Patent ID: 8359786
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: A01G,B65G,Y02A

Abstract:
1. Buffering device for temporarily storing containers with plants in a buffer space, comprising: a supplier for supplying containers; a disposer for disposing a number of supplied containers on a transport belt in an array including a plurality of rows extending in a first direction parallel to a direction of travel of the transport belt; a distributor for distributing the containers provided with at least one controllable gripper for gripping a whole row of containers simultaneously, wherein the distributor is movable substantially in a second direction which differs from the first direction, and is movable above the disposer; a detector at the supplier for detecting at least one property of the containers; two or more disposers for disposing the containers; and a sorter for sorting the containers in the different disposers in correspondence with a predetermined property detected by the detector.