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Reception system for receiving objects

US10537189B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH · DE

Inventors

Oliver Schaefer · Sankt Wendel, DE
Guenter Baitz · Berlin, DE
Felix Neubert · Hirschfeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 20, 2018
Grant date	Jan 21, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 29, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA47F2009/041
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A reception system for receiving objects comprises at least one reception device for receiving objects, a conveyor device, which has at least one conveyor belt section for conveying objects in a conveyance direction in the at least one reception device, and a sensor device, which is arranged on the at least one reception device, for detecting objects in the at least one reception device. It is provided in this case that the sensor device is designed to emit sensor signals along different signal paths over the reception device, to conclude a fill level of the reception device on the basis of an interaction of at least one of the sensor signals with objects conveyed into the reception device. In this manner, a reception system for receiving objects is provided, which enables further automation, in particular in the conveyance of objects into a reception device.

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