Parcel or packet sorting installation comprising a bin sorting conveyor
US11052430B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 3, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2203/0216
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A parcel or packet sorting installation comprising a bin conveyor having bins (4) that are designed to convey the parcels in series in a certain conveying direction over a plurality of sorting outlets, and a parcel injector designed to inject one parcel per bin, said sorting conveyor being designed to sort the parcels into the sorting outlets from the bins as a function of sorting information affixed to each of the parcels. Each bin comprises two side walls (9) and a floor (10) mounted to pivot between the two side walls, and a flap (11) mounted to pivot at an upstream end of the floor relative to the conveying direction.
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