Off-belt stabilizing system for light-weight articles

Details Off-belt stabilizing system for light-weight articles Off-belt stabilizing system for light-weight articles

1996-06-03

1999-12-21

Terrell, William E.

Classifying, separating, and assorting solids

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

Separating means

209638, B07C 502

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060036818

ABSTRACT:
A stabilizing system stabilizes light-weight articles carried on conveyors for automated bulk processing equipment. In a preferred embodiment, the light-weight articles, such as, for example, tobacco leaf products or wood chips, are moved and stabilized along a conveyor from a first infeed end to a second discharge end where they are projected in-air along a trajectory through an illumination station and sorting station. An enclosed off-belt housing is provided within which the light-weight articles are projected along a controlled trajectory to be processed by the optical inspection and sorting systems.

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