CONVEYOR/SORTER APPARATUS AND METHOD

A conveyor system for conveying and/or sorting articles includes an endless track assembly (70) having a conveying path and a plurality of cartridges (40) for receiving articles and discharging the articles. The cartridges are supported from the track assembly and moveable along the conveying path....

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1. Verfasser:	SWEAZY, ERIC, W
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	CONVEYING HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS POSTAL SORTING SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS SORTING SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTEDPIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING STORING TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A conveyor system for conveying and/or sorting articles includes an endless track assembly (70) having a conveying path and a plurality of cartridges (40) for receiving articles and discharging the articles. The cartridges are supported from the track assembly and moveable along the conveying path. The cartridges are configured to move transverse to the conveying path between at least two discharge positions. A method for conveying and/or sorting articles is also provided. Selon l'invention, une transporteuse servant à transporter et/ou trier des articles comprend un ensemble courroie sans fin présentant un chemin de transport et une pluralité de cartouches destinées à recevoir ou décharger des articles. Les cartouches sont reçues de l'ensemble courroie et peuvent être déplacées le long du chemin de transport. Les cartouches sont configurées pour se déplacer perpendiculairement au chemin de transport, entre au moins deux positions de déchargement. L'invention concerne en outre un procédé de transport et/ou de tri.