Article sorting apparatus and article sorting system

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an article sorting apparatus and an article sorting system, wherein the article sorting apparatus includes: a first receiving means and a second receiving means which are both configured to receive an article, wherein the second receiving means is arranged below the first receiving means along a vertical direction; a transfer means arranged upstream of the second receiving means for transferring a received article to the second receiving means; and a sorting member for sorting the article to the first receiving means or the transfer means. The article sorting system includes an article sorting apparatus. The first receiving means and the second receiving means are arranged longitudinally along a vertical direction, which reduces the occupied space of the article sorting apparatus and allows for more space for article storage.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.