Whole fruit size grader

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1978-06-15

1980-08-12

Knowles, Allen N.

Classifying, separating, and assorting solids

Sorting special items, and certain methods and apparatus for...

Traveling items shifted to form line, or into end or edge...

209682, 209921, 209911, B07C 512

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042168651

ABSTRACT:
A whole fruit size grader comprising a horizontally oscillating table having a generally horizontal flat area on which fruit to be sized is loaded and a sorting area which slopes therefrom downwardly to a prime size fruit collecting area or station. Said sloped sorting area embodies closely spaced side-by-side troughs extending in the direction of the table oscillation. These troughs communicate at their upper ends with the loading area to receive the fruit in response to table oscillation, have oppositely sloped side walls for guiding the fruit to the lower discharge end thereof, and have tapered discharge openings upstream of their lower discharge ends for separating the undersize fruit from the prime size fruit and have associate means in the form of horizontal fins over said discharge openings which retard the fruit as it moves over said discharge openings to influence the separate collection of the undersize fruit.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1731115 (1929-10-01), Taylor
patent: 3251466 (1966-05-01), Flieshman
patent: 4075087 (1978-02-01), Gerrans

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