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AssigneeBollegraaf Patents and Brands B.V.
InventorsWouter Hendrik Hogervorst, Johannes Sijbrand Vogelaar
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An item sorting system (1) includes a moving belt (1a) and one or more sorting units (2). The sorting unit (2) has an enclosure (3) with a work aperture (4), a suction unit (5) with a suction head (6), and a robot arm unit (7) mounted in the enclosure (3) for moving the suction head (6) within a predetermined operating space within the enclosure (3). The enclosure (3) has one or more shell sections (3a) forming a side wall (3b) of the enclosure (3). In a further aspect, the suction unit (5) has a suction head (6) connected to a suction head channel (11), a low pressure source (12a) connected to the suction head channel (11) via a first valve (13), and a control unit (15) connected to the first valve (13) and arranged to actuate the first valve (13) between a suction position and a release position.
A sorting unit for an item sorting system, comprising an enclosure having a work aperture, a suction unit mounted in the enclosure and having a suction head, and a robot arm unit mounted in the enclosure for moving the suction head within a predetermined operating space within the enclosure, wherein the enclosure comprises one or more shell sections, the one or more shell sections forming a side wall of the enclosure.
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