Apparatus for filling boxes with objects notably fruits, floating in water
AssigneeSociete Montalbanaise de Constructions Mecaniques
InventorPhilippe Blanc
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Abstract
An apparatus for filling crates with objects, notably fruits, floating in water, which includes a tank filled with water, a crate which can be immersed inside said tank, feeding means for bringing the objects transported by the water in the crate, a water pump providing for the continuous circulation of water through the tank, the objects being distributed in the immersed crate until it is completely full, wherein the feeding means of the objects in the crate include a feeding channel and a cylindrical aperture formed in a massive plate, covering the upper portion of the crate, the upper portion of said plate being provided with profiled guides for channeling towards said cylindrical opening the objects floating on the liquid and incoming from the feeding channel.
Claims9
Apparatus for filling a crate with objects floating in water comprising a tank for containing water, a crate adapted for insertion into said tank, said crate having an open top, feeding means for bringing said objects suspended in water into said crate, and a water pump for circulating water through said tank, the improvement wherein said feeding means comprises:
- (a) a plate for covering said open top of said crate, said plate having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an aperture extending therethrough for passing of said objects from said upper surface into said crate;
- (b) an inlet channel for feeding said objects suspended in water to said upper surface of said plate;
- (c) an arcuate wall extending upwardly from said upper surface of said plate and aligned with said inlet channel to direct said objects floating in water above said upper surface to said aperture, whereby said objects pass through said aperture and into said crate.
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