Global Patent Index - EP 2574177 A1

EP 2574177 A1 20130403 - SORTING DEVICE AND METHOD

Title (en)

SORTING DEVICE AND METHOD

Title (de)

SORTIERVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRI

Publication

EP 2574177 A1 20130403 (EN)

Application

EP 11712036 A 20110315

Priority

  • NL 2004406 A 20100316
  • NL 2011050179 W 20110315

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011115482A1] The invention relates to Sorting device for sorting objects. The device being configured to move at least one tray along a path between a blow unit positioned below said path and a suction unit positioned above said path. A tray comprises a topside and a underside. The topside is provided with an array of pockets. A pocket is coupled to an air channel from the underside to the pocket. The blow unit comprises adjacent outlets and is configured to blow air into corresponding adjacent air channels of a tray above the blow unit. The blow unit is configured to press the outlets against the underside of a tray to prevent a flow of air from one outlet into air channels of pockets adjacent to the pocket corresponding to said one outlet.

IPC 8 full level

B07C 5/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B07C 5/368 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2011115482A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2011115482 A1 20110922; EP 2574177 A1 20130403; NL 2004406 C2 20110920

DOCDB simple family (application)

NL 2011050179 W 20110315; EP 11712036 A 20110315; NL 2004406 A 20100316