Global Patent Index - EP 3528968 B1

EP 3528968 B1 20201118 - FRUIT SORTING TABLE WITH ADAPTIVE SCREEN

Title (en)

FRUIT SORTING TABLE WITH ADAPTIVE SCREEN

Title (de)

OBSTSORTIERTISCH MIT ADAPTIVEM SIEB

Title (fr)

TABLE DE TRI POUR FRUITS À CRIBLE ADAPTATIF

Publication

EP 3528968 B1 20201118 (FR)

Application

EP 17784367 A 20170925

Priority

  • FR 1660278 A 20161024
  • FR 2017052572 W 20170925

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2018078230A1] The invention concerns a fruit sorting table (10) comprising: - a conveyor (12) for conveying a fruit crop along a conveying plane (18), between an intake area (14) and a discharge area (16), - a screen (32), extending in the conveying plane between the intake area (14) and the discharge area (16), the screen (32) having openings (66) for sorted fruit to pass through from the conveying plane to an area (40) for receiving sorted fruit situated under the conveying plane. According to the invention, the sorting table further comprises - at least one device (50) for measuring one of a quantity of fruit and a flow rate of fruit passing through the screen (32) over at least one reference section (42) of the screen, the reference section (42) being situated between the fruit intake area (14) and the discharge area (16), and set apart from the fruit intake area, - a device (52) for adjusting the sorting table in response to the measurement device. Application, in particular, to sorting a grape crop.

IPC 8 full level

B07B 1/14 (2006.01); B07B 1/42 (2006.01); B07B 1/46 (2006.01); B07B 13/16 (2006.01); B07B 13/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B07B 1/14 (2013.01 - EP US); B07B 1/42 (2013.01 - EP US); B07B 1/4636 (2013.01 - EP US); B07B 13/16 (2013.01 - EP US); B07B 13/18 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 3057788 A1 20180427; FR 3057788 B1 20181019; AU 2017348762 A1 20190523; AU 2017348762 B2 20220929; CL 2019001052 A1 20190719; CN 109922895 A 20190621; EP 3528968 A1 20190828; EP 3528968 B1 20201118; ES 2847254 T3 20210802; NZ 752718 A 20201030; US 11027313 B2 20210608; US 2019232337 A1 20190801; WO 2018078230 A1 20180503; ZA 201901932 B 20191127

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 1660278 A 20161024; AU 2017348762 A 20170925; CL 2019001052 A 20190417; CN 201780065605 A 20170925; EP 17784367 A 20170925; ES 17784367 T 20170925; FR 2017052572 W 20170925; NZ 75271817 A 20170925; US 201716331254 A 20170925; ZA 201901932 A 20190328