EP1705121A3 - Method and apparatus for packaging of aubergines and other vulnerable vegetables and/or fruits - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for packaging of aubergines and other vulnerable vegetables and/or fruits Download PDF

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EP1705121A3
EP1705121A3 EP06075724.2A EP06075724A EP1705121A3 EP 1705121 A3 EP1705121 A3 EP 1705121A3 EP 06075724 A EP06075724 A EP 06075724A EP 1705121 A3 EP1705121 A3 EP 1705121A3
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aubergines
offloading
packaging
vulnerable
vegetables
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EP1705121A2 (en
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Jacob Hendrik De Greef
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De Greefs Wagen Carrosserie en Machinebouw BV
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/34—Sorting according to other particular properties
    • B07C5/342—Sorting according to other particular properties according to optical properties, e.g. colour
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/16—Sorting according to weight
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B25/00—Packaging other articles presenting special problems
    • B65B25/02—Packaging agricultural or horticultural products
    • B65B25/04—Packaging fruit or vegetables
    • B65B25/046—Packaging fruit or vegetables in crates or boxes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B67/00—Apparatus or devices facilitating manual packaging operations; Sack holders
    • B65B67/02—Packaging of articles or materials in containers

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Agronomy & Crop Science (AREA)
  • Packaging Of Special Articles (AREA)
  • Intermediate Stations On Conveyors (AREA)
  • Sorting Of Articles (AREA)

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for packaging aubergines and other vulnerable vegetables and/or fruit, comprising the following steps of:
-placing the aubergines in transport means;
-measuring the weight and/or visual characteristics of each aubergine in the transport means;
-allocating the products to a number of offloading stations and sorting the aubergines into a predetermined number of classes;
-offloading the aubergines from the transport means at the relevant offloading station onto a packaging unit positioned at the offloading station;
-filling the packaging unit up to a predetermined total weight; and
-re-packing the aubergines from the packaging unit to the final package at a removal location coupled to the offloading station.
EP06075724.2A 2005-03-24 2006-03-24 Method and apparatus for packaging of aubergines and other vulnerable vegetables and/or fruits Withdrawn EP1705121A3 (en)

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NL1028620A NL1028620C2 (en) 2005-03-24 2005-03-24 Method and device for packaging aubergines and other vulnerable vegetables and / or fruit.

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EP1705121A2 EP1705121A2 (en) 2006-09-27
EP1705121A3 true EP1705121A3 (en) 2014-06-25

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US3241650A (en) * 1964-01-07 1966-03-22 Sunkist Growers Inc Apparatus for facilitating the packaging of fruit
NL8900004A (en) * 1989-01-02 1990-08-01 Greefs Wagen Carrosserie Container filling method for agricultural product - moves empty containers to same side of produce supply line
JPH0858727A (en) * 1994-08-22 1996-03-05 Maki Seisakusho:Kk Boxing device for long vegetable
JP2002284102A (en) * 2001-03-26 2002-10-03 Iseki & Co Ltd Apparatus for selecting and boxing long article
JP2004292060A (en) * 2004-05-14 2004-10-21 Si Seiko Co Ltd Encasing apparatus for long article

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