CA2189669C - Apparatus and method for sorting packages or letters and other like objects - Google Patents

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CA2189669C
CA2189669C CA002189669A CA2189669A CA2189669C CA 2189669 C CA2189669 C CA 2189669C CA 002189669 A CA002189669 A CA 002189669A CA 2189669 A CA2189669 A CA 2189669A CA 2189669 C CA2189669 C CA 2189669C
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Henri Bonnet
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United Parcel Service of America Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/58—Article switches or diverters
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65H2301/30—Orientation, displacement, position of the handled material
    • B65H2301/32—Orientation of handled material
    • B65H2301/321—Standing on edge
    • 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
    • B65H2301/44—Moving, forwarding, guiding material
    • B65H2301/442—Moving, forwarding, guiding material by acting on edge of handled material
    • B65H2301/4422—Moving, forwarding, guiding material by acting on edge of handled material with guide member moving in the material direction
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
    • B65H2404/20—Belts
    • B65H2404/26—Particular arrangement of belt, or belts
    • B65H2404/267—Arrangement of belt(s) in edge contact with handled material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
    • B65H2404/60—Other elements in face contact with handled material
    • B65H2404/63—Oscillating, pivoting around an axis parallel to face of material, e.g. diverting means
    • B65H2404/631—Juxtaposed diverting means with each an independant actuator
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
    • B65H2404/60—Other elements in face contact with handled material
    • B65H2404/64—Other elements in face contact with handled material reciprocating perpendicularly to face of material, e.g. pushing means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/19—Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/1916—Envelopes and articles of mail

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
  • Feeding Of Articles To Conveyors (AREA)
  • Separation, Sorting, Adjustment, Or Bending Of Sheets To Be Conveyed (AREA)
  • Branching, Merging, And Special Transfer Between Conveyors (AREA)
  • Attitude Control For Articles On Conveyors (AREA)
  • Collation Of Sheets And Webs (AREA)
  • Vending Machines For Individual Products (AREA)
  • Special Conveying (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
CA002189669A 1994-05-24 1995-05-23 Apparatus and method for sorting packages or letters and other like objects Expired - Fee Related CA2189669C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/248,057 1994-05-24
US08/248,057 US5547063A (en) 1994-05-24 1994-05-24 Apparatus and method of sorting objects
US34960494A 1994-12-05 1994-12-05
US08/349,604 1994-12-05
PCT/US1995/006911 WO1995032138A2 (en) 1994-05-24 1995-05-23 Apparatus and method of feeding and sorting objects

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CA2189669A1 CA2189669A1 (en) 1995-11-30
CA2189669C true CA2189669C (en) 2002-12-17

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EP (2) EP0760714B1 (es)
JP (2) JPH10500619A (es)
AT (2) ATE203487T1 (es)
CA (1) CA2189669C (es)
DE (2) DE69521919T2 (es)
DK (2) DK0876980T3 (es)
ES (1) ES2161003T3 (es)
PT (1) PT876980E (es)
WO (1) WO1995032138A2 (es)

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CA2189669A1 (en) 1995-11-30
EP0876980A2 (en) 1998-11-11
WO1995032138A3 (en) 1996-04-25
EP0760714A1 (en) 1997-03-12
DE69521919D1 (de) 2001-08-30
DE69521919T2 (de) 2002-04-11
EP0876980B1 (en) 2001-07-25
DE69507472T2 (de) 1999-05-27
DK0760714T3 (da) 1999-09-13
WO1995032138A2 (en) 1995-11-30
JPH10500619A (ja) 1998-01-20
DK0876980T3 (da) 2001-10-22
EP0760714B1 (en) 1999-01-20
ES2161003T3 (es) 2001-11-16
ATE203487T1 (de) 2001-08-15
PT876980E (pt) 2002-01-30
DE69507472D1 (de) 1999-03-04
EP0876980A3 (en) 1998-12-09
ATE175902T1 (de) 1999-02-15
JPH10202201A (ja) 1998-08-04

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