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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2015
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Peter Berdelle-Hilge, Konstanz, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A transport element for a distributing conveyor of a sorter of a sorting installation of a sorting system for sorting articles includes at least one first transport surface, which can be pivoted on both sides about an axis ('tilting axis') in a transport direction of the transport element and is intended for accommodating at least one article which is to be sorted, and at least one second transport surface, which is inclined about an axis ('axis of inclination') in the transport direction of the transport element and is intended for accommodating at least one article which is to be sorted. The at least one first transport surface, which can be pivoted on either side, is disposed above the at least one second, inclined transport surface. A distributing conveyor having a plurality of transport elements is also provided.