Tilting tray sorter
A tilting tray sorter is a system for conveying ( sorting ) goods and is designed to convey these in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and weights. Since the transported goods have to slide over a tray during the ejection process, the tilt tray sorter is particularly suitable for flexible and pliable goods such as luggage, bagged goods and packaged textiles.
The tilt tray sorter is used, among other things, in transshipment centers for parcel services , distribution centers or distribution systems for flight luggage ( baggage conveyor systems ).
Operation and Mechanism
In principle, the tilt tray sorter is comparable to the crossbelt sorter , as it also consists of individual trolleys that are located on a self-contained, roller-guided track course. The individual bogies are articulated with one another and the resulting endless train is driven in a form-fitting, frictional-fitting manner or by a linear motor.
Trays that can be tilted on both sides are attached to the individual trolleys, which have the task of picking up the goods to be transported. The tilt tray sorter offers the option of placing two trays one behind the other on a chassis so that goods that are longer than a single tray can be transported. Such a combination of two tiltable shells is called a gondola. The individual gondolas do not generate any relative movement between the individual shells when cornering, so that the transported goods can lie on both shells without falling down. In some systems it is also common to use plates instead of trays, as these are even more flexible when it comes to receiving the goods.
The shells themselves are attached in a horizontal position and only when the intended end point is reached is the shell tilted, caused by a corresponding mechanism. As a result of this tilting (which is brought about by a link guide or by an electric or pneumatic drive), the goods can be ejected without being damaged. The tilting mechanism is of particular importance in this type of sorter, so that various tilting mechanisms have developed over time (e.g. the sidecar tilting element and the flap tilting element).
The throughput of the tilt tray sorter is around 6,000 to 21,000 parts per hour, although this can be increased by changing the chain speed.
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- Jodin, Dirk and ten Hompel, Michael: Sorting and distribution systems, basics, structure, calculation and implementation , Springer-Verlag Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-540-29070-2 .