CONTROLLABLE ARRAY SORTING DEVICE

• Main Authors: DOUGLAS, Cameron D, DAWES, Paul, HOROWITZ, Matanya B, BAYBUTT, Mark, MARTIN, Travis W, CALAIARO, Jason M, ESPINOSA, Robert M, EHLMANN, Kevin M, CHIOU, Geoffrey N
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 09.08.2023
• Subjects: CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES; HAND TOOLS; MANIPULATORS; OTHER SEPARATING BY DRY METHODS APPLICABLE TO BULK MATERIAL,e.g. LOOSE ARTICLES FIT TO BE HANDLED LIKE BULK MATERIAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; POSTAL SORTING; SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SEPERATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS BY SIEVING, SCREENING, ORSIFTING OR BY USING GAS CURRENTS; SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTEDPIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING; TRANSPORTING

A controllable array sorting device is disclosed, including: an array of diverting mechanisms; and a processor coupled to the array of diverting mechanisms, wherein the processor is configured to: process an instruction to perform a sorting action on a target item, wherein the instruction specifies a selected at least subset of the array of diverting mechanisms to use to perform the sorting action; and in response to the instruction, cause the selected at least subset of the array of diverting mechanisms to perform the sorting action on the target item.