CA1003076A - Flat-article sorting apparatus for an automatic mail handling system and the like - Google Patents
Flat-article sorting apparatus for an automatic mail handling system and the likeInfo
- Publication number
- CA1003076A CA1003076A CA174,237A CA174237A CA1003076A CA 1003076 A CA1003076 A CA 1003076A CA 174237 A CA174237 A CA 174237A CA 1003076 A CA1003076 A CA 1003076A
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- flat
- handling system
- sorting apparatus
- article sorting
- mail handling
- 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.)
- Expired
Links
Classifications
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- 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
- B07C3/003—Destination control; Electro-mechanical or electro- magnetic delay memories
- B07C3/006—Electric or electronic control circuits, e.g. delay lines
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- 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
- B07C3/06—Linear sorting machines in which articles are removed from a stream at selected points
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S209/00—Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
- Y10S209/90—Sorting flat-type mail
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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JP6151272A JPS55110B2 (en) | 1972-06-19 | 1972-06-19 |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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CA1003076A true CA1003076A (en) | 1977-01-04 |
Family
ID=13173197
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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CA174,237A Expired CA1003076A (en) | 1972-06-19 | 1973-06-18 | Flat-article sorting apparatus for an automatic mail handling system and the like |
Country Status (3)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US3889811A (en) |
JP (1) | JPS55110B2 (en) |
CA (1) | CA1003076A (en) |
Families Citing this family (46)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4124121A (en) * | 1977-03-07 | 1978-11-07 | Burroughs Corporation | Document sorter system having interchangeable pocket modules |
US4181948A (en) * | 1977-06-06 | 1980-01-01 | Electronic Data Systems Corporation | Computer directed manual sorting aid |
US4247008A (en) * | 1978-12-28 | 1981-01-27 | Stephens Industries, Inc. | Method and system for sorting envelopes |
JPS5670886A (en) * | 1979-11-14 | 1981-06-13 | Nippon Electric Co | Sorter |
US4432458A (en) * | 1980-11-06 | 1984-02-21 | Bell & Howell Company | Electronic control system for monitoring and controlling the movement of an envelope through a mail sorting machine |
US4373185A (en) * | 1980-11-13 | 1983-02-08 | E-Systems, Inc. | Tracking in a distribution system |
JPS57137976A (en) * | 1981-02-18 | 1982-08-25 | Nec Corp | Zip code discriminating device |
FR2514268A1 (en) * | 1981-10-09 | 1983-04-15 | Hotchkiss Brandt Sogeme | DEVICE FOR GUIDING AND RECEIVING LETTERS IN THE EXIT OF COURIER SORTING MACHINE AND MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A DEVICE |
US4518161A (en) * | 1982-01-22 | 1985-05-21 | Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha | Sheet sorting apparatus |
US4620634A (en) * | 1982-05-25 | 1986-11-04 | Computer Services Corporation | Sorting device |
JPS5913528U (en) * | 1982-07-19 | 1984-01-27 | 田村 作市 | Trowel for finishing tile joints |
US4503976A (en) * | 1982-09-30 | 1985-03-12 | Bell & Howell Company | Envelope tracking system for mail sorting machines |
GB8301973D0 (en) * | 1983-01-25 | 1983-02-23 | Post Office | Sorting machine |
JPS59182560U (en) * | 1983-05-24 | 1984-12-05 | 赤崎 吉雄 | joint finishing tool |
US4711357A (en) * | 1984-08-27 | 1987-12-08 | Keith A. Langenbeck | Automated system and method for transporting and sorting articles |
JP2845453B2 (en) * | 1988-07-19 | 1999-01-13 | 株式会社東芝 | Optical character reader |
NL8902846A (en) * | 1989-11-17 | 1991-06-17 | Nederland Ptt | BUFFER AND BUFFER SYSTEM FOR TEMPORARY STORAGE OF FLAT OBJECTS SUCH AS LETTERS. |
US5109987A (en) * | 1989-12-04 | 1992-05-05 | National Presort, Inc. | Multi-level sort machine |
US5054621A (en) * | 1989-12-18 | 1991-10-08 | Hybrid Systems, Inc. | Document sorting apparatus |
US5518122A (en) * | 1991-08-09 | 1996-05-21 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Modular mail processing method and control system |
US5293983A (en) * | 1991-08-09 | 1994-03-15 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Transport/stacker module for mail processing system |
CA2115273A1 (en) * | 1991-08-09 | 1993-02-18 | David Jerome Tilles | Modular mail processing method and control system |
DK0760714T3 (en) * | 1994-05-24 | 1999-09-13 | United Parcel Service Inc | Apparatus and method for supplying and sorting objects |
US5794789A (en) * | 1995-12-13 | 1998-08-18 | Payson; William H. | Semi-automated integrated sort system |
JPH10249285A (en) * | 1997-03-12 | 1998-09-22 | Hitachi Ltd | Classifier letter |
DE69808407T2 (en) * | 1997-11-13 | 2003-06-26 | Hitachi Ltd | Paper sorting device for sorting sheets of paper and articles |
IT1295970B1 (en) * | 1997-11-14 | 1999-05-28 | Finmeccanica Spa | METHOD OF SEQUENCING POSTAL OBJECTS. |
US6073060A (en) | 1998-04-01 | 2000-06-06 | Robinson; Forest | Computerized manual mail distribution method and apparatus |
US6274836B1 (en) * | 1998-10-08 | 2001-08-14 | International Business Machines Corp. | Method and system for multi-stream object sorting |
US6741908B2 (en) | 2000-08-23 | 2004-05-25 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Mail bin sort sequence binary file generator |
US6994220B2 (en) * | 2000-10-02 | 2006-02-07 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Mixed mail sorting machine |
GB2370823B (en) * | 2001-01-09 | 2004-09-22 | Post Office | An improved sorting system |
CA2432603C (en) * | 2002-06-18 | 2007-09-25 | Bowe Bell + Howell Company | Progressive modularity assortment system with high and low capacity bins |
US6822182B2 (en) * | 2002-07-12 | 2004-11-23 | Siemens Dematic Postal Autoamtion, L.P. | Method of sorting mail for carriers using separators |
JP2008507401A (en) * | 2004-07-21 | 2008-03-13 | ピットニイ ボウズ インコーポレイテッド | One-pass postman delivery sequence sorting machine |
US8022329B2 (en) * | 2004-12-07 | 2011-09-20 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | System and method for full escort mixed mail sorter using mail clamps |
US8013267B2 (en) * | 2005-04-07 | 2011-09-06 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Macro sorting system and method |
ATE425817T1 (en) * | 2005-12-05 | 2009-04-15 | Deutsche Post Ag | METHOD FOR SORTING MAIL AND DEVICE HAVING A DATA STRUCTURE FOR A SORTING PLAN |
US8556260B2 (en) | 2006-05-26 | 2013-10-15 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Method for optimally loading objects into storage/transport containers |
US7820932B2 (en) | 2006-07-13 | 2010-10-26 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Mail sorter, method, and software product for a two-step and one-pass sorting algorithm |
US7527261B2 (en) | 2006-07-13 | 2009-05-05 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Mailpiece container for stacking mixed mail and method for stacking mail therein |
US7778728B2 (en) * | 2006-07-13 | 2010-08-17 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Apparatus and method for positioning objects/mailpieces |
US7769765B2 (en) | 2006-07-25 | 2010-08-03 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Method and system for sorting mail |
US7937184B2 (en) | 2006-10-06 | 2011-05-03 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Mail sorter system and method for productivity optimization through precision scheduling |
US7947916B2 (en) | 2006-10-06 | 2011-05-24 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Mail sorter system and method for moving trays of mail to dispatch in delivery order |
FR2919598B1 (en) * | 2007-08-02 | 2009-12-04 | Solystic | DEVICE FOR CONVEYING SHIPMENTS WITH DEDICATED RATE SUPPORT |
Family Cites Families (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3352417A (en) * | 1963-09-04 | 1967-11-14 | Ibm | Document sorting apparatus |
NL6407349A (en) * | 1964-06-26 | 1965-12-27 | ||
US3270882A (en) * | 1964-10-02 | 1966-09-06 | Olivetti & Co Spa | Document sorter |
US3460673A (en) * | 1967-06-19 | 1969-08-12 | Recognition Equipment Inc | Document sorting apparatus |
US3587856A (en) * | 1967-09-05 | 1971-06-28 | Jerome H Lemelson | Coding and routing apparatus and method |
US3574328A (en) * | 1969-04-17 | 1971-04-13 | Burroughs Corp | Document transport system |
US3645392A (en) * | 1970-08-26 | 1972-02-29 | Ibm | Document sorting system |
US3743090A (en) * | 1971-04-28 | 1973-07-03 | M Brown | Method and apparatus for selectively removing pre-identified articles from a conveyor system |
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1972
- 1972-06-19 JP JP6151272A patent/JPS55110B2/ja not_active Expired
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1973
- 1973-06-18 CA CA174,237A patent/CA1003076A/en not_active Expired
- 1973-06-18 US US371018A patent/US3889811A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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JPS4923000A (en) | 1974-02-28 |
US3889811A (en) | 1975-06-17 |
JPS55110B2 (en) | 1980-01-05 |
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