Patent ID: 7431164
Filing Date: 2008-10-07
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A device for sorting products, comprising: a plurality of supporting units adjacently arranged and configured to move in a direction of transport along a conveying path, each supporting unit including a conveying element configured to move along a guide extending according to said conveying path and at least one load carrying platform comprising a supporting surface for supporting a product, a support member supporting the supporting surface, and a tilting mechanism configured to tilt the supporting surface about an axis of tilt parallel to the conveying path with respect to the conveying element, wherein the tilting mechanism comprises a drive device and at least two cams configured to be rotated by the drive device about a common axis of rotation extending parallel to the axis of tilt when one cam of the at least two cams moves within a path of a camway so as to cause the support member to tilt about the axis of tilt between a neutral position and an extreme position, and the common axis of rotation is spaced apart from said one cam by a distance, and wherein the common axis of rotation of the at least two cams is spaced apart from the axis of tilt of the supporting surface.