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US 11,772,131 B2Granted
Method for sorting articles, and sorting device
AssigneeKnapp AG
InventorsHeiko Süss, Bernhard Pürschl, Marc Pendl, Paul Mess, Franz Mathi
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AssigneeKnapp AG
InventorsHeiko Süss, Bernhard Pürschl, Marc Pendl, Paul Mess, Franz Mathi
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A sorting device and a method for sorting articles at delivery points are shown, the sorting device having a conveying device comprising transport platforms that are movable along a transport direction for transporting the articles and for delivering the articles to the delivery points, with the transport platforms having a bearing surface for the articles and with at least one transport platform having a first delivery device for vertically delivering the articles from the bearing surface to at least one first delivery point. To provide a sorting device for reliable and careful joint sorting of articles with different transport and delivery requirements, at least one transport platform has a second delivery device for laterally delivering the articles from the bearing surface to at least one second delivery point.
A sorting device for sorting articles at delivery points, the sorting device having a conveying device comprising transport platforms that are movable along a transport direction for transporting the articles and for delivering the articles to the delivery points, with the transport platforms having a bearing surface for the articles and with at least one transport platform having a first delivery device for vertically delivering the articles from the bearing surface to at least one first delivery point and at least one transport platform having a second delivery device for laterally delivering the articles from the bearing surface to at least one second delivery point, wherein at least one transport platform of a first type has, at the same time, the first delivery device for vertically delivering the articles and the second delivery device for laterally delivering the articles.
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