MOVING COMPONENT SORTING DEVICE Russian patent published in 2024 - IPC B65G47/91 A01K43/04 B65B23/08 

FIELD: sorting equipment.

SUBSTANCE: device for sorting components, for example eggs, moving along a conveyor belt, contains a transmission device (3), which contains a roller (31), which is rotatable above the belt, and a set of gripping devices (32) on the periphery of the roller, each of which is made with the ability to selectively remove a component from the belt when the fixtures are in position for removal. Each device includes a suction cup (321) attached to a tubular support sleeve (322), which is configured to create a connection between the suction cup and the inner chamber (312) of the roller. The connection is maintained under negative pressure relative to the surrounding air, with all suction cups that are driven into the release position being under reduced pressure, with each bushing positioned to allow linear movement along its axis through the roller wall (311). The actuator (34) is configured to selectively control movement of the sleeve in the removal position so that the suction cup engages the component to be removed.

EFFECT: physical contact with the eggs is limited to only the cups, which must perform egg removal, and the control of the pneumatic circuit to place the cups under reduced pressure is simplified.

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