EP 0760714 B1 19990120 - APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FEEDING AND SORTING OBJECTS
Title (en)
APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FEEDING AND SORTING OBJECTS
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM ZUFÜHREN UND SORTIEREN VON GEGENSTÄNDEN
Title (fr)
APPAREIL ET PROCEDE D'ALIMENTATION EN OBJETS ET DE TRI D'OBJETS
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9506911 W 19950523
- US 24805794 A 19940524
- US 34960494 A 19941205
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9532138A2] An apparatus for automatically feeding objects such as packages or letters at a high speed onto a sorting line. The apparatus utilizes intermittent vacuum source or other graspers to grasp and move the item from a feeder line to a sorting line. The grasper may be located on a continuous loop that extends adjacent to the feeder line and the sorting line.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B65G 47/82 (2006.01); B07C 1/02 (2006.01); B07C 1/04 (2006.01); B07C 3/06 (2006.01); B07C 3/08 (2006.01); B65H 29/58 (2006.01); B65H 29/60 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B07C 1/02 (2013.01); B07C 3/06 (2013.01); B65H 29/58 (2013.01); B65H 2301/321 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4422 (2013.01); B65H 2404/267 (2013.01); B65H 2404/631 (2013.01); B65H 2404/64 (2013.01); B65H 2701/1916 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9532138 A2 19951130; WO 9532138 A3 19960425; AT E175902 T1 19990215; AT E203487 T1 20010815; CA 2189669 A1 19951130; CA 2189669 C 20021217; DE 69507472 D1 19990304; DE 69507472 T2 19990527; DE 69521919 D1 20010830; DE 69521919 T2 20020411; DK 0760714 T3 19990913; DK 0876980 T3 20011022; EP 0760714 A1 19970312; EP 0760714 B1 19990120; EP 0876980 A2 19981111; EP 0876980 A3 19981209; EP 0876980 B1 20010725; ES 2161003 T3 20011116; JP H10202201 A 19980804; JP H10500619 A 19980120; PT 876980 E 20020130
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9506911 W 19950523; AT 95921548 T 19950523; AT 98111209 T 19950523; CA 2189669 A 19950523; DE 69507472 T 19950523; DE 69521919 T 19950523; DK 95921548 T 19950523; DK 98111209 T 19950523; EP 95921548 A 19950523; EP 98111209 A 19950523; ES 98111209 T 19950523; JP 20062497 A 19970725; JP 53056395 A 19950523; PT 98111209 T 19950523