US 12,486,119 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. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/216,650.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2022 116 479.9 (DE), filed on Jul. 1, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0002165 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. B65G 43/08 (2006.01); B65G 47/244 (2006.01); B65G 47/44 (2006.01); B65G 47/46 (2006.01); B65G 51/03 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 47/2445 (2013.01) [B65G 43/08 (2013.01); B65G 47/44 (2013.01); B65G 47/46 (2013.01); B65G 51/03 (2013.01)] 14 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 sliding surface in order to generate friction between the object and the sliding surface, and wherein the objects are subjected to a different acceleration/braking action by the first portion and the second portion for orientation or rotation purposes, and
wherein the first portion and the second portion are planar and form a common planar surface over which the objects slide.