Water accumulator flume
US4245936A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 11, 1979 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B25/045
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flume for transporting fruit and the like such as between a sorter and a packaging apparatus and for measuring the batches of fruit into the packaging apparatus comprises a trough for accumulating the fruit and a slowly moving paddle for directing the water flow against the fruit to transport the fruit toward an exit gate. The manner of transporting the fruit permits the use of a single production line for processing fruits of varying degrees of buoyancy, such as apples and pears, without the need for using a flotation agent in connection with the latter.
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