Global Patent Index - EP 4021831 A1

EP 4021831 A1 20220706 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SORTING POSITIONALLY UNSTABLE ITEMS TO BE SORTED

Title (en)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SORTING POSITIONALLY UNSTABLE ITEMS TO BE SORTED

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUM SORTIEREN VON LAGEINSTABILEN SORTIERSTÜCKEN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME POUR TRIER DES ARTICLES À TRIER À POSITION INSTABLE

Publication

EP 4021831 A1 20220706 (DE)

Application

EP 20764039 A 20200818

Priority

  • EP 19193622 A 20190826
  • EP 2020073110 W 20200818

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021037609A1] The invention relates to a method and a system (2, 28, 36) for sorting items to be sorted (4a to 4d), comprising: a) a sorting conveyor (8, 30, 38) having a chain of receiving elements (12, 32, 40), wherein the receiving elements have individually controllable sorting elements (14, 52), with which an item to be sorted (4a to 4d) can be discharged from the conveying path (10) into a correspondingly logically assigned end position (6) according to its target destination; b) a number of end positions (6) that can be logically assigned target destinations; c) a feed device (18, 33, 42) for feeding the items to be sorted (4a to 4d) onto the sorting conveyor (8, 30, 38); d) at least one detection means (20) with which the receiving element/s (12, 32, 40) claimed by the item to be sorted (4a to 4d) on the sorting conveyor (8, 30, 38) can be assigned to the item to be sorted (4a to 4d); and e) a sorting controller (16) which is also designed to control the sorting conveyor (8, 30, 38) and to control the sorting elements (14, 52) for at least one portion of the receiving elements (12, 32, 40) assigned to an item to be sorted (4a to 4d) in the above-mentioned manner in order to discharge the item to be sorted (4a to 4d) into the end position (6) logically assigned to said item to be sorted.

IPC 8 full level

B65G 43/08 (2006.01); B07C 3/08 (2006.01); B65G 47/50 (2006.01); B65G 47/71 (2006.01); B65G 47/84 (2006.01); B65G 47/96 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B07C 3/08 (2013.01 - EP US); B07C 5/36 (2013.01 - EP); B65G 43/08 (2013.01 - EP US); B65G 47/503 (2013.01 - EP); B65G 47/71 (2013.01 - EP); B65G 47/844 (2013.01 - EP US); B65G 47/962 (2013.01 - EP); B65G 47/965 (2013.01 - EP); B65G 54/02 (2013.01 - EP); B65G 2201/0285 (2013.01 - EP); B65G 2203/0266 (2013.01 - EP); B65G 2203/0283 (2013.01 - EP US); B65G 2203/041 (2013.01 - EP); B65G 2203/042 (2013.01 - EP); B65G 2203/044 (2013.01 - EP); B65G 2207/08 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2021037609A1

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)

EP 3786088 A1 20210303; EP 4021831 A1 20220706; WO 2021037609 A1 20210304

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19193622 A 20190826; EP 2020073110 W 20200818; EP 20764039 A 20200818