---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000002749"
title: "Sorting device"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:15:06.104368Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002749"
categories:
  - "material-handling/conveying-systems"
keywords:
  - "b65g1/0471"
  - "b65g1/0471"
  - "b65g1/0471"
  - "b07c5/38"
  - "b07c5/38"
  - "b07c5/38"
---

# Sorting device

## Abstract

The invention relates to a system for storing and organizing materials, comprising: —a storage system; at least a first layer, which comprises a plurality of storage places, which are preferably arranged in rows in two horizontal directions perpendicularly to each other and are used to receive boxes in stacks; at least one transport device, which has a receiving region for individual boxes or stacks of boxes for or from the storage system; a transport system, more particularly a rail assembly, on which the at least one transport device is mounted for movement to and within the storage system and for advancement for the purpose of individually stacking boxes; and a resorting device having at least one gripper, the resorting device being connected to the storage system via the transport system and being designed to receive a subset of boxes or all boxes of a stack of boxes from the transport device, to lift the received boxes and to transfer them to the transport device or to an additional transport device.