EP0631827A3 - Sorting equipment exit. - Google Patents

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EP0631827A3
EP0631827A3 EP94108992A EP94108992A EP0631827A3 EP 0631827 A3 EP0631827 A3 EP 0631827A3 EP 94108992 A EP94108992 A EP 94108992A EP 94108992 A EP94108992 A EP 94108992A EP 0631827 A3 EP0631827 A3 EP 0631827A3
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duct
sorting
sorting equipment
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Jakob Sturzenegger
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SINOMEC AG
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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
    • 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
    • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
    • B65H2404/60—Other elements in face contact with handled material
    • B65H2404/69—Other means designated for special purpose
    • B65H2404/692—Chute, e.g. inclined surface on which material slides by gravity
    • B65H2404/6922—Shaft-like element channel

Abstract

The sorting exit contains a vertical fall duct (4) and, following this, a guide duct (10) which leads to a collecting container. The fall duct (4) opens into a deflection part (11) which forms part of the guide duct (10) and consists of at least two deflection surfaces (13) inclined in relation to one another and to the fall duct. Preferably, the collecting containers are arranged in three planes one above the other and corresponding sorting exits (S1, S2, S3) are provided in the three planes. Use for sorting photographic order bags, the order bags being deposited in the collecting containers in an ordered stack. <IMAGE>
EP94108992A 1993-06-29 1994-06-13 Sorting equipment exit Expired - Lifetime EP0631827B9 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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CH194293 1993-06-29
CH01942/93A CH688127A5 (en) 1993-06-29 1993-06-29 Sorting.
CH1942/93 1993-06-29

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EP0631827A2 EP0631827A2 (en) 1995-01-04
EP0631827A3 true EP0631827A3 (en) 1995-02-22
EP0631827B1 EP0631827B1 (en) 1998-09-02
EP0631827B2 EP0631827B2 (en) 2003-03-26
EP0631827B9 EP0631827B9 (en) 2004-03-03

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EP94108992A Expired - Lifetime EP0631827B9 (en) 1993-06-29 1994-06-13 Sorting equipment exit

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AT (1) ATE170432T1 (en)
CH (1) CH688127A5 (en)
DE (1) DE59406806D1 (en)

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FR2790250B1 (en) * 1999-02-25 2001-06-01 Automatisme Nouveau Organisati DEVICE FORMING AN OBJECT VENT CHUTE, MODULE INCORPORATING SUCH CHUTE AND OBJECT SORTING DEVICE EQUIPPED THEREWITH

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FR2365379A1 (en) * 1976-09-23 1978-04-21 Convoyeurs Sa Cie Fse Sorting machine chute in post office - rotates items descending under gravity through 90 degrees and has slide surface forming quarter of cylinder
EP0424789A2 (en) * 1989-10-24 1991-05-02 SYSTEL INTERNATIONAL S.p.A. Sorting line for processing envelopes, particularly for photographic laboratories
EP0512363A1 (en) * 1991-05-03 1992-11-11 Compagnie Generale D'automatisme Cga-Hbs Device for pouring out and for stacking flat objects, in a container, in particular mail item out of a sorting machine

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US2115805A (en) † 1936-05-27 1938-05-03 Ibm Mail sorter
FR2425280A1 (en) † 1978-05-12 1979-12-07 Tissmetal Lionel Dupont Discharge chute for parcel sorting equipment - has reinforced plastics body with noise absorbent lining ending in opening with flap for vertical discharge
IT1122898B (en) † 1979-08-30 1986-04-30 Francesco Canziani SELECTION AND SORTING EQUIPMENT FOR OBJECTS
US4688678A (en) † 1984-04-04 1987-08-25 G B Instruments, Inc. Sorter apparatus for transporting articles to releasing locations
US4875588A (en) † 1987-05-26 1989-10-24 Slide Management Systems, Inc. Method and apparatus for unloading slide projector trays
IT1216010B (en) † 1988-03-07 1990-02-22 Start Srl APPARATUS FOR ORIENTED TRANSFER OF PIECES FROM ONE TO THE OTHER PROCESSING STATION.
CH683596A5 (en) † 1991-03-08 1994-04-15 Sinomec Ag Annex to the Order and / or distributing provided with addresses objects and use the system.
IT222662Z2 (en) † 1991-07-04 1995-04-24 Alcatel Face Spa SORTING DEVICE IN PARTICULAR FOR POCKET SORTING SYSTEMS

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2365379A1 (en) * 1976-09-23 1978-04-21 Convoyeurs Sa Cie Fse Sorting machine chute in post office - rotates items descending under gravity through 90 degrees and has slide surface forming quarter of cylinder
EP0424789A2 (en) * 1989-10-24 1991-05-02 SYSTEL INTERNATIONAL S.p.A. Sorting line for processing envelopes, particularly for photographic laboratories
EP0512363A1 (en) * 1991-05-03 1992-11-11 Compagnie Generale D'automatisme Cga-Hbs Device for pouring out and for stacking flat objects, in a container, in particular mail item out of a sorting machine

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EP0631827B1 (en) 1998-09-02
EP0631827B9 (en) 2004-03-03
EP0631827A2 (en) 1995-01-04
EP0631827B2 (en) 2003-03-26
DE59406806D1 (en) 1998-10-08
CH688127A5 (en) 1997-05-30
ATE170432T1 (en) 1998-09-15

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