DE60315944D1 - Method and device for conveying and sorting articles such as mail - Google Patents
Method and device for conveying and sorting articles such as mailInfo
- Publication number
- DE60315944D1 DE60315944D1 DE60315944T DE60315944T DE60315944D1 DE 60315944 D1 DE60315944 D1 DE 60315944D1 DE 60315944 T DE60315944 T DE 60315944T DE 60315944 T DE60315944 T DE 60315944T DE 60315944 D1 DE60315944 D1 DE 60315944D1
- Authority
- DE
- Germany
- Prior art keywords
- item
- sorting
- lanes
- transporting
- 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 - Lifetime
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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
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of transporting and sorting items such as mail, said method comprising the steps of: a) transporting at least one item with one or more initial lanes to an identification position, b) identifying an individual characteristic of said at least one item in said identification position c) transporting said at least one item to a sorting lane of a number of sorting lanes as a result of said identified characteristic, d) collecting said at least one item of one sorting lane in one or more transfer lanes, and e) transporting said at least one item to the initial lanes through one or more return lanes by one or more robot or similar transferring means wherein at least two of said method steps a) to e) are repeated until said at least one item are transferred to a relocation conveyor by the robot for distribution of said item. The invention also relates to an item transport and sorting system. <IMAGE>
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| EP03075413A EP1447147B1 (en) | 2003-02-12 | 2003-02-12 | Method of transporting and sorting items such as mail and item transport and sorting system |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| DE60315944D1 true DE60315944D1 (en) | 2007-10-11 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE60315944T Expired - Lifetime DE60315944D1 (en) | 2003-02-12 | 2003-02-12 | Method and device for conveying and sorting articles such as mail |
Country Status (4)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| EP (1) | EP1447147B1 (en) |
| AT (1) | ATE371505T1 (en) |
| DE (1) | DE60315944D1 (en) |
| DK (1) | DK1447147T3 (en) |
Families Citing this family (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN109414731B (en) * | 2018-06-19 | 2021-02-26 | 深圳蓝胖子机器人有限公司 | Automatic sorting system and sorting robot |
| CN110328154A (en) * | 2019-06-16 | 2019-10-15 | 启东威艾信息技术有限公司 | A kind of logistics Intelligent sorting machine |
Family Cites Families (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US2728466A (en) * | 1950-04-04 | 1955-12-27 | California Research Corp | Conveyor control system |
| GB2233298B (en) * | 1989-06-23 | 1993-06-16 | Post Office | Improved sorting system |
| US5993132A (en) * | 1996-03-29 | 1999-11-30 | Siemens Electrocom L.P. | Transferring a stack from a cartridge |
| US6234737B1 (en) * | 1997-07-22 | 2001-05-22 | Richard C. Young | Robotic container handler system |
| US6076683A (en) * | 1997-10-29 | 2000-06-20 | Sandvik Sorting Systems, Inc. | Sorter mechanism |
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2003
- 2003-02-12 AT AT03075413T patent/ATE371505T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2003-02-12 DK DK03075413T patent/DK1447147T3/en active
- 2003-02-12 EP EP03075413A patent/EP1447147B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2003-02-12 DE DE60315944T patent/DE60315944D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| ATE371505T1 (en) | 2007-09-15 |
| EP1447147B1 (en) | 2007-08-29 |
| EP1447147A1 (en) | 2004-08-18 |
| DK1447147T3 (en) | 2008-01-21 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8332 | No legal effect for de |