EP 1852354 A3 20071121 - Method and device for automatic sorting and/or re-packing of elongate products
Title (en)
Method and device for automatic sorting and/or re-packing of elongate products
Title (de)
Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum automatischen Sortieren und/oder Verpacken von länglichen Produkten
Title (fr)
Procédé et machine pour le triage et/ou l' emballage automatique de produits allongés.
Publication
Application
Priority
NL 1031651 A 20060413
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1852354A2] The present invention provides a method and apparatus for sorting and/or automatically packing vulnerable, elongate products (P) such as cucumbers, comprising the following steps of: - individualizing the products; - orienting the individualized products; - transporting the products in transport means (6); - transferring the products in an oriented position to at least one conveyor (10); and - releasing the products on the conveyor into at least one packing container (18) or a compartment (16) thereof, wherein the at least one packing container is placed in the transport means (30) outside the feed path of the products.
IPC 8 full level
B65B 19/34 (2006.01); B65B 25/04 (2006.01); B65B 35/54 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B65B 19/34 (2013.01); B65B 25/046 (2013.01); B65B 35/54 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] EP 0527640 A1 19930217 - PILLSBURY CO [US]
- [A] US 3250372 A 19660510 - WAGNER ROLAND W, et al
- [A] US 2005028495 A1 20050210 - BLANC PHILIPPE [FR]
- [A] EP 0360687 A1 19900328 - FEMIA IND [FR]
- [A] US 3272331 A 19660913 - THIELE EDWARD G, et al
- [A] WO 03059746 A1 20030724 - REFIN SRL [IT], et al
- [A] FR 2611651 A1 19880909 - JOURDAN SA [FR]
- [A] US 3949861 A 19760413 - SCHOLTENS SIMON A, et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA HR MK YU
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1852354 A2 20071107; EP 1852354 A3 20071121; EP 1852354 B1 20100811; DE 602007008312 D1 20100923; ES 2349695 T3 20110110; NL 1031651 C2 20071016
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 07075278 A 20070412; DE 602007008312 T 20070412; ES 07075278 T 20070412; NL 1031651 A 20060413