Combination air/mechanical rejection

摘要

The present invention relates to a rejecter for a product sorting system comprising at least two different co-located rejection means wherein each rejection means is independently activatable to deflect a product from a sorting stream.

主权项

1. A rejecter for a product sorting system, the rejecter comprising:
at least two different rejection deflectors employing different deflecting mechanisms, wherein each of the at least two different rejection deflectors is configured to deflect a product in flight from its falling trajectory and is independently actuable to deflect the falling product in flight from its falling trajectory according to the product to be sorted, and wherein the at least two different rejection deflectors are co-located to apply a combined force to a falling product in flight when actuated simultaneously.