Development of Spherical Fruit Packing Machine

Authors

  • Bundit Jarimopas National Agricultural Machinery Center, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand.
  • Kittidet Phoetiniyom National Agricultural Machinery Center, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand.

Keywords:

packing machine

Abstract

This research is to develop a machine to pack spherical fruits. The prototype consists of 3 parts, conveyor, feeder and packer. There are 3 conveyors two of which are identical, 50 cm. wide and 122 cm. long, and made of 3-inch wide conventional belt traveling horizontally. The vertical conveyor is 50 cm. wide and 64 cm. long. The feeder holding 100 Kg. spherical fruits is inclined, made of steel and lined by spong. The packer receiving fruits from the feeder semiautomatically fills up the empty basket. Performance test results the prototype can automatically pack tangerine and mangosteen fruits at the rate of 1.84 and 1.34 ton per hour. No mechanical damage of fruits were found.

Published

1992-12-31

How to Cite

Bundit Jarimopas, and Kittidet Phoetiniyom. 1992. “Development of Spherical Fruit Packing Machine”. Agriculture and Natural Resources 26 (5). Bangkok, Thailand:75-78. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/241875.

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 5 (1992): January-December

Section

Research Article

License

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