Patent ID: 7422097
Filing Date: 2008-09-09
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus ( 1 ) for sorting packages, comprising means ( 2 ) for supplying the packages to at least a manipulating station ( 3 ) for their manipulation and orientation, said manipulating station ( 3 ) comprising at least a manipulator head ( 7 ); at least a belt conveyor ( 6 ) associated with the manipulating station ( 3 ), the manipulator head ( 7 ) being movable by rotating about a substantially vertical axis, for orienting the packages on an upper surface ( 6 a ) of the conveyor belt ( 6 ) contemporaneusly to a movement of the packages caused by an advancing of said conveyor belt ( 6 ), characterized in that the manipulator head ( 7 ) is movable by translation according to axes of an orthogonal Cartesian triad and said means ( 2 ) for supplying the packages comprise a pair of conveyor belts ( 4 , 5 ) movable with variable and independent speeds in order to put the packages in step before their supply to the manipulating station ( 3 ), wherein each conveyor belt is associated with: at least an actuating motor (M at least a photocell (B at least a sensor (SQ at least a processor for increasing a counter as a function of the RPM of the motor of a first belt (