Cross-Conveyor Sorter with Clearing Apparatus, and Method for Removing Items Misplaced on a Cross-Conveyor Sorter
OwnerHansueli CHRISTENinventor
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Abstract
A cross-conveyor sorter with a clearing apparatus for removing misplaced items (Sd) is described, wherein the cross-conveyor sorter has a plurality of carriages which are connected to one another on an endless conveying track, the carriages are provided with a cross-conveyor device, which is oriented transversely to the transportation direction (x) and on which the items (Sp) can be transported and unloaded at predetermined unloading locations. The cross-conveyor sorter clearing apparatus enables the risk-free removal of misplaced items (Sd) during operation. The clearing apparatus is a blow-off device which is arranged on a first side alongside the conveying track.
Claims20
A cross-conveyor sorter, comprising:
- a clearing apparatus for removing misplaced items (Sd),
- wherein the cross-conveyor sorter has a plurality of carriages which are connected to one another on an endless conveying track, the carriages are provided with a cross-conveyor device, which is oriented transversely to the transportation direction (x) and on which the items (Sp) can be transported and unloaded at predetermined unloading locations, and
- wherein the clearing apparatus is a blow-off device which is arranged on a first side alongside the conveying track.
A method for removing items (Sd) that have been misplaced on a cross-conveyor sorter, wherein the cross-conveyor sorter has a plurality of carriages connected to one another on an endless conveying track, wherein the carriages are provided with a cross-conveyor device oriented transversely to the transportation direction (x) and wherein items (Sp) are transported on the cross-conveyor device and unloaded at predetermined unloading locations,
- wherein the misplaced items (Sd) are blown off by means of a blow-off device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.