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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2007
Armin Zimmermann, Constance, DE;
Juergen Braun, Stockach-Zizenhausen, DE;
Uwe Maertin, Euless, TX (US);
Armin Zimmermann, Constance, DE;
Juergen Braun, Stockach-Zizenhausen, DE;
Uwe Maertin, Euless, TX (US);
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
An item sorting system includes at least three modules for processing items requiring sorting, a conveyor line to transport the items in a first transport path from the first to the second and to the third module, and a bypass to transport items requiring sorting in a second transport path from the first to the third module thereby bypassing the second module. A control unit sets a spacing between the items in the conveyor line upstream of the bypass as a function of an activation of the bypass. The bypass is to mitigate stresses to which items are exposed when the item sorting system is used in a plurality of passes with different functions.