Method and tool for the separation of a pile of recipients
US7726932B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G59/105
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The separation tool allows separation of a horizontal pile of recipients into sub-piles of recipients, the first or last recipient of each sub-pile have been previously marked with ultra-violet detectable ink. The tool comprises a frame; a sensor mounted to the frame for detecting the last recipient of a current sub-pile or the first recipient of the next sub-pile upstream therefrom, which ever has been previously marked, and a manipulator arm provided with a fixed finger assembly for holding the recipients upstream from the last recipient of the current sub-pile and a separation finger for creating a gap between the held recipients and those from the current sub-pile.
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