MUMBAI, India, Oct. 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411022387 A) filed by Chandigarh University; and Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator, Mohali, Punjab, on March 22, 2024, for 'automated fruits/vegetable unloading device.'
Inventor(s) include Manish Sharma.
The application for the patent was published on Oct. 24, under issue no. 43/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An automated fruits/vegetable unloading device, comprising a rectangular shaped frame 1 having a first and second end 3, developed to be positioned on trailer portion of a vehicle, motorized clamping unit for acquiring a grip at trailer portion of vehicle, hydraulically operated rods 5 for providing support to frame 1 and position frame 1 at an optimum height from the surface, artificial intelligence-based imaging unit 6 for capturing multiple images of surrounding to detect position of fruit/vegetables within trailer of the vehicle, plurality of flaps 9 are arranged are arranged on a conveyer belt 8 each motorized hinge joint 10 to provide rotation to the flaps 9 in a manner to deploy flaps 9 for forming a closed structure on belt 8, pair of robotic arms 11 configured with a curved member 12 to provide movement to member 12 to position/deploy fruits/ vegetables over closed structure, motorized rollers 7 to rotate belt 8 for facilitating translation of fruits/vegetables towards second portion of frame 1, electronic nozzle 13 connected with a water chamber 14 for spraying water over accommodated fruits/vegetables and a robotic gripper 15 for positioning rotten fruit/vegetable into a waste container 16."
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