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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2016
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
An article sorting apparatus includes: a conveyance path extending in a first conveyance direction; at least one conveyance unit including a belt that forms a load surface on which an article is placed and a driving portion to drive the belt, and configured to move along the conveyance path and to convey the article placed on the load surface in a second conveyance direction that intersects the first conveyance direction; a loading portion configured to load the article onto the load surface; a sorting portion configured to sort the article received from the at least one conveyance unit; a weight information detector configured to detect weight information correlated with weight of the article transferred to the load surface; and a controller configured to control driving the driving portion in accordance with the detected weight information, to transfer the article placed on the load surface to the sorting portion.