Rotation system for rotating a packaged item

A rotation system for a sorting system for at least partially rotating a packaged item, having a roller conveyor for the deposition of the packaged item and a conveyor belt, adjoining the roller conveyor, for transporting the packaged item along a rotation unit, wherein:

• a measuring system, which comprises a light curtain and is configured to determine a length and a width of the packaged item, is arranged on the conveyor belt ahead of the rotation unit,
• the measuring system furthermore comprises an evaluation unit, which is configured to determine a diagonal of the packaged item, depending on the measured length and width of the packaged item,
• the rotation unit comprises at least one alignment plate for rotating the packaged item, which plate is arranged at an outer edge of the conveyor belt and can be moved into the conveying path of the packaged item, and a control unit for controlling the alignment plate, and
• the control unit is configured to trigger the alignment plate, depending on the diagonal of the packaged item,
• wherein, in a normal position, the alignment plate rests flush against the outer edge of the conveyor belt and, in an active position, is oriented at a predetermined angle to the outer edge;
• and
• wherein the alignment plate comprises a linear drive, which is configured to move the alignment plate between the normal position and the active position.