EP0999902A1 - Verfahren zum sortieren von sendungen - Google Patents
Verfahren zum sortieren von sendungenInfo
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- EP0999902A1 EP0999902A1 EP97937426A EP97937426A EP0999902A1 EP 0999902 A1 EP0999902 A1 EP 0999902A1 EP 97937426 A EP97937426 A EP 97937426A EP 97937426 A EP97937426 A EP 97937426A EP 0999902 A1 EP0999902 A1 EP 0999902A1
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- Prior art keywords
- sorting
- sorted
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- machine
- mail items
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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
- B07C3/02—Apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S209/00—Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
- Y10S209/90—Sorting flat-type mail
Definitions
- the invention relates to a method for sorting mail items according to the preamble of claim 1
- Variant 1 Several (n pieces) smaller sorting machines are used. With the first machine, a pre-sorting is carried out according to a sorting plan A with n-1 destinations. The pre-sorted items are then sorted in the other n-1 machines according to sorting plans 1 to n-1
- the maximum total number of possible sorting lines is the sum of the excretions of machines 2 to n.Use of this variant is only advantageous if the volume of shipments is so high that the n machines are utilized. If this is not the case, another variant is recommended
- Variant 2 Here, all n sorting plans, ie the pre-sorting plan and the final sorting plan, are moved one after the other on a single sorting machine.
- all shipments are pre-sorted according to sorting plan A for the respective final sorting plan and then saved (eg in boxes) then the consignments from the consignment stores are returned to the sorting machine and sorted according to the final sorting disadvantages of this variant 2
- the last consignments that have been sorted are those of the sorting plan n-1. Any subsequent processing steps (such as dispatch, delivery or the like) can therefore only take place for these consignments when all other consignments have already been sorted
- the object of the invention is to provide a sorting method which allows the ongoing final sorting on a single sorting machine, the number of endings being greater than the number of separation compartments of the machine
- the sorting machine can constantly be fed new, unsorted items
- all incoming mail items are pre-sorted.
- the mail items pre-sorted for the active final sorting pianos are returned to the sorting machine automatic assignment to a final sorting plan is permitted in the second sorting run.
- This identification is, for example, a bar code that is printed as an address code after reading and recognizing the address
- the incoming mail items, which are to be sorted according to the respectively active final sorting pianos, are sorted immediately without pre-sorting.
- the remaining mail items are pre-sorted
- the selection of the consignments which are each subject to the final sorting with the associated activated final sorting plans is advantageously made according to the consignment volume or from an operational point of view.
- the input station for the unsorted items has an address reader for recognizing the address and a code printer for printing a code denoting the recognized address, and the input station for re-inserted and pre-sorted items has only one code reader.
- this enables automatic shipment delivery to the machine, e.g. pre-sorted shipments are only re-fed if no unsorted shipment is currently available.
- Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of the process flow.
- Fig. 2 shows a schematic diagram of a large letter sorting system with a manual input station.
- Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a large letter sorting system with two manual and one automatic input station.
- the method is explained as an example for a sorting to 1000 end points when using a sorting machine with only 205 separations.
- the consignments are fed to a machine and initially sorted according to a sorting plan A in 5 directions, namely for the 5 subsequent final sorting pianos.
- the presorted items are then temporarily stored in 5 smaller item stores (Fig. 1).
- one of the 5 final sorting plans, each with 200 sorting destinations, is activated, for example, final sorting plan 1.
- the pre-sorted consignments from the consignment store 1 are then returned to the machine and sorted according to the 200 associated excretions. If the consignment store 1 empties, the end sortie 2 is transferred and sorted to the next 200 destinations. At the same time, new unsorted items can always be added. These are then pre-sorted in 5 directions according to Sortie ⁇ lan A.
- the sorting machine can assign the re-sent items to the respectively active final sorting line. Since two sorting plans (sorting plan A and one of the sorting plans 1-5) are always active according to this strategy, two-fold sorting can be avoided for 1/5 of the shipments by not pre-sorting the unsorted mailings in question, but instead directly assigning them to the active final sorting plan .
- the unsorted mail items 1 enter the machine via the manual input station 5 and are pre-sorted according to the existing final sorting plans. From these compartments provided for this purpose, the pre-sorted mail items 2 are fed back to the machine via an intermediate storage (not shown) via the input station 5 and are sorted according to the current final sorting plan. These end-sorted mail items are then in all compartments except in the pre-sorting compartments and must be completely emptied for each new end sortie. The shipments for the current final sorting order can also be sorted directly into the relevant final sorting bins.
- the sorting of mail items, in this case large letters, in the case of a plurality of input stations (FIG. 3) is particularly advantageous.
- the unsorted mail items 1 reach the sorting machine via two manual input stations 5.
- the pre-sorted mail items 2 are fed to the machine via an automatic input station 6 and a bar code reader 4. This enables a high throughput and can be conveniently controlled when unsorted and when pre-sorted items are delivered.
- the unsorted and the pre-sorted letters are entered on the other side.
- the double substance input is then followed by an address reader, a bar code printer and a bar code reader. If an unsorted letter is entered, the address reader and the bar code printer are active, for a pre-sorted letter only the bar code reader.
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Applications Claiming Priority (1)
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PCT/DE1997/001661 WO1999007487A1 (de) | 1997-08-06 | 1997-08-06 | Verfahren zum sortieren von sendungen |
Publications (2)
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EP0999902A1 true EP0999902A1 (de) | 2000-05-17 |
EP0999902B1 EP0999902B1 (de) | 2002-02-27 |
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EP97937426A Expired - Lifetime EP0999902B1 (de) | 1997-08-06 | 1997-08-06 | Verfahren zum sortieren von sendungen |
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US (1) | US6566620B1 (de) |
EP (1) | EP0999902B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JP2001513427A (de) |
DE (1) | DE59706527D1 (de) |
WO (1) | WO1999007487A1 (de) |
Cited By (2)
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US7493189B2 (en) | 2003-09-15 | 2009-02-17 | Siemens Ag | Method for sorting mailings according to the distribution sequence |
US8178811B2 (en) | 2008-01-30 | 2012-05-15 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Method and apparatus for sorting flat objects in a number of sorting passes |
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- 1997-08-06 DE DE59706527T patent/DE59706527D1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1997-08-06 JP JP2000507066A patent/JP2001513427A/ja active Pending
- 1997-08-06 WO PCT/DE1997/001661 patent/WO1999007487A1/de active IP Right Grant
- 1997-08-06 EP EP97937426A patent/EP0999902B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
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US7493189B2 (en) | 2003-09-15 | 2009-02-17 | Siemens Ag | Method for sorting mailings according to the distribution sequence |
US8178811B2 (en) | 2008-01-30 | 2012-05-15 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Method and apparatus for sorting flat objects in a number of sorting passes |
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WO1999007487A1 (de) | 1999-02-18 |
EP0999902B1 (de) | 2002-02-27 |
US6566620B1 (en) | 2003-05-20 |
DE59706527D1 (de) | 2002-04-04 |
JP2001513427A (ja) | 2001-09-04 |
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