Arrangement for distributing articles for dispatch
US5959868A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S414/114
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In order to increase the efficiency of an arrangement for distributing articles for dispatch with a distributing conveyor, a transfer device is proposed. The distributing conveyor is used to deliver the articles for dispatch to collecting containers that are arranged at delivery locations along a conveying route of the distributing conveyor. The transfer device responds to transfer signals emitted by a control device that respectively designate a delivery location of a collecting container, and is used for transferring the collecting containers between the delivery locations and a predetermined transporting route for the collecting containers.
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