DE69507472T2 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FEEDING AND SORTING OBJECTS - Google Patents

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FEEDING AND SORTING OBJECTS

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Publication number
DE69507472T2
DE69507472T2 DE69507472T DE69507472T DE69507472T2 DE 69507472 T2 DE69507472 T2 DE 69507472T2 DE 69507472 T DE69507472 T DE 69507472T DE 69507472 T DE69507472 T DE 69507472T DE 69507472 T2 DE69507472 T2 DE 69507472T2
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Prior art keywords
items
travel path
feeding
sorting objects
along
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DE69507472T
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German (de)
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DE69507472D1 (en
Inventor
Henri Bonnet
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United Parcel Service of America Inc
United Parcel Service Inc
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United Parcel Service of America Inc
United Parcel Service Inc
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Priority claimed from US08/248,057 external-priority patent/US5547063A/en
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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)
  • Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
  • Special Conveying (AREA)
  • Collation Of Sheets And Webs (AREA)
  • Vending Machines For Individual Products (AREA)

Abstract

An apparatus for transporting and sorting substantially planar individual items (30) along an item travel path comprising several conveyors (60,62) following said travel path. Said conveyors co-operating in urging the items along the travel path. The apparatus further comprising a plunger/pusher means (34) for ejecting items out of the path and into specific bins corresponding to codes (33) printed on the items.
DE69507472T 1994-05-24 1995-05-23 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FEEDING AND SORTING OBJECTS Expired - Lifetime DE69507472T2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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

Publications (2)

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DE69507472D1 DE69507472D1 (en) 1999-03-04
DE69507472T2 true DE69507472T2 (en) 1999-05-27

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DE69521919T Expired - Lifetime DE69521919T2 (en) 1994-05-24 1995-05-23 Device for feeding and sorting objects
DE69507472T Expired - Lifetime DE69507472T2 (en) 1994-05-24 1995-05-23 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FEEDING AND SORTING OBJECTS

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DE69521919T Expired - Lifetime DE69521919T2 (en) 1994-05-24 1995-05-23 Device for feeding and sorting objects

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EP (2) EP0876980B1 (en)
JP (2) JPH10500619A (en)
AT (2) ATE203487T1 (en)
CA (1) CA2189669C (en)
DE (2) DE69521919T2 (en)
DK (2) DK0760714T3 (en)
ES (1) ES2161003T3 (en)
PT (1) PT876980E (en)
WO (1) WO1995032138A2 (en)

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DE69521919T2 (en) 2002-04-11
CA2189669A1 (en) 1995-11-30
DK0760714T3 (en) 1999-09-13
ATE175902T1 (en) 1999-02-15
DE69507472D1 (en) 1999-03-04
EP0876980A2 (en) 1998-11-11
JPH10202201A (en) 1998-08-04
EP0760714B1 (en) 1999-01-20
ATE203487T1 (en) 2001-08-15
PT876980E (en) 2002-01-30
DK0876980T3 (en) 2001-10-22
CA2189669C (en) 2002-12-17
DE69521919D1 (en) 2001-08-30
JPH10500619A (en) 1998-01-20
EP0876980A3 (en) 1998-12-09
EP0760714A1 (en) 1997-03-12
ES2161003T3 (en) 2001-11-16
WO1995032138A2 (en) 1995-11-30
WO1995032138A3 (en) 1996-04-25
EP0876980B1 (en) 2001-07-25

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