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Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022

Filed:

Sep. 17, 2019
Applicants:

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;

Deutsche Post Ag, Bonn, DE;

Inventors:

Joern Becher, Mainz, DE;

Bernd Hartmann, Grafschaft-Leimersdorf, DE;

Reinhard Klink, Stockach, DE;

Assignees:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/48 (2006.01); B65G 41/00 (2006.01); B65G 47/24 (2006.01); B65G 47/44 (2006.01); B65G 47/57 (2006.01); B07C 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/48 (2013.01); B07C 3/08 (2013.01); B65G 41/002 (2013.01); B65G 47/24 (2013.01); B65G 47/44 (2013.01); B65G 47/57 (2013.01); B65G 2201/02 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0208 (2013.01); B65G 2207/46 (2013.01); B65G 2811/0621 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method to sort objects in a sorting installation. The objects are conveyed on a sorter of the sorting installation. In a first distribution pass a few of the objects conveyed on the sorter are brought by the sorter into retrieval end stations of the sorting installation and others of the objects conveyed on the sorter are brought by the sorter into a collection end station of the sorting installation and, with a transport facility of the sorting installation, objects are automatically transported away from the collection end station and automatically brought back to the sorter. The objects brought back from the collection end station to the sorter by the transport facility are brought by the sorter into one of the end stations in a second distribution pass.


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