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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Tomra Sorting Limited, Dublin, IE;
Inventors:
O. Douglas Elmquist, Sacramento, CA (US);
Roberto Moreno, Woodland, CA (US);
Luis Moreno, Antelope, CA (US);
Assignee:
TOMRA SORTING LIMITED, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/72 (2006.01); B65G 47/19 (2006.01); B65G 47/52 (2006.01); B07B 13/14 (2006.01); B07C 5/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B07B 13/14 (2013.01); B07C 5/36 (2013.01); B07C 2501/0018 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rejector device for use within a system for sorting discrete objects, the divert device comprising at least one divert device arranged to change the trajectory of an object; and drive means arranged to drive the divert device between at least three discrete positions such that in use, at least one of said discrete objects passes along one of three paths.