Patent
System for sorting articles
Ralph Coutant,Alfred W. Iversen,Frank P. Steblaj +2 more
- 05 Feb 1997
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a system for sorting articles, the system having a track which defines a route starting at at least one loading point, the route continuing on to a plurality of destination points and arriving back at the loading point.
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Abstract: A system for sorting articles, the system having a track which defines a route starting at at least one loading point, the route continuing on to a plurality of destination points and arriving back at the loading point. The system also has at least one tray for conveying an article from the loading point to a selected one of the destination points. The track includes a first segment for momentarily tilting a leading end of the tray upward relative to a trailing end of the tray and possibly downward again, and a second segment for laterally tilting the tray at an angle. The first and second segments selectively maneuver an article loaded in the tray to a bottom corner thereof prior to the tray reaching the selected destination point in order to substantially reduce the jarring of the article during the discharge thereof at the selected destination point. A scanner is provided for scanning an identification-code disposed on the article. The scanner is coupled to a controller which determines the selected destination point using the information obtained by the scanner from the identification-code disposed on the article.
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George L. Hayduchok,Robert R. DeWitt +1 more
- 14 Jan 2008
TL;DR: In this article, a method and apparatus for sorting items to a plurality of sort destinations is described, where the items are loaded onto one of a number of independently controlled delivery vehicles, following a track that guides the delivery vehicles to the sort destinations.
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Track-type sortation system
Darin L. Danelski
- 02 Oct 2001
TL;DR: In this article, a sortation system includes a track arrangement and a series of carriers which are movable on the track arrangement, such as by a roller chain or the like.
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Feeding system and method for placing a plurality of objects on a tray of an automated sorting system
Bonnet Henri
- 05 Aug 1999
TL;DR: In this paper, a feeding system and a method for placing a plurality of objects within a single designated destination area of a sorting system to increase the throughput rate of the system is presented.
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Robert R. DeWitt,Peter M. Chezik,Joseph Valinsky,S Kartik,Ola Stahl +4 more
- 09 Apr 2013
TL;DR: In this paper, a method and apparatus for sorting or retrieving items to/from a plurality of destinations areas is provided for sorting and transferring items to and from the delivery vehicles, which are positioned along the track.
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TL;DR: In this article, a plurality of carriages and slats form an independently operable unit to complement the article size structure with one of the slat supporting carriages in each unit having actuating elements in the form of a horizontal arm to each side with a roller which can be deflected for tilting.
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Peter Leibrick,Nick Hamilton Terry +1 more
- 01 Feb 1973
TL;DR: An endless closed loop parcel sorting conveyor system particularly adapted for use between areas of different vertical elevation is described in this paper, where the system includes an endless track, contiguous receptacle and an endless conveyor mounted on said track for movement there along and in-line omit drive adapted to sequentially engage each of said receptacle means imparting movement to said conveyor.
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