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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2007
Applicant:
Angelo Benedetti, Lugo, IT;
Inventor:
Angelo Benedetti, Lugo, IT;
Assignee:
Unitec S.p.A., Lugo, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A conveyor line for fruit or vegetables has a plurality of rollers defining seats for the products therebetween. At a selection station, a first member detects at least one feature of the product, and at a sorting station, a second member diverts similar products toward the same destination. Upstream of the selection station, the direction of rotation of the rollers is controlled to cause each product to settle correctly in its seat or shift into an adjacent seat, so that during detection of the features of the products, the products remain properly seated.