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Apparatus for optically analyzing products such as fruit having bilateral imaging devices

US7280198B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 15, 2005
Grant dateOct 9, 2007
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01B11/00
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for optically analyzing products such as fruit for automatic sorting of the products, includes at least one conveying line (1, 2), a plurality of analysis stations, and a device for driving each product in rotation. The imaging devices (12 to 19) of the different analysis stations are arranged in two lateral series located on each side of the longitudinal vertical plane of each conveying line (1, 2).

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