Apparatus for orienting or rotating objects
AssigneeDeutsche Post AG
InventorViktor Kuznecov
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Abstract
Apparatus for orienting objects, including a conveying apparatus, wherein the conveying apparatus has an inlet for receiving the objects and an outlet and is configured to convey the objects in a conveying direction. In this case, the conveying apparatus has an orienting apparatus which at least partially extends along the conveying direction. The orienting apparatus has a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion are arranged next to one another along the conveying direction, wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion is configured as an aero surface, and wherein the objects are subjected to a different acceleration/braking action by the first portion and the second portion for orientation purposes.
Claims14
An apparatus for orienting or rotating objects, comprising
- a conveying apparatus, wherein the conveying apparatus has an inlet for receiving the objects and an outlet and is configured to convey the objects in a conveying direction, and
- wherein the conveying apparatus has an orienting apparatus which at least partially extends along the conveying direction,
- wherein the orienting apparatus has a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion are arranged next to one another along the conveying direction,
- wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion is configured as a sliding surface in order to generate friction between the object and the sliding surface, and wherein the objects are subjected to a different acceleration/braking action by the first portion and the second portion for orientation or rotation purposes, and
- wherein the first portion and the second portion are planar and form a common planar surface over which the objects slide.
An apparatus for orienting or rotating objects, comprising:
- a conveying apparatus, wherein the conveying apparatus has an inlet for receiving the objects and an outlet and is configured to convey the objects in a conveying direction, and
- wherein the conveying apparatus has an orienting apparatus which at least partially extends along the conveying direction,
- wherein the orienting apparatus has a first portion and a second portion,
- wherein the first portion and the second portion are arranged next to one another along the conveying direction,
- wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion is configured as a sliding surface in order to generate friction between the object and the sliding surface,
- wherein the objects are subjected to a different acceleration/braking action by the first portion and the second portion for orientation or rotation purposes,
- wherein the sliding surface has a surface structure for the purpose of adapting the friction, wherein the surface structure changes in a width direction, and
- wherein the friction changes continuously from the first portion to the second portion and in particular over an entire width direction of the first portion and of the second portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.