ARTICLE SORTING APPARATUS

摘要

An article sorting apparatus (10) includes a conveying path (11), a conveyer cell (12), a loading section (13), a sorting section (15) and a control device (16). The conveyer cell (12) includes a belt (61), a projecting portion (69) and an actuator. The belt (61) forms a setting surface (A) on which an article (P) is set. The projecting portion (69) projects from a surface of the belt (61). The actuator drives the belt (61). The conveyer cell (12) moves on the conveying path (11) in a first conveying direction (D1) and conveys the article (P) set on the setting surface (A) in a second conveying direction (D2) orthogonal to the first conveying direction (D1). The loading section (13) transfers the article (P) to the conveyer cell (12). The control device (16), when a size of the article (P) is smaller than a predetermined size and when the loading section (13) transfers the article (P) to the setting surface (A), controls the actuator to drive the belt (61) such that the projecting portion (69) contacts a lower surface of the article (P).