(19)
(11) EP 4 306 452 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
published in accordance with Art. 153(4) EPC

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
13.03.2024 Bulletin 2024/11

(43) Date of publication:
17.01.2024 Bulletin 2024/03

(21) Application number: 22771055.5

(22) Date of filing: 25.02.2022
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65G 17/06(2006.01)
B65G 47/68(2006.01)
 B65G 47/46(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
B65G 47/46; B65G 47/844; B65G 2207/36; B65G 2201/025
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2022/007993
(87) International publication number:
WO 2022/196299 (22.09.2022 Gazette 2022/38)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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 States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 17.03.2021 JP 2021044055

(71) Applicant: Daifuku Co., Ltd.
Osaka 555-0012 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • NAMIKAWA Makoto
    Gamo-gun, Shiga 529-1692 (JP)
  • ONAYAMA Manabu
    Gamo-gun, Shiga 529-1692 (JP)

(74) Representative: Grosse, Felix Christopher 
Grosse - Schumacher - Knauer - von Hirschhausen Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Nymphenburger Straße 14
80335 München
80335 München (DE)

   


(54) ARTICLE SORTING METHOD AND ARTICLE SORTING DEVICE


(57) In a case where an article (A) is advanced along an inclined transport direction (C) by use of an article transverse-pushing body (4) configured to move along a main transport direction (T) and to be movable in a width direction (W) perpendicular to the main transport direction (T), the article transverse-pushing body (4) is accelerated in the width direction (W) in a sorting region (B) and then inertially moved such that the article transverse-pushing body (4) thus moving inertially is brought into contact with the article (A).