System for conveying and selecting fruit and vegetable products

Details System for conveying and selecting fruit and vegetable products System for conveying and selecting fruit and vegetable products

2007-08-03

2011-11-22

Bidwell, James R (Department: 3651)

Conveyors: power-driven

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

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

C198S385000, C209S545000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08061501

ABSTRACT:
A conveyor line for fruit or vegetables has a plurality of rollers defining seats for the products therebetween. At a selection station, a first member detects at least one feature of the product, and at a sorting station, a second member diverts similar products toward the same destination. Upstream of the selection station, the direction of rotation of the rollers is controlled to cause each product to settle correctly in its seat or shift into an adjacent seat, so that during detection of the features of the products, the products remain properly seated.

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