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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2015
Sidel Canada Inc., Laval, CA;
Franck Klotz, Laval, CA;
Sophie Tisseaux, Laval, CA;
SIDEL CANADA INC., Laval, CA;
Abstract
Disclosed is a conveying device, for conveying products in an industrial processing line, the conveying device including, for circulating the products, at least one infeed conveyor, for receiving the products from a line portion upstream the device and a plurality of outfeed conveyors, for further delivering the products to a line portion downstream the device, the conveying device acting as a sorting device and directing product to a predefined outfeed conveyor. The infeed conveyor and the plurality of outfeed conveyors extend in a common plane, the conveying device further including a robotic unit, with a working area covering at least a portion of the at least one infeed conveyor and at least a portion of each outfeed conveyor, for moving products from the at least one infeed conveyor to a predefined outfeed conveyor of the plurality, with a movement parallel to the common plane. Also disclosed is a corresponding method.