Sorting device and system for items with irregular shape and sizes
US11639272B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2207/36
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sorting device for packages includes a fifth wheel mounted on a support structure and rotatable around a vertical axis; a conveyor belt mounted on the fifth wheel and able to rotate therewith about the vertical axis; and at least one sliding surface placed below the plane of the conveyor belt, to close the openings which, during the rotation of the fifth wheel and of the conveyor belt around the vertical axis, are created between the sorting device and the conveyor belts adjacent to it.
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