EP0721806B1 - Dispositif pour détecter la présence d'un objet dur dans un pli de courrier - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- the invention relates to a device for detecting the presence of a hard object inserted inside a envelope.
- the invention applies in particular to automatic processing of mail folds, such as postal sorting.
- conveyor belts which define a relatively fold fold conveying path complicated including several 90 ° and even 180 ° turns.
- Mail folds are usually made up a flexible and flat envelope containing sheets of flexible paper themselves so that the folds flex easily in the bends of the path.
- the mail folds have thicknesses generally varying between 0.15 to 8 mm and a goal of the invention is to provide a device capable of detecting the presence of a hard object in thick folds variable.
- the invention relates to a device to detect the presence of a hard object inserted at the interior of an envelope having a certain thickness.
- This device includes a conveyor for moving the envelope following a direction of travel along a path including a turn.
- An organ is arranged outside the turn and downstream of it following said direction of movement to cooperate with the conveyor in order to force the envelope to flex in the turn.
- This organ is mounted movable relative to the conveyor so as to occupy a first position offset from the conveyor by a first distance substantially equal to the thickness of the envelope before it enters the bend and a second position offset from the first position by a certain distance when the envelope passes through the turn.
- a captor is intended to detect that said certain distance is above a predetermined threshold, on the basis of which the presence of a hard object inside the envelope is detected. Since this organ is previously removed from the conveyor according to the thickness of the envelope to treat, he is not subject to violent contact with the edge of the envelope, so the displacement of this organ does not integrate the kinetic energy that can be generated by such contact. This situation is particularly critical in a sorting facility postal where mail folds are moved to very large speed. A second member placed outside the bend and upstream thereof in said direction of travel suitable for first moving the first organ arranged downstream of the turn by a substantially equal distance to the thickness of the envelope.
- this second the member is itself mounted movable relative to the conveyor and is coupled in movement with the first organ by a elastic mechanical connection able to absorb shocks which the second organ undergoes and which are transmitted to the first organ.
- this mechanical connection includes a telescopic link and a return spring which acts against the removal of the first organ by report to the second organ.
- a sensor arranged to detect that the relative distance between the first and second organ is greater than a predetermined threshold can serve as a basis for detecting the presence of hard objects in the envelopes.
- Figure 1 shows schematically the device according the invention in the rest position.
- Figure 2 schematically shows the device of the figure 1 crossed by a thin fold containing a hard object.
- Figure 3 schematically shows the device of the Figure 1 crossed by a very thick fold.
- Figure 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the device according to the invention.
- the device according to the invention is used to detect the presence of a hard object, such as a metal plate, inserted inside a flexible envelope of paper or the like, like the envelope of a mail fold.
- a hard object such as a metal plate
- hard objects inserted into the envelopes of the folds usually have a length of at least 50mm, thickness of at least 1mm and withstand a bending force of around 400Nmm. We understands that this kind of hard object stiffens a fold of mail which can then damage or block a conveyor bands.
- a conveyor defines a straight path followed by a turn at around 10 °.
- the conveyor includes here a rigid band 1 engaging on rotary rollers 2 and 3 (or pulleys) which here have fixed axes of rotation.
- the roller 3 defines the interior of the turn.
- the belt conveyor 1 is part of an installation more complex handling of mail folds and is found upstream of the mail fold processing line.
- a set of organs is arranged outside the turn to cooperate with the belt conveyor 1 in order to constrain a mail fold, moved by the conveyor in direction D, to flex in the bend, that is to say to follow the curvature of the turn.
- the set of organs here comprises three rollers 10,11,12 rotatably mounted at the end of swing arms respective 13,14,15.
- These arms 13, 14, 15 are mounted at rotation on respective axes 13 ', 14', 15 'integral a plate 16 attached to the frame of the conveyor belt 1.
- the arms 13 to 15 are inclined, when they occupy their rest position, at an angle of about 45 ° from the direction D and an endless elastic band 17 engages on the rollers 10 to 12 facing the strip 1.
- This strip 17 is held taut by other rollers not shown and helps to reduce the intensity of contact between a fold arriving at high speed and the roller 10.
- the arms 13 and 14 carrying the rollers 10 and 11 placed upstream of the turn are coupled by a link 18 which unites their oscillating movements.
- the axes of rotation 13 'and 14' of the arms 13 and 14 respectively are aligned parallel to the link 18 and to a straight portion of the journey located upstream of the turn. So when passing a fold through the portion straight path, the roller 10 deviates from the strip 1 by a distance substantially equal to the thickness of the fold and simultaneously, the roller 11 deviates by the same distance from the strip 1 to free a space for the fold between the bands 1 and 17.
- the return spring 19 is very slightly prestressed and a stop 20 is placed on plate 16 to limit the movement of the arm 13 along the arrow D "so that keep the rollers 10 and 11 about 1mm from the strip 1.
- roller 12 placed downstream of the turn and cooperating with the conveyor to constrain the fold to bend in this turn is coupled in motion with the roller 11 by an elastic mechanical connection 21 comprising a telescopic link 22 whose ends are here coupled to the movable axes of the rollers 11 and 12.
- This telescopic link is arranged to maintain a minimum distance between the axes of rotation of the rollers 11 and 12 and a return spring 23, mounted inside the rod for example, acts against the elongation of the rod, that is to say against the relative distance of the roller 11 relative to roller 12 under the action of a fold rigid passing through the bend.
- roller 10 and by reaction the roller 11
- the roller 12 is simultaneously removed by this same distance from the belt 1 of the conveyor under the action of the rod 22.
- a stop 24 fixed on the plate 16 and cooperating with the arm 15 serves to limit the movement of the roller 12 in the direction of the strip 1 under the action of the return spring 23 weakly prestressed so as to keep the roller 12 at about 3mm of band 1.
- Figure 1 the device occupies a rest position in the absence of a fold on the way.
- Figure 2 when a fold P1 thin but containing a hard object arrives in the straight portion of the path, the rollers 10 to 12 do not almost deviate from the conveyor due to the low thickness of fold P1.
- fold P1 arrives in the bend, the rollers 10 and 11 still press on the part back of the fold now this one parallel to the portion straight path, while the roller 12 deviates gradually from the conveyor because it is pushed by the hard object in the fold and that the return spring 23 has a lower stiffness coefficient than the return spring 19.
- the roller 12 occupies substantially the same position between the instant when a flexible fold arrives in entering the bend and the moment when this flexible fold passes into the bend regardless of its thickness.
- the pebble 12 occupies different positions between the moment when a rigid fold arrives at the entrance to the turn and the instant when this fold rigid going around the bend. It's the change of position of the roller 12 between these two instants which serves as a basis for the detection of the presence of a hard object in a fold subjected to a bending stress by this roller 12. A change of position of the roller 12 between these two instants is reflected also by varying the relative distance between the rollers 11 and 12.
- a sensor is provided for detecting that a movement of the roller 12 between the position it occupies before the fold arrives at the entrance to the turn and the position that it occupies when the fold passes in the bend. If the distance between these two positions is greater than a threshold predetermined fixed for example at 2mm, the presence of an object hard in the crease will be detected.
- the senor is mounted on the rollers 11 and 12 to detect that the relative distance between the rollers 11 and 12 is above the predetermined threshold on the basis of which the presence of a hard object in the analyzed fold is detected.
- a such a sensor consists for example of a transmitter / receiver photodetection 30 placed on the axis of rotation of the roller 11 and operating in all or nothing with a reflector placed on the axis of rotation of the roller 12.
- the sensor consists of a fork cell of photodetection placed on the axis of the roller 11 and operating all or nothing with a flag placed on the axis of the roller 12.
- a position sensor 31, of the photodetection type is placed at a point in the straight portion of the path for detect the passage of the front edge of the fold and the passage of the back edge of this fold.
- Another sensor 32 is provided for detect that the thickness of the fold is greater than a threshold predetermined, for example 5mm (in the case of a thick fold).
- This sensor 32 is for example a photodetection cell transmitter / receiver placed on plate 4 and operating all or nothing with a reflector mounted on the end of the arm 13.
- the outputs of sensors 30, 31 and 32 are supplied to a data processing unit 33 which, depending on the output from these sensors, provides a signal S indicative of the presence of a hard object in the fold analyzed.
- FIG. 4 the operation of unit 4 is illustrated by an organization chart.
- the passage of the front edge of a fold under the roller 11 is detected in response to the output of the sensor 31 following what, at 41, the output of the sensor 32 is tested. If the sensor 32 detects the presence of a thick fold, the processing continues in 42. Otherwise, the exit from sensor 30 is tested at 50. Note that at this instant the fold is in the bend. If the sensor 30 detects the presence of a rigid fold, the processing unit makes a signal S in 51 indicative of the presence of a hard object in the fold coming out of the bend. Otherwise the treatment continues at step 52.
- the processing unit does not give an indicative signal S the presence of a hard object in the fold coming out of the turn and processing loops on step 40 awaiting passage a new fold under the roller 11. Otherwise, the treatment loop on test step 41. Note that thus, the presence a hard object located in the back of a fold of thin or in the middle part of this fold or still in the front part of this fold will be detected by the processing unit.
- a thick fold was detected by sensor 32.
- the output of sensor 30 is tested. If the sensor 30 detects the presence of a fold rigid, the processing unit provides an S signal at 43 indicative of the presence of a hard object in the fold. To note that in this case it is possible that the thick and rigid fold does not contain hard objects. If the sensor 30 does not detect not the presence of a rigid fold at 42, the sensor output 31 is tested at 44. At 44, if the passage of the rear edge of the crease under the roller 11 is detected, processing continues in step 40. Note that this case corresponds to the detection of a thick flexible pleat. Otherwise, the output of sensor 32 is tested in 45, the fold being in the bend.
- the loop processing on test step 42 for detection possible a hard object located behind the thick fold. Otherwise, the processing loops to step 50.
- it is a fold of variable thickness that can contain a hard object in its rear part.
- the signal S can be used as a control signal for a referral system following the turn which reroutes each fold detected as containing a hard object to a storage area by example.
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- Un dispositif pour détecter la présence d'un objet dur inséré à l'intérieur d'une enveloppe (P1,P2) ayant une certaine épaisseur, comprenant un convoyeur (1) pour déplacer l'enveloppe suivant une direction de déplacement (D), le long d'un trajet incluant un virage, un organe (12) monté mobile par rapport au convoyeur et disposé en aval de celui-ci suivant ladite direction de déplacement pour coopérer avec le convoyeur afin de contraindre l'enveloppe à fléchir dans le virage, et un capteur (30) sensible au déplacement dudit organe pour détecter la présence d'un objet dur dans l'enveloppe, caractérisé en ce que cet organe est disposé à l'extérieur du virage et est monté mobile par rapport au convoyeur de telle façon à occuper une première position décalée du convoyeur d'une première distance sensiblement égale à l'épaisseur de l'enveloppe avant que celle-ci entre dans le virage et une seconde position décalée de la première position d'une certaine distance quand l'enveloppe passe dans le virage, ledit capteur (30) détectant que ladite certaine distance est supérieure à un seuil prédéterminé, sur la base de quoi la présence d'un objet dur à l'intérieur de l'enveloppe est détectée.
- Le dispositif selon la revendication 1, comprenant un second organe (11) disposé à l'extérieur du virage et en amont de celui-ci suivant ladite direction de déplacement, ce second organe (11) étant monté mobile par rapport au convoyeur et accouplé en mouvement avec le premier organe disposé en aval du virage de façon à se déplacer, sous l'action de l'enveloppe arrivant dans le virage, d'une distance sensiblement égale à l'épaisseur de l'enveloppe, et à transmettre son mouvement de déplacement audit premier organe pour déplacer ce dernier vers sa première position.
- Le dispositif selon la revendication 2, dans lequel le premier (12) et le second (11) organe sont accouplés en mouvement par une liaison mécanique élastique (21).
- Le dispositif selon la revendication 3, dans lequel la liaison mécanique élastique (21) comprend une biellette télescopique (22) et un ressort de rappel (23) qui agit à l'encontre de l'éloignement du premier organe par rapport au second organe.
- Le dispositif selon l'une des revendications 2 à 4, dans lequel le capteur (30) est agencé pour détecter que la distance relative entre le premier et le second organe est supérieur audit seuil prédéterminé.
- Le dispositif selon l'une des revendications 2 à 5, dans lequel lesdits premier (12) et second (11) organe sont des galets rotatifs sur lesquels s'engage une bande sans fin élastique (17).
- Le dispositif selon l'une des revendications 2 à 6, comprenant un premier capteur (30) pour détecter que la distance relative entre le premier organe (12) et le second organe (11) est supérieure à un premier seuil prédéterminé, un second capteur (32) pour détecter que l'épaisseur de l'enveloppe est supérieure à un second seuil prédéterminé, un troisième capteur (31) pour détecter le passage de l'enveloppe en amont du virage suivant la direction de déplacement, et une unité de traitement de données (33) qui fournit un signal (S) indicatif de la présence d'un objet dur à l'intérieur de l'enveloppe en réponse aux sorties desdits premier, second et troisième capteur.
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FR9500311A FR2729310A1 (fr) | 1995-01-12 | 1995-01-12 | Dispositif pour detecter la presence d'un objet dur dans un pli de courrier |
FR9500311 | 1995-01-12 |
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EP0721806B1 true EP0721806B1 (fr) | 2000-07-12 |
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CA (1) | CA2167009A1 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE69609205T2 (fr) |
ES (1) | ES2149431T3 (fr) |
FR (1) | FR2729310A1 (fr) |
WO (1) | WO1996021524A1 (fr) |
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DE69609205T2 (de) | 2001-03-08 |
FR2729310A1 (fr) | 1996-07-19 |
EP0721806A1 (fr) | 1996-07-17 |
WO1996021524A1 (fr) | 1996-07-18 |
CA2167009A1 (fr) | 1996-07-13 |
ES2149431T3 (es) | 2000-11-01 |
US5637811A (en) | 1997-06-10 |
DE69609205D1 (de) | 2000-08-17 |
ATE194514T1 (de) | 2000-07-15 |
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AU692664B2 (en) | 1998-06-11 |
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