Device for transfer of fragile objects from a conveyor to a transporter
US4836355A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2207/42
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Fragile objects such as items of fruit are transferred from a receptacle conveyor to a transport belt by a rotary brush transverse to the conveyor and having bristles allowing formation of a cavity in the brush to receive the object when it falls from its receptacle, and a fixed brush facing the rotary brush to hold the object in its cavity until the object is deposited, without horizontal velocity, on the transport belt.
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