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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2019
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Deutsche Post Ag, Bonn, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft AG, Munich, DE;
Deutsche Post AG, Bonn, DE;
Abstract
A sorting installation sorts objects and contains a sorter for conveying objects and also an end station facility accepting objects. The sorter is configured to bring at least a few of the objects conveyed on the sorter in an object introduction direction, which is different from a local direction of object conveyance of the sorter in an area of the sorter adjoining the end station facility, into the end station facility. In order to make possible a fine distribution of the objects that is favorable in terms of the effort involved, the end station facility has a first object store, a second object store and also a transport facility. The transport facility is configured to transport the objects brought by the sorter into the end station facility optionally along a first transport path to the first object store or along a second transport path to the second object store.