Device and method for transporting objects
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsMichael Schwarzbauer, Rainer Vogel, Bertram Wanner, Rolf Wiehler
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Abstract
A transporting device transports objects in a transport direction from a loading region to an unloading region. The device includes a first conveying unit and a second conveying unit which are arranged one behind the other in the transport direction. Efficient unloading of the objects from the transporting device is achieved by providing a separating device between the first and second conveying units. The separating device is configured to separate the objects into at least two object groups dependent on at least one object property.
Claims11
A transporting device for transporting objects in a transport direction from a loading region to an unloading region, the transporting device comprising:
- a first conveying unit and a second conveying unit disposed one behind another in the transport direction;
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- a separating device disposed between said first conveying unit and said second conveying unit, said separating device being configured for separating the objects into at least two object groups in dependence on at least one object property;
- said separating including an input switch disposed in the transport direction behind said first conveying unit and an output switch disposed in the transport direction before said second conveying unit and configured to assume a first position and a second position, and wherein, in the first position of said output switch, the objects of the first object group are conveyed to the second conveying unit and, in the second position of the output switch, the objects of the second object group are conveyed to the second conveying unit.
A method for transporting objects along a transport direction from a loading region into an unloading region, the method comprising:
- providing a first conveying unit, a second conveying unit, and a separating device with an input switch disposed in a transport direction behind said first conveying unit and output switch disposed in the transport direction before the second conveying unit;
- while conveying the objects from the loading region to the unloading region, separating the objects with the separating device, in dependence on at least one object property, into at least two object groups including a first object group and a second object group;
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- subsequently, first conveying the objects of the first object group and then conveying the objects of the second object group to the unloading region, by causing the output switch to selectively assume a first position wherein the objects of the first object group are conveyed to the second conveying unit and a second position wherein the objects of the second object group are conveyed to the second conveying unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.