An apparatus for sorting a plurality of items includes a plurality of sort destinations and a plurality of delivery vehicles (400) for delivering items to the sort destinations. Each vehicle includes a surface for supporting items to be delivered and an edge-detection assembly (404) for detecting an edge of an item when the item is conveyed onto or discharged from the vehicle. The edge-detection assembly includes an emitter (104) for emitting a beam of light toward the surface. The emitter is positioned below the surface so that the beam of light is projected transverse the surface. The emitter edge-detection assembly also includes a plurality of detectors (106) for detecting the beam of light, wherein an object on the surface of the vehicle affects the beam of light received by the detectors.


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    Title :

    APPARATUS FOR SORTING ITEMS


    Additional title:

    VORRICHTUNG ZUM SORTIEREN VON ARTIKELN
    DISPOSITIF POUR LE TRI D'OBJETS


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2022-12-28


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B07C Sortieren von Postgut , POSTAL SORTING / B61C Lokomotiven , LOCOMOTIVES / B65G TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS , Transport- oder Lagervorrichtungen, z.B. Förderer zum Laden oder Abladen / G06T Bilddatenverarbeitung oder Bilddatenerzeugung allgemein , IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL



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