Abstract: An apparatus for orienting halved fruit with the cut sides thereof facing downwardly includes a longitudinally extending vibrating table which is inclined slightly downwardly from the receiving end to the discharge end. The table is provided with longitudinally extending opposed side walls, with a bottom extending therebetween to define a channel along which the fruit translates. In the first receiving section of the apparatus, the bottom is inclined laterally toward one side as well as longitudinally. In the second section, contiguous with the first, a channel is formed in the one side wall to engage the upwardly facing cut faces of the fruit. In a third section, a trough narrower than the width of the fruit is formed in the bottom wall generally adjacent to the lower edge of the one side, the channel of the second section directing the fruit into the trough. The trough widens and deepens with increasing distance along the vibrating table, forming a V shaped trough which is bilaterally symmetrical.

Abstract: An apparatus for orienting halved fruit with the cut sides thereof facing upwardly includes a longitudinally extending vibrating table which is inclined slightly downwardly from the receiving end to the discharge end. The table is provided with longitudinally extending opposed side walls, with a bottom extending therebetween to define a channel along which the fruit translates. In the first, receiving section of the apparatus, the bottom is inclined laterally as well as longitudinally. In the second section, contiguous with the first, a trough narrower than the width of the fruit is disposed generally adjacent to the lower edge of the laterally inclined bottom. The vertical side walls of the trough diverge slightly to increase the width of the trough. In the third section of the apparatus, the bottom is inclined more steeply longitudinally, and the medial side wall of the trough flares outwardly to join one of the side walls of the table.