Apparatus for transporting sorted stacked matter
First Claim
1. A transport apparatus for transporting sorted stacked matter in a plurality of stacking boxes in a plurality of rows arranged one above another to a next process section, comprising:
- first horizontal conveyor means disposed on the back side of said respective rows of stacking boxes and movable along these stacking box rows for conveying trays containing transported matter in one direction, said conveyor means having a starting end and a forward end;
tray lowering means vertically disposed adjacent to the forward end of said first horizontal conveyor means for receiving trays from the individual level stages of said first horizontal conveyor means and lowering the received trays;
second horizontal conveyor means consisting of a single level stage having a starting end connected to said tray lowering means for receiving trays from said tray lowering means and conveying the received trays horizontally up to a forward end of the second horizontal conveyor means;
means for transferring transported matter from each tray at said forward end of the second conveyor means to said next process section;
third horizontal conveyor means for receiving each empty tray from said second horizontal conveyor means and conveying the received empty tray horizontally up to a forward end of the third horizontal conveyor means; and
empty tray raising means connected to the forward end of said third horizontal conveyor means for receiving empty trays from said third horizontal conveyor means and distributing the received trays to the starting end of the individual level stages of said first horizontal conveyor means.
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Abstract
Sorted stacked matter in a plurality of stacking boxes arranged in an array in a vertical plane is transferred to a plurality of trays supported on a plurality of horizontal endless conveyor belts arranged one above another. These trays are transferred to a tray lowering unit including a plurality of elevators and are lowered by the unit to a position at the same level as the lowermost first horizontal endless conveyor belt. These trays are then transferred to a second horizontal endless conveyor belt. At the forward end of the second horizontal endless conveyor belt, the transported matter is transferred from each tray to a next process section. The empty tray that results is transported on a third horizontal endless conveyor belt to an empty tray raising unit which is disposed adjacent to the starting end of the first horizontal endless conveyor belts to be re-distributed thereto.
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1. A transport apparatus for transporting sorted stacked matter in a plurality of stacking boxes in a plurality of rows arranged one above another to a next process section, comprising:
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first horizontal conveyor means disposed on the back side of said respective rows of stacking boxes and movable along these stacking box rows for conveying trays containing transported matter in one direction, said conveyor means having a starting end and a forward end; tray lowering means vertically disposed adjacent to the forward end of said first horizontal conveyor means for receiving trays from the individual level stages of said first horizontal conveyor means and lowering the received trays; second horizontal conveyor means consisting of a single level stage having a starting end connected to said tray lowering means for receiving trays from said tray lowering means and conveying the received trays horizontally up to a forward end of the second horizontal conveyor means; means for transferring transported matter from each tray at said forward end of the second conveyor means to said next process section; third horizontal conveyor means for receiving each empty tray from said second horizontal conveyor means and conveying the received empty tray horizontally up to a forward end of the third horizontal conveyor means; and empty tray raising means connected to the forward end of said third horizontal conveyor means for receiving empty trays from said third horizontal conveyor means and distributing the received trays to the starting end of the individual level stages of said first horizontal conveyor means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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