EP0105782A1 - Briefzufuhrvorrichtung an einem Stapelbehälter und Sortiermaschine mit einer derartigen Einrichtung - Google Patents

Briefzufuhrvorrichtung an einem Stapelbehälter und Sortiermaschine mit einer derartigen Einrichtung Download PDF

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EP0105782A1
EP0105782A1 EP83401838A EP83401838A EP0105782A1 EP 0105782 A1 EP0105782 A1 EP 0105782A1 EP 83401838 A EP83401838 A EP 83401838A EP 83401838 A EP83401838 A EP 83401838A EP 0105782 A1 EP0105782 A1 EP 0105782A1
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suction cup
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Jean-Marcel Bergerioux
Roland Allio
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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
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • B65H3/08—Separating articles from piles using pneumatic force
    • B65H3/0808—Suction grippers
    • 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
    • B07C3/20—Arrangements for facilitating the visual reading of addresses, e.g. display arrangements coding stations
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H5/00—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines
    • B65H5/08—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by grippers, e.g. suction grippers
    • B65H5/14—Details of grippers; Actuating-mechanisms therefor
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S209/00—Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
    • Y10S209/90—Sorting flat-type mail

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  • the invention relates to a device for destacking folds associated with. a storage store. It also relates to a sorting machine equipped with such a device.
  • the object of the present invention is to solve all these problems and relates to a device for unstacking folds associated with a storage magazine, comprising means for driving the folds up to a stop blade so that each fold arriving at the stop is supported by a suction cup comprising orientation means ensuring it, thanks to control means, on the one hand, a tilting movement, on the other hand, a translational movement, characterized in that the control means comprise a first cylinder provided with means for ensuring the tilting movement of the suction cup as soon as the latter is closed by the first fold to be unstacked.
  • Figure 1 is a diagram showing the general architecture of an indexing and sorting machine. This is generally made up of the combination of the means listed below. There are therefore essentially means (a) which fill the store associated with means (b) of storage; means carrying out the unitary transfer of mail from the storage store to the operator for the coding operation; these are unstacking means (c). The mail is then transported, function referenced (e), to the printing station (f) and again it is transported, function referenced (g), to the sorting station.
  • FIG. 2 represents an embodiment of the magasion (S); it illustrates the functions (a) and (b) of FIG. 1.
  • the store consists of a bottom against which the last fold stored is supported. This bottom consists of two vertical fingers 1 and of a floor itself consisting of two distinct zones: a zone 2 representing a static friction surface, and a zone 3 consisting of a motorized mat 30 leading up to the zone depilation, the folds by training their feet.
  • This floor has an inclination favoring the good presentation of the letters in unstacking.
  • the store (S) also consists of a pallet 4 for driving the plies acting on them by pushing.
  • This pallet 4 is itself driven by a motorized chain 5 cooperating with a lug 6 secured to the pallet.
  • the pallet 4 comprises two notches 7 which, coming to cooperate with the fingers 1, allow easy positioning thereof at the rear of the stack in recharging period.
  • this pallet 4 is guided by means of connection 8 to a cylindrical rod 9. This connection allows a rotational movement of the pallet around the axis to allow the retraction of the lug of the chain and the return d '' a front or intermediate position all along zone 2 to a rear position, behind the two fingers 1.
  • the 'front part of the magazine (S) consists of a stop blade 10 against which the foot of the first ply is applied.
  • Photoelectric cells for example CP, detect the presence of folds in abutment on the blade 10 and control, in the absence of folds, the advance of the chain 5.
  • This blade is dimensioned so as to cooperate effectively with the unstacking means, as well as possibly with blowing means 12 which allow a certain expansion which facilitates separation.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the kinematics used in the present invention and FIGS. 6 and 7 the means for regulating the operation of the unstacking device.
  • a fold 100 is sucked by means of a suction cup 14 secured to orientation means 101.
  • the latter are equipped with first and second means capable of ensuring a tilting movement symbolized by the arrow F b and of a translational movement symbolized by the arrow FL * All of these means are supported by a frame 105.
  • the orientation means 101 are connected to control means 106 via in particular a fork 107 cooperating with a connecting pin 110.
  • the unstacking means drives the letter in an intermediate position such that its plane makes an angle ⁇ - with the original plane and that the level (v ) at the bottom of the fold is slightly higher at the upstream drive level (level w).
  • This change of plane is obtained by a simple rotation (r).
  • the fold is then driven as shown by the arrow FL with the unstacking head towards the reading position.
  • control means 106 acting on the orientation means 101 of the suction cup 14 defined above are as regards the tilting movement consisting, for example, of a diving cylinder 15 connected to a box 120 capable of being evacuated.
  • the rod 108 of this jack 15 is integral with the fork 107 itself integral with the axis 110 and can move between a first position P 1 and a second position P 2 in dotted lines.
  • a return spring 17 ensures a return movement of the rod of this jack 15.
  • Pumping means P producing a vacuum
  • the valve 16 is closed, the suction cup 14 is in the vertical position, that is to say that the fork 107 occupies the position P 2 and the diving cylinder 15 is under vacuum.
  • the opening of the valve 16 causes, under the effect of the return spring 17, the passage of the fork 107 from the vertical position P 2 to the position P 1 which corresponds to the application of the suction cup 14 against the first fold of the stack to be unstacked.
  • the jack 15 is then automatically put under vacuum and counteracts the effect of the spring 17, which has the effect of bringing the suction cup-fold assembly towards the vertical position.
  • the control means 106 of the orientation means 101 of the suction cup 14, as regards the translational movement F LI consist of a cylinder 20 comprising two chambers 19 and 23.
  • the body of the cylinder 20 can slide along the fixed axis 21 which carries a piston 22 integral with this axis 21 inside the chamber 19.
  • the chamber 19 is placed in communication through a valve 18 with the pumping means P.
  • the vacuuming of the chamber 19 causes the body 20 of the actuator to translate along the axis 21 to the right. This movement has the effect of causing the fold in a translational movement FL towards what, in the example chosen, is the position of reading.
  • the axis 21 is also provided with a neck 25 which constitutes an exhaust at the end of the stroke.
  • the valve 18 When the jack 20 reaches the end of travel on the right, the valve 18 is closed. The outlet 31 in the open air of the valve 18 then puts the chamber 19 of the jack 20 in communication with the free air and the return spring 32 brings the jack 20 back to the left.
  • the folds are therefore supported on the stop blade 10 facing the operator.
  • the suction cup 14, as described above, takes care of the first fold which presents itself; thanks to its double movement of rotation on the one hand and rectilinear on the other hand, it grasps the fold and presents it to the operator who reads the code written on the fold and hits it on a keyboard provided for this purpose. The fold is then. forwarded to a code recording unit before being taken over by a device ensuring the conventional transport function in order to be then sorted.
  • the device can be equipped with at least two magazines, so that the operator can first read for example the right letter and hit the keyboard. At the same time, he can anticipate reading the code on the left letter.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Sheets, Magazines, And Separation Thereof (AREA)
  • Separation, Sorting, Adjustment, Or Bending Of Sheets To Be Conveyed (AREA)
  • Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
EP83401838A 1982-10-01 1983-09-20 Briefzufuhrvorrichtung an einem Stapelbehälter und Sortiermaschine mit einer derartigen Einrichtung Expired EP0105782B1 (de)

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FR8216548A FR2533841B1 (fr) 1982-10-01 1982-10-01 Dispositif de depilage de plis associe a un magasin de stockage et machine de tri equipee d'un tel dispositif
FR8216548 1982-10-01

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JP (1) JPS5982980A (de)
AU (1) AU559593B2 (de)
CA (1) CA1209602A (de)
DE (1) DE3368908D1 (de)
FR (1) FR2533841B1 (de)
NO (1) NO833573L (de)
PT (1) PT77389B (de)

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US3201114A (en) * 1961-05-11 1965-08-17 Universal Business Machines Document feeder and control system

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US4701094A (en) * 1985-01-30 1987-10-20 Compagnie Generale D'automatisme Cga-Hbs Separator for heterogenous flat objects
EP1544140A2 (de) * 2003-12-19 2005-06-22 Böwe Bell + Howell GmbH Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Vereinzelung von Briefen
EP1544140A3 (de) * 2003-12-19 2008-03-05 Böwe Bell + Howell GmbH Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Vereinzelung von Briefen

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PT77389A (fr) 1983-10-01
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JPS5982980A (ja) 1984-05-14
FR2533841A1 (fr) 1984-04-06
NO833573L (no) 1984-04-02
PT77389B (fr) 1986-02-13
US4569512A (en) 1986-02-11
CA1209602A (en) 1986-08-12
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