AU2724797A - Method and apparatus for sorting flat articles - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for sorting flat articles

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Publication number
AU2724797A
AU2724797A AU27247/97A AU2724797A AU2724797A AU 2724797 A AU2724797 A AU 2724797A AU 27247/97 A AU27247/97 A AU 27247/97A AU 2724797 A AU2724797 A AU 2724797A AU 2724797 A AU2724797 A AU 2724797A
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AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
flat articles
sorting flat
sorting
articles
flat
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
AU27247/97A
Inventor
Harold G. Burkett Jr.
Mark L. Carlile
Charles M. Combs
Luiz C. Harres
Richard C. Hickey
Lynn V. Hill
Gerald A. Isaacs
John W. Kulas
Kenneth A. Mckee
Joseph C. Rotenberry
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Siemens Dematic Postal Automation LP
Original Assignee
ElectroCom Automation LP
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by ElectroCom Automation LP filed Critical ElectroCom Automation LP
Priority claimed from US08/828,944 external-priority patent/US6026967A/en
Publication of AU2724797A publication Critical patent/AU2724797A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C1/00—Measures preceding sorting according to destination
    • B07C1/02—Forming articles into a stream; Arranging articles in a stream, e.g. spacing, orientating
    • B07C1/025—Devices for the temporary stacking of objects provided with a stacking and destacking device (interstack device)
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C3/00—Sorting according to destination
    • B07C3/02—Apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution
    • B07C3/08—Apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution using arrangements of conveyors
    • B07C3/082—In which the objects are carried by transport holders and the transport holders form part of the conveyor belts
    • B07C3/087—In which the objects are carried by transport holders and the transport holders form part of the conveyor belts the objects being taken up in transport files or holders which are not part of the conveyor belts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/42—Piling, depiling, handling piles
    • B65H2301/422—Handling piles, sets or stacks of articles
    • B65H2301/4225—Handling piles, sets or stacks of articles in or on special supports
    • B65H2301/42254—Boxes; Cassettes; Containers
    • B65H2301/422542—Boxes; Cassettes; Containers emptying or unloading processes
AU27247/97A 1996-03-29 1997-03-28 Method and apparatus for sorting flat articles Abandoned AU2724797A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US62579396A 1996-03-29 1996-03-29
US08625793 1996-03-29
US4142997P 1997-01-30 1997-01-30
US08/828,944 US6026967A (en) 1997-01-30 1997-03-28 Method and apparatus for sorting flat articles
PCT/US1997/005818 WO1997036696A1 (en) 1996-03-29 1997-03-28 Method and apparatus for sorting flat articles

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU2724797A true AU2724797A (en) 1997-10-22

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AU27247/97A Abandoned AU2724797A (en) 1996-03-29 1997-03-28 Method and apparatus for sorting flat articles

Country Status (4)

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EP (1) EP0891233A4 (en)
AU (1) AU2724797A (en)
CA (1) CA2250194A1 (en)
WO (1) WO1997036696A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6217274B1 (en) 1999-01-20 2001-04-17 Bell & Howell Postal Systems, Inc. Continuous flow transfer system
US7060926B2 (en) * 2000-06-26 2006-06-13 United States Postal Service Method and system for single pass letter and flat processing
CN115582276B (en) * 2022-10-25 2024-04-12 铜陵学院 Light multipurpose intelligent automatic sorting device

Family Cites Families (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3184061A (en) * 1961-02-08 1965-05-18 Maurice M Levy Apparatus and method for sorting flat articles
IT1146464B (en) * 1981-06-26 1986-11-12 Azzaroni Cesaro AUTOMATIC MACHINE PERFECTED FOR THE UNLOADING AND RECHARGING OF FILMS FROM AND IN RADIOGRAPHIC BOXES
FR2630412A1 (en) * 1988-04-22 1989-10-27 Cybernetix Method and container for automatic handling of handfuls of flat objects
FR2653105B1 (en) * 1989-10-18 1992-03-13 Cga Hbs STORAGE AND SUPPLY STORE FOR FLAT ITEMS TO BE STACKED.
US5174454A (en) * 1991-11-15 1992-12-29 Parkander Gothe A K Method for sorting form stacks in storage systems and a device for carrying out the method
US5449262A (en) * 1994-05-26 1995-09-12 Diamond Machine Co. Inserter/extractor used with carousel of storage bins

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
WO1997036696A1 (en) 1997-10-09
EP0891233A4 (en) 2004-04-14
CA2250194A1 (en) 1997-10-09
EP0891233A1 (en) 1999-01-20

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