Patent ID: 8727103

Claim:
A tilt tray sorter conveyor for piece goods, comprising: a plurality of wagons which are coupled to one another into a ring or train or are individual and are movable along running rails, each wagon having a carrying tray arranged thereon, a tilting drive arranged on each wagon, wherein the carrying trays are pivoted for a discharge of conveyable stock transported lying on the carrying tray by the tilting drive, the carrying trays being pivoted out of a horizontal transport position, about a tilt axis running in a direction of travel and arranged centrally underneath the carrying tray, on both sides in each case into an unloading position, wherein the tilting drive comprises at least one flexible non-positive or positive traction unit having first and second ends each attached to respective attachments located on opposed sides of the carrying tray wherein the tilt axis is located between the first and second ends and wherein the traction unit is operatively connected to a drive for applying a traction force via the traction unit to the carrying tray to cause tilting of the carrying tray about the tilt axis, at least one deflection roller fixedly positioned at one side of the drive to rotatingly guide the traction unit and deflect the traction force conveyed by the traction unit to the carrying tray as the traction unit travels around the deflecting roller between the respective attachments on the opposed sides of the carrying tray to cause the tilting of the carrying tray.