EP0812628A3 - Automated portering system - Google Patents

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EP0812628A3
EP0812628A3 EP97304165A EP97304165A EP0812628A3 EP 0812628 A3 EP0812628 A3 EP 0812628A3 EP 97304165 A EP97304165 A EP 97304165A EP 97304165 A EP97304165 A EP 97304165A EP 0812628 A3 EP0812628 A3 EP 0812628A3
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Simon Peter Tansey
Owen Edward Holland
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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
    • B07C1/00—Measures preceding sorting according to destination

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Abstract

In a mail processing centre, each mail item passes successive stations, travelling from one station to the next on a selected one of a number of available routes. Each route has associated therewith a number of mail carriers. The mail carriers are capable of independent and unconstrained movement between the two mail processing stations defining the end points of the relevant route. Each mail carrier has a wheeled base part, which includes drive means, and one of a plurality of exchangeable mail carrying devices.
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GB9612536 1996-06-14
GB9612536A GB2314171A (en) 1996-06-14 1996-06-14 Automated portering system

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EP0812628A2 EP0812628A2 (en) 1997-12-17
EP0812628A3 true EP0812628A3 (en) 1999-05-06

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Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4020918A (en) * 1975-12-31 1977-05-03 Lear Siegler, Inc. Manually operable automatically controlled vehicle with power steering
US4379497A (en) * 1980-09-02 1983-04-12 Bell & Howell, Company Vehicle collision avoidance system
GB2129161A (en) * 1982-10-14 1984-05-10 Industry The Secretary Of Stat Automatic control of vehicles
EP0176158A1 (en) * 1984-09-28 1986-04-02 ALFA LANCIA INDUSTRIALE S.p.A. System for controlling pallet-carrying trucks
US4802096A (en) * 1987-05-14 1989-01-31 Bell & Howell Company Controlled direction non-contact detection system for automatic guided vehicles
EP0618523A1 (en) * 1993-04-02 1994-10-05 Shinko Electric Co. Ltd. Transport management control apparatus and method for unmanned vehicle system

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4020918A (en) * 1975-12-31 1977-05-03 Lear Siegler, Inc. Manually operable automatically controlled vehicle with power steering
US4379497A (en) * 1980-09-02 1983-04-12 Bell & Howell, Company Vehicle collision avoidance system
GB2129161A (en) * 1982-10-14 1984-05-10 Industry The Secretary Of Stat Automatic control of vehicles
EP0176158A1 (en) * 1984-09-28 1986-04-02 ALFA LANCIA INDUSTRIALE S.p.A. System for controlling pallet-carrying trucks
US4802096A (en) * 1987-05-14 1989-01-31 Bell & Howell Company Controlled direction non-contact detection system for automatic guided vehicles
EP0618523A1 (en) * 1993-04-02 1994-10-05 Shinko Electric Co. Ltd. Transport management control apparatus and method for unmanned vehicle system

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EP0812628A2 (en) 1997-12-17
GB2314171A (en) 1997-12-17

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