公开(公告)号：US12084214B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US16879192

申请日：2020-05-20

Applicant: Fulfil Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Gilad Almogy ,  Jason Kalus ,  John Hosken ,  Nathan Beckett ,  David Cameron Hosken ,  Eric Yehl

IPC: G06Q30/00 ,  B07C5/34 ,  B65B5/10 ,  B65B25/04 ,  B65B35/02 ,  B65B43/52 ,  B65B43/54 ,  B65B43/56 ,  B65B43/58 ,  B65B43/59 ,  B65B57/12 ,  B65G1/04 ,  B65G1/06 ,  B65G1/127 ,  B65G1/137 ,  B65G17/00 ,  B65G47/51 ,  B65G65/36 ,  B65G65/42 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  B65B11/02 ,  B65G1/00

CPC classification number: B65B25/04 ,  B07C5/34 ,  B65B5/101 ,  B65B5/108 ,  B65B35/02 ,  B65B43/52 ,  B65B43/54 ,  B65B43/56 ,  B65B43/58 ,  B65B43/59 ,  B65B57/12 ,  B65G1/04 ,  B65G1/045 ,  B65G1/06 ,  B65G1/127 ,  B65G1/1371 ,  B65G1/1373 ,  B65G1/1376 ,  B65G17/002 ,  B65G47/5104 ,  B65G65/365 ,  B65G65/425 ,  G06Q30/0627 ,  B07C2501/009 ,  B65B5/105 ,  B65B11/025 ,  B65B2210/18 ,  B65G1/00 ,  B65G2201/0202 ,  B65G2201/0211 ,  B65G2201/0258 ,  B65G2203/041 ,  B65G2207/46

Abstract: Embodiments of product handling systems facilitate transfer of individual product items from incoming bulk form into dedicated trays for inspection, sorting, selection, and packaging. Inspection may comprise interrogation of product items within a tray by electromagnetic (e.g., optical, hyperspectral) or other (e.g., physical, acoustic, gas sensing, etc.) techniques. Prior to packaging, product items disposed within the tray may be stored in a moveable carousel responsible for controlling environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, illumination, ambient gases, product-to-product interactions, and/or others. Movement of product items from a carousel's transfer station to an outside staging position may be accomplished using robots and/or conveyor belts. Embodiments may allow rapid, low-cost consumer selection of specific individual product items based upon their accompanying metadata (e.g., source, identifier), in combination with the results of inspection (e.g., visual appearance). Embodiments may receive product items pre-packaged in tray format to expedite inspection, sorting, selection, and packaging.

公开(公告)号：US20240261825A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18566739

申请日：2022-06-16

Applicant: Ottimo Design Pty Ltd

Inventor： Bruce Thomas Morley

IPC: B07C5/36 ,  B07C5/342 ,  B65G17/16 ,  B65G17/36 ,  B65G47/244

CPC classification number: B07C5/36 ,  B07C5/342 ,  B65G17/16 ,  B65G17/36 ,  B65G47/244 ,  B07C2501/009 ,  B65G2201/0211

Abstract: Fruit sorting equipment comprising interlinked carriages forming a conveyor driven in a conveying loop, each carriage having a fruit carrier attached to the carriage to pivot about a pivot axis, each carrier supporting two longitudinally spaced pairs of axially rotatable rollers that support the fruit above the carrier, and driving means to cause the rollers to axially rotate.

公开(公告)号：US11944106B1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US18268645

申请日：2022-10-08

Applicant: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY ZHONGYUAN INSTITUTE

Inventor： Di Wu ,  Weinan Huang ,  Dandan Zheng ,  Feng Jiang ,  Chongde Sun ,  Kunsong Chen

IPC: F28D21/00 ,  A23B7/158 ,  B65G35/06 ,  B65G47/248

CPC classification number: A23B7/158 ,  B65G35/06 ,  B65G47/248 ,  B65G2201/0211

Abstract: A continuous quantitative spraying structure for sterilization of harvested fruits is provided. The continuous quantitative spraying structure includes a track provided thereon with equally spaced trays for conveying fruits, where the trays each include a circular tray body; a central part of the tray body is provided with a central hole allowing the fruit to fall off; a bottom part of the central hole is provided with two parallel rollers; an inner bottom surface of the tray body is provided with a flap; an inner end of a central shaft of the roller passes through the flap, and is fixed to a rolling wheel; a bearing is provided between the roller and the flap; the track is provided with a spraying sterilization section; the spraying sterilization section is sequentially provided with 3 to 4 sets of sterilization nozzles above a tray conveying route.

公开(公告)号：US20230301245A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-28

申请号：US18041252

申请日：2021-07-29

Applicant: Ocado Innovation Limited

Inventor： Robert STADIE

IPC: A01G9/14 ,  A01G9/24 ,  A01G9/04 ,  B65G1/06

CPC classification number: A01G9/143 ,  A01G9/246 ,  A01G9/045 ,  B65G1/065 ,  B65G2201/0211

Abstract: A farming system and a control facility are disclosed, the farming system including a growing facility having at least one growing floor including a track network, based on a grid system. The track network includes access aisles and growing aisles, wherein the growing aisles include one or more booths for receiving growing trays. A booth includes a support for supporting a growing tray, and a hood for providing services to the growing trays, wherein the hood provides at least irrigation. A load handling device operating on the track network for lifting and transporting growing trays includes a tray support pad located on the upper surface of the load handling device.

公开(公告)号：US20190218112A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-18

申请号：US16080124

申请日：2017-02-24

Applicant: MAF AGROBOTIC ,  CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

Inventor： Bernard DUESO ,  Philippe BLANC ,  Caroline ANDRIANTSIFERANA ,  Catherine AYRAL ,  Florence BENOIT-MARQUIE ,  Philippe DESTRAC ,  Carine JULCOUR

IPC: C02F1/32 ,  C02F1/72 ,  B65G51/01

CPC classification number: C02F1/325 ,  B65G51/01 ,  B65G2201/0211 ,  C02F1/32 ,  C02F1/722 ,  C02F1/725 ,  C02F2101/306 ,  C02F2103/26 ,  C02F2103/32 ,  C02F2201/3227 ,  C02F2305/10

Abstract: A hydraulic conveyor for floating objects, having recirculation of a liquid composition, named conveying composition, for conveying the floating objects, includes at least one device for sanitizing the conveying composition. The sanitizing device includes: at least one device irradiating a composition, named composition to be sanitized, formed by mixing at least some of the conveying composition and an amount of a composition, named photoreactive composition, including at least one photosensitive compound that forms, under the effect of irradiation by the irradiation device, at least one compound, named active compound, transforming by chemical reaction at least one pollutant compound of the conveying composition into a non-pollutant compound; and at least two photolysis chambers mounted in series such that the composition to be sanitized can flow successively into the at least two photolysis chambers, at least one irradiation device being arranged in an inner volume of each photolysis chamber.

公开(公告)号：US20190217341A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-18

申请号：US16313400

申请日：2017-06-29

Applicant: DE GREEF'S WAGEN-, CARROSSERIE- EN MACHINEBOUW B.V

Inventor： WILHELM JAN NIJLAND

IPC: B07C5/342 ,  B65G13/07 ,  B07C5/36 ,  G01N33/02

CPC classification number: B07C5/342 ,  B07C5/36 ,  B07C2501/009 ,  B65G13/07 ,  B65G2201/0211 ,  B65G2203/0258 ,  G01N33/025

Abstract: The invention relates to a measuring device for measuring products, such as fruits including vegetables and fruit, sorting system provided therewith, and method therefor. The measuring device according to the invention comprises: —a frame provided with a number of movable fruit carriers on which or between which products can be placed for carrying and with which the products can be moved in a transport direction; and a sensor configured to perform a measurement or series of measurements on the products on or between the fruit carriers, wherein at least parts of the sensor are configured to enable the sensor to perform measurements over a measuring path, and wherein the measuring path is arranged at an angle to the transport direction so that a measurement can be performed over a distance over the product.

公开(公告)号：US20180281022A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US15562388

申请日：2016-03-23

Applicant: UNITEC S.P.A.

Inventor： Luca BENEDETTI

IPC: B07C5/342 ,  B07C5/36 ,  B65G47/96 ,  G01N21/85

CPC classification number: B07C5/3422 ,  B07C5/36 ,  B07C2501/009 ,  B65G47/962 ,  B65G2201/0211 ,  G01N21/85 ,  G01N2021/845 ,  G01N2021/8466

Abstract: An assembly for handling fruit and vegetable products, includes first containment units for fruit and vegetable products that can move along a first conveyance and/or control line. The assembly further includes second containment units for horticultural products that can move along a second conveyance and/or control line, which is laterally adjacent and proximate to the first line. The assembly includes a plurality of elements for transferring the horticultural products; such elements are distributed at least along a part of the first line and are selectively actuatable by an electronic management and control unit, for the transfer of each product from a first unit to a respective second unit in a portion chosen from a plurality of different portions of the first line, upon the occurrence of a predefined condition of mutual alignment between the horticultural product to be transferred, which is conveyed by the first unit, and a second unit.

公开(公告)号：US20180148270A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-31

申请号：US15577485

申请日：2016-05-24

Applicant: UNITEC S.P.A.

Inventor： Luca BENEDETTI

IPC: B65G47/22 ,  B65G11/02 ,  B65G11/20 ,  B65G47/44 ,  A23N15/00

CPC classification number: B65G47/22 ,  A23N15/00 ,  A23N2015/006 ,  B65G11/023 ,  B65G11/20 ,  B65G11/203 ,  B65G47/44 ,  B65G2201/0211

Abstract: An apparatus for dividing horticultural products, propelled by a fluid for transport from an intake region connected to an upstream station to an evacuation region connected to a downstream station. The apparatus comprises includes a supporting frame for a contoured floor, which is arranged so that a first edge is at said intake region and is arranged so that a second edge, arranged opposite the first edge, is at the evacuation region. The contoured floor includes a plurality of lanes interposed in a parallel arrangement between the regions and have a substantially V-shaped transverse cross-section so as to produce the progressive conveyance and alignment of the horticultural products in transit along the bottom of each lane.

公开(公告)号：US20180100758A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-12

申请号：US15566832

申请日：2016-04-04

Applicant: MAF AGROBOTIC

Inventor： Philippe BLANC

IPC: G01G13/22 ,  B65G47/96 ,  B65G17/12

CPC classification number: G01G13/22 ,  B65G17/12 ,  B65G47/962 ,  B65G2201/0211

Abstract: Disclosed is an object transporting device for objects such as fruits or vegetables including a receptacle suitable for receiving at least one object, a support and a connecting mechanism for connecting the receptacle to the support in order to interlock them in longitudinal translation, permit a lateral tilting of the receptacle for the purpose of laterally discharging each object carried by the receptacle, and allow a displacement of the receptacle in vertical translation for the weighing of the receptacle and of the object which it carries. The connecting mechanism includes at least one ball interposed and imprisoned between at least one vertical bearing surface of the receptacle and at least one vertical bearing surface of the support in order to be able to roll without sliding on at least one of these vertical bearing surfaces. Also disclosed is a conveying and weighing device equipped with such transporting devices.

公开(公告)号：US20150232285A1

公开(公告)日：2015-08-20

申请号：US14426528

申请日：2013-09-04

Applicant: COMPAC SORTING SEQUIPMENT LIMITED

Inventor： Isaac James Anstis ,  Simon Richardson ,  Sam Voschezang ,  Sheldon Phillip White

IPC: B65G47/96

CPC classification number: B65G47/96 ,  B07C5/36 ,  B07C2501/009 ,  B65G47/38 ,  B65G47/962 ,  B65G2201/0211

Abstract: The invention relates to a tipping actuator for a conveyor system that comprises a plurality of article carriers moving on an endless conveyor in a conveying direction, each article carrier having a carrier frame for bearing an article, the carrier frame being pivotally mounted on the article carrier and operable to tip to enable discharge of the article borne on the carrier frame. The tipping actuator comprises a trigger member for contacting the article carriers to tip them and is configured such that, when in a non-contact position, the article carriers are able to at least partly tip towards the trigger member such that the contact portion of the trigger member is received by a portion of the article carrier. In another embodiment, a contact portion of the trigger is sloped with two different gradients. An electromagnet may be used to cause actuation of the trigger. The tipping actuator may be able to allow tipping in opposite directions of adjacent carriers, for example in some embodiments the trigger may be formed of upstream and downstream parts.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种用于输送机系统的倾翻致动器，其包括在输送方向上在环形输送机上移动的多个物品承载件，每个物品托架具有用于承载物品的承载架，承载架枢转地安装在物品载体上 并且可操作地尖端以使得能够排放承载在载体框架上的物品。 翻转致动器包括用于接触物品载体以使其尖端的触发器构件，并且构造成使得当处于非接触位置时，物品载体能够至少部分地朝向触发器构件尖端，使得接触部分 触发器构件被物品载体的一部分接收。 在另一个实施例中，触发器的接触部分以两个不同的梯度倾斜。 可以使用电磁体来引起触发器的致动。 倾翻致动器可以能够允许在相邻载体的相反方向上倾斜，例如在一些实施例中，触发器可以由上游部分和下游部分形成。