Automated packing of crops
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11760516B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-19

    申请号:US17691481

    申请日:2022-03-10

    申请人: Harvest CROO, LLC

    摘要: A system including a flume. The flume can include a fluid and be configured to receive crops. The system also can include crop selectors each sized to move the crops individually from the flume into a scale. The system additionally can include the scale. The scale can be configured to weigh the crops while the crops are in the scale. The system further can include a container carrier configured to (i) hold a container that is submerged in the fluid while the crops are dumped from the scale into the container and (ii) lift the container out of the fluid to allow the fluid to drain from the container while the container holds the crops. Other embodiments are described.

    FILLING UNIT AND METHOD FOR FILLING CONTAINERS

    公开(公告)号:US20220033114A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-03

    申请号:US17279452

    申请日:2019-09-24

    IPC分类号: B65B1/48 B65B1/22 B65B57/14

    摘要: Filling unit (1) for a packaging machine (100) for filling bulk materials (50) into packages (60), and packaging machine with a filling unit (1), comprising a conveyor device (2), by means of which bulk materials (50) can be conveyed into a package (60), and a control device (3), which is suitable and configured to guide a filling stream (4) into a package (60). A fill level sensor device (5) including a sensor device (6) is provided, which is suitable and configured to detect a first fill level (7) and a second fill level (8) of bulk materials (50) in a package (60), wherein the first fill level (7) corresponds to a lower fill level than the second fill level (8). The control device (3) regulates the filling stream (4) by way of the fill levels determined by the sensor device (6). With the method according to the invention, the package is filled until the second fill level is detected. Then the filling stream is reduced until the first fill level is detected. Thereupon the filling stream is increased.

    Automated batch filling apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11142353B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-12

    申请号:US16296055

    申请日:2019-03-07

    IPC分类号: B65B1/22 B65B1/36 B65B1/08

    摘要: An automated batch filling apparatus comprising a first base comprising a first plurality of metering holes, a trough slidably disposed on an upper surface of the first base, one or more guides configured to constrain a motion of the trough, a gate disposed on a bottom surface of the first base, wherein the gate comprises a second plurality of metering holes, a second base disposed below the gate, wherein the second base comprise a third plurality of metering hole, and one or more vibration devices, wherein the one or more vibration devices are configured to agitate the filling apparatus.

    VIBRATING DEVICE FOR THE ORDERLY REARRANGEMENT OF FOLDING BOXES IN A CONTAINER, DISCHARGING CONVEYOR AND METHOD FOR DISCHARGING CONTAINERS

    公开(公告)号:US20200317376A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-08

    申请号:US16303949

    申请日:2017-05-15

    申请人: BOBST MEX SA

    发明人: Nicolas BRIZZI

    摘要: A vibrating device (14) ensures the ordered rearrangement of folding boxes (3) in a receptacle (2) for an evacuation conveyor (8), provided with driving elements (12) whose vertices define a horizontal transport plane (S2). The device comprises: a movable support (15) able to support a receptacle (2) loaded with folding boxes (3), the support (15) having a contact surface (51) designed to be in contact with the receptacle (2), and at least one controllable actuator (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d) comprising a displaceable end connected to the support (15) and able to displace the support (15) between: a retracted position in which the contact surface (S1) is positioned beneath the horizontal transport plane (S2), allowing a contact between the receptacle (2) and the driving elements (12), and a deployed position in which the contact surface (S1) is positioned above the horizontal transport plane (S2), preventing the contact between the receptacle (2) and the driving elements (12), the actuator (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d) being likewise designed to cause the support (15) to vibrate about the deployed position in order to reorder the disposition of the folding boxes (3) contained in the receptacle (2).

    FILLING APPARATUS AND FILLING METHOD FOR POWDER PARTICLE MATERIAL

    公开(公告)号:US20200299008A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-24

    申请号:US16088756

    申请日:2017-02-16

    IPC分类号: B65B1/22 B65B1/06 B65B1/34

    摘要: Filling of a powder particle material is executed for a flexible container bag (hereinafter, referred to as “flex container bag”) by executing a powder particle material filling step of filling the flex container bag with the powder particle material by supplying the powder particle material to the flex container bag, and a tapping step of executing a lifting operation of lifting up the flex container bag filled with the powder particle material to cause the flex container bag to be distant from a floor surface or a base bed thereabove and a dropping operation of dropping the flex container bag by releasing the lifting by the lifting operation to cause the flex container bag to collide with the floor surface or the base bed. The handling property of the flex container bag filled with the powder particle material can further be improved.

    Oral and/or Buccal Delivery Pouch and Method of Making Same

    公开(公告)号:US20190329949A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-31

    申请号:US16379114

    申请日:2019-04-09

    申请人: PRO-DIP, LLC

    摘要: A vertical form, fill, and seal (VFFS) machine and method for producing an oral sachet designed to be placed in a users mouth, the oral sachet. The oral sachet includes permeable paper that does not contain fiberglass. The permeable paper forms a pouch that includes a top seal arranged at first end of the pouch, a bottom seal arranged at a second end of the pouch opposite from the first end, a vertical seal that extends from the top seal to the bottom seal, and a cavity located between the top seal and the bottom seal. Granular contents, including at least one granular or powdered component, are arranged within the cavity of the permeable-paper pouch.

    Method and apparatus for compacting product

    公开(公告)号:US10308385B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-04

    申请号:US13737426

    申请日:2013-01-09

    摘要: A method for compacting a slug of product and apparatus for accomplishing the same. The invention describes collecting weighed product in an intermediate settling device to form a compact slug of product. The device can comprise a single settling chamber or can comprise multiple settling chambers which are axially rotatable. The slug can be compacted by jostling and/or vibrating the settling device. Thereafter, the product is discharged to a packaging apparatus. Because the product in the final package is denser, a smaller package can be utilized reducing manufacturing and shipping costs.