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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2016
System S.p.a., Fiorano Modenese (modena), IT;
Andrea Toro, Fiorano Modenese, IT;
SYSTEM S.P.A., Fiorano Modenese, IT;
Abstract
An apparatus for sorting objects conveyed by a conveyor line comprises a conveyor line () at which the objects () are sorted, a plurality of gripping means () of the objects () that operate at the portion of the conveyor line (). The gripping means (), on command and selectively, pick up the objects present on the portion of the conveyor line () and transfer them onto supports () disposed in temporary staying areas, selected for forming stacks of objects () homogeneous with each other. Lifting and conveyor means () are provided for lifting, on command, single objects or stacks of objects () which are resting on supports () in selected temporary staying areas and for conveying them onto an evacuation line.