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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2009
Heino Heitplatz, Drensteinfurt, DE;
Heino Heitplatz, Drensteinfurt, DE;
Beumer GmbH & Co. KG, Beckum, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a sorting feeder having a series of travelers () joined together by a hinge, and guidable and displaceable along a track (), each comprising a guide unit () and a supporting unit () joined thereto by a hinge, wherein each guide unit () comprises a support roller () on each side at matching longitudinal positions for interacting with the track (), and wherein each support roller () is associated with two guide rollers (), of which a first is disposed at a first longitudinal position at a distance ahead of the support roller () and a second is disposed at a second longitudinal position at a distance behind the support roller (), wherein a coupling hinge () pivotable about a pivot axis () aligned perpendicular to a track plane is disposed between the guide unit () and the support unit () of each traveler () and a connecting hinge () rotatable in every direction is disposed between adjacent travelers (), and wherein the connecting hinge () and the coupling hinge () each are disposed at longitudinal positions outside of an area between the first and the second longitudinal position of the guide rollers ().