EP0870552A2 - Dispositif de formation d'une pile fermée d'envois plats - Google Patents

Dispositif de formation d'une pile fermée d'envois plats Download PDF

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EP0870552A2
EP0870552A2 EP98105412A EP98105412A EP0870552A2 EP 0870552 A2 EP0870552 A2 EP 0870552A2 EP 98105412 A EP98105412 A EP 98105412A EP 98105412 A EP98105412 A EP 98105412A EP 0870552 A2 EP0870552 A2 EP 0870552A2
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Christoph Hofmann
Josef Mok
Boris Lohmann
Armin Zimmermann
Uwe Märtin
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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
    • B07C1/02—Forming articles into a stream; Arranging articles in a stream, e.g. spacing, orientating
    • B07C1/025—Devices for the temporary stacking of objects provided with a stacking and destacking device (interstack device)

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  • the invention relates to a device for forming a closed stack of flat consignments on a consignment store that are for multiple sorting on one and the same sorting machine automatically from the sorting bins Emptying devices are taken over.
  • Sequence sorting is the content of the sorting compartments in sequential order re-sorting.
  • sorting bins are arranged above the mail item storage / stacking bed.
  • the items are pushed from the item storage for separation.
  • the compartments are simultaneously emptied onto the consignment store. They are prevented from falling over at fixed intervals by cutting knives.
  • the shipments from different sorting compartments are therefore not merged again, but remain in adjacent fixed sections.
  • a solution became known (Proceedings USPS Advanced Technology Conference, Washington DC, Dec. 2, 1992, p. 1061-1074), in which a separate separating / extracting device is assigned to each sorting compartment.
  • the compartments are emptied one after the other by the respective separating / extraction devices and the mail items are subjected to a second sorting process.
  • the disadvantage here is the high expenditure on equipment.
  • the invention specified in claim 1 is therefore based on the problem of a To create facility that the shipments from separately emptied sorting bins a shipment store takes over and to a closed batch of mail merges. This is to create the conditions for the programs of the stack quickly and with few errors and sorted again subject.
  • the outer additional cutting knife is so double-walled that the middle cutting knife can move into the intermediate space when swiveling and damage to the mailings is avoided.
  • the drives of the additional cutting knife are arranged separately from each other so that the additional cutting knife can overtake the transfer of the mail. This saves pivoting movements compared to the first variant.
  • Claim 4 describes an advantageous transfer of the batch of mail.
  • the respective sorting compartment for the mail items to be taken over is opened by the pivoting-in process of the outer additional separating knife, as a result of which the solution can be designed with little effort.
  • the solution according to claim 6 is more complex, but offers more options for taking over the consignments, including taking over several filled sorting bins at the same time. It is also advantageous to constantly measure the batch pressure of the mail items on the mail item storage when assembling and / or separating the mail items and to keep them constant by moving the separating knife. This ensures high operational reliability.
  • the consignment plane is inclined approximately 45 ° to the vertical.
  • additional rejection and overfeeding compartments 8, 9 are routed into the items that are rejected (e.g. bar code not readable, incorrect sorting plan, gap too small, rejection after traffic jam) or the consignments after a distribution compartment 12 has filled up, there is a first consignment store 2, having an underfloor band and a sideband. These are at an angle of 90 ° to one another, store the batch of mail and guide it to a separating device 4 for separating and sorting in a further sorting process or a container as a removal point 10 for removing the mailings after the last sorting process has taken place.
  • the mail store 2 also has separating knives for taking over the mail from the distribution compartments, forming a closed stack on the mail store 2 and supporting the transportation of the mail.
  • a final separating knife can be manually swung into and out of the program store 2 and coupled in the swiveled-in state with the movement of the underfloor belt, and two further separating knives can be moved independently of the underfloor belt on linear drives parallel to the program store 2 and can be swiveled into the program store in a controlled manner and also swung out again
  • the linear drives are arranged one above the other, mutual overtaking of the additional cutting blades is not possible.
  • the motion sequences are monitored by suitable sensors.
  • the sorting machine After the separation in the separation device 4, the items are distributed with the aid of a transport device consisting of deflection rollers 7 and driven cover belts between which the items are transported, an alignment section 5, a barcode reader as a feature scanning and reading device 6 and a distribution mechanism 12 supplied. Furthermore, the sorting machine has a second mailing memory 1, which is equipped with the mailings to be sorted in the first sorting process. The mail items are fed to the distribution compartments 12 via an assigned second separating device 3, likewise by means of the driven cover bands and deflection rollers 7 of the alignment section 5, the barcode reader 6.
  • the mailings are transferred from the sorting compartments for each compartment individually, starting with the last compartment on the emptying side.
  • a channel is formed from the two swiveling and linearly separately movable separating knives P1, P2, which directs the stack of mailpieces of different widths from the sorting compartment 12 to the mailbox storage unit 2.
  • the middle cutting knife P1 is moved linearly by means of a toothed belt and motor drive.
  • the swiveling takes place via a moving gear motor.
  • This separating knife P1 travels with the final separating knife P3 and the existing and compressed stack to the detected fill level and prevents the existing and compressed stack between the final separating knife P3 and it from falling over.
  • the outer, pivotable cutting knife P2 is driven like the cutting knife P1.
  • the middle cutting knife P1 always remains the middle cutting knife and can only travel to the outer cutting knife P2. So that the stack of items of mail is not damaged when the middle separating knife P1 is pivoted into the outer separating knife P2, the outer separating knife P2 is so double-walled that the middle separating knife P1 can pivot into the outer separating knife P2. The stack of items is therefore not touched at all.
  • the outer separating knife P2 always has a fixed division (sorting compartment width) up to the sorting compartment wall at the stacking point.
  • the outer separating knife P2 and the sorting compartments 12 are designed such that the bottom flap / baffle of the respective sorting compartment 12 is opened when the separating knife P2 is pivoted in.
  • the timing is now as follows: Initial position: The cutting knives P1, P2, P3 are in the basic position, ie all three are at the end of the system (tank side). The middle separating knife P1 is pivoted upwards and stands at the stacking point of the first sorting compartment 12 at the end of the machine on the container side. The outer swiveling separating knife P2 in the direction of the pull-off device is pivoted downward towards the mail store. The driver on the underfloor belt of the mail store is coupled to the final separating knife P3.
  • the drive units of the pivotable cutting knife are arranged so that they can overtake each other. There is one drive above and the other drive below the sorting compartments. In the basic position, the final cutting knife P3 and the first cutting knife P1 are included the drive located below the sorting compartments in the consignment store swung in and stand in front of the last compartment. The cutting knife P2 with the upper one The drive unit is pivoted upwards and stands on the fixed sorting compartment wall.

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DE19714185A DE19714185C1 (de) 1997-04-07 1997-04-07 Einrichtung zur Bildung eines geschlossenen Stapels von flachen Sendungen
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DE10303976A1 (de) * 2003-01-31 2004-08-19 Siemens Ag Verfahren zum Sortieren von flachen Sendungen nach der Verteilreihenfolge
CN109396049A (zh) * 2018-10-30 2019-03-01 佛山维尚家具制造有限公司 一种定制家具板件立放传输的自动化分拣方法

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FR2948305A1 (fr) * 2009-07-27 2011-01-28 Progress Plus Systeme de tri d'objets plats comprenant une console tactile informatique ou vocale interfacant un classeur fait de separateurs de deux tailles et comprenant un systeme avertisseur lumineux

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DE4117434A1 (de) * 1991-05-28 1992-12-03 Winkler Duennebier Kg Masch Verfahren und vorrichtung zum stapeln
EP0661106A2 (fr) * 1993-12-28 1995-07-05 Hitachi, Ltd. Dispositif de tri de feuilles ou analogues
EP0696482A2 (fr) * 1994-08-12 1996-02-14 FINMECCANICA S.p.A. Dispositif de tri de courrier
DE19545716C1 (de) * 1995-12-07 1996-09-05 Licentia Gmbh Einrichtung zum automatischen Beschicken der Stoffeingabe einer Briefverteilanlage

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DE4117434A1 (de) * 1991-05-28 1992-12-03 Winkler Duennebier Kg Masch Verfahren und vorrichtung zum stapeln
EP0661106A2 (fr) * 1993-12-28 1995-07-05 Hitachi, Ltd. Dispositif de tri de feuilles ou analogues
EP0696482A2 (fr) * 1994-08-12 1996-02-14 FINMECCANICA S.p.A. Dispositif de tri de courrier
DE19545716C1 (de) * 1995-12-07 1996-09-05 Licentia Gmbh Einrichtung zum automatischen Beschicken der Stoffeingabe einer Briefverteilanlage

Cited By (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE10303976A1 (de) * 2003-01-31 2004-08-19 Siemens Ag Verfahren zum Sortieren von flachen Sendungen nach der Verteilreihenfolge
CN109396049A (zh) * 2018-10-30 2019-03-01 佛山维尚家具制造有限公司 一种定制家具板件立放传输的自动化分拣方法

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DE19714185C1 (de) 1998-07-23
JPH10277495A (ja) 1998-10-20

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