| 20110186405 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR CONVEYING AND SORTING PRODUCE - Systems for conveying and sorting can include a plurality of clamps, a loading conveyor, an introduction screw, a sizing conveyor, and a plurality of outlet conveyor. Some systems can further include a weighing station, and imaging station, and a computer. A clamping apparatus can include an engagement block with a milling for slidable engagement with a chain, a nipple for engagement within a helical slot of a screw, and an opening for receiving a distal end of an elongate finger. The clamping apparatus can further include an elongate securing member for removably hanging a product there from. Imaging systems can include a rotation block, a gear wheel rotably coupled with the rotation block, a driving member, and at least one camera. | 08-04-2011 |
