| 摘要 |
597130 A decelerator device for apples or the like. The apples (A) are delivered to the decelerator device by a tube (12) which can be provided with either a positive pressure upstream of the transported objects or a vacuum downstream of the objects. The decelerator (10) is provided with an area of reduced pressure (R) in communication with the distal end (14) of the transport tube. A plurality of inter-engaged wheels (20, 22) receives the apples or other objects in the area of reduced pressure. The wheels receive objects between opposed sealing surfaces, at a contact area (24), reduce the traveling speed of the object, and transport the object to an area of ambient pressure (P). The sealing surfaces are disengaged from the transported objects in the area of ambient pressure, and the objects are delivered to a transport path, dry bin, or other desired structure. The wheels may be replaced by a pair of endless conveyors which engage each other, or between lobes of a single wheel, to provide an endless moveable means of receiving the apples or like objects. |
