Sorting device for sorting piece goods in end locations
AssigneeDeutsche Post AG
InventorMatthäus Pruski
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Abstract
A sorting device for sorting piece goods in end locations includes a plurality of horizontal conveyors, which are arranged one above another and are configured as conveyor belts, for conveying the piece goods in a circuit, wherein the conveyors are configured to move the piece goods perpendicularly to the conveying direction of the circuit. The sorting device also includes a plurality of end locations, wherein the end locations are arranged along the conveyors in such a manner that the piece goods can be transported into the end locations by the movement perpendicularly to the conveying direction. The piece goods are transported from the conveyor into the end location only by the conveyor.
Claims13
A sorting device for sorting piece goods in end locations, comprising
- a plurality of individual horizontal conveyors, wherein each of the individual horizontal conveyors is configured as a conveyor belt, further configured for conveying the piece goods in a closed circuit, and further configured to move the piece goods perpendicularly to the conveying direction of the circuit, wherein the individual horizontal conveyors are arranged congruently one above another,
- a plurality of end locations, wherein the end locations are arranged along the conveyors in such a manner that the piece goods can be transported into the end locations by the movement perpendicularly to the conveying direction, and
- an active transporter or a passive transporter for producing a flow of the piece goods between the individual horizontal conveyors,
- wherein the active transporter or the passive transporter is arranged in a region surrounded by the closed circuits of the individual conveyors;
- and
- wherein the piece goods are transported from the individual conveyors into the end location only by the conveyor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.