EP0789634A4 - Appareil de calibrage d'articles - Google Patents

Appareil de calibrage d'articles

Info

Publication number: EP0789634A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: conveyor; stream; article; articles; singulating
Prior art date: 1994-11-01
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP95937231A

Other languages

German (de)

English (en)

Other versions

EP0789634B1 (fr

EP0789634A1 (fr

Inventor

Hamish Alexander Nigel Kennedy

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Horticultural Automation Ltd

Original Assignee

Horticultural Automation Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1994-11-01

Filing date

1995-11-01

Publication date

1999-01-27

1995-11-01 Application filed by Horticultural Automation Ltd filed Critical Horticultural Automation Ltd

1997-08-20 Publication of EP0789634A1 publication Critical patent/EP0789634A1/fr

1999-01-27 Publication of EP0789634A4 publication Critical patent/EP0789634A4/fr

2001-09-26 Application granted granted Critical

2001-09-26 Publication of EP0789634B1 publication Critical patent/EP0789634B1/fr

2015-11-01 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

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Classifications

- 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
- 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
- B07C5/36—Sorting apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution
- B07C5/361—Processing or control devices therefor, e.g. escort memory

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Multimedia (AREA)
Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
Vending Machines For Individual Products (AREA)
Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
Discharge Of Articles From Conveyors (AREA)
Control Of Conveyors (AREA)

EP95937231A 1994-11-01 1995-11-01 Separateur ainsi que methode et appareil de classification d'articles Expired - Lifetime EP0789634B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
NZ26483594		1994-11-01
NZ26483594		1994-11-01
PCT/NZ1995/000113 WO1996013340A1 (fr)	1994-11-01	1995-11-01	Appareil de calibrage d'articles

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0789634A1 EP0789634A1 (fr)	1997-08-20
EP0789634A4 true EP0789634A4 (fr)	1999-01-27
EP0789634B1 EP0789634B1 (fr)	2001-09-26

Family

ID=19924998

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP95937231A Expired - Lifetime EP0789634B1 (fr)	1994-11-01	1995-11-01	Separateur ainsi que methode et appareil de classification d'articles

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0789634B1 (fr)
AT (1)	ATE206080T1 (fr)
AU (1)	AU703594B2 (fr)
DE (1)	DE69522952D1 (fr)
ES (1)	ES2164782T3 (fr)
WO (1)	WO1996013340A1 (fr)

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ES2123422B1 (es) *	1996-07-03	1999-08-16	Amaducci Romana	Procedimiento y dispositivo para clasificacion cromatica de productos.
JP2001225029A (ja)	2000-02-18	2001-08-21	Hiroshi Maeda	オンライン内部品質検査用搬送装置
DE102010015839A1 (de) †	2010-04-20	2011-10-20	Bizerba Gmbh & Co. Kg	Steuerungsverfahren für einen Linienvereiniger
EP2711701B1 (fr)	2012-09-21	2018-06-13	Wipotec Wiege- und Positioniersysteme GmbH	Procédé d'examen de produits par transillumination

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1995
- 1995-11-01 ES ES95937231T patent/ES2164782T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-11-01 WO PCT/NZ1995/000113 patent/WO1996013340A1/fr not_active Ceased
- 1995-11-01 DE DE69522952T patent/DE69522952D1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-11-01 EP EP95937231A patent/EP0789634B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-11-01 AU AU39394/95A patent/AU703594B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1995-11-01 AT AT95937231T patent/ATE206080T1/de active

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4106628A (en) *	1976-02-20	1978-08-15	Warkentin Aaron J	Sorter for fruit and the like
EP0230583A2 (fr) *	1986-01-29	1987-08-05	Pennwalt Corporation	Appareil de mise en rotation de fruits en vue de leur tri
US4717026A (en) *	1986-04-03	1988-01-05	Golden Aluminum Company	Container scanning and accounting device
EP0513501A1 (fr) *	1991-05-14	1992-11-19	Elpatronic Ag	Procédé et dispositif à travailler, en particulier à contrôler et/ou coder, des bouteilles en plastique ou pareilles

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0789634B1 (fr)	2001-09-26
AU703594B2 (en)	1999-03-25
AU3939495A (en)	1996-05-23
WO1996013340A1 (fr)	1996-05-09
ES2164782T3 (es)	2002-03-01
DE69522952D1 (de)	2001-10-31
EP0789634A1 (fr)	1997-08-20
ATE206080T1 (de)	2001-10-15

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2000-12-27	RTI1	Title (correction)	Free format text: SINGULATOR AS WELL AS APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GRADING ARTICLES
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