Sorting conveyer with a tilting mechanism
First Claim
1. A tilting mechanism for a sorter comprising a frame part, a tilting part for supporting an article-supporting part of the sorter, the article-supporting part having an article-supporting surface, and drive means for tilting the tilting part of the mechanism, the frame part and the tilting part mutually engaging about at least two points, each of the points being fixed with respect to one of said frame part and said tilting part and being movable along a predetermined path with respect to the other of said two parts, at least one of the predetermined paths being non-linear.
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Abstract
A tilting mechanism comprising an article-supporting member, such as a tray or a conveyor belt for a sorter for transporting and sorting various articles is disclosed. The article-supporting member may be held tilted about two parallel axes each being fixed with respect to the tilting part or the stationary part and being movable along a predetermined path with respect to the other part. Further is disclosed a sorter comprising article-supporting members arranged on tilting mechanisms to tilt the members when passing curves and during induction of articles from the side of the sorter so as to prevent articles form sliding off the members and thus enable the sorter to operate at much higher conveying speeds than known sorters.
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1. A tilting mechanism for a sorter comprising
a frame part, a tilting part for supporting an article-supporting part of the sorter, the article-supporting part having an article-supporting surface, and drive means for tilting the tilting part of the mechanism, the frame part and the tilting part mutually engaging about at least two points, each of the points being fixed with respect to one of said frame part and said tilting part and being movable along a predetermined path with respect to the other of said two parts, at least one of the predetermined paths being non-linear.
- 43. A sorter running on a track part, the sorter comprising a plurality of article-supporting parts placed on tilting mechanisms, the tilting mechanisms being able to tilt the article-supporting parts in a direction substantially perpendicular to the conveying direction of the sorter and being capable of tilting the article-supporting parts inwardly when the article-supporting parts, during operation of the sorter, pass curves so that the influence of centrifugal forces caused by the curve passage at the transport speed of the sorter is counteracted.
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