EP0906236A4 - Method and apparatus for jogging and edging of mail and other flat articles - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for jogging and edging of mail and other flat articles

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Publication number
EP0906236A4
EP0906236A4 EP97918507A EP97918507A EP0906236A4 EP 0906236 A4 EP0906236 A4 EP 0906236A4 EP 97918507 A EP97918507 A EP 97918507A EP 97918507 A EP97918507 A EP 97918507A EP 0906236 A4 EP0906236 A4 EP 0906236A4
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European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
jogging
edging
mail
flat articles
articles
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.)
Granted
Application number
EP97918507A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0906236A1 (en
EP0906236B1 (en
Inventor
Kenneth A Mckee
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
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Application filed by Siemens Electrocom LP filed Critical Siemens Electrocom LP
Priority claimed from PCT/US1997/005535 external-priority patent/WO1997036815A1/en
Publication of EP0906236A1 publication Critical patent/EP0906236A1/en
Publication of EP0906236A4 publication Critical patent/EP0906236A4/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP0906236B1 publication Critical patent/EP0906236B1/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H1/00—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated
    • B65H1/02—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles on edge
    • B65H1/025—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles on edge with controlled positively-acting mechanical devices for advancing the pile to present the articles to the separating device
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H1/00—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated
    • B65H1/30—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with means for replenishing the pile during continuous separation of articles therefrom
    • 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
    • B65H2301/446—Assisting moving, forwarding or guiding of material
    • B65H2301/4462—Assisting moving, forwarding or guiding of material by jogging
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2403/00—Power transmission; Driving means
    • B65H2403/50—Driving mechanisms
    • B65H2403/51—Cam mechanisms
    • B65H2403/513—Cam mechanisms involving elongated cam, i.e. parallel to linear transport path
    • 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)
  • Pile Receivers (AREA)
  • Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
  • Warehouses Or Storage Devices (AREA)
EP97918507A 1996-03-29 1997-03-28 Method and apparatus for jogging and edging of mail and other flat articles Expired - Lifetime EP0906236B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US62625096A 1996-03-29 1996-03-29
US626250 1996-03-29
US4143297P 1997-01-30 1997-01-30
US41432P 1997-01-30
PCT/US1997/005535 WO1997036815A1 (en) 1996-03-29 1997-03-28 Method and apparatus for jogging and edging of mail and other flat articles

Publications (3)

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EP0906236A1 EP0906236A1 (en) 1999-04-07
EP0906236A4 true EP0906236A4 (en) 1999-09-08
EP0906236B1 EP0906236B1 (en) 2005-03-02

Family

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Family Applications (1)

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EP97918507A Expired - Lifetime EP0906236B1 (en) 1996-03-29 1997-03-28 Method and apparatus for jogging and edging of mail and other flat articles

Country Status (4)

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EP (1) EP0906236B1 (en)
AU (1) AU2659697A (en)
CA (1) CA2250390A1 (en)
DE (1) DE69732629T2 (en)

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102006029889B3 (en) * 2006-06-28 2008-01-10 Siemens Ag Device for exchanging stacked items between a container and a storage surface
DE102021117320A1 (en) 2021-07-05 2023-01-05 Böwe Systec Gmbh Device and method for loading flat objects into a transport container
WO2024138325A1 (en) * 2022-12-26 2024-07-04 Abb Schweiz Ag System and method for feeding cardboards

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4167227A (en) * 1977-03-01 1979-09-11 "Hotchkiss Brandt Sogeme" H.B.S. Method and installation for ordering groups of articles in stacks or rows
EP0191351A1 (en) * 1985-01-30 1986-08-20 COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'AUTOMATISME CGA-HBS Société Anonyme dite Device for separating flat articles with different dimensions

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4167227A (en) * 1977-03-01 1979-09-11 "Hotchkiss Brandt Sogeme" H.B.S. Method and installation for ordering groups of articles in stacks or rows
EP0191351A1 (en) * 1985-01-30 1986-08-20 COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'AUTOMATISME CGA-HBS Société Anonyme dite Device for separating flat articles with different dimensions

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO9736815A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
AU2659697A (en) 1997-10-22
EP0906236A1 (en) 1999-04-07
DE69732629T2 (en) 2006-04-13
CA2250390A1 (en) 1997-10-09
EP0906236B1 (en) 2005-03-02
DE69732629D1 (en) 2005-04-07

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