Fruit-packaging machine

Details Fruit-packaging machine Fruit-packaging machine

1999-04-09

2001-02-13

Sipos, John (Department: 3721)

Package making

Apparatus for forming or partially forming receptacle and...

Forming by opening or setting up collapsed receptacle

C053S551000, C053S374800, C053S552000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06185915

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a fruit-packaging machine with fruit damage prevention.
2. Description of the Related Art
Applicant's Taiwan Utility Model Publication No. 321163 issued on Nov. 21, 1997 discloses a fruit-packaging machine that comprises a frame for rotatably supporting a plastic bag reel. A side-enclosing device encloses two lateral sides of a plastic web wound around the plastic bag reel. A fruit conveyor conveys fruit into the plastic bag web that has been enclosed in one end and the lateral sides, and a final enclosing device produces the final enclosing of the open end of the plastic bag and cuts the enclosed plastic bag from the plastic bag web.
In the above-mentioned patent, the packaged fruit falls on a conveyor
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located at a bottom of the machine. However, the packaged fruit tends to be damaged when it falls on the conveyor as it falls through a considerable distance before it reaches the conveyor
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. Although a height-adjusting seat
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is provided to change the distance between the conveyor
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and enclosing seats
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of the final enclosing device, the problem is still remains.
The present invention is intended to provide an improved fruit-packaging machine that mitigates and/or obviates the above problem.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is a primary object of the present invention to provide an improved fruit-packaging machine that includes a pivotal receiving plate for receiving the packaged fruit in a manner that the packaged fruit may be conveyed to the conveyor in a sliding way to thereby avoid damage as a result of falling.
Other objects, advantages, and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.


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patent: 3238692 (1966-03-01), Montouri
patent: 3552081 (1971-01-01), Leasure
patent: 3738080 (1973-06-01), Reil
patent: 3889449 (1975-06-01), Membrino
patent: 4079662 (1978-03-01), Pucetti
patent: 5054270 (1991-10-01), McMahon
patent: 321163 (1997-11-01), None

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