Patent ID: 7337892

Claim:
A device for sorting products, comprising: a plurality of bogies which are movable in a direction of transport along a conveying path, which bogies are pivotally interconnected, supporting platforms comprising a supporting surface for supporting products to be sorted, each of said supporting platforms comprising supporting elements which are movable with respect to an adjacent supporting element for changing the circumference of the supporting platform in question during passage of a bend in the conveying path, which supporting elements comprise two outer supporting elements which, as seen in the direction of transport, are located exclusively at a front side and rear side, respectively, of each of the supporting platforms and at least one intermediate supporting element positioned between said outer supporting elements, a supporting device for supporting the supporting platforms on the bogies, and tilting means for tilting the supporting platforms about a tilt axis that extends parallel to the direction of transport, wherein support of at least one intermediate supporting element on the bogies takes place exclusively via adjacent outer supporting elements thereof.