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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2002
Apparatus for delivering substantially spherical products into a substantially rectangular container
Erik van Wijngaarden, Hengelo, NL;
Hendrikus Jacobus Weterings, Hoek van Holland, NL;
Abstract
An apparatus for delivering substantially spherical products into a substantially rectangular container having an open top. The apparatus is provided with a delivery element arranged to be movable up and down relative to the container. The container is movable in a horizontal direction relative to the delivery element. The delivery element includes at least one endless conveyor which is provided with supporting elements which define a number of supporting surfaces extending in horizontal direction. An intermediate conveyor is arranged upstream of the delivery element. The intermediate conveyor is aligned with the delivery element and is arranged for row-by-row transfer of the products to the delivery element. A vibrating feeder is arranged upstream of the intermediate conveyor. The vibrating feeder has a discharge side aligned with an infeed side of the intermediate conveyor. The vibrating feeder also has an infeed side alignable with a discharge conveyor of another apparatus, such as, for instance, a fruit sorter.