ARTICLE SORTING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An article sorting apparatus comprising:
- a conveyance path;
a conveyor cell configured to move along the conveyance path in a first conveyance direction, and to convey an article loaded thereon in a second conveyance direction that intersects the first conveyance direction;
a loading device configured to load the article onto the conveyor cell;
a positioning device located opposite the loading device with respect to the conveyance path, the positioning device including;
a contact member configured to be brought into contact with the article loaded onto the conveyor cell by the loading device, and whose contact portion that comes in contact with the article being configured to move in synchronization with movement of the article in the first conveyance direction; and
a driving unit configured to drive the contact member in the second conveyance direction;
a sorting unit configured to receive the article conveyed by the conveyor cell; and
a control device configured to control conveyance of the article in the second conveyance direction by the conveyor cell when the loading device has loaded the article onto the conveyor cell, and to bring the contact member into contact with the article loaded onto the conveyor cell by driving the contact member in the second conveyance direction, using the driving unit.
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Abstract
An article sorting apparatus includes a conveyance path, a conveyor cell, a loading device, a positioning device, a sorting unit and a control device. The conveyor cell moves along the conveyance path in a first conveyance direction and conveys an article loaded thereon in a second conveyance direction that intersects the first conveyance direction. The loading device loads the article onto the conveyor cell. The positioning device is located opposite the loading device with respect to the conveyance path. The positioning device includes a contact member and a driving unit. The driving unit drives the contact member in the second conveyance direction and brings it into contact with the article loaded onto the conveyor cell. The sorting unit receives the article conveyed by the conveyor cell. The control device controls conveyance of the article in the second conveyance direction. The control device controls the driving unit of the positioning device.
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1. An article sorting apparatus comprising:
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a conveyance path; a conveyor cell configured to move along the conveyance path in a first conveyance direction, and to convey an article loaded thereon in a second conveyance direction that intersects the first conveyance direction; a loading device configured to load the article onto the conveyor cell; a positioning device located opposite the loading device with respect to the conveyance path, the positioning device including;
a contact member configured to be brought into contact with the article loaded onto the conveyor cell by the loading device, and whose contact portion that comes in contact with the article being configured to move in synchronization with movement of the article in the first conveyance direction; and
a driving unit configured to drive the contact member in the second conveyance direction;a sorting unit configured to receive the article conveyed by the conveyor cell; and a control device configured to control conveyance of the article in the second conveyance direction by the conveyor cell when the loading device has loaded the article onto the conveyor cell, and to bring the contact member into contact with the article loaded onto the conveyor cell by driving the contact member in the second conveyance direction, using the driving unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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