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OT-2026-000000949

Crossbelt Sorter

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Material Handling › Conveying Systems
Inventors
EISINGER THOMAS, FUNK FLORIAN
Assignee
INTERROLL HOLDING AG
Original source
US-2026097907-A1, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 9 April 2026
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Abstract

Crossbelt sorter ( 1 ), adapted to sort an object ( 9 ) into one of a plurality of discharge stations ( 14 ); the crossbelt sorter ( 1 ) comprising a plurality of crossbelt carts ( 11 ); the crossbelt carts ( 11 ) are movable along a conveying direction (R) on a circumferentially closed conveying track ( 13 ); the crossbelt cart ( 11 ) comprising a crossbelt ( 12 ); wherein the crossbelt ( 12 ) provides a conveying surface for supporting an object ( 9 ) to be conveyed; the crossbelt ( 12 ) is moveable relative to the crossbelt cart ( 11 ) in a traverse direction (Q) traverse to the conveying direction (R); the crossbelt sorter ( 1 ) is adapted upon to transfer said object ( 9 ) from the conveying cart ( 11 ) selectively into one of the plurality of discharge stations ( 14 ) by selectively driving said crossbelt ( 12 ) in the traverse direction (Q) upon triggering; wherein for driving said crossbelt ( 12 ) of said crossbelt cart ( 11 ) has a drive wheel ( 42 ) which is adapted to engage with a friction bar ( 41 ); said friction bar ( 41 ) is stationary located along the track ( 13 ); characterized in that the crossbelt sorter ( 1 ) is adapted to vary a trigger position, where the transfer of said object ( 9 ) is triggered, within the range of a friction bar ( 41 ).

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000000949, “Crossbelt Sorter,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:03:38 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000949.

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