Apparatus and methods for transferring fragile hems

    公开(公告)号:US11655105B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-23

    申请号:US17084178

    申请日:2020-10-29

    IPC分类号: B65G47/12 B65G11/08

    摘要: An apparatus for vertical transfer of whole nuts from a first elevation to a second, lower elevation includes a run extending between an entrance and an exit, and having a plurality of alternatingly arranged conveying panels between the entrance and the exit. Each conveying panel is inclined at approximately 30 degrees to horizontal and has a predefined width. The apparatus further includes arcuate turn-arounds disposed between respective conveying panels to facilitate transferring the nuts from one conveying panel to the next lower conveying panel. The predefined width of the conveying panels is selected based on a predetermined mass flow rate of nuts such that whole nuts move along the run in a continuous stream without tumbling, and wherein each nut is in contact with adjacent nuts in its respective layer.

    APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING FRAGILE ITEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20220135340A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-05

    申请号:US17084178

    申请日:2020-10-29

    IPC分类号: B65G47/12

    摘要: An apparatus for vertical transfer of whole nuts from a first elevation to a second, lower elevation includes a run extending between an entrance and an exit, and having a plurality of alternatingly arranged conveying panels between the entrance and the exit. Each conveying panel is inclined at approximately 30 degrees to horizontal and has a predefined width. The apparatus further includes arcuate turn-arounds disposed between respective conveying panels to facilitate transferring the nuts from one conveying panel to the next lower conveying panel. The predefined width of the conveying panels is selected based on a predetermined mass flow rate of nuts such that whole nuts move along the run in a continuous stream without tumbling, and wherein each nut is in contact with adjacent nuts in its respective layer.

    APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING FRAGILE ITEMS AT SELECTIVELY VARIABLE FLOW RATES

    公开(公告)号:US20230174323A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-08

    申请号:US17543188

    申请日:2021-12-06

    IPC分类号: B65G49/05 G01F1/30 B65G11/20

    摘要: An apparatus for vertical transfer of whole nuts from a first elevation to a second, lower elevation includes a run extending between an entrance and an exit, and having a plurality of alternatingly arranged conveying panels between the entrance and the exit. Each conveying panel is inclined at approximately 30 degrees to horizontal and has a variable effective conveying width. The apparatus further includes arcuate turn-arounds disposed between respective conveying panels to facilitate transferring the nuts from one conveying panel to the next lower conveying panel. The variable effective conveying width is selected based on a predetermined mass flow rate of nuts such that whole nuts move along the run in a continuous stream without tumbling, and wherein each nut is in contact with adjacent nuts in its respective layer.