Patent ID: 11878866
Assignee: EAE SOLUTIONS HOLDING B.V.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. A tray configured to be used in a bomb bay sorter comprising a conveying system, the tray comprising:
a tray body configured to be coupled to the conveying system of the bomb bay sorter, the tray body comprising a support surface;
a tray door that is hingedly connected to the tray body and that can be closed and opened to carry and release an object held in the tray, respectively; and
a locking member to releasably lock the tray door in a closed position;
wherein the tray body further comprises a spring for spring biasing the tray door relative to the tray body to urge the tray door to open, wherein, when the tray door is fully opened, it rests against the support surface under the influence of a spring biasing force provided by said spring that exceeds a first non-zero threshold, wherein the tray body comprises a tray frame and a door shaft that defines an axis of rotation of the tray door, wherein the spring comprises a torsion spring arranged around the door shaft, wherein the tray door comprises a shaft channel in which the door shaft is rotatably accommodated, wherein the torsion spring has one end fixed coupled to the door shaft and another end to an inside wall of the shaft channel and/or wherein the damper is arranged in the shaft channel and fixed in position relative to the door shaft.