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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Nireco Corporation, Hachioji, JP;
Inventor:
Nobusuke Iino, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Nireco Corporation, Hachioji, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/00 (2006.01); B07C 5/342 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B07C 5/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/3422 (2013.01); B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); B07C 5/362 (2013.01); B07C 2501/009 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39106 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45105 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fruits sorting apparatus includes: a conveyance device configured to convey a plurality of charged fruits from a detection area located on an upstream side to a sorting area disposed on a downstream side; an imaging device configured to photograph the fruits in the detection area of the conveyance device; a processor configured to detect a rotten fruit and a nonstandard fruit having an irregular shape or size based on images of the fruits and vegetables imaged by the imaging device; and a robot configured to pick up the rotten fruit and the nonstandard fruit detected by the processor in the sorting area.