CN1845801A

CN1845801A - Method for the manual merging of manually processable mail flats

Info

Publication number: CN1845801A
Application number: CNA2004800253809A
Authority: CN
Inventors: W·-S·威尔克; P·布雷舒奈德
Original assignee: Siemens AG
Current assignee: Siemens AG
Priority date: 2003-09-25
Filing date: 2004-09-21
Publication date: 2006-10-11
Also published as: DE502004002815D1; EP1675691A1; EP1675691B1; DE10344576B3; JP2007533421A; KR20060133524A; WO2005030404A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for manually combining manually processable flat mailings, in which mailings (4) are automatically sorted in a sorting machine according to the order of distribution and are placed on a sectional belt conveyor (1) that conveys the mailings (4) to a collection station in sections (2), the mailings (4) being automatically stacked in receptacles (5) in the order of distribution in the collection station. The separating cards (3) which mark the delivery points and are large and stable enough to form compartments between the mailings (4) within the receptacle (5) are automatically added in front of or behind the mailings (4) of a delivery point or an area of delivery points. The receptacles (5) are filled with the mailings (4) and the separating cards (3) only to a level that leaves room for mailings which are to be added manually. The receptacles (5) are then transported to the relevant delivery office, where the manually processable mailings are arranged into the respective compartments according to the mailing address thereof.

Description

The flat manual method that pools together of article of sending that can handle by hand

The present invention relates to a kind of flat manual method that pools together of article of sending that will handle by hand, have in a classifier according to assignment order automatically classification, be placed on the article of sending on the segmented conveyer belt, this conveyer belt will be sent article delivery to collecting station in the segmentation, and will send article and be stacked in the collection container by assignment order automatically collecting station.

Known by DE 198 29 484 C1, each is pooled in the total stacking according to the stack of sending that can handle automatically of assignment order classification, wherein use a segmented conveyer belt, this conveyer belt will be sent in article delivery to a collection container.

But in all at present known automation solutions, always some is sent article and can only handle by hand.Just they can not join to mechanization and send in the stack.This finishes by the postman.Reason to this mainly is the specification feature.If these are sent article and are not joined each and send in a little " small packet " or join at least on the tram in the stacking, it is very little that the time that can realize during sending is so saved, and has manual second stacking of sending article because the postman also will handle except " small packet " stacking.

If the article of sending that can handle by hand must be added (" incorporating into ") to sending in the stack by assignment order mechanization classification by assignment order, so by assignment order mechanization classification send stack usually equally will by the postman again manual sort in identical shelf, in these shelfs, also carry out manual classification of sending article.But this process is very bothersome.

Known by EP 0 661 105 B1, DE 196 50 875 C1 and DE 197 05 891 C1, be provided with and be used for the placeholders that some sends type of items carrying out the branch time-like according to assignment order.Known by DE 196 50 875 C1 or DE 197 05 891 C1 in addition, for the article of sending that can only handle by hand, placeholders is classified according to assignment order with the article of sending that can handle automatically, and then placeholders is used with its corresponding respectively can only handle by hand send the article replacement.

Be to provide a kind of flat manual method that pools together of article of sending that can handle by hand in this task of the present invention, have in classifier automatically according to the assignment order classification, be transported to the article of sending in the collection container, use this method to reduce necessary hand labour with the segmented conveyer belt.

Solve according to the feature of this task of the present invention by claim 1.

This sign is sent a little partitioning cards automatically insert one send a little or send a zone send before the article or after, these partitioning cards enough are greatly also stablized, and make to have constituted shelf sending between the article in collection container.Collection container is just packed into this degree and is sent article and partitioning cards, makes and also leaves the position of sending article that is used for adding by hand.Container transport is to the delivery office that is responsible for then, and in delivery office, the manual article of handling of sending are sent address sort in corresponding shelf according to it.

The preferred embodiment of the present invention illustrates in the dependent claims.

For example advantageously, with partitioning cards will classify automatically send article be placed on send a corresponding segmentation in before carry out automatic transport.This for example can only not have reading device by carrying out as the device of describing in DE 198 29484 C1.

Equally also can with partitioning cards will classify automatically send article be placed on send a corresponding segmentation in after carry out automatic transport.

Can also automatically be delivered directly in the collection container sending article/send between the stack accordingly for the collection container loading days by the segmented conveyer belt partitioning cards in addition.

To send article and during carrying, trackslip or become chaotic in order not make, be used for to add by hand the position of sending article and during being transported to the postman, fill so that fixedly send article with a filling member.

Design to such an extent that meet ergonomics for the craft that will send article adds, advantageously container is configured such that this container can pile up with its opening points sideways, and container movably is being stacked into the frame wall on the vehicle frame for the craft of sending article adds.

In order to make the staff who is responsible for classification under the situation of the position of container being done as far as possible little change, to realize opening of container, make that advantageously the part of vehicle frame can be around the vertical axis revolution of vessel port one side.

On for the frame wall that the guiding work personnel are constituting better, partitioning cards is dyeed corresponding to the zone of dispensing section.

Subsequently with embodiment the present invention is described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Accompanying drawing illustrates:

Fig. 1 shows the diagrammatic side view of a segmented conveyer belt, has a collection container, and wherein partitioning cards is placed on the conveyer belt before classifier.

Fig. 2 shows the vertical view of a collection container of filling;

Fig. 3 shows a movably side view of vehicle frame, has the collection container that piles up as the frame wall.

By solution of the present invention, machinery classification send article 4 flow to postman or delivery office with certain form under the situation of delivered volume minimum personnel, its permission can only be handled by hand send article with effectively and the methods that meet ergonomics carry out manual adding.

Partitioning cards 3 is joined automatically by means of classifier for this reason and be loaded into sending in the article 4 in the segmentation 2 of segmented conveyer belt 1 automatically according to the classification order.

This is by before classifier partitioning cards 3 being carried out by means of the bottom that a kind of as the device described in DE 198 29 484 C1 are placed in the segmentation, and only this device does not have reading device and intermediate storage section.If in some zone of dispensing section, mark, will use a plurality of as so the stacking receiving system described in DE 198 29 484 C1 (having a stacking receiving system) for every kind of color with spacer assembly by the partitioning cards of colour.

Partitioning cards 3 can certainly be placed on the top of segmented conveyer belt 1 after sending article 4.Also have a kind of additional scheme at this, partitioning cards is additionally inserted with appropriate time point in collecting station send article 4 as the sorter between the article sent that distributes the stop in the collection container 5.Necessary words also can join 3 of partitioning cards a plurality of sending after the article a little of sending.This partitioning cards 3 must with the size of collection container 5 coupling, and enough firmly, make it in container 5, constitute shelf, classification to send article 4 therebetween.Container 5 is only filled so far before conveying, makes also to leave to be used for the free space of sending article that manual afterwards adding can only be handled by hand.In order to guarantee to send position and the sensing of article in course of conveying, this free space is filled by a filling member that can take out 6.Collection container 5 is transported to delivery office keeping under the situation of assignment order then.These collection containers for example are stacked on movably on the vehicle frame 7 by means of manipulator there, and have the opening towards the side, so that constitute a frame wall, and wherein manual sending in the shelf that article are classified into responsible staff of handling.In order better to indicate shelf, partitioning cards is carried out mark with colour or in others.Movably vehicle frame 7 also can be configured to foldingly, makes the frame wall form the L type, and loads with small mobile realization.

Article will manually add afterwards and also have multiple scheme need continue to handle after possible work for inspection end sending:

A) send stack and when taking out partitioning cards 3, can from collection container 5, take out, can also wrap up with the form of hope by the postman, and thus for sending the work of preparing.Also can join in the appropriate location in the stacking by the article of sending that specification is excessive then.

B) sending stack remains in the collection container 5 with partitioning cards 3.Collection container 5 is transported to the delivery car, and entrucking there.During sending, from collection container 5, take out.

C) as b), but partitioning cards 3 is pulled out (may in " packing " when sending stack) in advance.

Claims

1. the flat manual method that pools together of article of sending that can handle by hand, have in classifier automatically according to the assignment order classification, be placed on and send article (4) on the segmented conveyer belt (1),

● wherein segmented conveyer belt (1) will be sent article (4) segmentation and be transported to the collection station (2), send article (4) and be stacked in the collection container (5) automatically according to assignment order in collecting station;

● wherein sign send a little partitioning cards (3) one send a little or send a zone send the preceding or automatic adding in back of article (4), wherein this partitioning cards (3) is enough big and stable, makes to constitute in collection container (5) to be positioned at the shelf of sending between the article (4);

● wherein collection container (5) is only filled so far with sending article (4) and partitioning cards (3), makes and also leaves the position of sending article that is used for adding by hand;

● and collection container (5) is transported to responsible delivery office, in delivery office, the manual article of handling of sending are sent address sort in corresponding shelf according to it.

2. by the described method of claim 1, it is characterized in that: described partitioning cards (3) is placed into and sends a corresponding segmentation (2) automatic transport of going forward at the article (4) of sending that will classify automatically.

3. press the described method of claim 1, it is characterized in that: described partitioning cards (3) is placed into and sends upward back automatic transport of a corresponding segmentation (2) at the article (4) of sending that will classify automatically.

4. by the described method of claim 1, it is characterized in that: described partitioning cards (3) is being sent article/send between the stack (4) automatically accordingly by segmented conveyer belt (1) and is being delivered directly in the collection container during loading collection container (5) automatically.

5. by the described method of claim 1, it is characterized in that: fill fixedly to send article (4) with filling member (6) during being transported to delivery office the described position of sending article that is used for adding by hand.

6. by the described method of claim 1, it is characterized in that: described collection container (5) is structure like this, make it to pile up with its opening points sideways, and its article are manual to be added in one and movably to be stacked into a frame wall on the vehicle frame (7) in order to send.

7. by the described method of claim 6, it is characterized in that: the part of described vehicle frame (7) can be around a vertical axis rotation in a side of collection container (5) opening.

8. by the described method of claim 1, it is characterized in that: described partitioning cards (3) carries out painted corresponding to the zone of dispensing section.