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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2024
Deutsche Post Ag, Bonn, DE;
Usama Gharz, Wandlitz, DE;
Deutsche Post AG, Bonn, DE;
Abstract
A rotation system for a sorting system for at least partially rotating a packaged item, having a roller conveyor for the deposition of the packaged item and a conveyor belt, adjoining the roller conveyor, for transporting the packaged item along a rotation unit is disclosed. The rotation system includes a measuring system, which includes a light curtain and is configured to determine a length and a width of the packaged item, that is arranged on the conveyor belt ahead of the rotation unit. The measuring system furthermore includes an evaluation unit, which is configured to determine a diagonal of the packaged item, depending on the measured length and width of the packaged item. The rotation unit includes at least one alignment plate for rotating the packaged item, which plate is arranged at an outer edge of the conveyor belt and can be moved into the conveying path of the packaged item, and a control unit for controlling the alignment plate, and the control unit is configured to trigger the alignment plate, depending on the diagonal of the packaged item.