SORTING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR PIECES OF LUGGAGE

摘要

The present invention provides a sorting device for sorting products, in particular pieces of luggage, comprising a number of sorting units (301), conveying means for moving the sorting units in a conveying direction along a conveying path, said sorting (301) units each comprising a carrier (302) provided with a supporting surface for supporting a product to be sorted, said sorting device further comprising removing means for moving the product to be sorted off the supporting surface at a desired sorting location. The sorting units (301) are each provided with a closing element (303;304) both at a front end and at a rear end of the carrier (302) for closing the gap between the carrier and an adjacent carrier, wherein closing elements (303;304) of successive sorting units partially overlap and have an at least substantially convex edge (305;306) at their facing sides, at least on one longitudinal side of the sorting units, wherein the convex edges (305;306) of closing elements (303;304) of successive sorting units (301) define at least substantially triangular areas (310) within the width of the sorting units (301) in a rectilinear part of the conveying path on at least one of the longitudinal sides of the sorting units (301), which areas (310) are at least partially closed by a further closing element (311), which is movably connected to one (303) of said closing elements (303;304).