Apparatus for orienting spherical products having at least one s

Details Apparatus for orienting spherical products having at least one s Apparatus for orienting spherical products having at least one s

1991-04-26

1993-03-02

Olszewski, Robert P.

Conveyors: power-driven

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

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

198384, 198779, B65G 4724

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051901374

ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to an apparatus for orienting spherical products having at least one substantially flattened surface, such as tomatoes and the like. The apparatus comprises a roller conveyor whose rollers are rotatable about their axis, while the free space between successive rollers is smaller than the greatest diameter of the product to be oriented. The roller conveyor further comprises members projecting above the top surface of the rollers to form conveyor compartments for receiving therein one product to be oriented. According to the invention, the center-to-center distance between successive rollers of the conveyor (1) is at most equal to the diameter of the flattened surface of the product to be sorted.

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