APPARATUS FOR EMPTYING CONTAINERS OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS

摘要

Apparatus for emptying containers filled with horticultural products and comprising a basin with an open top side and filled with water, operating means of the containers, and arranged at a level higher than the top liquid level in the basin, in order to move the containers over a defined area and to rotate them to offload its content, collecting means placed in the lower part of the basin and partially outside of it, and that collect the horticultural products from the bottom of the basin and lift them up to an emersion level, and that uses means apt to deviate the leaves from the central surface of the liquid towards a surface area adjacent to a definite wall of the basin, and to remove them from that area. Said means comprise a horizontal spillway opening, prolonged, arranged along said wall and to a height slightly lower than the liquid level, and pumps which spurt small water spouts almost horizontally, which form on the liquid surface a surface flow directed towards said prolonged opening, and filters of the drained water through said opening; said filters comprise a flexible belt conveyor, which is prolonged, extended for a closed path and in a continuous motion and which operates as a sieve, placed outside the basin and below said spillway opening that intercepts and filters the water and the leaves falling from said spillway opening.

主权项

1. Apparatus for emptying containers or bins, filled with horticultural products, and comprising:
a basin with an open top side and filled with liquid, typically water, conveying and gripping means for said containers, and arranged at a level substantially higher than the top liquid level inside said basin, able of moving said containers over a defined area of said basin and of rotating around a defined horizontal axis, and of offloading the respective products, collecting means partially placed in the lower part of said basin, and partially outside of it, and able of collecting said horticultural products from said lower part and of lifting to an emersion level, and comprising at least a first flexible conveyer sliding along a closed path, partly over the bottom wall of said basin and partly in an emerged position, wherein it comprises separation and conveying means able to: deviate the floating items from the central surface of the liquid in said basin, move said floating items towards a surface area adjacent to a definite draining wall of said basin, remove said floating items from said surface area adjacent to said definite draining wall of said basin.