Patent ID: 9186704
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: B07C

Abstract:
1. A method for sorting identification objects which are transported in a defined sequence on a first transport device, comprising: feeding the identification objects one after the other to a first transfer position, wherein the identification objects are inspected for defects in the first transfer position or before reaching the first transfer position, and identification objects identified as defect-free are transferred in the first transfer position by a first transfer device to a transfer buffer, and the identification objects identified as defective are transported by the first transport device to another device; feeding the defect-free identification objects located in the transfer buffer to a first magazine arranged relative to the transfer buffer and subsequently the first magazine is transported by a second transport device to a second transfer position, so that the first magazine is aligned in a first position with a first buffer of a rotatable sorting device, wherein the defect-free identification objects following the defective identification object are transported by the first transport device to the second transfer position and transferred by a second transfer device to the first buffer; and rotating the rotatable sorting device into a further position, and a new, defect-free identification object which replaces the defective identification object, wherein the new identification object is fed after the following identification objects by the first transport device to the second transfer position, is transferred to a second buffer, located in the further position, of the rotatable sorting device and is subsequently transferred from the second buffer to the first magazine, and thereafter the rotatable sorting device is rotated back into the first position, so that the identification objects are transferred from the first buffer by the second transfer device to the first magazine.