Sorting plant and sorting method with two types of sorting terminals

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9174246
APP PUB NO 20140284254A1
SERIAL NO

14361353

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A sorting plant and a sorting method sort objects according to a predefined sort criterion. The sorting plant has a plurality of transfer sites, a plurality of upper pick-up units which can be swiveled into a pick-up position and into a park position, and a plurality of lower pick-up units. The upper pick-up units are arranged in such a manner that the upper pick-up units are located between the transfer sites and the lower pick-up units when the upper pick-up units are swiveled into the park position. For each object to be sorted, one pick-up unit is automatically selected regardless of the sorting criterion value of the object. The object is first moved to a transfer site and then into or onto the selected pick-up unit.

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  • SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Berdelle-Hilge, Peter Constance, DE 50 343

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