Global Patent Index - EP 3585527 B1

EP 3585527 B1 20220323 - DISPENSING AND SORTING APPARATUS FOR GEMSTONES, AND ACCORDING METHODS

Title (en)

DISPENSING AND SORTING APPARATUS FOR GEMSTONES, AND ACCORDING METHODS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNGEN ZUM VERTEILEN UND SORTIEREN VON EDELSTEINEN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉS ET DISPOSITIFS DE DISPERSION ET DE TRI DES PIERRES PRÉCIEUSES

Publication

EP 3585527 B1 20220323 (EN)

Application

EP 18711621 A 20180226

Priority

  • GB 201703134 A 20170227
  • GB 2018050487 W 20180226

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2018154325A1] A dispensing apparatus for dispensing gemstones from a horizontal moveable surface is provided. The apparatus comprises a wheel, which is arranged to rotate about a horizontal axis located above the surface. The wheel comprises one or more teeth disposed around an outer circumference. A motor is configured to rotate the wheel and a sensor is configured to identify when one of the teeth is located at a predetermined position so as to indicate that the wheel is in a home position. The wheel is arranged so that a gap is defined between the surface and the wheel when the wheel is in the home position. One of the teeth comes into contact with a gemstone as the wheel rotates away from the home position, and pushes the gemstone off the surface.

IPC 8 full level

B07C 5/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP RU)

B07C 5/36 (2013.01 - EP RU)

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)

WO 2018154325 A1 20180830; CN 110325295 A 20191011; CN 110325295 B 20211221; EP 3585527 A1 20200101; EP 3585527 B1 20220323; GB 201703134 D0 20170412; RU 2019129289 A 20210329; RU 2019129289 A3 20210611; RU 2766099 C2 20220207

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 2018050487 W 20180226; CN 201880014015 A 20180226; EP 18711621 A 20180226; GB 201703134 A 20170227; RU 2019129289 A 20180226