Parcel or packet sorting/handling system comprising a platform sorting conveyor loaded by a slat conveyor having pusher shoes
US11034531B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 22, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2207/36
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sorting/handling system for sorting/handling parcels or packets (P) comprises a tray conveyor (1) and a loading unit (3) for loading packets onto the trays of the conveyor, which loading unit comprises a plurality of pusher shoes (5) mounted to slide on a slat conveyor and spaced apart in pairs with uniform spacing, said pusher shoes being guided in a rail (8) forming a cam for injecting the packets onto the trays of the tray conveyor.
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