Patent ID: 7151606
Filing Date: 2006-12-19
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. An evaluation apparatus for vegetables and fruits capable of evaluating vegetables and fruits with respect to their interior quality through exposing vegetables and fruits carried on a carrier line to measuring lights irradiated from light sources so as to have the measuring lights transmitted through the vegetables and fruits and causing a light-receiving section to receive the transmitted measuring lights, which evaluation apparatus comprises: a plurality of light sources capable of irradiating measuring lights of given quantity; means for regulating the quantity of measuring lights from the light sources in accordance with sizes of vegetables and fruits; a light-receiving window of given openness provided in a carrier line, the light-receiving window being capable of leading measuring lights having been transmitted through the vegetables and fruits toward a light-receiving section; and means for regulating quantities of transmitted light provided to the light-receiving window, the means for regulating quantities of transmitted light being capable of regulating the openness of the light-receiving window.