Nova Patents
NO20021180L

A grader apparatus

Abstract

A method for weighing and portioning items utilizing a robot device. The robot device includes a grip, e.g., a suction cup, to remove an item from a delivery station to a receiving area for placement into a particular batch. The method involves placing the items at delivery station according their weight and the weight of items already moved to a receiving area, selecting the items for a batch from the combination of items available for movement to the batch, and selective batching of the items in weight-determined and, optionally, type-determined groups.

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(22) Opening Day (24) Running Day (41) Aim. avail.

2002.03.08

2000.09.11

2002.03.08 (86) InL start date and application number (85) Continuation day (30) Priority

2000.09.11, PCT / DKOO / 00501 2002.03.08

1999.09.10, DK, 1281/99 (71) Seeking (72) Inventor (74) Proxy

Scanweight International A / S, PO Pedersens Vej 18, DK-8200 Aarhus N, DK

Ulrich Carlin Nielsen, Ry, DK

Protector Intellectual Property Consultants AS, 0301 Oslo (54) Designation Sorting facility (57) Summary In dispensing facilities it is common practice today for the successively supplied objects to be type- or weight-determined and then transferred for selective deposition at selected receiving stations. With the invention, robotic technique is used to carry out the actual transfer of objects, which provides a number of advantageous possibilities.

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