Merchandise sorting device and sorting plate
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
InventorsKatsuo IMAZUKA, Tooru WATANABE, Tetsuo WATANABE, Kyouichi TOBAYAMA
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Abstract
A merchandise sorting device includes a conveyance path, a chute, and a sorting plate. The conveyance path includes a placement surface on which an item is placed, and along which the item moves. The chute is inclined downward from the conveyance path and forms an inclined surface on which the item can be slid. The sorting plate is provided at a lower end of the chute and is rotatable about an axis paralleling an edge of the lower end of the chute to open and close the lower end of the chute.
Claims19
A merchandise sorting device, comprising:
- a conveyance path including a placement surface on which an item is placed;
- a chute inclined downward from the conveyance path, the chute including a bottom wall forming an inclined surface on which the item is slid;
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- a sorting plate at a lower end of the chute and rotatable about an axis along an edge at a lower end of the bottom wall to open and close the lower end of the chute.
A sorting plate for a merchandise sorting device for sorting items of merchandise, the merchandise sorting device including a chute inclined downward from a conveyance path, the chute including a bottom wall having an inclined surface on which the items of merchandise are slid down from the conveyance path, the sorting plate comprising;
- a rotating shaft at a lower end of the bottom wall and extending along an edge of the lower end of the bottom wall;
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- a plate member attached to the rotating shaft and configured to open and close a lower end of the chute.
A merchandise sorting device, comprising:
- a plurality of inclined sorting chutes each corresponding to a destination for an item of merchandise;
- a conveyance path along which items of merchandise are conveyed to an inclined sorting chute in the plurality of inclined sorting chutes;
- a first sorting plate at a lower end of the inclined sorting chute, the first sorting plate being hinged at the lower end of the inclined sorting chute to open and close a first portion of the lower end of the inclined sorting chute;
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- a second sorting plate at the lower end of the inclined sorting chute, the second sorting plate being hinged at the lower end of the inclined sorting chute to open and close a second portion of the lower end of the inclined sorting chute, the second sorting plate being adjacent to the first sorting plate in a width direction of the inclined sorting chute.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.