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US 7,395,934 B2Granted
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AssigneeMarel HF
InventorPetur Gudjonsson
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for automatically batching objects into portions, comprising conveying and weighing objects. An appropriate bin for each of the weighed objects is selected, wherein each bin is provided with a weighing means. Accordingly, the total portion weight is periodically registered. By means of comparing the potion weight with the summed object weight in that portions, an appropriate bin can be selected for forthcoming objects.
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A method for automatically batching objects into portions, comprising:
- conveying a present object to be weighed,
- weighing said present object to be graded and sending output signals representative of weighing data for the present object,
- selecting an appropriate bin for said weighed object where a portion of at least one object is formed,
- directing said object to said bin,
- weighing said portion periodically and sending output signals representative of weighing data for the portion,
- comparing said portion's weight periodically with a summed object weight in said bin, and
- utilizing a plurality of such comparisons for selecting an appropriate bin for forthcoming objects and thereby increasing weighing accuracy in the bin.
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An apparatus for automatic grading of objects into portions, comprising:
- a conveyor for conveying the objects,
- a first weighing equipment for weighing the object to be graded as the object is conveyed on said conveyor, said weighing equipment sending output signals representative of weighing data for the object to be graded,
- means for determining an appropriate bin for said weighed object where a portion of at least one object is formed,
- a second weighing equipment for weighing a portion weight of said objects in at least one bin, said weighing equipment sending output signals representative of weighing data for said portion weight,
- a computer system utilizing said output signals representative of said weight data for comparing said portion weight periodically with a summed object weight in said bin, and
- said computer system utilizing a plurality of such comparisons for selecting an appropriate bin for forthcoming objects and thereby increasing weighing accuracy in the bin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.