公开(公告)号：US08371773B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-12

申请号：US12758653

申请日：2010-04-12

申请人： Vincent E. Bryan, Jr. ,  John Ohrt ,  Randy Allard ,  Polly Allard ,  Gene Barrow ,  Pete Kunzler ,  Vincent Bryan, III ,  Alex Kunzler

发明人： Vincent E. Bryan, Jr. ,  John Ohrt ,  Randy Allard ,  Polly Allard ,  Gene Barrow ,  Pete Kunzler ,  Vincent Bryan, III ,  Alex Kunzler

IPC分类号： B65G53/58

CPC分类号： A01D46/24 ,  B65G11/203 ,  B65G51/02 ,  B65G69/16

摘要： A device for transporting articles is disclosed. In the illustrated and described embodiment of the invention, the articles are fruit such as apples, and the articles can be transported from a picking location on a fruit tree to a collection bin or other site. The device includes a tube member adapted to receive and transport the articles, and a plurality of deformable baffles at spaced-apart locations within the tube. Each baffle defines an aperture which permits the article to engage and deform the baffle and aperture so as to create at least a partial momentary seal to encourage article movement through the aperture and down the tube. The article is urged through the tube by a pressure differential created across the article. In the described and illustrated embodiment of the invention, this pressure differential is a pneumatic pressure differential. The tube and the baffle apertures can have non-circular cross-sectional shapes.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种运输物品的装置。 在本发明的说明和描述的实施例中，物品是苹果等水果，物品可以从果树上的采摘位置运送到收集箱或其他场所。 该装置包括适于容纳和运输物品的管构件，以及在管内的间隔开的位置处的多个可变形挡板。 每个挡板限定一个孔，其允许制品接合和变形挡板和孔，以便产生至少一个部分瞬时密封，以促使制品通过孔和下管移动。 通过在整个制品上形成的压力差，通过管子推动制品。 在本发明的所述和说明的实施例中，该压力差是气压差。 管和挡板孔可以具有非圆形横截面形状。

公开(公告)号：US20110091292A1

公开(公告)日：2011-04-21

申请号：US12758653

申请日：2010-04-12

申请人： Vincent E. Bryan, JR. ,  John Ohrt ,  Randy Allard ,  Polly Allard ,  Gene Barrow ,  Pete Kunzler ,  Vincent Bryan, III ,  Alex Kunzler

发明人： Vincent E. Bryan, JR. ,  John Ohrt ,  Randy Allard ,  Polly Allard ,  Gene Barrow ,  Pete Kunzler ,  Vincent Bryan, III ,  Alex Kunzler

IPC分类号： B65G51/28 ,  B65G51/04 ,  B65G51/18

CPC分类号： A01D46/24 ,  B65G11/203 ,  B65G51/02 ,  B65G69/16

摘要： A device for transporting articles is disclosed. In the illustrated and described embodiment of the invention, the articles are fruit such as apples, and the articles can be transported from a picking location on a fruit tree to a collection bin or other site. The device includes a tube member adapted to receive and transport the articles, and a plurality of deformable baffles at spaced-apart locations within the tube. Each baffle defines an aperture which permits the article to engage and deform the baffle and aperture so as to create at least a partial momentary seal to encourage article movement through the aperture and down the tube. The article is urged through the tube by a pressure differential created across the article. In the described and illustrated embodiment of the invention, this pressure differential is a pneumatic pressure differential. The tube and the baffle apertures can have non-circular cross-sectional shapes.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种运输物品的装置。 在本发明的说明和描述的实施例中，物品是苹果等水果，物品可以从果树上的采摘位置运送到收集箱或其他场所。 该装置包括适于容纳和运输物品的管构件，以及在管内的间隔开的位置处的多个可变形挡板。 每个挡板限定一个孔，其允许制品接合和变形挡板和孔，以便产生至少一个部分瞬时密封，以促使制品通过孔和下管移动。 通过在整个制品上形成的压力差，通过管子推动制品。 在本发明的所述和说明的实施例中，该压力差是气压差。 管和挡板孔可以具有非圆形横截面形状。