EP0985457A2 - Sortiereinrichtung für fotografische Aufträge - Google Patents

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EP0985457A2
EP0985457A2 EP99117954A EP99117954A EP0985457A2 EP 0985457 A2 EP0985457 A2 EP 0985457A2 EP 99117954 A EP99117954 A EP 99117954A EP 99117954 A EP99117954 A EP 99117954A EP 0985457 A2 EP0985457 A2 EP 0985457A2
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conveying channel
container
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Roberto Signoretto
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Systel International SpA
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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
    • B07C3/00—Sorting according to destination
    • B07C3/008—Means for collecting objects, e.g. containers for sorted mail items

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  • the present invention relates to a perfected system for sorting photo work orders.
  • a sorting line for work envelopes is known from the European Patent No. 0,424,789.
  • the essential elements it comprises are a continuous horizontal conveyor provided with a plurality of cassettes having an openable bottom and a plurality of compartments which are arranged in a position underlying said continuous conveyor at several levels, and are provided with a communication channel which opens up at top with respect to the conveyor itself.
  • This sorting line which is known has proved particularly useful both for the manner in which the individual work envelopes are sorted and the arrangement of the various compartments at several levels, which allows utilisation of the space available in an optimum way.
  • packages differing from the conventional work envelopes have been proposed in most recent times and, in particular, packages which permit furnishing a more attractive and more agreeable presentation of conventional photographic material (boxes, cardboard boxes etc.) or packages used in conjunction with novel photographic material such as the one provided by the new APS standard (Advanced Photo System).
  • the packages present a shape and weight which could not be subjected to any suitable treatment in known sorting lines.
  • such types of novel packages may be of a weight which may be varied from a few grams up to half a kilo, depending on the number of prints contained in them, and might be damaged if they are dropped from a certain height and, what is more, if a mess is made of them in the collecting container (pocket).
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a system which allows the correct stacking of succeeding packages without needing the operator to intervene.
  • a perfected system for sorting photo work orders comprising a plurality of removable containers disposed at different levels and associated each with a conveying channel which essentially extends vertically with the upper opening facing upwards, and a sorting line comprising a continuous conveyor onto which a plurality of cassettes containing the respective packages of individual photo work orders are placed, said cassettes being provided with bottoms openable following an command output by a control unit when the package contained in a cassette reaches the area of the conveying channel relative to the removable container for which said package is destined, characterised in that each conveying channel is provided at the bottom with a slide, the lower end of which opens into the removable container which corresponds to that conveying channel, and that said container is mounted on a supporting structure provided with a resilient means to be movable in relation to the weight of the container itself.
  • one of the inventive system's applications is in a sorting line for photo work orders, e.g. of the type described in the European Patent No. 0,424,789, comprising a main arm and, possibly, more arms derived from it which are provided on top of a continuous conveyor which has mobile trays, the bottom of which can be opened for dropping the individual packages into conveying channels that route them to the various pockets or containers which are removable.
  • the system comprises a plurality of columns, "column” meaning the vertical structure which is illustrated in each drawing figure and supports three pockets 8 at different levels.
  • each column is subdivided by suitable walls into three conveying channels 6, each of them being defined by a substantially vertical wall 10 (on the right when viewing Figure 3) and by a wall 12, the upper portion of which is vertical whereas its lower portion is gradually curved towards the other so as to form a type of arched guide.
  • each conveying channel i.e. adjacent to the lower edge of its curved wall 12
  • a fixed slide 14 is provided, the inclination of which has been determined in a way to ensure the guided descent of the packages, which should be in the slide, towards its lowermost end.
  • the right-hand (left-hand) wall in reality, constitutes the left-hand (right-hand) wall of the adjacent column and needs to be interpreted in such a sense.
  • each slide 14 In the area adjacent to each slide 14, on the vertical structure of each column, there are articulated pairs of supporting arms 16 for supporting the removable pockets 8. These supporting arms 16 are articulated at the upper end of the respective slide 14 and are held resiliently at the other end, which is lifted to a large extent by springs 18, the dimensions of which are such that when the respective pocket 8 is empty the lower end of the respective slide 14 partially enters the inside of the pocket itself between the two larger vertical walls and is in a predetermined spacing from the bottom, which spacing is illustrated in the drawings as being substantially equal to half the height of the pocket itself.
  • both the walls 10, 12 of each conveying channel 6 are engaged at different levels by a plurality of inclined appendices 20 which project from the inside of the channel itself and are intercalated with those projecting from the opposed wall in a way to create a type of labyrinth passageway for the packages sliding down along the channel itself.
  • the operation of the system according to the invention is as follows: in an operable condition, the individual trays 2, each containing a package to be inserted in the respective pocket 8, pass in conformity with a sorting program, which is controlled by a computer and provides for the sorting line, above the upper opening of the individual conveying channels 6.
  • a sorting program which is controlled by a computer and provides for the sorting line, above the upper opening of the individual conveying channels 6.

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  • Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
  • Discharge Of Articles From Conveyors (AREA)
  • Photographic Processing Devices Using Wet Methods (AREA)
EP19990117954 1998-09-15 1999-09-15 Sortiereinrichtung für fotografische Aufträge Expired - Lifetime EP0985457B1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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ITVE980037 1998-09-15
ITVE980037 IT1306474B1 (it) 1998-09-15 1998-09-15 Apparecchiatura perfezionata di smistamento di ordini fotografici.

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EP0985457A2 true EP0985457A2 (de) 2000-03-15
EP0985457A3 EP0985457A3 (de) 2004-03-31
EP0985457B1 EP0985457B1 (de) 2006-02-15

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Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0424789A2 (de) * 1989-10-24 1991-05-02 SYSTEL INTERNATIONAL S.p.A. Sortierbank zur Umschlagverarbeitung, insbesondere für fotografisches Labor
US5290025A (en) * 1991-07-22 1994-03-01 Compagnie Generale D'automatisme Cga-Hbs Device for discharging and stacking flat objects on edge, especially pieces of mail at the output of a sorting machine

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0424789A2 (de) * 1989-10-24 1991-05-02 SYSTEL INTERNATIONAL S.p.A. Sortierbank zur Umschlagverarbeitung, insbesondere für fotografisches Labor
US5290025A (en) * 1991-07-22 1994-03-01 Compagnie Generale D'automatisme Cga-Hbs Device for discharging and stacking flat objects on edge, especially pieces of mail at the output of a sorting machine

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IT1306474B1 (it) 2001-06-11
EP0985457A3 (de) 2004-03-31
EP0985457B1 (de) 2006-02-15
ITVE980037A1 (it) 2000-03-15
DE69929842T2 (de) 2006-09-14
DE69929842D1 (de) 2006-04-20

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