Global Patent Index - EP 1458500 A1

EP 1458500 A1 20040922 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GRADING OBJECTS

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GRADING OBJECTS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM SORTIEREN VON OBJEKTEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE CALIBRAGE D'OBJETS

Publication

EP 1458500 A1 20040922 (EN)

Application

EP 02788514 A 20021129

Priority

  • IS 0200020 W 20021129
  • IS 6189 A 20011129

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03045591A1] The present invention relates to a method and device for grading objects according to at least one characteristic property of the objects. The method comprising feeding at least one separating unit with an upward facing inlet and a downward facing outlet moving with constant speed with objects following a first path with at least one characteristic property. By utilizing that said at least one separating unit reacts on the objects with friction force of different size depending on the characteristic property of said objects, wherein objects flowing through the outlet of said separating follow at least one second path that is characteristic for at least one characteristic property of said objects, wherein objects following each path are collected together.

IPC 1-7

B07C 5/34; B07B 13/11; A22C 25/04; A01K 61/00

IPC 8 full level

A01K 61/00 (2006.01); A22C 25/04 (2006.01); B07B 13/11 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A01K 61/90 (2016.12); A22C 25/04 (2013.01); B07B 13/11 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 03045591A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03045591 A1 20030605; AU 2002353489 A1 20030610; EP 1458500 A1 20040922; IS 7273 A 20040519

DOCDB simple family (application)

IS 0200020 W 20021129; AU 2002353489 A 20021129; EP 02788514 A 20021129; IS 7273 A 20040519