APPARATUS FOR THE SORTING OF ARTICLES

摘要

Apparatus for article handling, comprising an article sorting apparatus (6) for sorting an article that is conveyed on a continuously moving conveyor belt (22) , th e apparatus including a gate (15) that is designed to be able to move an artic le (21) away from the conveyor belt (22) sideways, and which in the neutral position of the gate (15) is designed to allow the article (21) to move past the gate (15) unaffected thereby. The actuation of the gate is controlled on the basis of a signal indicating the sorting direction sent from an article-recognition station (1).