Apparatus for orienting halved fruit cut side down

Details Apparatus for orienting halved fruit cut side down Apparatus for orienting halved fruit cut side down

1980-11-10

1982-07-13

Stoner, Jr., Bruce H.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor for changing attitude of item relative to conveyed...

By conveying randomly faced items and turning items to...

99549, 198399, 198400, 198771, B65G 4724

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043390277

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for orienting halved fruit with the cut sides thereof facing downwardly includes a longitudinally extending vibrating table which is inclined slightly downwardly from the receiving end to the discharge end. The table is provided with longitudinally extending opposed side walls, with a bottom extending therebetween to define a channel along which the fruit translates. In the first receiving section of the apparatus, the bottom is inclined laterally toward one side as well as longitudinally. In the second section, contiguous with the first, a channel is formed in the one side wall to engage the upwardly facing cut faces of the fruit. In a third section, a trough narrower than the width of the fruit is formed in the bottom wall generally adjacent to the lower edge of the one side, the channel of the second section directing the fruit into the trough. The trough widens and deepens with increasing distance along the vibrating table, forming a V shaped trough which is bilaterally symmetrical. The lower end of the table includes a rectangular trough portion having a substantially flat bottom. A central spine protrudes upwardly along the midline of the rectangular trough portion to engage the longitudinal groove in the fruit formed by the coring operation. The rectangular trough portion includes laterally inclined surfaces spaced on alternate sides therealong to cause the fruit to traverse the midline and engage the spine.

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patent: 3123199 (1964-03-01), Easterday et al.
patent: 3598223 (1971-08-01), Lauer
patent: 4105108 (1978-08-01), Lauer

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