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Item sorting system

US7624854B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Armin Zimmermann · Konstanz, DE
Juergen Braun · Stockach, DE
Uwe Maertin · Konstanz, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 28, 2007
Grant date	Dec 1, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 2, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB07C1/04
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An item sorting system includes at least three modules for processing items requiring sorting, a conveyor line to transport the items in a first transport path from the first to the second and to the third module, and a bypass to transport items requiring sorting in a second transport path from the first to the third module thereby bypassing the second module. A control unit sets a spacing between the items in the conveyor line upstream of the bypass as a function of an activation of the bypass. The bypass is to mitigate stresses to which items are exposed when the item sorting system is used in a plurality of passes with different functions.

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