公开(公告)号：DE69734198D1

公开(公告)日：2005-10-20

申请号：DE69734198

申请日：1997-06-02

Applicant: KEY TECHNOLOGY INC

Inventor： WILBUR H ,  HOFFMAN TODD

IPC: A24B1/04 ,  B07C5/02 ,  H02M3/337

Abstract: A stabilizing system stabilizes light-weight articles carried on conveyors for automated bulk processing equipment. In a preferred embodiment, the light-weight articles, such as, for example, tobacco leaf products or wood chips, are moved and stabilized along a conveyor from a first infeed end to a second discharge end where they are projected in-air along a trajectory through an illumination station and sorting station. An enclosed off-belt housing is provided within which the light-weight articles are projected along a controlled trajectory to be processed by the optical inspection and sorting systems.

公开(公告)号：AU2003293016A1

公开(公告)日：2004-09-09

申请号：AU2003293016

申请日：2003-11-20

Applicant: KEY TECHNOLOGY INC

Inventor： JONES PETER T

IPC: B65G27/20 ,  B65G27/32

公开(公告)号：CA2230784C

公开(公告)日：2001-07-03

申请号：CA2230784

申请日：1996-08-05

Applicant: KEY TECHNOLOGY INC

Inventor： FAZZARI RODNEY J ,  HEBEL RICHARD J ,  SKORINA FRANK K

IPC: B07C5/342 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G01N21/84

Abstract: A high speed mass flow food sorting apparatus (10) and method comprises a product conveyor (12) for receiving and conveying a laterally-distributed stream of bulk food articles (14) past a product diverter (72). A camera (28 ) is positioned to view the stream of food articles upstream of a product diverter (72). A sorting system downstream of a camera (28) including a product diverter (72) is configured to divert undesirable product in respons e to optically detected undesirable characteristics pursuant to an automated control system. The automated control system connects to the optical inspection system and the sorting system and includes an operator control console. Preferably, the operator control console displays a graphical user interface (32) via a computer (27) on which the control system is implemente d and includes a software application pack (30) specifically configured for processing a particular type of food article having corresponding desirable features.

公开(公告)号：DE69326502T2

公开(公告)日：2000-01-05

申请号：DE69326502

申请日：1993-06-09

Applicant: KEY TECHNOLOGY INC

Inventor： VANNELLI ANTHONY ,  MADSEN THOMAS C

IPC: G01N21/88 ,  G06K9/46 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G07C3/14 ,  B07C5/342

Abstract: Described herein is an automated quality inspection station for evaluating color component characteristics of a product. The inspection station includes a color video camera, for capturing video frames of product images, and a control system for analyzing those video frames. The control system is programmed to perform a reference calibration and then a sample calibration. During the reference calibration an operator identifies component type areas from a displayed reference frame of a typical product assortment. The control system calculates color value density curves from the identified areas. The density curves are then calibrated to each other by scaling each of the density curves by a scaling factor. The scaling factors can either be provided directly by the operator or default values can be calculated by the control system. Default scaling factor values are calculated by summing the product of the corresponding density curve and an overall histogram of a sample video frame over a range of color values. Individual pixels are classified as one of a plurality of component types according to the highest calibrated density curve at the pixels' color value.

公开(公告)号：ES2137450T3

公开(公告)日：1999-12-16

申请号：ES95300167

申请日：1995-01-12

Applicant: KEY TECHNOLOGY INC

Inventor： WEST JAMES K

IPC: B07C5/342 ,  G01N21/88

Abstract: An integrated bulk food sorting and analysis apparatus comprises a wide-belt product conveyor which receives and conveys a laterally-distributed stream of bulk food articles past a product diverter. An upstream camera is positioned to view the stream of food articles upstream of the product diverter. Automated sorting logic is responsive to the upstream camera to individually determine optical characteristics of each food article. The product diverter is responsive to the automated sorting logic to divert a portion of the food articles from the stream depending upon their individual optical characteristics. The apparatus also includes a downstream camera positioned to view the stream of food articles downstream of the product diverter. A data processor is responsive to both the upstream camera and the downstream camera to periodically examine samples of food articles and to calculate upstream and downstream quality statistics regarding the stream of food articles. The data processor is programmed to compare the calculated upstream and downstream quality statistics to derive diverted product quality statistics regarding the food articles diverted by the product diverter. The data processor also calculates settings for the automated sorting logic based upon the calculated quality statistics.

公开(公告)号：AT184816T

公开(公告)日：1999-10-15

申请号：AT95300167

申请日：1995-01-12

Applicant: KEY TECHNOLOGY INC

Inventor： WEST JAMES K

IPC: B07C5/342 ,  G01N21/88

Abstract: An integrated bulk food sorting and analysis apparatus comprises a wide-belt product conveyor which receives and conveys a laterally-distributed stream of bulk food articles past a product diverter. An upstream camera is positioned to view the stream of food articles upstream of the product diverter. Automated sorting logic is responsive to the upstream camera to individually determine optical characteristics of each food article. The product diverter is responsive to the automated sorting logic to divert a portion of the food articles from the stream depending upon their individual optical characteristics. The apparatus also includes a downstream camera positioned to view the stream of food articles downstream of the product diverter. A data processor is responsive to both the upstream camera and the downstream camera to periodically examine samples of food articles and to calculate upstream and downstream quality statistics regarding the stream of food articles. The data processor is programmed to compare the calculated upstream and downstream quality statistics to derive diverted product quality statistics regarding the food articles diverted by the product diverter. The data processor also calculates settings for the automated sorting logic based upon the calculated quality statistics.

公开(公告)号：DE817752T1

公开(公告)日：1998-06-25

申请号：DE96911070

申请日：1996-03-22

Applicant: KEY TECHNOLOGY INC

Inventor： HAIMBERGER HANS ,  SANCHEZ RODOLFO

IPC: B07C5/02 ,  B65G31/02 ,  B65G47/14 ,  B65G21/20

公开(公告)号：DE69116401D1

公开(公告)日：1996-02-29

申请号：DE69116401

申请日：1991-03-21

Applicant: KEY TECHNOLOGY INC

Inventor： KOCH RONALD GENE ,  EVANS-KOCH MATTHEW GEORGE ,  DICKMAN ANTHONY JAMES ,  ALLEN DAVID WILLIAM

IPC: B07B1/46 ,  B07B1/48

Abstract: A vibratory conveying and separating apparatus (100) and a clamping device (116) therefor are disclosed. The apparatus includes a conveyor bed (102) which supports processing screens (114) which convey and separate material being processed. The bed (102) is vibrated in a forward and upward direction at a predetermined forward and upward angle of inclination (A). At least one releasable clamping device (116) engages between the conveyor bed and processing screen (114) to provide a releasable clamping force against the screen for clamping it to the conveyor bed. The clamp (116) is mounted or positioned to orient the releasable clamping force substantially parallel with the predetermined forward and upward angle of inclination (A).

公开(公告)号：AU2015350424B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-07

申请号：AU2015350424

申请日：2015-10-21

Applicant: KEY TECHNOLOGY INC

Inventor： CALVERT SEAN G ,  JONES ROBERT E ,  LOVGREN BRIAN D ,  JAUSORO LOUIS D

IPC: B26D1/00

Abstract: A reciprocally moveable cutting knife is described and which includes an elongated main body having a first, and an opposite, second end for engaging an object of interest; and a protrusion is made integral with the elongated main body and which extends outwardly from a plane which is defined by the outside facing surface of the main body, and which inhibits an adhesion from being created between the outside facing surface of the elongated main body, and the respective sidewails of a knife guidance track when a source of water wets the outside surface of the elongated main body and the spaced sidewails of the knife guidance channel.

公开(公告)号：AU2017301354A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-15

申请号：AU2017301354

申请日：2017-01-27

Applicant: KEY TECHNOLOGY INC

Inventor： JONES ROBERT E ,  CARAMBOT KENNETH G ,  JAUSORO LOUIS D

IPC: B26D1/42 ,  B26D1/56 ,  B26D5/12 ,  B26D5/34 ,  B26D7/08 ,  B26D7/26 ,  G01N21/88

Abstract: A cutting apparatus is disclosed which includes a cutter knife which is reciprocally moveable along a path of travel; a track member mounted adjacent to the cutter knife and which mechanically cooperates with the cutter knife so as to define, at least in part, a first non-cutting position, and a second cutting position for the cutter knife; and a magnet is mounted in a location on the track member and which releasably, magnetically restrains the cutter knife when the cutter knife is in the first non-cutting position.