EP1025029B1 - Dispositif de triage pour imprimes retournes - Google Patents

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EP1025029B1
EP1025029B1 EP97926288A EP97926288A EP1025029B1 EP 1025029 B1 EP1025029 B1 EP 1025029B1 EP 97926288 A EP97926288 A EP 97926288A EP 97926288 A EP97926288 A EP 97926288A EP 1025029 B1 EP1025029 B1 EP 1025029B1
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printing matters
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Torgeir Krogen
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Buhrs-Media Craft AS
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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
    • B07C1/00—Measures preceding sorting according to destination
    • B07C1/02—Forming articles into a stream; Arranging articles in a stream, e.g. spacing, orientating
    • B07C1/04—Forming a stream from a bulk; Controlling the stream, e.g. spacing the articles
    • 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
    • B65H1/08—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with means for advancing the articles to present the articles to the separating device
    • B65H1/22—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with means for advancing the articles to present the articles to the separating device moving in direction of plane of articles, e.g. for bodily advancement of fanned-out piles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H5/00—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines
    • B65H5/22—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by air-blast or suction device
    • B65H5/222—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by air-blast or suction device by suction devices
    • B65H5/224—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by air-blast or suction device by suction devices by suction belts

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  • the present invention is related to a means for sorting especially returned printing matters, according to the preamble of the claims.
  • Not sold printing matters such as periodicals, weekly papers etc are returned from the different retailers for accounting. They are returned to the distribution link which sort the different printing matters in each single return package and make the accounting in relation to the different retailers.
  • a plant for such a sorting has to registrate from which the retailer the single printing matters comes, and simultaneously also registrate which printing matter and how many printing matters are returned. Furthermore the plant, based on this registration, must distribute the single printing matters on the sorting place in such a way that the same printing matter copies are collected before returning. These operations must be performed at a high speed and large accuracy.
  • figure 1 discloses chematically a side view of a means according to the present invention and figure 2 discloses chematically a ground view of the means in figure 1.
  • Stacks 5 with printing matters are brought to a feeding station 1.
  • Each stack stands on a plate or tray 9 having a built-in code, such as by means of a transponder chip.
  • the chip may be read from all sides such that when the stack 5 with the tray 9 is arranged on the conveyor, the means has registrated which retailer the stack is coming from.
  • the stack is transferred to a horizontal conveyor 2 which displaces the stack against an inclined conveyor 3.
  • the inclination is substantial, more than 45°.
  • the stack is tilted backwards and the tray 9 initially will be picked up by the inclined conveyor as an area 7 having vacuum which through holes in the path on the conveyor 3, suck the first plate 9 in the lower portion of the conveyor 3 and thereafter the single printing matters to the conveyor 3.
  • At the end of the area 7 with vacuum flexible wheels are distributed along the width of the conveyor, forcing the tray 9 respectively the different printing matters against the conveyor 3 in such a way that the printing matters are transported upwardly.
  • the conveyor 3 has a first lower area with a large angle in relation to the horizontal plane, whereafter the path across a rounded portion with large radius, is transformed to a substantial horizontal direction.
  • the different printing matters leave the path 3 respectively the wheels 6, they are arranged on a longer conveyor 4 where the registration and later the sorting is performed. In this way is achieved that different printing matters are delivered continuously and having substantially the same distance to the sorting conveyor.
  • the wheels 6 have flexible circumferential, relatively large tracks being pressed against the conveyor 3 and against printing matters which are transported.
  • the wheels 6 are relatively large and made of a flexible material, such as foam rubber, which are rotated by the conveyor, respectively the printing matters and forcing these against the conveyor 3.
  • the tray 9 On the conveyor 4 the tray 9 first is registrated by its code which thereby connects the following printing matters to a specific retainer.
  • the transition from the horizontal conveyor 2 to the inclined conveyor 3 has a significant importance for the reliability of the means as firstly the tray 9 and thereafter the following printing matters should be picked up without overlapping of the conveyor 3.
  • the stack 5 with printing matters is forced against the inclined conveyor 3 by the horizontal conveyor 2 is lifted in such a way that the stack is tipped over resulting in the printing matters being placed after each other with overlap.
  • the inclined conveyor 3 is taking one and one printing matter by means of the friction in the conveyor and the vacuum from the area 7, to be transported further by means of the conveyor 3 and the large wheels 6.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Separation, Sorting, Adjustment, Or Bending Of Sheets To Be Conveyed (AREA)
  • Delivering By Means Of Belts And Rollers (AREA)
  • Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
  • Sheets, Magazines, And Separation Thereof (AREA)

Claims (6)

  1. Dispositif de triage spécialement pour imprimés retournés dans lequel les imprimés sont transportés par et sur des transporteurs (1-4) et les différents imprimés sont déplacés depuis les transporteurs (1-4) à des places déterminées pour le triage, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif comprend un convoyeur d'alimentation horizontale (2) sur lequel une pile (5) d'imprimés venant d'un dispositif de retenue est disposée sur une plaque codée (9), la pile (5) avec la plaque codée (1) étant en outre transportée à un convoyeur perforé inclinée (3) ayant un vide sous-jacent où la pile (5) avec les imprimés est forcée contre le convoyeur perforé incliné (3) et par conséquent est soulevée de sorte que la pile (5) est renversée pour faire en sorte que les imprimés soient placés les uns après les autres par chevauchement et la plaque (9) et ensuite chaque imprimé est tiré individuellement au-dessus du convoyeur incliné (3) par aspiration et inclinaison, le convoyeur incliné (3) ayant un angle par rapport au plan horizontal de 45° ou plus et en ce qu'à la suite de ça, les roues flexibles (6) forcent la plaque (9) et les imprimés contre le convoyeur incliné (3).
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que la zone supérieure du convoyeur incliné (3) présente une forme courbe de manière que la plaque (9) et les imprimés sont délivrés horizontalement à un convoyeur horizontal suivant de triage (4).
  3. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la zone inférieure sous le convoyeur incliné (3) a du vide.
  4. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les roues flexibles (6) sont disposées au-dessus de la partie supérieure de la zone inférieure sur le convoyeur incliné (3).
  5. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 3 à 4, caractérisé en ce que la zone du convoyeur incliné (3) avec du vide et la zone présentant les roues flexibles (6) se chevauchent mutuellement.
  6. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les roues flexibles (6) sont fabriquées en caoutchouc cellulaire.
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NO962278 1996-06-03
NO962278A NO962278L (no) 1996-06-03 1996-06-03 Innretning for sortering av især returnerte trykksaker
PCT/NO1997/000138 WO1997046474A1 (fr) 1996-06-03 1997-06-02 Dispositif de triage pour imprimes retournes

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CH639623A5 (de) * 1979-06-23 1983-11-30 Winkler Duennebier Kg Masch Einrichtung zum transportieren von flaechenhaften teilen, insbesondere papierblaettern, karten, brief- oder versandhuellen.
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ATE248114T1 (de) 2003-09-15
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NO962278L (no) 1997-12-04
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