Patent ID: 8167117
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A sorting deck for paper, board, or pulp rolls comprising: a plane defining a longitudinal direction for transporting the rolls, the plane defining a transverse or lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; a plurality of independently controllable stops arranged to hold the rolls in place on the plane; wherein the stops are positioned to form at least one line of at least two stops, in which the stops are placed consecutively in the longitudinal direction of the plane, and wherein the stops form at least one row of at least two stops, in which the stops are positioned adjacently to each other along the transverse or lateral direction of the plane; wherein each stop of the at least one row of stops comprises a collector and a feeder, which are spaced from each other in the longitudinal direction of the plane, and wherein the collector is arranged to move freely between a position which holds a roll and a position which releases a roll, and the feeder is arranged to move freely between a position which holds a roll and a position which releases a roll, wherein the collector and the feeder are arranged so that a plurality of rolls traveling over each stop of the at least one row of stops can be prevented from passing over the stop, freely permitted to pass over the stop, or allowed to pass over the stop one roll at a time.