Apparatus for filling boxes with objects notably fruits, floating in water
US4807422A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 1988 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G65/32
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for filling crates with objects, notably fruits, floating in water, which includes a tank filled with water, a crate which can be immersed inside said tank, feeding means for bringing the objects transported by the water in the crate, a water pump providing for the continuous circulation of water through the tank, the objects being distributed in the immersed crate until it is completely full, wherein the feeding means of the objects in the crate include a feeding channel and a cylindrical aperture formed in a massive plate, covering the upper portion of the crate, the upper portion of said plate being provided with profiled guides for channeling towards said cylindrical opening the objects floating on the liquid and incoming from the feeding channel.
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