US 12,234,103 B2
Process and system for conveying fruit and vegetables with an oriented stalk
Philippe Blanc, Montauban (FR)
Assigned to MAF AGROBOTIC, Montauban (FR)
Appl. No. 17/620,638
Filed by MAF AGROBOTIC, Montauban (FR)
PCT Filed Jun. 19, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/067122
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 28, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/254589, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 24, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 19 06611 (FR), filed on Jun. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0332518 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. B65G 47/244 (2006.01); B65G 17/24 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 47/244 (2013.01) [B65G 17/24 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0211 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0225 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of transporting objects belonging to the group of fruits and vegetables with a stalk, said method comprising the following steps:
conveying a plurality of objects on a conveyor line in a longitudinal forward direction, each conveyed object being carried by at least one support that is driven by the conveyor line in its longitudinal forward movement,
rotating said at least one support of an object in such a manner as to cause the rotation of said object about a non-horizontal axis,
wherein said at least one support is rotated in such a manner as to confer on the stalk of said object a predetermined geometric orientation, and to maintain that predetermined geometric orientation during the rotation of said object about the non-horizontal axis.