EP0876980A3 - Apparatus and method of feeding and sorting objects - Google Patents

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EP0876980A3
EP0876980A3 EP98111209A EP98111209A EP0876980A3 EP 0876980 A3 EP0876980 A3 EP 0876980A3 EP 98111209 A EP98111209 A EP 98111209A EP 98111209 A EP98111209 A EP 98111209A EP 0876980 A3 EP0876980 A3 EP 0876980A3
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Henri Bonnet
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United Parcel Service of America Inc
United Parcel Service Inc
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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
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/58—Article switches or diverters
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/30—Orientation, displacement, position of the handled material
    • B65H2301/32—Orientation of handled material
    • B65H2301/321—Standing on edge
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/44—Moving, forwarding, guiding material
    • B65H2301/442—Moving, forwarding, guiding material by acting on edge of handled material
    • B65H2301/4422—Moving, forwarding, guiding material by acting on edge of handled material with guide member moving in the material direction
    • 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
    • B65H2404/20—Belts
    • B65H2404/26—Particular arrangement of belt, or belts
    • B65H2404/267—Arrangement of belt(s) in edge contact with handled material
    • 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
    • B65H2404/63—Oscillating, pivoting around an axis parallel to face of material, e.g. diverting means
    • B65H2404/631—Juxtaposed diverting means with each an independant actuator
    • 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
    • B65H2404/64—Other elements in face contact with handled material reciprocating perpendicularly to face of material, e.g. pushing means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/19—Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/1916—Envelopes and articles of mail

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
  • Feeding Of Articles To Conveyors (AREA)
  • Separation, Sorting, Adjustment, Or Bending Of Sheets To Be Conveyed (AREA)
  • Branching, Merging, And Special Transfer Between Conveyors (AREA)
  • Attitude Control For Articles On Conveyors (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
  • Special Conveying (AREA)
  • Collation Of Sheets And Webs (AREA)
  • Vending Machines For Individual Products (AREA)

Abstract

An apparatus for transporting and sorting substantially planar individual items (30) along an item travel path comprising several conveyors (60,62) following said travel path. Said conveyors co-operating in urging the items along the travel path. The apparatus further comprising a plunger/pusher means (34) for ejecting items out of the path and into specific bins corresponding to codes (33) printed on the items.
EP98111209A 1994-05-24 1995-05-23 Apparatus of feeding and sorting objects Expired - Lifetime EP0876980B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

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US248057 1994-05-24
US08/248,057 US5547063A (en) 1994-05-24 1994-05-24 Apparatus and method of sorting objects
US34960494A 1994-12-05 1994-12-05
US349604 1994-12-05
EP95921548A EP0760714B1 (en) 1994-05-24 1995-05-23 Apparatus and method of feeding and sorting objects

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EP95921548A Division EP0760714B1 (en) 1994-05-24 1995-05-23 Apparatus and method of feeding and sorting objects

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EP0876980A2 EP0876980A2 (en) 1998-11-11
EP0876980A3 true EP0876980A3 (en) 1998-12-09
EP0876980B1 EP0876980B1 (en) 2001-07-25

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JP (2) JPH10500619A (en)
AT (2) ATE175902T1 (en)
CA (1) CA2189669C (en)
DE (2) DE69521919T2 (en)
DK (2) DK0876980T3 (en)
ES (1) ES2161003T3 (en)
PT (1) PT876980E (en)
WO (1) WO1995032138A2 (en)

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US3889811A (en) * 1972-06-19 1975-06-17 Nippon Electric Co Flat-article sorting apparatus for an automatic mail handling system and the like
US4838435A (en) * 1987-06-11 1989-06-13 Societe Inter-Color Installation for processing photograph envelopes
US5249794A (en) * 1991-06-21 1993-10-05 Compagnie Generale D'automatisme Cga-Hbs Feed device for a sorting machine for sorting flat objects such as postal items

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US3757942A (en) * 1970-11-23 1973-09-11 D Gunn Article sorting apparatus and method
US3889811A (en) * 1972-06-19 1975-06-17 Nippon Electric Co Flat-article sorting apparatus for an automatic mail handling system and the like
US4838435A (en) * 1987-06-11 1989-06-13 Societe Inter-Color Installation for processing photograph envelopes
US5249794A (en) * 1991-06-21 1993-10-05 Compagnie Generale D'automatisme Cga-Hbs Feed device for a sorting machine for sorting flat objects such as postal items

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JPH10202201A (en) 1998-08-04
CA2189669C (en) 2002-12-17
ATE203487T1 (en) 2001-08-15
PT876980E (en) 2002-01-30
EP0760714A1 (en) 1997-03-12
EP0760714B1 (en) 1999-01-20
ES2161003T3 (en) 2001-11-16
DK0760714T3 (en) 1999-09-13
WO1995032138A2 (en) 1995-11-30
EP0876980A2 (en) 1998-11-11
DE69521919T2 (en) 2002-04-11
DK0876980T3 (en) 2001-10-22
DE69507472D1 (en) 1999-03-04
ATE175902T1 (en) 1999-02-15
WO1995032138A3 (en) 1996-04-25
DE69521919D1 (en) 2001-08-30
CA2189669A1 (en) 1995-11-30
JPH10500619A (en) 1998-01-20
EP0876980B1 (en) 2001-07-25

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