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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Marc Ruymen, B-3360 Korbeek-Lo, BE;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/00 ; B65G 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/00 ; B65G 1/100 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns a sorting apparatus for granular products (,), such as peas, nuts, raisins, and suchlike, with a detection system (,), a removal system (,) and a transport device (,), where the latter has a sloping distribution surface (,′) over which said products (,) are moved, whereby said surface (,′) is convex over at least a certain distance in the direction of travel (,) of said products (,), such that said surface (,′) has a curvature in the direction of fall of said products (,) equal to or slightly less than that of the path (,) which the products would follow at said surface (,′) in free fall, independent of said surface (,′).