ATE367617T1 - Hochgeschwindigkeits sortierapparat für den lebensmittelmassentransport zur optischen inspektion und sortierung von grossvolumiger lebensmitteln - Google Patents

Hochgeschwindigkeits sortierapparat für den lebensmittelmassentransport zur optischen inspektion und sortierung von grossvolumiger lebensmitteln

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ATE367617T1
ATE367617T1 AT96929660T AT96929660T ATE367617T1 AT E367617 T1 ATE367617 T1 AT E367617T1 AT 96929660 T AT96929660 T AT 96929660T AT 96929660 T AT96929660 T AT 96929660T AT E367617 T1 ATE367617 T1 AT E367617T1
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Richard Hebel
Rodney Fazzari
Frank Skorina
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Key Technology Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/34—Sorting according to other particular properties
    • B07C5/342—Sorting according to other particular properties according to optical properties, e.g. colour
    • B07C5/3422—Sorting according to other particular properties according to optical properties, e.g. colour using video scanning devices, e.g. TV-cameras
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F18/00—Pattern recognition
    • G06F18/40—Software arrangements specially adapted for pattern recognition, e.g. user interfaces or toolboxes therefor

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  • Investigating Or Analysing Materials By Optical Means (AREA)
  • Branching, Merging, And Special Transfer Between Conveyors (AREA)
AT96929660T 1995-09-01 1996-08-05 Hochgeschwindigkeits sortierapparat für den lebensmittelmassentransport zur optischen inspektion und sortierung von grossvolumiger lebensmitteln ATE367617T1 (de)

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US08/522,944 US5659624A (en) 1995-09-01 1995-09-01 High speed mass flow food sorting appartus for optically inspecting and sorting bulk food products

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