Process and device for the sorting of bottles
First Claim
1. A method for sorting bottles of different types stored unsorted in crates, said method comprising delivering crates containing unsorted bottles to a sorting station, at least partially removing the bottles from a crate at said sorting station and identifying each of said bottles while removed therefrom according to type and transferring at least one identified type of bottle out of said crate at the sorting station to at least one other crate without intermediate storage.
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Abstract
A process and a device for the sorting of bottles, in which unsorted bottles received in crates and identified according to type are removed from the crates at least partly and are then inserted again into different crates according to type without intermediate storage. Due to this, crates with only one type of bottles can be produced in a small space with low cost expenditure and smooth-running bottle transport.
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- 1. A method for sorting bottles of different types stored unsorted in crates, said method comprising delivering crates containing unsorted bottles to a sorting station, at least partially removing the bottles from a crate at said sorting station and identifying each of said bottles while removed therefrom according to type and transferring at least one identified type of bottle out of said crate at the sorting station to at least one other crate without intermediate storage.
- 12. An apparatus for sorting bottles of different types stored unsorted in crates comprising delivery means for delivering crates containing unsorted bottles to a sorting station, means for at least partially removing the bottles from a crate at said sorting station and identifying each of said bottles while removed therefrom according to type and transfer means for directly transferring at least one identified type of bottle out of said crate at the sorting station to at least one other crate at a receiving station.
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