摘要 |
The invention concerns an automatic selective sorting device (10), for simultaneously loading, transporting and placing objects having very different characteristics in receiving containers, comprising a frame (11) bearing two toothed wheels (12, 13) arranged at each end of the frame (11), and whereon is stretched an endless conveyor (15). The loading means consist of a line of conveyor belts (32) made up of a belt for manual insertion (32a) two accelerating belts (32b) and a belt for automatic insertion (32c). The acceleration belts (32b) are arranged respectively beneath two columns of a buffer storage and untiering system (33) which bring the objects to be sorted (8) and set them onto the acceleration belts which then place them on the automatic insertion belt (32c) to bring them onto the transporting means. Said means transporting and loading the objects to be sorted comprise swing trays (18) including a catching support fixed to the conveyor, a suspension arm fixed to the catching support, a pivoting tray for receiving an object to be sorted articulated to the other end of the arm and an actuating member associated with the pivoting tray. The swing trays are maintained laterally by a guide rail (8) linked to the frame (11). The actuating member is designed to cause the tray to pivot by gravity into correspondence with a receiving container (30) selected in accordance with the object transported by the tray. |