Patent ID: 11911796
Assignee: INTUNES PRODUCTS, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A package sorting system comprising:
a) a robotic end of arm tool comprising:
a robot arm having a robot end of arm and an end of arm conveyor mounted on said robot end of arm,
wherein said end of arm conveyor has opposite front and back ends,
wherein said end of arm conveyor further has an upper package transport surface movable from said end of arm conveyor front end to said end of arm conveyor back end,
wherein said upper package transport surface is operable to receive a package at said front end of said end of arm conveyor, and is operable to hand off the package from said back end of said end of arm conveyor, and
wherein said upper package transport surface is one or more of smooth, cleated and vacuum assisted;

b) a sort cell having a sort cell conveyor; and
c) a first package anti-tipping mechanism movable between a package anti-tipping position and an out of the way position, said first package anti-tipping mechanism positioned adjacent said sort cell conveyor, said first package anti-tipping mechanism moving into said package anti-tipping position in response to a package arriving at said sort cell conveyor.