Method and apparatus for grading non-orienting articles

Details Method and apparatus for grading non-orienting articles Method and apparatus for grading non-orienting articles

1984-07-02

1987-02-24

Reeves, Robert B.

Classifying, separating, and assorting solids

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

Condition responsive means controls separating means

209587, 209701, 209939, 250223R, 358106, B07C 5342

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046450807

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for grading generally spherical articles, and specifically fruit such a oranges, which do not orient along a predetermined axis when rotated on a roller conveyor comprises a pair of side scan cameras disposed on opposite sides of the fruit. An overhead camera provides plural data signals representative of the surface quality of the fruit. The side scan cameras provide data indicative of the surface quality of side portions of the fruit. A processor and processing algorithm computes a surface quality indication based upon the data from the overhead camera and modifies the surface quality indication depending upon the data provided by the side scan cameras.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4122951 (1978-10-01), Alaminos
patent: 4246098 (1981-01-01), Conway et al.
patent: 4486775 (1984-12-01), Catlow
Advertisement from p. 91 of the Jun. 1983 edition of Food Processing.

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