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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2001
Wolfgang Bertleff, Erlangen, DE;
Wolfgang Bertleff, Erlangen, DE;
Demag Ergotech GmbH, Schwaig, DE;
Abstract
A distribution switch for sorting and guiding parts, particularly workpieces made of plastic, includes rods which are movable axially parallel to one another. The rods define paths which guide the parts in question into at least two different receiving elements while either forming a slope or leaving an opening in the center, depending on a predeterminable position of the rods. The rods correspond with guide elements through which they are movable substantially horizontally, in that drive units are provided, by which means the rods can be moved independently toward one another or away from one another along their longitudinal axes, and in that the lines can be changed in length depending on the position of the rods.