Singulator

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8776986
APP PUB NO 20130043104A1
SERIAL NO

13585143

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A singulator for use with fruit handling equipment including spaced fruit supports driven at a particular speed, the singulator causing the fruit to assume single file for transfer to the fruit supports, the singulator including a first pair of belts arranged in a V formation travelling at different speeds, wherein the first pair of belts merges into a second pair of belts arranged in a V formation and both travelling at about the speed of the fruit supports, and wherein the second pair of belts is adapted to be operated so as to transfer the fruits substantially at the same speed as the fruit supports, whereby fruit are transferred to the fruit supports in single file whilst moving at the same speed as the fruit supports.

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MAF AGROBOTIC82000 MONTAUBAN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Morley, Bruce Thomas Victoria, AU 3 21

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