Sorting apparatus for sorting piece goods
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsTorsten Tanz, Michele Vitalini
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Abstract
A sorting apparatus for sorting piece goods (12), having at least a first moving transport unit (22) for transporting at least one piece good (12) in a main transport direction (18), the first transport unit (22) has a chassis (38) for the movement, a transfer unit (32) which moves the piece good (12) in a transfer direction (50), and a drive unit (34) fixed to the first transport unit (22) for driving the piece good (12) in the transfer direction (50). The sorting apparatus has a coupling device (62) for coupling the chassis (38) to the drive unit (34) at least for a period of time.
Claims6
A sorting apparatus for sorting individual items, the sorting apparatus having:
- at least a first movable transport unit configured and operable for transporting at least one individual item in a main transport direction, the first transport unit having a chassis configured and operable for movement in the main transport direction;
- a transfer unit configured and operable for moving the individual item during a transfer operation in a transfer direction, which differs from the main transport direction;
- a drive unit fixed to the first transport unit and configured and operable to provide a first drive energy for driving the individual item in the transfer direction at least for a first period of time and to provide a second drive energy for driving the chassis in the main transport direction at least for a second period of time;
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- a coupling facility, configured and operable for coupling the chassis to the drive unit at least for a period of time.
A sorting apparatus for sorting individual items, the sorting apparatus having:
- at least a first movable transport unit configured and operable for transporting at least one individual item in a main transport direction, the first transport unit having a chassis configured and operable for movement in the main transport direction;
- a transfer unit configured and operable for moving the individual item during a transfer operation in a transfer direction, which differs from the main transport direction;
- a drive unit fixed to the first transport unit and configured and operable for driving the individual item in the transfer direction;
- a coupling facility, configured and operable for coupling the chassis to the drive unit at least for a period of time;
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- a control unit configured and operable to activate the coupling facility as a function of a transfer operation,
- wherein the control unit is configured and operable to establish coupling of the chassis to the drive unit on completion of a transfer operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.