| 摘要 |
A method of sorting articles using a positive displacement sorter (111) having a plurality of slats (112) arranged in parallel to define a conveying surface (113) moving in a longitudinal direction, a plurality of pusher shoes (114), each of the shoes (114) travelling laterally along at least one of the slats (112) and a diverting station (115) comprising at least one diverting rail (116) arranged diagonally under the conveying surface (115) and at least one diverting switch (118) for selectively diverting at least two pusher shoes (114) to the diverting rail (116) whereby the pusher shoes (114) travel laterally across the conveying surface (113) in a diagonal path in order to divert an article (1, 2, 3, 4) to a take-away lane (120) includes pre-orienting articles prior to the diverting station (115) wherein a side of each article is oriented at approximately a same orientation as the diagonal path and operating the at least one diverting switch and diverting at least one article that is pre-oriented. |
