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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2017
DE Greef's Wagen-, Carrosserie- En Machinebouw B.v, Tricht, NL;
Wilhelm Jan Nijland, Tricht, NL;
Dirk Gijsbertus Peters, Tricht, NL;
Tycho Marinus Hartman, Tricht, NL;
DE GREEF'S WAGEN-, CARROSSERIE- EN MACHINEBOUW B.V, Tricht, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a packaging device and sorting system () for directional packaging of products (P), such as vegetables and fruit, and a method therefore. The packaging device according to the invention comprises: —a sensor system () configured to detect a collection of suitable pick-up points; —at least one directing unit () configured to direct a product and provided with at least one degree of freedom for rotation of the product around a substantially horizontal rotation axis; and —a manipulator () comprising: —a pick-up element (); and —a moving device () comprising at least four degrees of freedom for translation of the product and rotation around a substantially horizontal axis, wherein a rotation of the product around a substantially vertical rotation axis is possibly by means of providing the moving device and/or directing unit with an additional degree of freedom.
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