Sorter for fruit and the like
US4106628A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 20, 1976 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB07C5/342
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Apparatus for automatically sorting fruit and the like by weight or color, or both, using conveyance system to move objects to be sorted past an electromechanical weighing station and an optical color sensing station which, in conjunction with sequential and combinational logic, compare the color and weight of the item to a predetermined criteria and sort according thereto.
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