WO2000012415A1 - Conveying system for loading into a bin - Google Patents
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- WO2000012415A1 WO2000012415A1 PCT/NZ1999/000140 NZ9900140W WO0012415A1 WO 2000012415 A1 WO2000012415 A1 WO 2000012415A1 NZ 9900140 W NZ9900140 W NZ 9900140W WO 0012415 A1 WO0012415 A1 WO 0012415A1
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- 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
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G69/00—Auxiliary measures taken, or devices used, in connection with loading or unloading
- B65G69/04—Spreading out the materials conveyed over the whole surface to be loaded; Trimming heaps of loose materials
- B65G69/0458—Spreading out the materials conveyed over the whole surface to be loaded; Trimming heaps of loose materials with rotating means, e.g. tables, arms
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G69/00—Auxiliary measures taken, or devices used, in connection with loading or unloading
- B65G69/16—Preventing pulverisation, deformation, breakage, or other mechanical damage to the goods or materials
- B65G69/165—Preventing pulverisation, deformation, breakage, or other mechanical damage to the goods or materials using descending or lowering endless conveyors
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- This invention relates to an article handling system and more particularly a system including apparatus and/or a method for the handling of articles which are required to be discharged into a bin or other container.
- system may be used for filling a bin or other container with fruit.
- a bin 2 can be gradually filled with fruit 3 as the fruit are moved off rotatable disc 4 having one or more rotatable flaps 29 and driven by a motor through shaft 6.
- a separate rotor 7 also equipped with flaps may also be driven concentrically by a shaft such as shaft 6. The rotor 7 is driven at a speed greater than the disc 4. As the flaps of rotor 7 overtake the one or more apertures 4a of disc 4, fruit 3 on rotor flap 7 will transfer through the one or more apertures 4a of disc 4 onto the flaps 29 before transfer to the bin 2.
- the fruit 3 are shown being fed to the rotor 7 by a vertical belt 28 having a width indicated by reference “W1 " .
- Finger cleats 8 control the fruit 3 as they drop vertically.
- the belt 28 is itself fed by a belt 9 having a width commensurate with that of belt 28.
- the width of the belt 9 and belt 28 and the fact that a single stream of fruit is being supplied to the rotor 7, means that the throughput of fruit 3 is severely constricted.
- the width W1 as a maximum can be 50% of the diameter of rotor 7 but in a typical case will be slightly less.
- Another object of one embodiment of the invention is to facilitate the even or biased filling of a container.
- an article handling apparatus for filling a container with articles includes;
- a delivery means to deliver in use the articles from a source of such articles;
- the delivery means including at least one downwardly depending portion, an end portion of which is adapted to deliver one or more streams of the articles onto a rotatable distribution means.
- the distribution means being adapted in use to be positioned in a container and on rotation being adapted to deliver the articles into the container;
- a method of delivering articles to fill a container includes the steps of providing:
- the apparatus and/or method as defined in the two paragraphs immediately above has a substantially central axis of the delivery means substantially commensurate with the central axis of the distribution means.
- FIGURE 1 prior art apparatus (see above);
- FIGURE 2 very diagrammatic front elevation of an embodiment of the invention
- FIGURE 3 very diagrammatic view showing use of an embodiment in a rectangular bin
- FIGURE 4 very diagrammatic view of an embodiment including some detail of its input side
- FIGURE 5 very diagrammatic plan view of an embodiment.
- FIGURE 6 shows very diagrammatically a front elevational view of a further embodiment of the invention.
- FIGURE 7 shows very diagrammatically a side view of the embodiment of Figure 6.
- FIGURE 8 shows very diagrammatically a plan view of the rotor of Figure 6 with its wave action flaps.
- FIGURE 9 shows a side view of part of Figure 8.
- FIG 2 an embodiment of the invention is shown very diagrammatically and referenced 10. This is shown including a gooseneck type belt 1 1 with vertical fingers (cleats) 5 by which the fruit are delivered at a bottom end 1 2 to a rotatable rotor 1 3 which, as it rotates, feeds the fruit into container 14. As the level of fruit rises, the rotor 1 3 and belt 1 1 and bottom end 1 2 raise up.
- the rotor 1 3 may, as shown, include radial arms 1 9 each with an attached flap 30.
- the rotor 1 3 may preferably have three or more flaps 30 to facilitate the distribution of the fruit in the container.
- a gearbox 1 5, suitably a small bevel gearbox, driven through a chain 1 6 from a drive drum 1 7, may be positioned at the centre of the arms 1 9.
- a motor may provide a chain drive (not shown) to drive the drive drum 1 7.
- the wider belt 1 1 of the present invention facilitates the handling of one large stream as an alternative to multiple streams, if appropriate.
- the wave action of the flaps 1 8a may be generated by the rotation of the rotor arms 1 9 beneath the flaps 1 8a.
- the length and positioning of the wave action flaps 1 8a can be adjusted to maximise the even distribution of fruit 3 for a square container or biased to better fill a rectangular container. This has not previously been possible to the applicant's knowledge.
- the central axis of the belt 1 1 extending down to its discharge portion 1 2 is substantially above the centre of the rotor 1 3 or possibly, in one size of apparatus, up to about 1 50 mm from it.
- the width of the belt 1 1 can be increased up to approximately double the size of that of the aforementioned prior art machines and to therefore provide also approximately double the capacity of the apparatus 1 0.
- the streams of fruit could be directed to wherever is most appropriate to efficiently fill a particular container 14 and this may mean the streams are offset through 90°, 1 80° or any other angle(s) .
- the filling of a rectangular bin 1 4 ' from the belt 1 1 is shown very diagrammatically in Figure 3.
- This ability of the present invention to provide a controlled flow of the fruit to both points E and F on the rotor assembly 1 3 front and rear and to both sides of the end of the belt 1 1 means that the filling of the corners by the fruit flowing as indicated by the arrows K and L can be improved, rectangular bins typically providing a particular problem to fill evenly for prior art machines.
- FIG 4 a still diagrammatic but more complete view of an embodiment 10 of the invention is shown.
- the goose neck belt 1 1 is shown extending from an inlet side 20 which features a lift and slew actuator 21 ,22 respectively.
- the fruit travels on the belt 1 1 to feed to flaps or chutes 1 8 and suitably from "wave" action flaps 1 8a to be distributed onto the rotor assembly 1 3, which again is able to rise up in the container 14.
- the actuator 21 enables the apparatus 1 0 to lift up in a direction of arrow V as the bin 14 is filled and once filled, the actuator 22 can control the pivoting of the apparatus 10 to the next empty container 14. Suitable limit switches or other detectors will control the movement of the apparatus 10 and ensure that an empty container is in position to receive the feed of fruit.
- a level sensing flap 24 can sense the level of the fruit in the container 14 as it is filled.
- FIG. 5 A plan view of an embodiment is shown in Figure 5 in which the fruit delivery belt 1 1 is delivering fruit to left and right side delivery chutes, 25,26, and once again, as shown by the dotted arrows, the fruit 3 can be evenly distributed both sides of the rotor assembly 1 3 i.e. opposite sides and in front of and behind the discharge portion 1 2 onto wave action flaps 1 8a to feed into the container 14 ' .
- Distribution rotor arms 1 9 and flaps 1 3 are shown spaced apart to control the fruit flow.
- the chutes 25,26 are substantially above the centre of the rotor 1 3 and the width of the belt 1 1 can be substantially wider because of this.
- the input side referenced generally by arrow 60, includes an articulated feed chute arrangement.
- the same reference numerals as used previously are retained where appropriate.
- the intention is to be able to receive fruit from a fixed source such as belt 50 and to transfer this fruit evenly and without damage on to a bin filler belt 1 1 which in this embodiment is adapted to pivot about support 70 rotating in the direction of arrow R (see Figure 6) .
- the articulated feed chute assembly 60 is seen to include a portion 52 immediately adjacent the delivery end of the input conveyor 50, which portion 52 being fixed to the base frame by means of the strut 51 .
- An opposite portion 54 is secured to the moving frame part 61 .
- Intermediate chute portion 53 is pivoted from the fixed portion 52 so as to provide an articulated connection between the portions 52 and 54.
- the pivoting is suitably controlled by a linkage of any suitable type, suitably in the region 55, which controls the movement of the intermediate portion 53 by any suitable means.
- the articulated feed chute assembly 60 enables the lateral swinging of the apparatus 10, as it sequentially feeds side by side bins, to be accommodated without disrupting the flow of fruit from the input conveyor 50.
- the apparatus 10 is filling the left side container 14L. Once that is full, the apparatus 10 will swing sideways and commence filling box 14R.
- the bin filler belt 1 1 can be raised and lowered, as shown by arrows V, in Figure 7, such as by the use of an hydraulic ram or the like 21 and moved laterally about support 70 by the actuator 22.
- the belt or conveyor 1 1 is shown provided in this embodiment with pairs of cleats 43 which are separated by a gap 56 on the centre line of the belt 1 1 .
- the purpose of gap 56 is primarily to enable the fitting of a snub wheel facilitating the goose necking of the belt 1 1 .
- a central divider 42 is shown provided. This placement of the divider 42 can avoid fruit tracking on to the outside of the belt 1 1 as the fruit is fed from the input conveyor 50.
- the raised centre 68 of the input section 52 of the articulated chute assembly 60 will also contribute in that regard.
- the divider 42 has the important function of ensuring that the fruit is divided on to the flaps or plates 1 8 and also can prevent damage to fruit that could lodge at the intersection of the plates or flaps 1 8.
- a level sensing flap 24 is shown provided which senses the level of fruit in the container 1 4. This can control the raising of the apparatus 1 0 as the bin 14 is filled.
- a pivoting trigger, arm or lever 58 may be fixed onto a support 59 and suspended into the bin 14. This trigger 58 will directly sense when the bin 14 is full and signal this condition thereby giving an improved accuracy of fill level.
- the position of the trigger 58 may be adjustable to allow for different bin-fill or bin-height requirements.
- An optional type of bin sensor 80 may signal when a bin 14 is in position ready to receive fruit.
- a motor 40 with drive shaft 41 is shown in outline indicating this as an option for providing a separation of the drive to the feed belt 1 1 and the rotor 1 3.
- the provision of the motor 40 and the drive shaft 41 to drive the rotor 1 3 will enable the rotor 1 3 to continue to be rotated after the fruit feed has ceased and in that way to clear fruit from the rotor 1 3.
- the exit point from the belt 1 1 may be lowered in relation to the distribution flaps 1 8 and the rotor 1 3 by an appreciable distance, for example 80mm, with the attendant advantages in doing so.
- FIG. 6 the fruit is shown leaving belt end 1 2 to be received by flaps 1 8 and fed to the front and rear of the end 1 2 and on either side, onto wave action flaps 1 8a.
- These flaps 1 8a may be flexible lengths of a material such as plastic or rubber which are acted on by the arms 1 9 of the rotor 1 3 to move the fruit 3 as indicated by arrow X.
- These flaps 1 8a will now be described in greater detail with reference to Figures 8 and 9.
- each wave action flap 1 8a is shown stretched across an open framework 70 with the main flap portion 71 able to receive the fruit 3 from the flaps ( 1 8), (see Figure 6).
- the rotor arms 1 9 can engage beneath the flaps 1 8a moving the fruit 3 towards a flap tail portion 72 which allows the fruit 3 to be lowered onto the rotor flap 30 for subsequent discharge into the container 14.
- the flaps 1 8a are thus acting both as carriers of the fruit 3 and in the unloading of the fruit 3.
- the invention may be provided as a portable, wheeled freestanding unit facilitating its use wherever it is required.
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