Title:
DEVICE FOR GROUPING FLOATING OBJECTS INTO BATCHES, HAVING A MOTOR-DRIVEN PUSH MEMBER FOR STACKING THE OBJECTS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/056186
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for grouping floating objects, such as fruit, into batches, said device including a plurality of accumulation channels through which a hydraulic current runs and each having a motor-driven push member (37) that is placed upstream of an object-stacking area (18) and is capable of moving the objects arriving upstream of the stacking area of the accumulation channel downstream, separately from the hydraulic current and over a distance less than the total distance separating said channel from a downstream holding/releasing device (14) but greater than a maximum space requirement for the objects in the horizontal direction.
Inventors:
BLANC STEPHANE (FR)
Application Number:
PCT/FR2011/052522
Publication Date:
July 12, 2012
Filing Date:
October 27, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MAF AGROBOTIC (FR)
BLANC STEPHANE (FR)
BLANC STEPHANE (FR)
International Classes:
B65G51/01; A23N12/02; B65B25/04
Foreign References:
| FR2808706A1 | 2001-11-16 | |||
| US2159619A | 1939-05-23 | |||
| US4009726A | 1977-03-01 | |||
| EP0729908A1 | 1996-09-04 | |||
| FR2175630A1 | 1973-10-26 | |||
| FR1511134A | 1968-01-26 | |||
| EP0670276A1 | 1995-09-06 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
CABINET BARRE LAFORGUE & ASSOCIÉS (Toulouse, Toulouse, FR)
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