Apparatus for transporting sorted stacked matter

A transport apparatus for transporting sorted stacked matter in a plurality of stacking boxes in a plurality of rows arranged one above another to a next process section, comprising:

• first horizontal conveyor means disposed on the back side of said respective rows of stacking boxes and movable along these stacking box rows for conveying trays containing transported matter in one direction, said conveyor means having a starting end and a forward end;
• tray lowering means vertically disposed adjacent to the forward end of said first horizontal conveyor means for receiving trays from the individual level stages of said first horizontal conveyor means and lowering the received trays;
• second horizontal conveyor means consisting of a single level stage having a starting end connected to said tray lowering means for receiving trays from said tray lowering means and conveying the received trays horizontally up to a forward end of the second horizontal conveyor means;
• means for transferring transported matter from each tray at said forward end of the second conveyor means to said next process section;
• third horizontal conveyor means for receiving each empty tray from said second horizontal conveyor means and conveying the received empty tray horizontally up to a forward end of the third horizontal conveyor means;
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• empty tray raising means connected to the forward end of said third horizontal conveyor means for receiving empty trays from said third horizontal conveyor means and distributing the received trays to the starting end of the individual level stages of said first horizontal conveyor means.