EP0891233A4 - Method and apparatus for sorting flat articles - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for sorting flat articles

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Publication number
EP0891233A4
EP0891233A4 EP97921121A EP97921121A EP0891233A4 EP 0891233 A4 EP0891233 A4 EP 0891233A4 EP 97921121 A EP97921121 A EP 97921121A EP 97921121 A EP97921121 A EP 97921121A EP 0891233 A4 EP0891233 A4 EP 0891233A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
flat articles
sorting flat
sorting
articles
flat
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP97921121A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0891233A1 (en
Inventor
Gerald A Isaacs
Luiz C Harres
John W Kulas
Joseph C Rotenberry
Kenneth A Mckee
Lynn V Hill
Mark L Carlile
Richard C Hickey
Charles M Combs
Harold G Burkett Jr
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Siemens Dematic Postal Automation LP
Original Assignee
Siemens Electrocom LP
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
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Application filed by Siemens Electrocom LP filed Critical Siemens Electrocom LP
Priority claimed from US08/828,944 external-priority patent/US6026967A/en
Publication of EP0891233A1 publication Critical patent/EP0891233A1/en
Publication of EP0891233A4 publication Critical patent/EP0891233A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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)
    • 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
    • B07C3/08—Apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution using arrangements of conveyors
    • B07C3/082—In which the objects are carried by transport holders and the transport holders form part of the conveyor belts
    • B07C3/087—In which the objects are carried by transport holders and the transport holders form part of the conveyor belts the objects being taken up in transport files or holders which are not part of the conveyor belts
    • 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
    • B65H2301/42—Piling, depiling, handling piles
    • B65H2301/422—Handling piles, sets or stacks of articles
    • B65H2301/4225—Handling piles, sets or stacks of articles in or on special supports
    • B65H2301/42254—Boxes; Cassettes; Containers
    • B65H2301/422542—Boxes; Cassettes; Containers emptying or unloading processes
EP97921121A 1996-03-29 1997-03-28 Method and apparatus for sorting flat articles Withdrawn EP0891233A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US62579396A 1996-03-29 1996-03-29
US625793 1996-03-29
US4142997P 1997-01-30 1997-01-30
US41429P 1997-01-30
US08/828,944 US6026967A (en) 1997-01-30 1997-03-28 Method and apparatus for sorting flat articles
US828944 1997-03-28
PCT/US1997/005818 WO1997036696A1 (en) 1996-03-29 1997-03-28 Method and apparatus for sorting flat articles

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0891233A1 EP0891233A1 (en) 1999-01-20
EP0891233A4 true EP0891233A4 (en) 2004-04-14

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EP97921121A Withdrawn EP0891233A4 (en) 1996-03-29 1997-03-28 Method and apparatus for sorting flat articles

Country Status (4)

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EP (1) EP0891233A4 (en)
AU (1) AU2724797A (en)
CA (1) CA2250194A1 (en)
WO (1) WO1997036696A1 (en)

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US6217274B1 (en) 1999-01-20 2001-04-17 Bell & Howell Postal Systems, Inc. Continuous flow transfer system
EP1315582B1 (en) * 2000-06-26 2011-02-23 United States Postal Service Method and system for single pass letter and flat processing
CN115582276B (en) * 2022-10-25 2024-04-12 铜陵学院 Light multipurpose intelligent automatic sorting device

Citations (1)

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US3184061A (en) * 1961-02-08 1965-05-18 Maurice M Levy Apparatus and method for sorting flat articles

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IT1146464B (en) * 1981-06-26 1986-11-12 Azzaroni Cesaro AUTOMATIC MACHINE PERFECTED FOR THE UNLOADING AND RECHARGING OF FILMS FROM AND IN RADIOGRAPHIC BOXES
FR2630412A1 (en) * 1988-04-22 1989-10-27 Cybernetix Method and container for automatic handling of handfuls of flat objects
FR2653105B1 (en) * 1989-10-18 1992-03-13 Cga Hbs STORAGE AND SUPPLY STORE FOR FLAT ITEMS TO BE STACKED.
US5174454A (en) * 1991-11-15 1992-12-29 Parkander Gothe A K Method for sorting form stacks in storage systems and a device for carrying out the method
US5449262A (en) * 1994-05-26 1995-09-12 Diamond Machine Co. Inserter/extractor used with carousel of storage bins

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3184061A (en) * 1961-02-08 1965-05-18 Maurice M Levy Apparatus and method for sorting flat articles

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
See also references of WO9736696A1 *

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AU2724797A (en) 1997-10-22
EP0891233A1 (en) 1999-01-20
WO1997036696A1 (en) 1997-10-09
CA2250194A1 (en) 1997-10-09

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