EP 3817868 A1 20210512 - METHOD FOR SORTING PARCELS ON A CONVEYOR WITH MOVABLE LIGHT INDICATORS
Title (en)
METHOD FOR SORTING PARCELS ON A CONVEYOR WITH MOVABLE LIGHT INDICATORS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUM SORTIEREN VON PAKETEN AUF EINEM FÖRDERER MIT BEWEGLICHEN LICHTINDIKATOREN
Title (fr)
PROCEDE DE TRI DE COLIS SUR CONVOYEUR AVEC INDICATEURS LUMINEUX MOBILES
Publication
Application
Priority
- FR 1870813 A 20180706
- FR 2019051323 W 20190604
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2020008122A1] A method for sorting parcels in which parcels 110 are transported by a conveyor 100 to an operator Op transferring the parcels into sorting outlets 130, with light indicators for assisting sorting that move with the parcels along the conveyor, each indicator being associated with one of the parcels, the method involving acquiring digital images of said parcel moving on the conveyor, extracting information from the photographs concerning the position of said parcel and its dimension in the direction of movement thereof in order to track this parcel in real time and, based on this tracking, controlling the light sources in real time in such a way as to form a light indicator in the form of a light segment 122 having a length L substantially equal to the dimensions D of said parcel with which it is associated.
IPC 8 full level
B07C 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B07C 7/005 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2020008122A1
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
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2020008122 A1 20200109; EP 3817868 A1 20210512; EP 3817868 B1 20220525; ES 2920699 T3 20220808; FR 3083460 A1 20200110; FR 3083460 B1 20200710
DOCDB simple family (application)
FR 2019051323 W 20190604; EP 19737837 A 20190604; ES 19737837 T 20190604; FR 1870813 A 20180706