Patent ID: 9611104
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B65G,G01N,Y10T

Claim:
1. A sorting apparatus comprising: a sorting device that receives and transports a rack on which a plurality of vessels are loaded, and that transfers the vessels loaded on the rack to predetermined vessel loading portions; and a delivery device that delivers the rack to the sorting device, wherein the sorting device includes: a transportation unit including a gantry shaft that extends in a first horizontal direction in a horizontal plane and that is movable in a second horizontal direction, wherein the second horizontal direction is in the horizontal plane and is perpendicular to the first horizontal direction, a rack receiving unit including a rack receiving member that is installed on a lower surface of the gantry shaft and on which the rack is loaded, a transfer unit that is installed on a side surface of the gantry shaft, is movable along in the first horizontal direction, and is raisable to remove the vessels from the rack loaded on the rack receiving member and transfer the vessels to the predetermined vessel loading portions; and the rack receiving unit further includes a driving member that includes a first motor and a retractable arm member that is connected to the first motor, and the retractable arm member moves the rack receiving unit by retracting in the second horizontal direction.