Patent classifications
B07C5/10
METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING OBJECT TO BE SORTED, SORTING METHOD, AND SORTING DEVICE
The present invention includes a conveyance step of conveying an object to be sorted, an image information acquisition step of, at least either during the conveyance step or after the conveyance step, acquiring image information on the object to be sorted, and dividing the image information into a plurality of pieces of cell data, and an identification step of identifying the object to be sorted based on the cell data and a learning model trained by inputting learning information concerning the object to be sorted, in which the learning information at least includes good part information, defective part information, and background information concerning the object to be sorted, and the good part information at least includes contour information on the object to be sorted.
ACQUISITION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING SETS OF MULTIPLE OBJECT DATA OF AT LEAST ONE OBJECT
An acquisition device for at least semiautomated acquisition of sets of multiple object data of at least one object, including a movement device for generating a defined relative movement between at least one object data acquisition unit and the at least one object.
ACQUISITION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING SETS OF MULTIPLE OBJECT DATA OF AT LEAST ONE OBJECT
An acquisition device for at least semiautomated acquisition of sets of multiple object data of at least one object, including a movement device for generating a defined relative movement between at least one object data acquisition unit and the at least one object.
MUSHROOM HARVESTING CONTAINER FUNNEL TRAY AND SORTING DEVICE
The present disclosure relates generally to a container tray for harvesting a plurality of commercially cultivated button-type mushrooms. The present disclosure discusses a mushroom harvesting container tray that cannot only be used for temporarily storing the harvested (picked) mushrooms during the harvesting (picking) process, but the tray can also effectively store and retain the untrimmed mushrooms in place during trimming such that the mushroom stems may be trimmed while being housed in the tray, thereby substantially increasing the efficiency of harvesting mushrooms. For example, the tray holds the mushroom steady while a blade or other cutting mechanism simultaneously trims a plurality of mushroom stems. The present disclosure also relates to a sorting device that determines whether the mushrooms are acceptable and removes the acceptable mushrooms from the tray after the stems have been cut and simultaneously sorts the acceptable mushrooms according to their respective size, shape, color, weight and/or other feature, while also separating or rejecting the unacceptable mushrooms.
MUSHROOM HARVESTING CONTAINER FUNNEL TRAY AND SORTING DEVICE
The present disclosure relates generally to a container tray for harvesting a plurality of commercially cultivated button-type mushrooms. The present disclosure discusses a mushroom harvesting container tray that cannot only be used for temporarily storing the harvested (picked) mushrooms during the harvesting (picking) process, but the tray can also effectively store and retain the untrimmed mushrooms in place during trimming such that the mushroom stems may be trimmed while being housed in the tray, thereby substantially increasing the efficiency of harvesting mushrooms. For example, the tray holds the mushroom steady while a blade or other cutting mechanism simultaneously trims a plurality of mushroom stems. The present disclosure also relates to a sorting device that determines whether the mushrooms are acceptable and removes the acceptable mushrooms from the tray after the stems have been cut and simultaneously sorts the acceptable mushrooms according to their respective size, shape, color, weight and/or other feature, while also separating or rejecting the unacceptable mushrooms.
ROTARY TABLET PRESS AND TABLET OUTLET THEREFOR
A rotary tablet press including a rotor which has a die plate for producing tablets inside die openings by means of press punch pairs, and with a discharge device being assigned to a tablet outlet for supplying tablets either singulated to a first tablet channel or as a tablet stream to a second tablet channel, wherein the tablet outlet has at least one first outlet channel for good tablets and a second outlet channel for faulty tablets, the first and/or the second tablet channel have at least one channel through-passage enclosed by lateral boundaries, wherein a sensor device which is coupled to the process control device and which is configured for scanning the entire cross section of the channel through-passage is assigned thereto for generating a sensor signal when a body passes through the associated channel through-passage.
Flattening and item orientation correction device
A device for manipulating items for facility operations is described. The device includes a first arm assembly that includes a first arm, a second arm parallel to the first arm, a first shaft disposed between the first arm and the second arm at a first location along the first arm and the second arm, and a first head attachment disposed between the first arm and the second arm at a second location along the first arm and the second arm. The device also includes a first driver coupled to the first shaft and configured to control movement of the first arm assembly about a first axis extending along a length of the first shaft. The device further includes a second driver coupled to first head attachment and configured to control movement of the first head attachment about a second axis extending along a length of the first head attachment.
Flattening and item orientation correction device
A device for manipulating items for facility operations is described. The device includes a first arm assembly that includes a first arm, a second arm parallel to the first arm, a first shaft disposed between the first arm and the second arm at a first location along the first arm and the second arm, and a first head attachment disposed between the first arm and the second arm at a second location along the first arm and the second arm. The device also includes a first driver coupled to the first shaft and configured to control movement of the first arm assembly about a first axis extending along a length of the first shaft. The device further includes a second driver coupled to first head attachment and configured to control movement of the first head attachment about a second axis extending along a length of the first head attachment.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF HANDLING TUBERS
A system for handling tubers comprises at least one camera; at least one conveyor for displacing said tubers relative to said camera; a processor for processing images obtained from said camera to determine at least one value representative of said tubers' diameter and at least one value representative of said tubers' length; an actuator for directing tubers below a pre-determined diameter d.sub.1 towards a first category of tubers and selecting tubers above said pre-determined diameter d.sub.1 for further processing; said actuator or a further actuator being configured to further process said tubers by either accepting said tubers into a target category when said tubers' length is above a variable length L.sub.x or directing said tubers for further processing when said tubers' length is below said variable length L.sub.x; and said processor being configured to assess the average length of a batch of tubers and dynamically adjust said variable length L.sub.x; whereby a pre-determined average length L.sub.1 of tubers for a pre-determined number of tubers is maintained for said target category.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF HANDLING TUBERS
A system for handling tubers comprises at least one camera; at least one conveyor for displacing said tubers relative to said camera; a processor for processing images obtained from said camera to determine at least one value representative of said tubers' diameter and at least one value representative of said tubers' length; an actuator for directing tubers below a pre-determined diameter d.sub.1 towards a first category of tubers and selecting tubers above said pre-determined diameter d.sub.1 for further processing; said actuator or a further actuator being configured to further process said tubers by either accepting said tubers into a target category when said tubers' length is above a variable length L.sub.x or directing said tubers for further processing when said tubers' length is below said variable length L.sub.x; and said processor being configured to assess the average length of a batch of tubers and dynamically adjust said variable length L.sub.x; whereby a pre-determined average length L.sub.1 of tubers for a pre-determined number of tubers is maintained for said target category.