EP1338346A3 - Sorting arrangement having superposed exits - Google Patents

Sorting arrangement having superposed exits Download PDF

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EP1338346A3
EP1338346A3 EP03002461A EP03002461A EP1338346A3 EP 1338346 A3 EP1338346 A3 EP 1338346A3 EP 03002461 A EP03002461 A EP 03002461A EP 03002461 A EP03002461 A EP 03002461A EP 1338346 A3 EP1338346 A3 EP 1338346A3
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superposed
exits
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sorting arrangement
sorting
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Jürgen Dr. Schieleit
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Otto GmbH and Co KG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/36—Sorting apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S209/00—Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
    • Y10S209/922—Miscellaneous feed conveyors

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  • Warehouses Or Storage Devices (AREA)
  • Housing For Livestock And Birds (AREA)
  • Apparatus Associated With Microorganisms And Enzymes (AREA)
  • Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
  • Discharge Of Articles From Conveyors (AREA)
  • Threshing Machine Elements (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
  • Refuse Collection And Transfer (AREA)

Abstract

The sorting arrangement includes two sorting cells (8) arranged above each other and a drive unit (6) to which the cells are attached. The vertical distance between the cells arranged above each other and the vertical distance between the top and bottom level of two pairs of dropping levels (4) arranged above each other are the same. Both sorting cells are moved from one level to the next level by keeping the vertical distance.
EP03002461A 2002-02-13 2003-02-05 Sorting arrangement having superposed exits Expired - Lifetime EP1338346B1 (en)

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DE20202216U DE20202216U1 (en) 2002-02-13 2002-02-13 Multi-level sensor with level possibility
DE20202216U 2002-02-13

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EP1338346A3 true EP1338346A3 (en) 2005-01-26
EP1338346B1 EP1338346B1 (en) 2008-07-02

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EP (1) EP1338346B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE399604T1 (en)
DE (2) DE20202216U1 (en)

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EP1338346A2 (en) 2003-08-27
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US20040016679A1 (en) 2004-01-29
ATE399604T1 (en) 2008-07-15
EP1338346B1 (en) 2008-07-02
US7249678B2 (en) 2007-07-31

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