US 12,466,663 B2
Apparatus for orienting or rotating objects
Viktor Kuznecov, Siegburg (DE)
Assigned to Deutsche Post AG, Bonn (DE)
Filed by Deutsche Post AG, Bonn (DE)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/216,032.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2022 116 481.0 (DE), filed on Jul. 1, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0002170 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. B65G 43/08 (2006.01); B65G 13/075 (2006.01); B65G 47/244 (2006.01); B65G 47/46 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 47/46 (2013.01) [B65G 13/075 (2013.01); B65G 43/08 (2013.01); B65G 47/2445 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for orienting or rotating objects, comprising
a conveying apparatus, wherein the conveying apparatus has an inlet for receiving the objects and an outlet and is configured to convey the objects in a conveying direction, and
wherein the conveying apparatus has an orienting apparatus which at least partially extends along the conveying direction,
wherein the orienting apparatus has a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion are arranged next to one another along the conveying direction,
wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion is configured as a roller conveyor, wherein the objects are subjected to a different acceleration/braking action by the first portion and the second portion for orientation or rotation purposes,
wherein the conveying apparatus is configured as a chute, wherein at the inlet of the conveying apparatus, the object has a movement component which is substantially perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying apparatus, and wherein the portion of higher acceleration/lower braking action is arranged behind the other portion along this movement component.