CN1917968A - System and method for sorting postal articles using flatbed sorter - Google Patents
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Abstract
A system for sorting postal articles includes a plurality of postal article feeders (2, 4). A delay line (18) receives postal articles from one of the feeders (2, 4), and a delivery line (16) receives postal articles from another of the feeders (2, 4). Each one of a plurality of towers (10, 12, 14) has a plurality of destination compartments (20) arranged to receive the postal articles from the delay line (18) and the delivery line (16). The destination compartments (20) move laterally with respect to the towers (10, 12, 149. A plurality of trays (24, 26) receives the postal articles from the delivery and delay lines (16, 18) and delivers the postal articles to select destination compartments (20).
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The cross-reference of related application
The application requires that sequence number is 60/542295, the applying date is the priority of the provisional application on February 9th, 2004, and above-mentioned application is incorporated herein by reference.
Background technology
At this, use different embodiment to describe to the method for sorting in post-processing system and the post-processing system.
Every day, domestic mail service department will handle the mail of millions of domestic addresses.Run through used herein, " articles (article) ", " mail (postal materials) " and " postal articles (mail items) " all refer to mail, magazine, book and other flat basically article.Set foot on the postman before the distance of delivery, the post-processing system of mail service processing center sorts all mails for the postman, and the mail after each address letter sorting is packed.Postman's responsibility comprises the suitable ordering of these mails to be delivered to domestic address efficiently.
Post-processing system increasingly automatedly to every day a large amount of mails handle.For example, this system comprises delivery point packaging system (DPP), and mail is separated, and the address is distinguished, and mail is sorted out according to address separately.An example of DPP system comprises: a plurality of independently compartments or the groove crack that are provided for each mail.Conveying device is inserted transfer system at gatehead with these mails.At gatehead, can know the address of mail, transfer system is delivered to these mails in advance for having the groove crack that mail distributed of this address along pipeline.
Summary of the invention
The general aspect of post-processing system is that as much as possible efficiently with reliable, the cost of mail service is low as much as possible in operation.A parameter that influences efficient and operating cost is: the quantity that mail is delivered to the needed transfer passage of compartment that address distributes.Reduce the quantity of transfer passage, can raise the efficiency and reliability, and reduce cost.Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a kind of post-processing system, its permission moves under the situation of minimum transfer passage.
Therefore, one aspect of the present invention comprises the system that is used for sort mail, and this system comprises a plurality of mail conveying devices.Delay line receives in the self-conveying apparatus one mail, and pipeline receives another mail of self-conveying apparatus.Each seat all is provided with a plurality of destinations compartment in many pylons, and this compartment is allocated for and receives the mail that comes from delay line and pipeline.The destination compartment can laterally move with respect to pylon.In addition, a plurality of pallets receive the mail that comes from delay line and pipeline, and these mails are delivered to selected destination compartment.
Another aspect of the present invention relates to the method for sort mail.Handle first conveying device and pipeline is inserted in first logistics of mail, handle second conveying device and delay line is inserted in second logistics of mail with the second predetermined speed with predetermined first rate.Mail is loaded on a plurality of pallets from pipeline and delay line.Pallet is moving on the rail system of a plurality of destinations compartment, and being provided with of this destination compartment can optionally receive the mail that comes from pipeline and the delay line.The selection of first, second speed makes it possible to provide rail system predetermined treating capacity.For emptying the destination compartment, the destination compartment is with respect to tray motion.
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By reading detailed description hereinafter, and with reference to the accompanying drawing of enclosing, the various aspects of embodiment described herein, advantage and novelty can be more obvious.In the accompanying drawings, same parts adopt same Reference numeral.
Fig. 1 has shown the schematic general introduction of an embodiment of post-processing system;
Fig. 2 has described the sectional drawing of a letter sorting embodiment partly of post-processing system;
Fig. 3 has described the side view of the letter sorting part in the accompanying drawing 2;
Fig. 4 has described an embodiment of the vertical shunting device that is connected with the screen work of post-processing system;
Fig. 5-7 has described the operation of conveying device of post-processing system and the multiple choices of layout.
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Fig. 1 has shown the schematic diagram of an embodiment of post-processing system, provides post-processing system a general introduction generally.Described intrasystem basic logistics and functional relationship among the figure, these basic logistics and functional relationship comprise the input mail, carry the each several part of mail and sort mail.These logistics and relation have been represented a part of major function feature of system.The those of ordinary skill in post-processing system field can be recognized: post-processing system can comprise multiple other functional character.An embodiment of this system and structure member thereof can obtain more detailed description hereinafter.
In brief, separate single mail the importation from a collection of mail, and confirm the address of its mailing.For reaching this purpose, the importation comprises conveying device 2,4 and optical character recognizing apparatus (OCR) or bar code recognizing apparatus in one embodiment, or the combination of above-mentioned recognizing apparatus.Behind the address of successfully confirming to post, the importation with this delivery of mail to carrying the mail part.Carry mail to comprise that partly the address according to mail is delivered to the mechanism of sort mail part with it.The mechanism of this conveying mail part comprises vertical shunting device 6,7,8, and other parts.The sort mail part partly is connected with carrying mail, and receives the mail that transports, and comprises the pylon 10,12,14 of predetermined quantity, and this pylon comprises a plurality of compartments 20 that are used for mail.In one embodiment, each compartment 20 is used for the address of a distribution.When mail was delivered to compartment 20, conveying mechanism transferred to Post container with this mail from compartment 20, and this Post container receives the mail through packing, for example, and based on the mail of each address.
In one embodiment, conveying device 2 is with in the mail input system, and conveying device 4 is with in the flat input system.Therefore, conveying device 2,4 has just produced two different mail logistics.Conveying device 2,4 can adopt common conveying device, and its structure and operation are known for the those of ordinary skill in post-processing system field.Conveying device 2 is connected with pipeline 16, and this pipeline 16 receives the mail of self-conveying apparatus 2.Pipeline 16 comprises conversion equipment 16a, 16b, conversion equipment 16a, 16b with mail be delivered to three pylons 10,12,14 one of them.Conveying device 4 is connected with delay line 18, and delay line 18 receives the flat of self-conveying apparatus 4.Delay line 18 comprises conversion equipment 18a, 18b, 18c, conversion equipment 18a, 18b, 18c with flat be delivered to pylon 10,12,14 one of them.
In one embodiment, pipeline 16 receives the mail of self-conveying apparatus 2 with the treating capacity of per second 3 envelopes, and pipeline 16 adopts and shrinks belt systems, for example, and with the speed operation of 3m/s.In this embodiment, delay line is not connected with conveying device 2, because mail is to adopt the bar code that typically can discern that address can be obtained immediately.
In described embodiment, delay line 18 has adopted U-lag, and its function is the storage that can be used for flat.Delay line 18 receives flat with the treating capacity of 1 of per second, and provides temporal delay to guarantee the recognition of system to optical character.In this exemplary embodiment, the ratio of the treating capacity of mail and other flat is 3: 1.If delay line 18 with the speed operation of 0.5m/s, needs the time delay of 30s so, has the length of 15m before the delay line 18 distance arrival first conversion equipment 18a.Further, conversion equipment 18a, 18b, 18c all adopt the U-lag conversion equipment.The U-lag of delay line 18 and conversion equipment 18a, 18b, 18c, the supporting leg that makes flat tilt to rely on " U " shape, and in fact with straight up the state of (vertically) carry.At the output end of conversion equipment 18a, 18b, 18c, can in the path of carrying, insert can make flat reach desired position (for example: by upset or reverse) equipment so that further handle.
In an embodiment predictably, adopt CCU that post-processing system is monitored.In other function, the speed of service and the treating capacity of CCU control conveying device 2,4, the running of control pipeline 16 and delay line 18, operation and the state of control conversion equipment 16a, 16b, 18a, 18b, 18c.Further, CCU should be arranged to and can handle unaccepted mail, and unaccepted mail is imported once more, perhaps in the case of necessary, it is delivered to manual feeder.
As shown in Figure 1, each pylon 10,12,14 comprises two screen work 10a, 10b, 12a, 12b, 14a, 14b, each pylon is provided with the layer and the compartment 20 of predetermined quantity, and this compartment 20 can carry out laterally moving with respect to screen work 10a, 10b, 12a, 12b, 14a, 14b.Top view among Fig. 1 has only shown the one deck in each layer of pylon, and each layer all has same structure predictably.Further, in each pylon 10,12,14, rail system 22 is connecting two screen work 10a, 10b, 12a, 12b, 14a, 14b, and moves on each layer.On each layer, motion on the rail system 22 of pallet 24,26 before compartment 20, and move along the circuit of sealing is for example with the speed of 1.4m/s.Rail system 22 can be about 56m in the length of each layer of pylon 10,12,14.In one embodiment, on the edge of each layer of pylon 10,12,14 counterclockwise the pallet 24,26 of operation be approximately 40.Pallet 24,26 can arrive the compartment 20 on each layer, to transport mail.
In one embodiment, each screen work 10a, 10b, 12a, 12b, 14a, 14b have 15 layers, and the compartment 20 on each layer is arranged to two row of dual-depth, for example, the quantity of the compartment of each row several and hundreds of between, 168 compartments for example.Compartment 20 is adjacent one another are, and for example, the width on horizontal plane is about 300mm, and length is about 400mm.15 layers in vertical direction each other distance be about 150mm, total height is about 2.25m.Suppose mail carrier of two-layer or more multi-layered distribution at each screen work 10a, 10b, 12a, 12b, 14a, 14b, for example, per three layers of carriage, so hundreds of compartments 20 distribute a carriage.In above-mentioned example, each screen work 10a, 10b, 12a, 12b, 14a, 14b can distribute five mail carrier.Mail is the vertical shunting device 6,7,8 by being connected between conversion equipment 18a, 18b, 18c optionally, can arrive each layer of pylon 10,12,14, is described in detail hereinafter with reference to accompanying drawing 4.
Fig. 2 has described the sectional drawing of an embodiment of the screen work 10a of post-processing system.Compartment 20 and rail system 22 that this sectional drawing has shown screen work 10a with 15 layers, has been provided with dual-depth.Further, in described embodiment, being provided with of carriage 25 can receive three pallets 24, and along rail system 22 pallet 24 is delivered to compartment 20.Yet predictably, except using carriage 25, post-processing system can be arranged to each pallet 24 can be independently along rail system 22 operations.For purposes of illustration, Fig. 2 has shown and has been placed with a flat on each pallet 24.Predictably, other screen work 10b, 12a, 12b, 14a, 14b have same substantially structure.
Each carriage 25 all is arranged to operation on rail system 22 independently, and stops before the compartment 20 that the address of flat is distributed.Each pallet 24 can move along carriage 25, and flat is deposited to the compartment 20 of first row or second row.For example, flat can be pushed or pours in the compartment 20.Further, can use telescopic arm that flat is delivered to compartment 20 from pallet 24.Compartment 20 can be provided with carriage, or any other suitable device, and flat is retained in the compartment 20.
Fig. 3 described among the screen work 10a-14b among Fig. 1 a screen work (for example: side view screen work 14b).For ease of reference, each layer numbered.Each layer in 15 layers all comprises conveyer belt system.Conveyer belt is provided with clamping plate, makes to form a compartment 20 between two clamping plates.Further, Fig. 3 has shown a pallet 24 (the 10th layer), and it is positioned compartment 20 next doors, and compartment 20 accommodates mail (the 6th layer and the 10th layer), and jumbo container 29 (for example, 5 containers).Predictably, can arrive container 29 by pallet 24, container 29 can be set, and for example, is used to receive a large amount of mails.As shown in Figure 3, container 29 is positioned the right-hand side of screen work 14b.
In one embodiment, post-processing system is in waiting state and all is filled up to all compartments 20, or all mails of this batch mail are all sorted, and then, triggers the horizontal mobile compartment 20 of conveyer belt system along rail system 22, for example, and from right to left.Predictably, post-processing system is independent of conveyer belt system on other layer to the operation of the conveyer belt system of certain one deck.
As shown in Figure 3, under the situation that compartment 20 moves from right to left, mail leaves the letter sorting part at the left-hand side of screen work 14b.Therefore, produce empty compartment 20 at the left-hand side of screen work 14b or the left-hand side of close screen work 14b.Can comprise for the processing that empties compartment 20 article in each compartment 20 are packed, for example, by mail shrink wrapping, the mode that packs or tie up are carried out.Fig. 3 has shown a series of mail through packing at the left-hand side of the 6th layer of screen work 14b.Then, the container of stamping the mail after being used for sorting through the mail stack of packing.
Fig. 4 has described an embodiment of the vertical shunting device 6 that is connected with the screen work 10a of post-processing system.Vertical shunting device 6 connections also receive the flat that comes from conversion equipment 18c.The system that interconnective conversion equipment 30 and segmentation 32 constitute, it is arranged so that shunting flat selectively arrives (15) any one deck that screen work 10a is had.In one embodiment, conversion equipment 30 and segmentation 32 be based on a flat conveyer belt system, and this system is placed on flat in the pallet 24 on the needed layer.The configuration of conveyer belt system and pallet 24 makes and has an appropriate angle of inclination, can assist flat is placed on the pallet 24.In addition, can be provided with one and stop or suppressing mechanism to assist loading pallet 24.
Fig. 5-7 has described the operation of conveying device of post-processing system and the multiple choices of layout.In these exemplary descriptions, the total treating capacity of conveying device is four of per seconds (4/s).With reference to Fig. 5, (mail) conveying device 2 still keeps a gap with the speed operation of per second four (4/s) after per three.Corresponding therewith, conveying device 2 is three of per seconds (3/s) with the speed that mail inserts pipeline 16.Conveying device 4 is with the speed operation of per second one (1/s), and corresponding therewith, the speed of flat being inserted delay line 18 is one of per second (1/s).In rail system 22, two mail logistics merge into a logistics.That is to say that in case placed mail on the pallet 24,26, the speed of their operations is four of per seconds (4/s).Describing as Fig. 5, is the pallet 24 of carrying flat after three pallets 26 of a series of carrying mails, and the mail of setting and the ratio of flat are 3: 1.
With reference to Fig. 6, the speed of (mail) conveying device 2 is three of per seconds (3/s), and the speed of conveying device 4 is one of per second (1/s).Although the ratio of mail and flat is 3: 1, in Fig. 5, two mail logistics can not merge into a logistics.
With reference to Fig. 7, the speed that conveying device 2 ' be arranged to is exported mail and flat is two of per seconds (2/s).Similarly be that the speed that conveying device 4 ' be arranged to is exported mail and flat is two of per seconds (2/s).Conveying device 2 ', 4 ' all keep a gap in the back of each mail.In rail system 22, two mail logistics merge into a logistics.Describing as Fig. 7, after the pallet of a carrying mail, is the pallet of a carrying flat, and the mail of setting and the ratio of flat are 1: 1.
Obviously, this a kind of post-processing system is disclosed and in post-processing system the method for sort mail, can satisfy purpose, mode and the advantage of above addressing fully.Although the specific embodiment to this system and method is illustrated,, under the enlightenment that those of ordinary skill in the art illustrates hereinbefore, can carry out multiplely obvious substituting, modification or conversion.
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1. the system of a sort mail comprises: a plurality of mail conveying devices (2,4);
Delay line (18), it receives in the self-conveying apparatus (2,4) one mail;
Pipeline (16), it receives another the mail in the self-conveying apparatus (2,4);
Many pylons (10,12,14), each seat in the described pylon all comprises a plurality of destinations compartments (20), described compartment is allocated for and receives the mail that comes from described delay line (18) and described pipeline (16), and described destination compartment (20) can laterally move with respect to described pylon (10,12,14); And
A plurality of pallets (24,26), its reception come from the mail of described delay line and described pipeline (16,18), and these mails are delivered to selected destination compartment (20).
2. the system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: each pylon (10,12,14) all comprises a plurality of row and vertically moving layer, and each layer all comprises the destination compartment (20) of the predetermined quantity of being arranged to a row.
3. the system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: one in the described conveying device (2,4) is flat conveying device (4), and in the conveying device another is mail conveying device (2).
4. system as claimed in claim 3, wherein: described delay line (18) comprises U-lag, and U-lag conversion equipment (18a, 18b, 18c), it is arranged so that can shunt flat and mail to selected compartment (20).
5. system as claimed in claim 3 also comprises: shrink or flat conveyer belt system, being arranged so that of described conveyer belt system can be placed on corresponding pallet (24,26) lining from delay line (18) with mail.
6. the system as claimed in claim 1 also comprises: rail system (22), described pallet (24,26) is gone up operation at described rail system (22), and travels to and fro between each destination compartment (20).
7. the method for a sort mail comprises:
Handle first conveying device (2) and pipeline (16) is inserted in first logistics of mail with predetermined first rate;
Handle second conveying device (4) and delay line (18) is inserted in second logistics of mail with the second predetermined speed;
Mail is loaded on a plurality of pallets (24,26) from pipeline (16) and delay line (18);
Make pallet (24,26) go up operation at rail system (22) along a plurality of destinations compartments (20), being provided with of described destination compartment (20) can optionally receive the mail that comes from pipeline (16) and the delay line (18), it is characterized in that: the selection of described first, second speed makes it possible to provide described rail system (22) predetermined treating capacity; And
Make destination compartment (20) with respect to pallet (24,26) motion, to empty destination compartment (20).
8. method as claimed in claim 7 further comprises: first, second logistics that goes up mail at rail system (22) merges into single logistics.
9. method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that: described single logistics comprises that the ratio according to 3: 1 comes from the mail of first logistics and the mail of second logistics.
10. method as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: first conveying device (2) is with the speed operation of four of per seconds, and second conveying device (4) is with the speed operation of one of per second.
11. method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that: described single logistics comprises that the ratio according to 1: 1 comes from the mail of first logistics and the mail of second logistics.
12. method as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that: first conveying device (2 ') is with the speed operation of two of per seconds, and second conveying device (4 ') is with the speed operation of two of per seconds.
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