured for the transfer of the products (B) one by one from a terminal portion (H) of the path, arranged downstream of the first portion (G), to a respective packaging area (I), in which it is possible to arrange at least one respective container (C) of products (B). The assembly furthermore comprises: – at least means (8) for the independent rotation of each product (B), which are arranged along a second portion (L) of the path, downstream of the first one, and are configured to impart to each advancing product (B) a selectively independent rotation about a first axis (M), which is substantially horizontal and transverse to the advancement direction, – at least one electronic control and management unit (9), provided with instructions for the control at least of the apparatus (5) and of the means (8) on the basis at least of the information acquired by the instrument (3), for the variation of the spatial orientation of each product (B), performed by the means (8) and by the apparatus (5), until it is deposited in the respective container (C) according to a target spatial orientation.
B65B 35/18 - Alimentation en articles séparés, p. ex. transport de ces articles par griffes fonctionnant par succion
B65B 35/58 - Retournage des objets par des moyens d'action positive, p. ex. pour présenter les parties étiquetées vers le haut
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37.
PACKAGING ASSEMBLY FOR THE PREPARATION OF PACKAGES OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS
A packaging assembly for the preparation of packages (A) of horticultural products (B), comprising: – at least one system (2) for handling horticultural products (B), configured at least for the advancement of the horticultural products (B) one by one along a predefined path, – at least one instrument (3) for viewing the horticultural products (B), which is arranged along a first portion (G) of the path and is configured at least for the acquisition of information regarding a first spatial orientation, assumed by each product (B) advancing along the first portion (G), – at least one apparatus (5) for the transfer of the products (B), which comprises a grip element (6) provided with four degrees of freedom and configured for the transfer of the products (B) one by one from a terminal portion (H) of the path, arranged downstream of the first portion (G), to a respective packaging area (I), in which it is possible to arrange at least one respective container (C) of products (B). The assembly furthermore comprises: – at least means (8) for the independent rotation of each product (B), which are arranged along a second portion (L) of the path, downstream of the first one, and are configured to impart to each advancing product (B) a selectively independent rotation about a first axis (M), which is substantially horizontal and transverse to the advancement direction, – at least one electronic control and management unit (9), provided with instructions for the control at least of the apparatus (5) and of the means (8) on the basis at least of the information acquired by the instrument (3), for the variation of the spatial orientation of each product (B), performed by the means (8) and by the apparatus (5), until it is deposited in the respective container (C) according to a target spatial orientation.
B65B 35/18 - Alimentation en articles séparés, p. ex. transport de ces articles par griffes fonctionnant par succion
B65B 35/58 - Retournage des objets par des moyens d'action positive, p. ex. pour présenter les parties étiquetées vers le haut
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38.
ASSEMBLY FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS
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B65G 47/82 - Éléments à mouvement rotatif ou alternatif agissant directement sur les objets ou matériaux, p. ex. poussoirs, râteaux, pelles
39.
ASSEMBLY FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS
An assembly for the conveyance of horticultural products (A), which comprises means (2) for moving, along a predefined path (B), a plurality of resting seats (3) for respective horticultural products (A), which are aligned longitudinally along the path (B); the assembly comprises a device (4) for repositioning the horticultural products (A), which is arranged along the path (B) and is configured to transfer a product (A) arranged in one of the seats (3) into an adjacent seat (3).
B65G 47/82 - Éléments à mouvement rotatif ou alternatif agissant directement sur les objets ou matériaux, p. ex. poussoirs, râteaux, pelles
B65G 47/26 - Dispositifs pour influencer la position relative ou l'orientation des objets pendant le transport par transporteurs arrangeant les objets, p. ex. faisant varier l'espace entre chaque objet
40.
APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
An apparatus for processing fruit and vegetable products (A), which comprises at least first means (2) adapted to move containers (B) of fruit and vegetable products (A), filled with indiscriminate masses of a specific type of product (A), along at least one first conveyance line (3), which leads to at least one device (4) for emptying the containers (B), which is adapted to feed, with the fruit and vegetable products (A) evacuated from the containers (B), second means (5) adapted to move said fruit and vegetable products (A) along at least one second conveyance line (6). The apparatus comprises a detection system (8), which is for the acquisition of at least one data item related to the content of the containers (B).
An apparatus for processing fruit and vegetable products (A), which comprises at least first means (2) adapted to move containers (B) of fruit and vegetable products (A), filled with indiscriminate masses of a specific type of product (A), along at least one first conveyance line (3), which leads to at least one device (4) for emptying the containers (B), which is adapted to feed, with the fruit and vegetable products (A) evacuated from the containers (B), second means (5) adapted to move said fruit and vegetable products (A) along at least one second conveyance line (6). The apparatus comprises a detection system (8), which is for the acquisition of at least one data item related to the content of the containers (B).
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G01N 21/00 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'utilisation de moyens optiques, c.-à-d. en utilisant des ondes submillimétriques, de la lumière infrarouge, visible ou ultraviolette
A vision assembly for horticultural products (A), which comprises at least sequential movement means (2) for fruit and vegetable products (A) along a transfer line (3) and a data acquisition system (4) which comprises a first optical vision instrument (S 1) and a second optical vision instrument (S2), which are arranged respectively in a first operating position (P1) and in a second operating position (P2). The first position (P1) and the second position (P2) are arranged laterally and on opposite sides with respect to an intermediate portion (3a) of the line (3), at a vertical elevation that is higher than that of the intermediate portion (3a). The system (4) also comprises at least one third optical vision instrument (S3), arranged in a third operating position (P3), arranged along the line (3) respectively above a portion (3b) located upstream or a portion (3c) located downstream of the intermediate portion (3a).
121212333), arranged along the line (3) respectively above a portion (3b) located upstream or a portion (3c) located downstream of the intermediate portion (3a).
An assembly for the transfer of crates (A) of horticultural products (B), comprising at least one apparatus (2) for the movement of at least one grip element (3); the apparatus (2) is configured to move the element (3) between a loading area (C) of the crates (A), in which at least one layer of contiguous crates (A) of horticultural products (B) can be arranged, and an area (D) for unloading the crates (A); the element (3) is configured for the clamping of at least two mutually close sides (F) of at least two respective contiguous crates (A), in order to pick up at least two contiguous crates (A) from the loading area (C) and deposit them in the unloading area (D).
A station for the conveyance and measurement of horticultural products (A), comprising means (2) for the movement and support, along a predefined trajectory (B), of a plurality of horticultural products (A), which can be arranged in series so that they rest on the movement and support means (2). The conveyance and measurement station comprises at least one primary dispenser (3) of pressurized fluid, configured to direct a continuous or intermittent jet of the fluid toward the predefined trajectory (B), and an apparatus (4) for measuring at least one parameter which represents the extent of the deviation imposed by the jet on each product (A) in transit, with respect to the predefined trajectory (B), for the consequent indirect verification of the weight and/or of the specific gravity of the respective product (A), correlated with the extent of the deviation.
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B65G 43/08 - Dispositifs de commande actionnés par l'alimentation, le déplacement ou le déchargement des objets ou matériaux
G01G 11/06 - Appareils pour peser au passage un produit dont l'écoulement est continuAppareils de pesée pour bande transporteuse ayant des dispositifs à fluide sensibles au poids
46.
STATION FOR THE CONVEYANCE AND MEASUREMENT OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS
A station for the conveyance and measurement of horticultural products (A), comprising means (2) for the movement and support, along a predefined trajectory (B), of a plurality of horticultural products (A), which can be arranged in series so that they rest on the movement and support means (2). The conveyance and measurement station comprises at least one primary dispenser (3) of pressurized fluid, configured to direct a continuous or intermittent jet of the fluid toward the predefined trajectory (B), and an apparatus (4) for measuring at least one parameter which represents the extent of the deviation imposed by the jet on each product (A) in transit, with respect to the predefined trajectory (B), for the consequent indirect verification of the weight and/or of the specific gravity of the respective product (A), correlated with the extent of the deviation.
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B65G 43/08 - Dispositifs de commande actionnés par l'alimentation, le déplacement ou le déchargement des objets ou matériaux
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An apparatus for conveying horticultural products (A), which comprises means (2) for cyclic movement along an advancement direction (B) of a plurality of rotating assemblies (3), which are arranged in series along the direction (B) with the possibility to rotate about respective rotation axes (C) which are perpendicular to the direction (B); at least some pairs of assemblies (3), which are consecutive, define respective conveyance units (4) for corresponding horticultural products (A), which can be rested on the pairs substantially above the interspace between the assemblies (3). Each assembly (3) comprises at least four rotating and circular disks (5a, 5b, 5c) which are aligned coaxially along the respective rotation axis (C); in each unit (4) the external disks (5a) of each assembly (3) have a larger diameter than the internal disks (5b, 5c) of the same assembly (3) and a first internal disk (5b), which is larger, of each assembly (3) has a diameter that is larger than the diameter of the other internal disk (5c), which is smaller; moreover, the larger disks (5b) and the smaller disks (5c) are arranged so as to be mutually offset in the two assemblies (3) of the same unit (4).
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B65G 47/96 - Dispositifs pour culbuter maillons ou plates-formes
An apparatus for conveying horticultural products (A), which comprises means (2) for cyclic movement along an advancement direction (B) of a plurality of rotating assemblies (3), which are arranged in series along the direction (B) with the possibility to rotate about respective rotation axes (C) which are perpendicular to the direction (B); at least some pairs of assemblies (3), which are consecutive, define respective conveyance units (4) for corresponding horticultural products (A), which can be rested on the pairs substantially above the interspace between the assemblies (3). Each assembly (3) comprises at least four rotating and circular disks (5a, 5b, 5c) which are aligned coaxially along the respective rotation axis (C); in each unit (4) the external disks (5a) of each assembly (3) have a larger diameter than the internal disks (5b, 5c) of the same assembly (3) and a first internal disk (5b), which is larger, of each assembly (3) has a diameter that is larger than the diameter of the other internal disk (5c), which is smaller; moreover, the larger disks (5b) and the smaller disks (5c) are arranged so as to be mutually offset in the two assemblies (3) of the same unit (4).
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B07C 5/02 - Opérations précédant le tri, p. ex. mise en place des objets dans un courant, redressage
B65G 47/24 - Dispositifs pour influencer la position relative ou l'orientation des objets pendant le transport par transporteurs présentant les objets selon un orientement donné
B65G 47/96 - Dispositifs pour culbuter maillons ou plates-formes
A plant (1) for the treatment of horticultural products, comprising at least one line (2) for the handling and treatment of horticultural products comprising - a system (3) for the discrete conveyance of the horticultural products (A), which operates along at least one portion of the line (2) and comprises a plurality of discrete accommodation units (4) which can move in a cyclic manner along the portion - a detection station (6), which is arranged along the portion and is configured to acquire information related to at least one parameter of interest of each horticultural product (A) in transit and to transmit the information to an electronic control and management element, - a distribution station (8), which is arranged downstream of the detection station (6) and is configured for the selective conveyance of each horticultural product (A) in transit toward one of at least two separate collection stations.
A plant (1) for the treatment of horticultural products, comprising at least one line (2) for the handling and treatment of horticultural products comprising - a system (3) for the discrete conveyance of the horticultural products (A), which operates along at least one portion of the line (2) and comprises a plurality of discrete accommodation units (4) which can move in a cyclic manner along the portion - a detection station (6), which is arranged along the portion and is configured to acquire information related to at least one parameter of interest of each horticultural product (A) in transit and to transmit the information to an electronic control and management element, - a distribution station (8), which is arranged downstream of the detection station (6) and is configured for the selective conveyance of each horticultural product (A) in transit toward one of at least two separate collection stations.
a third station, arranged along the line and configured for the selective conveyance of each horticultural product in transit toward one of at least two distinct collection stations.
The apparatus includes an electronic vision device, arranged along a chosen point of the line that is between the first station and the second station and is configured to count the number of horticultural products in transit.
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B65G 43/08 - Dispositifs de commande actionnés par l'alimentation, le déplacement ou le déchargement des objets ou matériaux
52.
Discrete conveyance unit, for blueberries and similar fruit or vegetable products
A discrete conveyance unit for blueberries and similar fruit or vegetable products that can be installed in series along a processing line for blueberries, or similar fruit or vegetable products, includes a central plate, which can be moved cyclically along at least one portion of the line. The unit further includes a plurality of axially symmetrical supporting elements which are coupled to respective opposite lateral edges of the plate. Each adjacent pair of elements defines a respective support and accommodation seat for a corresponding blueberry, or similar fruit or vegetable product, so as to allow its discrete conveyance along the at least one portion of the line.
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B65G 17/34 - Porte-charges individuels à surfaces planes, p. ex. plates-formes, grilles, fourches
B65G 17/42 - Fixation des porte-charges aux éléments de traction
53.
System for processing fruit or vegetable products of the type of blueberries and the like
A system for processing fruit or vegetable products of the type of blueberries and the like, includes a first unit, in its turn having in series at least one loading station, at least one pre-sizing station, at least one pre-selection station and at least one first alignment station. The system further includes a second unit, in its turn having in series at least one second alignment station, at least one optical sizing station and at least one distribution station. Each of the first unit and the second unit has dimensions and space occupation compatible with its accommodation and transport in a single container.
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B65G 47/26 - Dispositifs pour influencer la position relative ou l'orientation des objets pendant le transport par transporteurs arrangeant les objets, p. ex. faisant varier l'espace entre chaque objet
54.
Unit for transferring horticultural products, and related method
A unit for transferring horticultural products between at least one tank, in which the horticultural products float on a fluid mass, and at least one collection container, including a head provided with a plurality of walls normally arranged vertically. The head is movable between at least one collection position, in which the walls are interposed between respective horticultural products, which float on the fluid mass at a respective predefined section of the tank, and at least one unloading position, in which the walls face and are proximate to the collection container. In an active configuration, the transverse elements protrude transversely from the space occupation of the walls to ensure mechanical interference with the fall of the horticultural products as a consequence of the subsequent lifting of the head and of its transfer toward said unloading position.
An unloading apparatus for horticultural products such as blueberries and the like, which are conveyed along a predefined advancement path by respective movement units includes at least one dispenser of pressurized fluid, which can be activated on command during the transit of each product in order to send a jet of the pressurized fluid toward the product and consequently cause its fall from the respective movement unit. The apparatus also includes at least one deflector screen arranged facing and proximate to the dispenser, on the opposite side with respect to the predefined trajectory in order to intercept the products struck by the jet. The screen is inclined so as to define, between its face directed toward the dispenser and a vertical plane that passes through the dispenser, a work angle one and ninety degrees configured for the optimum downward deflection of the products.
An apparatus for the treatment of horticultural products, comprising in series at least: - a first station (10), configured for supplying a handling and processing line (2) with an indiscriminate mass of horticultural products, - a second station (20), arranged along the line (2) and configured for the acquisition of information related to at least one parameter of interest of each horticultural product in transit and for the transmission of the information to an electronic control and management unit (3), - a third station (30), arranged along the line (2) and configured for the selective conveyance of each horticultural product in transit toward one of at least two distinct collection stations (40), on the basis of commands sent by the electronic unit (3) as a function of the information acquired at least by the second station (20). The apparatus comprises an electronic vision device (50), arranged along a chosen point of the line (2) that is comprised between the first station (10) and the second station (20) and is configured to count the number of horticultural products in transit; the electronic unit (3), functionally associated with the device (50), is provided with instructions for the automatic variation of the supply rate of the line (2), on the part of at least the first station (10), as a function of the counting performed by the electronic vision device (50).
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APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUCH APPARATUS
An apparatus for the treatment of horticultural products, comprising in series at least: - a first station (10), configured for supplying a handling and processing line (2) with an indiscriminate mass of horticultural products, - a second station (20), arranged along the line (2) and configured for the acquisition of information related to at least one parameter of interest of each horticultural product in transit and for the transmission of the information to an electronic control and management unit (3), - a third station (30), arranged along the line (2) and configured for the selective conveyance of each horticultural product in transit toward one of at least two distinct collection stations (40), on the basis of commands sent by the electronic unit (3) as a function of the information acquired at least by the second station (20). The apparatus comprises an electronic vision device (50), arranged along a chosen point of the line (2) that is comprised between the first station (10) and the second station (20) and is configured to count the number of horticultural products in transit; the electronic unit (3), functionally associated with the device (50), is provided with instructions for the automatic variation of the supply rate of the line (2), on the part of at least the first station (10), as a function of the counting performed by the electronic vision device (50).
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B07C 5/342 - Tri en fonction d'autres propriétés particulières selon les propriétés optiques, p. ex. la couleur
An apparatus for treating horticultural products includes in series at least: a first station, which has first elements for the individual handling of respective horticultural products, and at least one vision system, for the acquisition of information related to at least one parameter of interest of each horticultural product. A second station includes second elements for the individual handling of respective horticultural products and at least one device for weighing each horticultural product in transit, and a third station, which includes third elements for the individual handling of respective horticultural products. The first elements, the second elements and the third elements are offset along two respective laterally adjacent trajectories for the advancement of the horticultural products.
An apparatus for treating horticultural products having in series at least: a first station, which includes first elements for the individual handling of respective horticultural products and at least one vision system, controlled by an electronic control and management unit, for the acquisition of information related to at least one parameter of interest of each horticultural product. The apparatus further includes a second station, including second elements for the individual handling of respective horticultural products and at least one device for weighing each horticultural product in transit, controlled by the electronic unit, and a third station, including third elements for the individual handling of respective horticultural products. The second station includes an intermediate unloading assembly, which can be actuated selectively by the electronic unit for the early release of the horticultural products, handled by the second elements.
An apparatus for treating horticultural products, such as blueberries and the like, includes in series at least one station for loading the horticultural products, at least one preliminary checking station, at least one alignment station, for their subsequent advancement aligned on at least one row, at least one viewing station, for acquiring information related to at least one parameter of interest of each horticultural product, such as the color, size, shape, sugar content, defectiveness, and the like, at least one distribution station, for sorting the products into uniform subgroups, as a function of the information acquired by the viewing station, and at least one recirculation apparatus for returning, at least to the viewing station, any horticultural products that have not been sorted by the distribution station.
An apparatus for treating horticultural products (A), which comprises in series at least: a first station (10), which comprises first elements (11) for the individual handling of respective horticultural products (A), and at least one vision system (12), for the acquisition of information related to at least one parameter of interest of each horticultural product (A); a second station (20), which comprises second elements (21) for the individual handling of respective horticultural products (A) and at least one device for weighing each horticultural product (A) in transit, and a third station (30), which comprises third elements (31) for the individual handling of respective horticultural products (A) and means (32) for selective conveyance of each horticultural product (A) in transit toward one of at least two collection areas, for the sorting of the horticultural products (A) into at least two corresponding homogeneous subgroups as a function of the information acquired by the vision system (12) and/or by the weighing device. The first elements (11), the second elements (21) and the third elements (31) are offset along two respective laterally adjacent trajectories (B) for the advancement of the horticultural products (A); in each station (10, 20, 30), and due to the offset, each element (11, 21, 31), movable along one of the trajectories (B), is misaligned transversely with respect to the corresponding elements (11, 21, 31), which can move along the other one of the trajectories (B).
An apparatus for treating horticultural products (A), which comprises in series at least: a first station (10), which comprises first elements (11) for the individual handling of respective horticultural products (A) and at least one vision system (12), controlled by an electronic control and management unit, for the acquisition of information related to at least one parameter of interest of each horticultural product (A); a second station (20), comprising second elements (21) for the individual handling of respective horticultural products (A) and at least one device for weighing each horticultural product (A) in transit, controlled by the electronic unit, and a third station (30), comprising third elements (31) for the individual handling of respective horticultural products (A) and means (32) for the selective conveyance of each horticultural product (A) in transit toward one of at least two collection stations, the means (32) being actuatable by the electronic unit to sort the horticultural products (A) into at least two corresponding uniform subgroups as a function of the information acquired by the vision system (12) and/or by the weighing device. The second station (20) comprises an intermediate unloading assembly (22), which can be actuated selectively by the electronic unit for the early release of the horticultural products (A), handled by the second elements (21).
An assembly for handling fruit and vegetable products includes first containment units for fruit and vegetable products that can move along a first conveyance and/or control line. The assembly further includes second containment units for horticultural products that can move along a second conveyance and/or control line, which is laterally adjacent and proximate to the first line. The assembly includes a plurality of elements for transferring the horticultural products; such elements are distributed at least along a part of the first line and are selectively actuatable by an electronic management and control unit, for the transfer of each product from a first unit to a respective second unit in a portion chosen from a plurality of different portions of the first line, upon the occurrence of a predefined condition of mutual alignment between the horticultural product to be transferred, which is conveyed by the first unit, and a second unit.
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09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
Produits et services
Conveyor lines lo select, wash, measure, separate fruits and
vegetables [machines]; robotic mechanisms for processing
fruits and vegetables; machines for use in the processing of
fruits and vegetables; fruits and vegetables graders
[machines]; optical sorting machines; color sorters; fruits
and vegetables sorting machines; conveyor lines; rollers
being components of packing lines [machines]; fruits and
vegetables washing machines; hoppers [machines]; sorting
machines; separating machines; machines for washing food,
electric; labellers [machines]; robotic mechanisms for use
in the labelling; bar code labellers; label dispensing
machines [other than for office use]; labelling machines
[other than for office use]; emptying machines; brushing
[sweeping] machines; robotic filling machines; machines for
filling cartons; machines for filling containers; sack
filling machines; bag filling machines; machines for filling
packing containers; envelope stuffing and inserting machines
[packing machines]; machine tools; motors and engines
[except for land vehicles]; machine coupling and
transmission components [except for land vehicles];
agricultural implements, other than hand-operated;
incubators for eggs; automatic vending machines. Instruments for measuring fruits and vegetables quality
parameters; optical inspection apparatus for industrial use;
testing and quality control devices; optical measurement
apparatus; calibrating apparatus; measuring, counting,
alignment and calibrating instruments; checkweighers;
graduation checkers [calibration checkers]; digital
measuring apparatus; electronic measurement sensors;
portable gauging tapes; measuring instruments; scientific,
nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical,
weighing, measuring, signalling, checking [supervision],
life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments;
apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching,
transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling
electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or
reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers,
recording discs; compact discs, DVDs and other digital
recording media; mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus;
cash registers, calculating machines, data processing
equipment, computers; computer software; fire-extinguishing
apparatus. Construction, installation, cleaning, repair and maintenance
of machines and conveyor lines; installation of plant;
repair of machines; maintenance of industrial machinery;
advisory services relating to the installations of fixings;
plant maintenance; maintenance of computer hardware;
maintenance of electronic apparatus.
An apparatus for dividing horticultural products, propelled by a fluid for transport from an intake region connected to an upstream station to an evacuation region connected to a downstream station. The apparatus includes a supporting frame for a contoured floor, which is arranged so that a first edge is at said intake region and is arranged so that a second edge, arranged opposite the first edge, is at the evacuation region. The contoured floor includes a plurality of lanes interposed in a parallel arrangement between the regions and have a substantially V-shaped transverse cross-section so as to produce the progressive conveyance and alignment of the horticultural products in transit along the bottom of each lane.
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B65G 47/44 - Aménagements ou utilisation des trémies ou des colonnes de descente
An apparatus for selecting horticultural products includes an intake section leading to at least one passage lane defined by a pair of mutually close stems rotatably supported by a support and movement assembly and are interposed longitudinally between the intake section and a discharge section. between the pair of stems, kept inclined downward from the intake section to the discharge section, a longitudinal slot is disposed that can be crossed exclusively by debris and horticultural products having dimensions that are smaller than the width of the slot. The assembly includes a drive unit meshing with an end portion of each stem proximate to the intake section and elements for the free support of an end portion of each stem proximate to the discharge section.
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B07B 13/07 - Appareils dans lesquels le matériau ou les objets sont déplacés le long ou devant des ouvertures dont les dimensions augmentent dans le sens du mouvement
68.
Apparatus for dispensing and mixing cold beverages
apparatus for dispensing mixed beverages obtained by mixing fresh vegetable products that were previously cut into small pieces, ground and frozen before being inserted into the apparatus and kept frozen until they are ready to be used. This apparatus comprises a beverage pickup compartment accessible from outside, a plurality of distinct and separate containers suitable to contain a specific quantity of frozen product, and to selectively distribute a definite quantity of the product contained therein in a mixing station, in which said containers are associated with a respective collecting means to containers toward a respective path that includes said mixing station and a thawing station; the latter is suitable to be positioned either upstream or downstream of said station.
B67D 3/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour commander le débit du liquide à distribuer par gravité à partir des récipients de stockage
B67D 1/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression
A47J 31/40 - Appareils à préparer des boissons avec des moyens de distribution pour ajouter une quantité mesurée d'ingrédients, p. ex. du café, de l'eau, du sucre, du cacao, du lait, du thé
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
Produits et services
Conveyor lines to select, wash, measure, separate fruits and vegetables, being, machines; robotic mechanisms for processing fruits and vegetables; machines for use in the processing of fruits and vegetables; fruits and vegetables graders, being, machines; optical sorting machines for fruits and vegetables; color sorters in the nature of sorting machines for fruits and vegetables; fruits and vegetables sorting machines; conveyor lines; rollers being components of packing lines, namely, machines; fruits and vegetables washing machines; hoppers, being, machines in the nature of mechanical discharging hoppers; sorting machines for fruits and vegetables; separating machines for fruits and vegetables; machines for washing food; labelers, being, machines in the nature of automatic industrial labeling machines for applying labels to containers and bottles; robotic mechanisms for use in the labeling; bar code labelers, being, machines in the nature of automatic industrial labeling machines for applying labels to containers and bottles; label dispensing machines other than for office use; labeling machines other than for office use in the nature of automatic industrial labeling machines for applying labels to containers and bottles; emptying machines in the nature of machines for feeding fruit and vegetable loading stations and conveyor lines; brushing machines being sweeping machines for cleaning fruits and vegetables; robotic filling machines; machines for filling cartons; machines for filling containers; sack filling machines; bag filling machines; machines for filling packing containers; envelope stuffing and inserting machines, being packing machines Instruments for measuring fruits and vegetables quality parameters; optical inspection apparatus for industrial use; testing and quality control devices, namely, optical inspection and measurement apparatuses for checking color, shape, size, weight, sugar content, ripeness, surface and pulp flaws and rotting of fruits and vegetables; calibrating apparatus for calibrating fruits and vegetables; measuring instruments, counting machines, alignment measuring apparatus, and calibrating apparatus for checking color, shape, size, weight, sugar content, ripeness, surface and pulp flaws and rotting of fruits and vegetables; checkweigher machines for measuring weight of fruits and vegetables; graduation checkers, being, calibration checkers; digital measuring apparatus for measuring fruits and vegetables; electronic measurement sensors for measuring fruits and vegetables; measuring instruments for measuring fruits and vegetables Construction, installation, cleaning, repair and maintenance of machines and conveyor lines; installation of plant for processing fruits and vegetables; repair of machines for processing fruits and vegetables; maintenance of industrial machinery; advisory services relating to the installation and repair of machines for processing fruits and vegetables; maintenance of plants for processing fruits and vegetables; maintenance of computer hardware; maintenance of electronic apparatus
70.
APPARATUS FOR TREATING HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS, SUCH AS BLUEBERRIES AND THE LIKE
An apparatus for treating horticultural products, such as blueberries and the like, which comprises in series at least one station (2) for loading the horticultural products (A), at least one preliminary checking station (3), at least one alignment station (4), for their subsequent advancement aligned on at least one row, at least one viewing station (5), for acquiring information related to at least one parameter of interest of each horticultural product (A), such as the color, size, shape, sugar content, defectiveness, and the like, at least one distribution station (6), for sorting the products (A) into uniform subgroups, as a function of the information acquired by the viewing station (5), and at least one recirculation apparatus, for returning, at least to the viewing station (5), any horticultural products (A) that have not been sorted by the distribution station (6). The apparatus comprises at least one sensor (7) for detecting any presence of horticultural products (A), which is arranged downstream of the distribution station (6) along a transit line (8) of the products (A), which leads to the recirculation apparatus. The detection sensor (7) is associated with at least one electronic control and management unit, which is provided with at least one module for counting the number of detected horticultural products (A).
Method for the transportation and weighting of each of a continuous succession of agricultural products comprising a singling device with a plurality of pockets linearly arranged and on a rectilinear motion in translation along a parallel direction to the alignment line of the pockets, wherein the products are grasped in a drawing station by means of a first transferring means provided with gripping devices (grippers) opening downside and transferred to a release station wherein they are placed onto a second transferring means, wherein said gripping devices grasp in succession the products arranged on said singling device and wherein during the transportation onto the first transferring said products are singly weighed; said gripping means and the respective products are subjected to, in said first transferring means, a translation and to sequential and ordered distribution along two or more distinct and parallel alignment axes; said second transferring means comprises a plurality of movable conveyors parallel one to the other, aligned onto the respective vertical plane with respective alignment axes, and provided with a plurality of containers and open at the top; the motion of said grippers and of said containers is such that to a same gripping device is associated a corresponding one of said containers, so that each gripping device releases the respective product onto a respective one of said containers.
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72.
APPARATUS FOR TREATING HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS, SUCH AS BLUEBERRIES AND THE LIKE
An apparatus for treating horticultural products, such as blueberries and the like, which comprises in series at least one station (2) for loading the horticultural products (A), at least one preliminary checking station (3), at least one alignment station (4), for their subsequent advancement aligned on at least one row, at least one viewing station (5), for acquiring information related to at least one parameter of interest of each horticultural product (A), such as the color, size, shape, sugar content, defectiveness, and the like, at least one distribution station (6), for sorting the products (A) into uniform subgroups, as a function of the information acquired by the viewing station (5), and at least one recirculation apparatus, for returning, at least to the viewing station (5), any horticultural products (A) that have not been sorted by the distribution station (6). The recirculation apparatus comprises at least one conveyor belt (7), which is functionally arranged downstream of the distribution station (6) and leads even indirectly to the viewing station (5); the apparatus comprises furthermore at least one sensor (8) for detecting the transit of horticultural products (A) above and at a predefined height, with respect to the conveyor belt (7), the height being chosen so as to correspond to a predefined limit value of products (A) that have accumulated and are passing on the conveyor belt (7).
The object of the invention is to realize an apparatus for automatically and precisely filling single containers in succession with a pre-defined amount of products; each container is filled with two distinct loads of products, wherein the first load is determined according to its weight roughly measured, and the second load is determined numerically based on the difference between said first load and a pre-defined conventional weight; the apparatus comprises a first conveyor, a second conveyor loaded automatically with the products transported by the first conveyor, a third conveyor which is loaded with the agricultural products transported by the second conveyor and that transfers the products poured and present onto it inside a succession of single containers, weighing means able of weighing the total weight of the products on the whole present on the second conveyor, wherein the third conveyor is able of transferring the products poured and present on it in a succession of single containers; there is arranged a fourth conveying means preferably “V”-shaped and able of pouring a numerically controlled quantity of similar products onto the third conveying means, which, in the end, pours it onto a container below with a motion of going on and partial rotation.
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B65B 5/10 - Remplissage des réceptacles ou récipients, progressivement ou par stades successifs, en introduisant successivement les objets
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74.
UNLOADING APPARATUS FOR HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS SUCH AS BLUEBERRIES AND THE LIKE
An unloading apparatus for horticultural products (A) such as blueberries and the like, which are conveyed along a predefined advancement path by respective movement units which comprises at least one dispenser (2) of pressurized fluid, which can be activated on command during the transit of each product (A), in order to send a jet of the pressurized fluid toward the product (A) and consequently cause its fall from the respective movement unit; at least one deflector screen (3) is arranged facing and proximate to the dispenser (2), on the opposite side with respect to the predefined trajectory, in order to intercept the products (A) struck by the jet; the screen (3) is inclined so as to define, between its face directed toward the dispenser (2) and a vertical plane (F) that passes through the dispenser (2), a work angle (a) comprised between one degree and ninety degrees, for the optimum downward deflection of the products (A).
A unit for transferring horticultural products (A) between at least one tank, in which the horticultural products (A) float on a fluid mass, and at least one collection container, comprising a head (2) provided with a plurality of walls (3) normally arranged vertically, the head (2) being movable between at least one collection position, in which the walls (3) are interposed between respective horticultural products (A), which float on the fluid mass at a respective predefined section (8) of the tank, and at least one unloading position, in which the walls (3) face and are proximate to the collection container. In an active configuration, the transverse elements (7) protrude transversely from the space occupation of the walls (3) to ensure mechanical interference with the fall of the horticultural products (A) as a consequence of the subsequent lifting of the head (2) and of its transfer toward said unloading position. In a passive configuration, the transverse elements (7) are retracted toward the walls (3), for the free release of the horticultural products (A) into the respective collection container.
An apparatus for processing horticultural products, pushed along a tank (B) of a respective processing line by a fluid current, on which the horticultural products can float freely; the apparatus comprises at least one floating alignment matrix (2), provided with a base platform (3), which in turn can be submerged at a predefined section of the tank (B), and with a plurality of mutually parallel partitions (4), which are extended at right angles from the upper face of the platform (3) and, when the platform (3) is submerged in the predefined section, at least rise above the free surface of the predefined section; each pair of adjacent partitions (4), which can be arranged along the movement direction of the fluid current, thus defines a respective channel (5) for automatic forced alignment for the horticultural products, pushed toward the predefined section by the fluid current.
A system for processing fruit or vegetable products of the type of blueberries and the like, comprising a first unit (2), in its turn comprising in series at least one loading station (3), at least one pre-sizing station (4), at least one pre-selection station (5) and at least one first alignment station (6); a second unit (8), in its turn comprising in series at least one second alignment station (9), at least one optical sizing station (10) and at least one distribution station (11); each unit (2, 8) has dimensions and space occupation compatible with its accommodation and transport in a single container.
A discrete conveyance unit, for blueberries (A) and similar fruit or vegetable products, that can be installed in series along a processing line for blueberries (A), or similar fruit or vegetable products, comprising a central plate (2), which can be moved cyclically along at least one portion of the line; furthermore, the unit (1) comprises a plurality of axially symmetrical supporting elements (3) which are coupled to respective opposite lateral edges (2a) of the plate (2); each adjacent pair of elements (3) defines a respective support and accommodation seat for a corresponding blueberry (A), or similar fruit or vegetable product, so as to allow its discrete conveyance along the at least one portion of the line.
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29 - Viande, produits laitiers et aliments préparés ou conservés
31 - Produits agricoles; animaux vivants
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
Produits et services
(1) Conveyor lines to select, wash, measure, separate fruits and vegetables, being, machines; robotic mechanisms for processing fruits and vegetables; machines for use in the processing of fruits and vegetables; fruits and vegetables graders, being, machines; optical sorting machines for fruits and vegetables; color sorters, namely, machines for separating fruits and vegetables by their colours; fruits and vegetables sorting machines; conveyor lines; rollers being components of packing lines [machines]; fruits and vegetables washing machines; hoppers, being, machines; sorting machines for fruits and vegetables; separating machines for fruits and vegetables; machines for washing food; labellers, being, machines; robotic mechanisms for use in the labelling; bar code labellers, being, machines; label dispensing machines other than for office use; labelling machines other than for office use; emptying machines, namely, automatic bag emptying machines for emptying paper, paper and polythene bags; brushing [sweeping] machines, namely, rotary brushes for machines; robotic filling machines, namely, bottle filling machines; machines for filling cartons; machines for filling containers; sack filling machines; bag filling machines; machines for filling packing containers; envelope stuffing and inserting machines [packing machines]
(2) Instruments for measuring fruits and vegetables quality parameters. (1) Construction, installation, cleaning, repair and maintenance of machines and conveyor lines, namely machines for use in the processing and sorting of fruits and vegetables, optical sorting machines for fruits and vegetables.
80.
Apparatus for the separation of agricultural products
An apparatus for separation of agricultural products, which are normally joined to each other by a stem or the like, includes a conveyor for carrying agricultural products; a plurality of cutting modules positioned above the conveyor, each having a plurality of blades spaced along a rotating shaft, the shafts of the respective cutting modules being parallel to one another and orthogonal to the direction of movement of the conveyor; a positioning ramp associated with each blade; and a mechanism for simultaneously adjusting the height of the cutting modules above the conveyor to thereby enable the apparatus to effectively process agricultural products of varying sizes.
A23N 15/02 - Machines ou appareils destinés à d'autres traitements des fruits ou des légumes pour les besoins de l'hommeMachines ou appareils pour écimer ou peler les bulbes à fleurs à égrapper, creuser ou effaner les fruitsEnlèvement des germes des pommes de terre
A23N 15/00 - Machines ou appareils destinés à d'autres traitements des fruits ou des légumes pour les besoins de l'hommeMachines ou appareils pour écimer ou peler les bulbes à fleurs
81.
Machine for filling containers with fruit or vegetable products
A filling machine for filling containers with fruit or vegetables products includes a transportation system for step-by-step conveying the containers to be filled along a horizontal predetermined direction; a primary plain belt conveyor system for products fed parallel to the horizontal direction and adapted to generate a main bulk filling of the containers; a secondary belt conveyor system for single products fed parallel to the horizontal direction and adapted to cooperate simultaneously with the primary belt conveyor system so as to complete the entire final filling of the containers; a motion system applied to both the principal and the secondary belt conveyor systems for a reciprocating motion of the primary and secondary belt conveyor systems in a direction parallel to the horizontal direction; and at least one weighing station for constant weighing the containers during filling.
B65B 35/24 - Alimentation en articles séparés, p. ex. transport de ces articles par courroies ou chaînes sans fin
B65B 35/44 - Disposition et alimentation des objets en groupes par courroies ou chaînes sans fin
B65B 35/54 - Alimentation des articles par voies multiples vers un seul poste d'emballage
B65B 57/16 - Dispositifs de commande automatique, de vérification, d'alarme ou de sécurité sensibles à l'absence, à la présence, à l'alimentation anormale ou au mauvais positionnement des objets ou matériaux à emballer et fonctionnant pour arrêter ou commander la vitesse de la machine entière
B65B 59/00 - Dispositions pour permettre aux machines de manipuler des objets de différentes dimensions, d’obtenir des paquets de différentes dimensions, de varier le contenu des paquets ou de donner accès pour le nettoyage ou l'entretien
B65G 15/00 - Transporteurs comportant des surfaces porteuses de charges sans fin, c.-à-d. des tapis roulants ou autres systèmes équivalents, auxquelles l'effort de traction est transmis par des moyens différents des éléments d'entraînement sans fin de même configuration
B65G 15/12 - Transporteurs comportant des surfaces porteuses de charges sans fin, c.-à-d. des tapis roulants ou autres systèmes équivalents, auxquelles l'effort de traction est transmis par des moyens différents des éléments d'entraînement sans fin de même configuration comprenant plusieurs surfaces sans fin travaillant ensemble et à axes parallèles longitudinaux, ou une multiplicité d'éléments parallèles, p. ex. des cordes formant une surface sans fin avec plusieurs courroies sans fin
B65G 19/02 - Transporteurs comportant un impulseur ou une série d'impulseurs portés par un élément de traction sans fin et disposés de façon à déplacer objets ou matériaux sur une surface porteuse ou sur un matériau de base, p. ex. transporteurs sans fin à raclettes pour objets, p. ex. des réceptacles
82.
ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD, FOR PROCESSING FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
An assembly for processing fruit and vegetable products, which comprises a plurality of units (2) for containing fruit and vegetable products (A), which can move in sequence along a conveyance line (3); the assembly comprising at least one vision element (4), arranged along the line (3) and intended at least to check the actual number (N) of containment units (2) on which each product (A) lies and is conveyed along the line (3), with such actual number (N) being able to depend randomly or otherwise on the size, shape, arrangement and/or method of loading on the line (3) of the respective product (A); downstream of the element (4) there are at least one first device (5a) for weighing a first predefined number (n ) of consecutive containment units (2) and at least one second device (5b) for weighing a second predefined number (n 2 ) of consecutive containment units (2), which is different from the first number (n ); for each fruit and vegetable product (A) conveyed along the line (3) the first weighing device (5a) and the second weighing device (5b) are activatable selectively by an electronic control and management unit, as a function of the respective actual number (N) detected by the vision element (4), so as to weigh the predefined number (n, n 2, n 3 ) of consecutive containment units (2) that corresponds to the actual number (N) of containment units (2) on which each fruit and vegetable product (A) is conveyed.
G01G 11/04 - Appareils pour peser au passage un produit dont l'écoulement est continuAppareils de pesée pour bande transporteuse ayant des dispositifs électriques sensibles au poids
B07C 5/18 - Tri selon le poids utilisant un seul mécanisme fixe de pesée
B65G 47/96 - Dispositifs pour culbuter maillons ou plates-formes
An apparatus for dividing horticultural products, propelled by a fluid for transport from an intake region (2), which can be connected to an upstream station, to an evacuation region (3), which can be connected to a downstream station; the apparatus comprises a supporting frame (4) for a contoured floor (5), which is arranged so that a first edge (5a) is at said intake region (2) and is arranged so that a second edge (5b), which is arranged opposite the first edge (5a), is at the evacuation region (3); the contoured floor (5) comprises a plurality of lanes (6) which are interposed in a parallel arrangement between the regions (2, 3) and have a substantially V-shaped transverse cross-section so as to produce the progressive conveyance and alignment of the horticultural products in transit along the bottom (6a) of each lane (6).
An apparatus for dividing horticultural products, propelled by a fluid for transport from an intake region (2), which can be connected to an upstream station, to an evacuation region (3), which can be connected to a downstream station; the apparatus comprises a supporting frame (4) for a contoured floor (5), which is arranged so that a first edge (5a) is at said intake region (2) and is arranged so that a second edge (5b), which is arranged opposite the first edge (5a), is at the evacuation region (3); the contoured floor (5) comprises a plurality of lanes (6) which are interposed in a parallel arrangement between the regions (2, 3) and have a substantially V-shaped transverse cross-section so as to produce the progressive conveyance and alignment of the horticultural products in transit along the bottom (6a) of each lane (6).
Apparatus for selecting horticultural products, comprising an intake section (2) leading to at least one passage lane (4) defined by a pair of mutually close stems (5a, 5b) which are supported rotatably by a support and movement assembly (6) and are interposed longitudinally between the intake section (2) and a discharge section (7); between the pair of stems (5a, 5b), kept inclined downward from the intake section (2) to the discharge section (7), there is a longitudinal slot (8) that can be crossed exclusively by debris and horticultural products having dimensions that are smaller than the width of the slot (8); the assembly (6) comprises a drive unit (9) meshing with an end portion of each stem (5a, 5b) proximate to the intake section (2) and elements (10a, 10b) for the free support of an end portion of each stem (5a, 5b) proximate to the discharge section (7).
B07B 13/07 - Appareils dans lesquels le matériau ou les objets sont déplacés le long ou devant des ouvertures dont les dimensions augmentent dans le sens du mouvement
A01D 17/06 - Arracheurs à mécanismes de tamisage et de transport à rouleaux ou à tamis en disques
Apparatus for selecting horticultural products, comprising an intake section (2) leading to at least one passage lane (4) defined by a pair of mutually close stems (5a, 5b) which are supported rotatably by a support and movement assembly (6) and are interposed longitudinally between the intake section (2) and a discharge section (7); between the pair of stems (5a, 5b), kept inclined downward from the intake section (2) to the discharge section (7), there is a longitudinal slot (8) that can be crossed exclusively by debris and horticultural products having dimensions that are smaller than the width of the slot (8); the assembly (6) comprises a drive unit (9) meshing with an end portion of each stem (5a, 5b) proximate to the intake section (2) and elements (10a, 10b) for the free support of an end portion of each stem (5a, 5b) proximate to the discharge section (7).
B07B 13/07 - Appareils dans lesquels le matériau ou les objets sont déplacés le long ou devant des ouvertures dont les dimensions augmentent dans le sens du mouvement
87.
ASSEMBLY FOR HANDLING FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
An assembly for handling fruit and vegetable products, which comprises first containment units (2a) for fruit and vegetable products (A) that can move along a first conveyance and/or control line (3a); the assembly (1) further comprises second containment units (2b) for horticultural products (A) that can move along a second conveyance and/or control line (3b), which is laterally adjacent and proximate to the first line (3a); the assembly comprises a plurality of means for transferring the horticultural products (A); such means are distributed at least along a part of the first line (3 a) and are selectively actuatable by an electronic management and control unit, for the transfer of each product (A) from a first unit (2a) to a respective second unit (2b) in a portion chosen from a plurality of different portions of the first line (3a), upon the occurrence of a predefined condition of mutual alignment between the horticultural product (A) to be transferred, which is conveyed by the first unit (2a), and a second unit (2b).
B65G 47/96 - Dispositifs pour culbuter maillons ou plates-formes
B07C 5/00 - Tri selon une caractéristique ou une particularité des objets ou du matériau à trier, p. ex. tri commandé par un dispositif qui détecte ou mesure cette caractéristique ou particularitéTri à l'aide de dispositifs manœuvrés à la main, p. ex. d'aiguillages
88.
APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING MIXED BEVERAGES FROM FROZEN INGREDIENTS
apparatus for dispensing mixed beverages obtained by mixing fresh vegetable products that were previously cut into small pieces, ground and frozen before being inserted into the apparatus and kept frozen until they are ready to be used. This apparatus comprises a beverage pickup compartment accessible from outside, a plurality of distinct and separate containers suitable to contain a specific quantity of frozen product, and to selectively distribute a definite quantity of the product contained therein in a mixing station, in which said containers are associated with a respective collecting means to containers toward a respective path that includes said mixing station and a thawingstation; the latter is suitable to be positioned either upstream or downstream of said station.
A47J 31/40 - Appareils à préparer des boissons avec des moyens de distribution pour ajouter une quantité mesurée d'ingrédients, p. ex. du café, de l'eau, du sucre, du cacao, du lait, du thé
B67D 1/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression
B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails
B67D 3/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour commander le débit du liquide à distribuer par gravité à partir des récipients de stockage
89.
APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING MIXED BEVERAGES FROM FROZEN INGREDIENTS
apparatus for dispensing mixed beverages obtained by mixing fresh vegetable products that were previously cut into small pieces, ground and frozen before being inserted into the apparatus and kept frozen until they are ready to be used. This apparatus comprises a beverage pickup compartment accessible from outside, a plurality of distinct and separate containers suitable to contain a specific quantity of frozen product, and to selectively distribute a definite quantity of the product contained therein in a mixing station, in which said containers are associated with a respective collecting means to containers toward a respective path that includes said mixing station and a thawingstation; the latter is suitable to be positioned either upstream or downstream of said station.
The object of the invention is to realize an apparatus for automatically and precisely filling single containers in succession with a pre-defined amount of products; each container is filled with two distinct loads of products, wherein the first load is determined according to its weight roughly measured, and the second load is determined numerically based on the difference between said first load and a pre-defined conventional weight; the apparatus comprises a first conveyor (1), a second conveyor (2) loaded automatically with the products transported by the first conveyor, a third conveyor (3) which is loaded with the agricultural products transported by the second conveyor and that transfers the products poured and present onto it inside a succession of single containers, weighing means (5) able of weighing the total weight of the products on the whole present on the second conveyor, wherein the third conveyor is able of transferring the products poured and present on it in a succession of single containers; there is arranged a fourth conveying means (4) preferably "V"-shaped and able of pouring a numerically controlled quantity of similar products onto the third conveying means, which, in the end, pours it onto a container below with a motion of going on and partial rotation.
The object of the invention is to realize an apparatus for automatically and precisely filling single containers in succession with a pre-defined amount of products; each container is filled with two distinct loads of products, wherein the first load is determined according to its weight roughly measured, and the second load is determined numerically based on the difference between said first load and a pre-defined conventional weight; the apparatus comprises a first conveyor (1), a second conveyor (2) loaded automatically with the products transported by the first conveyor, a third conveyor (3) which is loaded with the agricultural products transported by the second conveyor and that transfers the products poured and present onto it inside a succession of single containers, weighing means (5) able of weighing the total weight of the products on the whole present on the second conveyor, wherein the third conveyor is able of transferring the products poured and present on it in a succession of single containers; there is arranged a fourth conveying means (4) preferably "V"-shaped and able of pouring a numerically controlled quantity of similar products onto the third conveying means, which, in the end, pours it onto a container below with a motion of going on and partial rotation.
Method for the transportation and weighting of each of a continuous succession of agricultural products comprising a singling device with a plurality of pockets linearly arranged and on a rectilinear motion in translation along a parallel direction to the alignment line of the pockets, wherein the products are grasped in a drawing station by means of a first transferring means provided with gripping devices (grippers) opening downside and transferred to a release station wherein they are placed onto a second transferring means, wherein said gripping devices grasp in succession the products arranged on said singling device and wherein during the transportation onto the first transferring said products are singly weighed; said gripping means and the respective products are subjected to, in said first transferring means, a translation and to sequential and ordered distribution along two or more distinct and parallel alignment axes; said second transferring means comprises a plurality of movable conveyors parallel one to the other, aligned onto the respective vertical plane with respective alignment axes, and provided with a plurality of containers and open at the top; the motion of said grippers and of said containers is such that to a same gripping device is associated a corresponding one of said containers, so that each gripping device releases the respective product onto a respective one of said containers.
B65G 47/86 - Roues en forme d'étoiles ou dispositifs à courroies ou chaînes sans fin, les roues ou dispositifs étant dotés d'éléments venant en prise avec les objets les éléments venant en prise avec les objets étant des pinces
The object of the present invention is to improve the efficiency of an apparatus for palletizing which serves a plurality of conveyors transporting respective successions of cases, realising a storage means on the unloading area of each conveyor, so that during the period of storage of the cases coming from the same conveyor, the palletizer is transferred in correspondence of another conveyor wherein the respective storage has already been completed, so as to use a sole palletizer for a plurality of distinct conveyors. This apparatus for palletizing a plurality of cases comprises a conveyor with an unloading area, an open structure composed of a plurality of support planes basically identical and arranged vertically one on top of the other, and separated by respective hollow spaces, first pushers which displace the cases from said unloading area of said mobile conveyor, towards and into a respective one of said hollow spaces, a transferring plate in a position adjacent to said open structure, displacement means, in particular second pushers apt at transferring said cases contained in respective one of said hollow spaces from it towards and on a palletizing means.
B65B 35/04 - Chargeurs d'approvisionnement avec dispositifs amortisseurs pour le stockage
B65B 35/56 - Orientation des objets, c.-à-d. changement de la position, p. ex. d'une section transversale non uniforme
B65B 59/00 - Dispositions pour permettre aux machines de manipuler des objets de différentes dimensions, d’obtenir des paquets de différentes dimensions, de varier le contenu des paquets ou de donner accès pour le nettoyage ou l'entretien
B65G 57/24 - Empilage d'objets de forme particulière à trois dimensions, p. ex. cubiques, cylindriques en couches, chacune selon une disposition horizontale prédéterminée les couches étant transférées comme un tout, p. ex. sur palettes
94.
IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY PALLETIZING CONTAINERS AND RESPECTIVE METHOD
The object of the present invention is to improve the efficiency of an apparatus for palletizing which serves a plurality of conveyors transporting respective successions of cases, realising a storage means on the unloading area of each conveyor, so that during the period of storage of the cases coming from the same conveyor, the palletizer is transferred in correspondence of another conveyor wherein the respective storage has already been completed, so as to use a sole palletizer for a plurality of distinct conveyors. This apparatus for palletizing a plurality of cases comprises a conveyor with an unloading area, an open structure composed of a plurality of support planes basically identical and arranged vertically one on top of the other, and separated by respective hollow spaces, first pushers which displace the cases from said unloading area of said mobile conveyor, towards and into a respective one of said hollow spaces, a transferring plate in a position adjacent to said open structure, displacement means, in particular second pushers apt at transferring said cases contained in respective one of said hollow spaces from it towards and on a palletizing means.
B65G 57/24 - Empilage d'objets de forme particulière à trois dimensions, p. ex. cubiques, cylindriques en couches, chacune selon une disposition horizontale prédéterminée les couches étant transférées comme un tout, p. ex. sur palettes
B65G 47/51 - Dispositifs pour décharger les objets ou matériaux des transporteurs avec distribution, p. ex. automatique, aux points voulus selon des signaux non programmés, p. ex. répondant à la situation de l'approvisionnement au point de destination
95.
APPARATUS FOR THE SEPARATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
An apparatus for separation of agricultural products, which are normally joined to each other by a stem or the like, includes a conveyor for carrying agricultural products; a plurality of cutting modules positioned above the conveyor, each having a plurality of blades spaced along a rotating shaft, the shafts of the respective cutting modules being parallel to one another and orthogonal to the direction of movement of the conveyor; a positioning ramp associated with each blade; and a mechanism for simultaneously adjusting the height of the cutting modules above the conveyor to thereby enable the apparatus to effectively process agricultural products of varying sizes.
A23N 15/00 - Machines ou appareils destinés à d'autres traitements des fruits ou des légumes pour les besoins de l'hommeMachines ou appareils pour écimer ou peler les bulbes à fleurs
A23N 15/02 - Machines ou appareils destinés à d'autres traitements des fruits ou des légumes pour les besoins de l'hommeMachines ou appareils pour écimer ou peler les bulbes à fleurs à égrapper, creuser ou effaner les fruitsEnlèvement des germes des pommes de terre
96.
APPARATUS FOR THE SEPARATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Apparatus for the separation of agricultural or vegetable product, with a fixed structure having two parallel horizontal side members, a plurality of cutting modules equipped with a common rotating shaft having a plurality of rotating blades in fixed position along its length, said shafts being parallel to each other and mounted above conveying means suitable to carry the products placed thereon toward said rotating blades, a plurality of positioning ramps mounted in a position corresponding to a respective rotating blade and having a shape elongated in the direction of movement of said conveying means and almost flattened and oriented vertically, the elongate upper edge of which is oriented downward toward said conveying means with an inclination such that the height of said edges increases in the feeding direction of the conveying means, so that the clusters of products placed on said conveying means are carried toward said ramps, the respective upper edge of which determines the point of intersection of the respective blade with the stems of each cluster carried under the blade, wherein: - said conveying means include a table formed by a plurality of parallel grooves substantially orthogonal to said rotating shafts and reciprocally separated by respective raised portions; - said table moves in a direction parallel to said grooves; - said ramps are arranged in positions corresponding to said respective grooves, - and the projection of each of said ramps with respect to one of said groove is aligned with the same groove. According to the invention, manoeuvring means are arranged, designed to rotate an auxiliary shaft around its centre of rotation so that said upper edges and the tips of the respective ramps are rotated so as to cause the rotational lifting of said ramps by a predetermined angle.
A23N 15/02 - Machines ou appareils destinés à d'autres traitements des fruits ou des légumes pour les besoins de l'hommeMachines ou appareils pour écimer ou peler les bulbes à fleurs à égrapper, creuser ou effaner les fruitsEnlèvement des germes des pommes de terre
97.
MACHINE FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH FRUIT OR VEGETABLE PRODUCTS, ESPECIALLY CHERRIES
A filling machine (M) for filling containers (1) with fruit or vegetables products, comprising transportation means (2) for the step-by-step conveying the said containers (1) to be filled along a horizontal determined direction (D1); primary plain belt conveyor means (3,4) for products feeding parallel to said horizontal direction (D1) and adapted to realize a main bulk filling of the said containers (1); secondary belt conveyor means (5,6) for singles products feeding parallel to said horizontal direction (D1) and adapted to cooperate simultaneously with said primary belt conveyor means (3,4) so as to complete the whole final filling of the said containers (1); motion means (7) applied to both said principal (3,4) and secondary (5,6) belt conveyor means for reciprocating moving said primary (3,4) and secondary (5,6) belt conveyor means in a direction (D2) parallel to said horizontal direction (D1); and at least a weighing station (8,9) for constant weighing the containers (1) during said filling steps.
B65B 35/40 - Disposition et alimentation des objets en groupes par poussoirs oscillants ou à mouvement alternatif
B65B 35/44 - Disposition et alimentation des objets en groupes par courroies ou chaînes sans fin
B65G 15/14 - Transporteurs comportant des surfaces porteuses de charges sans fin, c.-à-d. des tapis roulants ou autres systèmes équivalents, auxquelles l'effort de traction est transmis par des moyens différents des éléments d'entraînement sans fin de même configuration comprenant plusieurs surfaces sans fin travaillant ensemble et à axes parallèles longitudinaux, ou une multiplicité d'éléments parallèles, p. ex. des cordes formant une surface sans fin avec plusieurs courroies sans fin la charge étant transportée entre les courroies
B65G 21/14 - Châssis ou carters de support ou de protection pour transporteurs sans fin ou éléments de traction des transporteurs à courroies ou à chaînes mobiles ou à pièces interchangeables ou relativement mobilesDispositifs pour déplacer le châssis ou des parties de celui-ci pour permettre le réglage de la longueur ou du profil des porte-charges ou de l'élément de traction
B65G 47/71 - Dispositifs pour transférer objets ou matériaux entre transporteurs, p. ex. pour décharger ou alimenter adaptés pour recevoir les objets arrivant d'un transporteur en une couche et pour les transférer en couches individuelles à plus d'un transporteur, ou vice versa, p. ex. en combinant l'écoulement des objets transportés par plus d'un transporteur les objets étant déchargés sur plusieurs transporteurs
98.
MACHINE FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH FRUIT OR VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
A filling machine (M) for filling containers (1) with fruit or vegetables products, comprising transportation means (2) for the step-by-step conveying the said containers (1) to be filled along a horizontal determined direction (D1); primary plain belt conveyor means (3,4) for products feeding parallel to said horizontal direction (D1) and adapted to realize a main bulk filling of the said containers (1); secondary belt conveyor means (5,6) for singles products feeding parallel to said horizontal direction (D1) and adapted to cooperate simultaneously with said primary belt conveyor means (3,4) so as to complete the whole final filling of the said containers (1); motion means (7) applied to both said principal (3,4) and secondary (5,6) belt conveyor means for reciprocating moving said primary (3,4) and secondary (5,6) belt conveyor means in a direction (D2) parallel to said horizontal direction (D1); and at least a weighing station (8,9) for constant weighing the containers (1) during said filling steps.
B65B 35/24 - Alimentation en articles séparés, p. ex. transport de ces articles par courroies ou chaînes sans fin
B65B 35/44 - Disposition et alimentation des objets en groupes par courroies ou chaînes sans fin
B65B 35/54 - Alimentation des articles par voies multiples vers un seul poste d'emballage
B65G 21/14 - Châssis ou carters de support ou de protection pour transporteurs sans fin ou éléments de traction des transporteurs à courroies ou à chaînes mobiles ou à pièces interchangeables ou relativement mobilesDispositifs pour déplacer le châssis ou des parties de celui-ci pour permettre le réglage de la longueur ou du profil des porte-charges ou de l'élément de traction
B65G 47/71 - Dispositifs pour transférer objets ou matériaux entre transporteurs, p. ex. pour décharger ou alimenter adaptés pour recevoir les objets arrivant d'un transporteur en une couche et pour les transférer en couches individuelles à plus d'un transporteur, ou vice versa, p. ex. en combinant l'écoulement des objets transportés par plus d'un transporteur les objets étant déchargés sur plusieurs transporteurs
B65G 15/14 - Transporteurs comportant des surfaces porteuses de charges sans fin, c.-à-d. des tapis roulants ou autres systèmes équivalents, auxquelles l'effort de traction est transmis par des moyens différents des éléments d'entraînement sans fin de même configuration comprenant plusieurs surfaces sans fin travaillant ensemble et à axes parallèles longitudinaux, ou une multiplicité d'éléments parallèles, p. ex. des cordes formant une surface sans fin avec plusieurs courroies sans fin la charge étant transportée entre les courroies
99.
AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION FOR THE AUTOMATIC OPENING OF CRATES FOR ORTHI-CULTURAL AND OTHER PRODUCTS
Apparatus to move automatically and in a continuous sequence a plurality of crates in succession, preferably of orthi -cultural products, and vertically laid one on the other so as to form a related stack, able of carrying out the transfer of a first stack to a first loading station, of opening the related crates and of forming a first stack of opened crates; it comprises a first loading conveyor provided with a first loading end, first support means adjacent to said first end and supporting a pallet on which a stack of closed crates is deposed, a first pushing means, placed externally with respect to the vertical projection of said first support means and at a level slightly higher than the level of said first conveyor, in order to transfer, with a translatory and orderly motion, one or more stacks from the pallet to the first loading end. The apparatus is basically able of dealing with the successive stacks of opened crates, produced and available, so as to load, onto a different succession of pallets, a plurality of stacks placed side by side and on the same pallet.
B65B 43/26 - Ouverture ou distension des sacsOuverture, dressage des boîtes, montage des boîtes, cartons ou flans de carton
B65G 57/10 - Empilage d'objets en ajoutant les objets au sommet de la pile par le côté par des dispositifs, p. ex. à mouvement alternatif, agissant directement sur les objets, pour le transfert selon l'horizontale au sommet des piles
Apparatus for the separation of agricultural or vegetable product, with a fixed structure having two parallel horizontal side members, a plurality of cutting modules equipped with a common rotating shaft having a plurality of rotating blades in fixed position along its length, the shafts being parallel to each other and mounted above conveying elements suitable to carry the products placed thereon toward the rotating blades, a plurality of positioning ramps mounted in a position corresponding to a respective rotating blade and having a shape elongated in the direction of movement of the conveying elements and almost flattened and oriented vertically, the elongate upper edge of which is oriented downward toward the conveying elements with an inclination such that the height of the edges increases in the feeding direction of the conveying elements, so that the clusters of products placed on the conveying elements are carried toward the ramps. The respective upper edge determines the point of intersection of the respective blade with the stems of each cluster carried under the blade, so that the conveying elements include a table formed by a plurality of parallel grooves substantially orthogonal to the rotating shafts and reciprocally separated by respective raised portions. The table moves in a direction parallel to the grooves; and the ramps are arranged in positions corresponding to the respective grooves. The projection of each of the ramps with respect to one of the groove is aligned with the same groove.
A23N 15/02 - Machines ou appareils destinés à d'autres traitements des fruits ou des légumes pour les besoins de l'hommeMachines ou appareils pour écimer ou peler les bulbes à fleurs à égrapper, creuser ou effaner les fruitsEnlèvement des germes des pommes de terre
A23N 15/04 - Dispositifs pour écimer les fruits ou les légumes
A23N 15/00 - Machines ou appareils destinés à d'autres traitements des fruits ou des légumes pour les besoins de l'hommeMachines ou appareils pour écimer ou peler les bulbes à fleurs
