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OT-2026-000001076

System for separating bulk-supplied plant-bulbs and method for transporting and spacing plant-bulbs

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Material Handling › Conveying Systems
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OPHORST BASTIAAN, STRUIJK WIM, VAN DER EL WIM, van der Meijden Wim
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IG SPECIALS B V
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US-12595138-B2, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 7 April 2026
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Abstract

System ( 1 ) for separating bulk-supplied plant-bulbs into a single-file stream of spaced plant-bulbs and a method for transporting and spacing objects. The system comprises a bulk-conveyor ( 2 ) for conveying a plurality of plant-bulbs as a bulk mass; a single-file vibration-trough ( 3 ) downstream of the bulk-conveyor, arranged to receive plant-bulbs from the bulk-conveyor and to further convey received plant-bulbs in single-file; a single-file conveyor ( 4 ) downstream of the single-file vibration-trough, arranged to receive plant-bulbs from the vibration-trough; wherein the bulk-conveyor has a discharge edge ( 21 ) and the single-file vibration-trough is longitudinally aligned substantially parallel to the discharge edge; wherein the vibration-trough is configured to progress the plant-bulbs at a first speed, wherein the single-file conveyor is configured to progress the plant-bulbs at a second speed, and wherein the second speed is higher than the first speed whereby during use plant-bulbs transferring from the vibration-trough to the single-file conveyor are spaced on the single-file conveyor.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000001076, “System for separating bulk-supplied plant-bulbs and method for transporting and spacing plant-bulbs,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:03:50 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001076.

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