Orienting mechanism for orienting fruit, for example
AssigneeAweta B.V.
InventorJelle van der Schoot
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Abstract
This invention relates to an orienting apparatus for orienting round or approximately round articles, for instance fruit, comprising two parallel rollers extending obliquely upwardly and rotating in the same direction, and a chain with conveying elements, arranged above the rollers and extending obliquely upwardly, each conveying element having a holder formed with an annular cup in which a ball is mounted. The ball is freely rotatably mounted on a horizontal bearing pin in the holder so that a quick orientation of the articles can be accomplished.
Claims8
In an orienting apparatus for orienting round or approximately round articles, wherein two obliquely upwardly oriented, parallel, co-rotatable rollers have associated therewith a chain conveyor with article-conveying elements thereon, which elements are positioned between and above said rollers for successively contacting and conveying successive articles upwardly along and parallel with said rollers while rotating the articles so as to orient the articles with respect to the rollers during travel along said rollers, the improvement comprising:
- article-conveying elements disposed on said chain and each element having a cup-shaped article holder with a rotatable ball mounted in the holder wherein the ball is freely rotatable along an axis transverse the axis of the rollers, so that the articles are freely rotatable in two perpendicular directions during travel upwardly along said rollers.
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