To achieve the appropriate quality of apples for sale or further processing, it is necessary to sort the apples properly. Apples are usually sorted on a belt conveyor, which does not provide rotation and sufficient visibility of product. To meet these requirements, we need to replace the belt conveyor with a solution that will allow better visibility and rotation of the apples during transport. Diploma thesis presents a design and development process for an apple sorting conveyor. We performed a market review and a comparison of existing solutions on the market. A design request for the conveyor was created. A morphological matrix and various concepts were developed and evaluated. The process of device development was carried out according to the recommendations of VDI 2221. In the thesis we presented the selection of the principle of the chain conveyor and the evaluation of the proposed solutions. We performed calculations to meet given requirements. A 3D model of the final solution and prepared technical documentation is presented.
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