Patent ID: 8602202
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A sorting device for sorting products, comprising: a plurality of sorting units; conveying means for moving the sorting units in a conveying direction along a conveying path, said sorting units each comprising a carrier including a supporting surface for independently supporting a product to be sorted; removing means for moving the product to be sorted off the supporting surface at a desired sorting location, wherein the removing means comprises on each sorting unit a pusher element disposed above the supporting surface of the respective sorting unit, and comprises moving means for moving the pusher element laterally at a sorting location so as to have the pusher element independently push the product to be sorted off the supporting surface, wherein the removing means comprises on each sorting unit a first guide for guiding a first guide member connected to a part of the pusher element and a second guide for guiding a second guide member connected to another part of the pusher element, said first and second guides guiding said first and second guide members during said lateral moving of the pusher element, wherein said first and second guide members are each pivotally connected to said pusher element about a respective pivot axis extending perpendicularly to the associated supporting surface.