Sorting system
First Claim
1. A sorting system comprising:
- an article identification device for outputting identification information, a sorter having multiple chutes, and a controller responsive to said article identification device for providing chute selection information to said sorter;
said controller further comprising;
an allocation ratio table, selection means for selecting an allocation ratio from said allocation ratio table based upon the identification information output by the article identification device, and calculation means for calculating said chute selection information based at least in part upon the selected allocation ratio.
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Abstract
Articles entered into a sorting system are identified by means of an article identification device 1. An allocation ratio is selected from an allocation ratio table 7 based on the identifying information from the article identification device 1. Chute selection information is obtained for a sorter 2 based on the allocation ratio by means of a calculator 6, which in one embodiment uses a random number generator 8 to make a weighted calculation and a deviation reduction mechanism 11 to reduce the deviation of the accumulated weighted calculation results. A controller 3 selects a chute 4 such that the articles entered into the system will be distributed in accordance with the article allocation ratio, and provides the chute selection information to the sorter 2. The sorter 2, based upon the chute selection information, conducts sorting by dropping the articles entered into the system into the appropriate chute 4.
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7 Claims
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1. A sorting system comprising:
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an article identification device for outputting identification information, a sorter having multiple chutes, and a controller responsive to said article identification device for providing chute selection information to said sorter;
said controller further comprising;
an allocation ratio table, selection means for selecting an allocation ratio from said allocation ratio table based upon the identification information output by the article identification device, and calculation means for calculating said chute selection information based at least in part upon the selected allocation ratio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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