Apparatus and method for sorting objects
AssigneeVITRONIC Dr.-Ing. Stein Bildverarbeitungssysteme GmbH
InventorErich Butzer
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Abstract
An apparatus for sorting objects includes a feeding device, at least one transfer device and several target containers. The feeding device is configured to convey the objects to the at least one transfer device. The transfer device is configured to transfer the objects to the target containers. The apparatus has a sorting device in which the target containers can be moved such that the target containers can be positioned either at a transfer position assigned to the at least one transfer device or at any one of a plurality of waiting positions. The waiting positions form an at least two-dimensional position grid.
Claims14
An apparatus for sorting objects, comprising:
- a feeding device,
- at least one transfer device, wherein the feeding device is configured to convey the objects to the at least one transfer device,
- a plurality of target containers,
- wherein the transfer device is configured to transfer the objects to the target containers, and
- a sorting device which moves said target containers to a transfer position assigned to the at least one transfer device and to any one of a plurality of waiting positions, the waiting positions forming an at least two-dimensional position grid.
A method for sorting objects, the method comprising:
- conveying an object to a transfer device by means of a feeding device;
- moving a target container to a transfer position assigned to the transfer device;
- transferring the object from the transfer device into the target container by means of the transfer device;
- and
- moving the target container to a waiting position of an at least two-dimensional position grid formed by a plurality of waiting positions, to another transfer position or leaving the target container at the assigned transfer position to receive a further object.
An apparatus for sorting objects comprising:
- a plurality of target containers;
- a plurality of transfer devices that are configured to convey the objects to any target container of said plurality of target containers;
- a feeding device that is configured to convey the objects to any transfer device of said plurality of transfer devices;
- and
- a sorting device that is configured to convey said target containers to any one of a plurality of transfer positions, each transfer position being assigned to one specific transfer device of said plurality of transfer devices, and to any one of a plurality of waiting positions,
- wherein all waiting positions form a two-dimensional or a three-dimensional position grid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.