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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2012
Applicant:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Inventors:
Torsten Tanz, Hilzingen, DE;
Michele Vitalini, Nürnberg, DE;
Assignee:
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 17/34 (2006.01); B65G 37/00 (2006.01); B07C 5/36 (2006.01); B61B 10/02 (2006.01); A22C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/36 (2013.01); A22C 21/0053 (2013.01); B61B 10/027 (2013.01); B65G 37/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sorting apparatus for sorting piece goods (), having at least a first moving transport unit () for transporting at least one piece good () in a main transport direction (), the first transport unit () has a chassis () for the movement, a transfer unit () which moves the piece good () in a transfer direction (), and a drive unit () fixed to the first transport unit () for driving the piece good () in the transfer direction (). The sorting apparatus has a coupling device () for coupling the chassis () to the drive unit () at least for a period of time.