Apparatus for sorting products
First Claim
1. An apparatus for sorting products (P), such as magazines, newspapers and books, CDs and/or diskettes, the apparatus comprising a separation station (1) arranged for making single items of products supplied in stacks, a conveyor (2) arranged for conveying one by one the products (P) coming from the separation station (1), and a number of sorting stations (3) arranged adjacent the conveyor (2), the sorting stations (3) being connected to the conveyor (2) such that a product (P) located on the conveyor (2) can be supplied from the conveyor (2) to a desired sorting station (3) for forming a sorted collection of products (P) in the respective sorting station (3), the apparatus further comprising a control (4), characterized in that the control (4) is arranged for controlling at least the conveyor (2) and the sorting stations (3), such that at least two sorting functions can be performed.
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Abstract
An apparatus for sorting products, such as magazines, newspapers and books, CDs and/or diskettes, the apparatus comprising a separation station arranged for making single items of the products supplied in stacks, a conveyor arranged for conveying one by one the products coming from the separation station, and a number of sorting stations arranged adjacent the conveyor, the sorting stations being connected to the conveyor such that a product located on the conveyor can be supplied from the conveyor to a desired sorting station for forming a sorted collection of products in the respective sorting station, the apparatus further comprising a control, the control being arranged for controlling at least the conveyor and the sorting stations, such that at least two sorting functions can be performed, a first sorting function involving sorting an unordered collection of products according to type of product, which collection comes from a customer, such as a shopkeeper or a kiosk-keeper, whereby in a respective sorting station products of the same type are collected, and a second sorting function involving assembling a number of customer orders.
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- 1. An apparatus for sorting products (P), such as magazines, newspapers and books, CDs and/or diskettes, the apparatus comprising a separation station (1) arranged for making single items of products supplied in stacks, a conveyor (2) arranged for conveying one by one the products (P) coming from the separation station (1), and a number of sorting stations (3) arranged adjacent the conveyor (2), the sorting stations (3) being connected to the conveyor (2) such that a product (P) located on the conveyor (2) can be supplied from the conveyor (2) to a desired sorting station (3) for forming a sorted collection of products (P) in the respective sorting station (3), the apparatus further comprising a control (4), characterized in that the control (4) is arranged for controlling at least the conveyor (2) and the sorting stations (3), such that at least two sorting functions can be performed.
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