Patent ID: 7784618
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: B07C,B65G

Abstract:
1. A method for individually transporting articles of different type, size, weight, material or shape, to one delivery location of a plurality of delivery locations that is designated for the respective article, comprising: providing a plurality of article transport containers with a container opening through which an article is discharged, arranging the transport containers to move successively in spaced relationship from each other along all points of a predetermined transport path with the container opening of each container normally positioned in an upwardly facing direction, providing each transport container with a respective axis of rotation, to permit controlled rotation of selected ones of the transport containers, identifying each article as regards its type of material, placing the identified articles one by one in respective transport containers, providing television camera inspection of the articles one by one from a location above the transport path of the articles, establishing via the camera inspection that just one article is placed or is present in a respective dedicated transport container, designating a delivery location for discharge of a contained article from its transport container, causing the respective article at its designated delivery location to be discharged from its transport container to a collecting or storage bin, disintegrator or further conveyor dedicated to the article by rotating the transport container about its axis of rotation in one direction from the normal container position, to beyond the point of article and back discharge to the normal container position without contacting any other container during such rotation to enable said discharge of the article from the container opening to be made under the effect of gravity.