Sorting detection system for detecting passage of an object through one of a plurality of apertures

1. A sorting detection system for detecting passage of an object through one of a plurality of openings, each openings being assigned to a container, comprising:

the containers for receiving the object,

at least one first sensor which identifies the object and generates an identification signal,

a control unit which receives the identification signal of the first sensor and assigns the identified object to a container on the basis of the identification signal, and

at least one second sensor having a field of view which is directed onto the openings and comprises at least one detection surface,

the detection surface being located within the respective container at a predetermined distance from an edge of a respective opening, and

an object passing the detection surface triggers a detection signal of the second sensor,

wherein the control unit uses the identification signal to produce an optical display on the assigned container or a projector indicates the opening of the assigned container based on the identification signal in order to optically indicate the assignment of the identified object to the respective container.

2. A sorting detection system according to claim 1 , wherein the first sensor comprises a scanner, a barcode reading sensor, a 2D camera or an RFID reader and the second sensor comprises a 3D Time of Flight (TOF) system, a 3D stereo camera, a 3D stereo camera in combination with structured light, or a 3D laser scanner.

3. A sorting detection system according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit evaluates the identification signal and the detection signal to generate a first sorting signal representing correct sorting of the object into a container assigned to the object, when the object triggers the detection signal in a container assigned to it, or to generate a second sorting signal representing an incorrect sorting of the object when the object triggers the detection signal in a container other than that assigned to it.

4. A sorting detection system according to claim 3 , wherein the control unit activates an optical display on the container containing the object based on the sorting signal, or a projector indicates the respective opening based on the sorting signal, in order to optically indicate the sorting of the object in said container as correct or incorrect.

5. A sorting detection system according to claim 1 , wherein the container belongs to a logistics rack having a plurality of containers arranged on the same plane or on different planes from each other.

6. A sorting detection system according to claim 1 , wherein the second sensor is designed such that the object conveyed through the field of view can be identified with it.

7. A sorting detection system for detecting passage of an object through one of a plurality of openings, each openings being assigned to a container, comprising:

the containers for receiving the object,

at least one first sensor which identifies the object and generates an identification signal,

a control unit which receives the identification signal of the first sensor and assigns the identified object to a container on the basis of the identification signal, and

at least one second sensor having a field of view which is directed onto the openings and comprises at least one detection surface,

the detection surface being located within the respective container at a predetermined distance from an edge of a respective opening, and

an object passing the detection surface triggers a detection signal of the second sensor,

wherein the openings are arranged at different distances from the second sensor.

8. A sorting detection system for detecting passage of an object through one of a plurality of openings, each openings being assigned to a container, comprising:

the containers for receiving the object,

at least one first sensor which identifies the object and generates an identification signal,

a control unit which receives the identification signal of the first sensor and assigns the identified object to a container on the basis of the identification signal, and

at least one second sensor having a field of view which is directed onto the openings and comprises at least one detection surface,

the detection surface being located within the respective container at a predetermined distance from an edge of a respective opening, and

an object passing the detection surface triggers a detection signal of the second sensor,

wherein the second sensor is set such that each container has its individually set detection surface.

9. A sorting detection system according to claim 8 , wherein the individual detection surfaces have equal or different distances relative to each other from the opening of their respective container.

10. A sorting detection system according to claim 8 , wherein each detection surface forms a plane two-dimensional plane.

11. A sorting detection system according to claim 1 , wherein the identification of the object can be carried out using an optical marker, in particular a barcode on the object, a structural feature of the object and/or an RFID chip on the object.

12. A sorting detection system according to claim 9 , wherein each detection surface forms a plane two-dimensional plane.