WO2008033741A3 - Method and apparatus for pattern cutting fruit - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for pattern cutting fruit Download PDF

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WO2008033741A3
WO2008033741A3 PCT/US2007/077962 US2007077962W WO2008033741A3 WO 2008033741 A3 WO2008033741 A3 WO 2008033741A3 US 2007077962 W US2007077962 W US 2007077962W WO 2008033741 A3 WO2008033741 A3 WO 2008033741A3
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slices
cutting
die
imaged
vision system
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Jon Christensen
Graham Wheeler
Jeff Gosior
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Sunkist Growers Inc
Jon Christensen
Graham Wheeler
Jeff Gosior
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D5/00—Arrangements for operating and controlling machines or devices for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D5/007—Control means comprising cameras, vision or image processing systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D3/00—Cutting work characterised by the nature of the cut made; Apparatus therefor
    • B26D3/24—Cutting work characterised by the nature of the cut made; Apparatus therefor to obtain segments other than slices, e.g. cutting pies
    • B26D3/26—Cutting work characterised by the nature of the cut made; Apparatus therefor to obtain segments other than slices, e.g. cutting pies specially adapted for cutting fruit or vegetables, e.g. for onions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D9/00—Cutting apparatus combined with punching or perforating apparatus or with dissimilar cutting apparatus
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D1/00—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor
    • B26D1/01—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work
    • B26D1/547—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a wire-like cutting member
    • B26D1/553—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a wire-like cutting member with a plurality of wire-like cutting members
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D7/06—Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form
    • B26D7/0625—Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form by endless conveyors, e.g. belts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26F—PERFORATING; PUNCHING; CUTTING-OUT; STAMPING-OUT; SEVERING BY MEANS OTHER THAN CUTTING
    • B26F1/00—Perforating; Punching; Cutting-out; Stamping-out; Apparatus therefor
    • B26F1/38—Cutting-out; Stamping-out
    • B26F1/3846—Cutting-out; Stamping-out cutting out discs or the like

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Forests & Forestry (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • Apparatuses For Bulk Treatment Of Fruits And Vegetables And Apparatuses For Preparing Feeds (AREA)

Abstract

A cutting apparatus and method for cutting plant products, such as citrus fruit. Individual plant products are oriented for cutting the product into slices. The slices are arranged in series on a conveying mechanism (20) and are imaged by a vision system (40) in order to detect physical characteristics of each slice, including the presence of skin, peel, core, seeds and/or rot. The imaged slices are conveyed to a die cutter array (580), which selectively positions and activates one or more die cutters to create a desired cutout shape from each article slice based on information from the vision system. The die-cut article slices have desired and undesired portions separated and delivered to appropriate receivers for collection.
PCT/US2007/077962 2006-09-11 2007-09-10 Method and apparatus for pattern cutting fruit WO2008033741A2 (en)

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US5231921A (en) * 1991-04-23 1993-08-03 Sunkist Growers, Inc. Apparatus for peeling fresh fruit
US5787801A (en) * 1996-05-03 1998-08-04 Sunkist Growers, Inc. Apparatus and method for coring and sectionizing fruit
US6205900B1 (en) * 1999-07-09 2001-03-27 Sunkist Growers, Inc. Automatic sectionizer

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US5231921A (en) * 1991-04-23 1993-08-03 Sunkist Growers, Inc. Apparatus for peeling fresh fruit
US5787801A (en) * 1996-05-03 1998-08-04 Sunkist Growers, Inc. Apparatus and method for coring and sectionizing fruit
US6205900B1 (en) * 1999-07-09 2001-03-27 Sunkist Growers, Inc. Automatic sectionizer

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