EP1309506A1 - Device for subdividing stacks - Google Patents

Device for subdividing stacks

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EP1309506A1
EP1309506A1 EP01962614A EP01962614A EP1309506A1 EP 1309506 A1 EP1309506 A1 EP 1309506A1 EP 01962614 A EP01962614 A EP 01962614A EP 01962614 A EP01962614 A EP 01962614A EP 1309506 A1 EP1309506 A1 EP 1309506A1
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Jochen Loose
Armin Zimmermann
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H31/00—Pile receivers
    • B65H31/04—Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates
    • B65H31/06—Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates the articles being piled on edge
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H33/00—Forming counted batches in delivery pile or stream of articles
    • B65H33/02—Forming counted batches in delivery pile or stream of articles by moving a blade or like member into the pile
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H33/00—Forming counted batches in delivery pile or stream of articles
    • B65H33/16—Forming counted batches in delivery pile or stream of articles by depositing articles in batches on moving supports
    • B65H33/18—Forming counted batches in delivery pile or stream of articles by depositing articles in batches on moving supports with separators between adjacent batches
    • 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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  • the invention relates to a device for dividing stacks on a base upright, leaning against a support wall, narrow mail items.
  • the object of the invention specified in claim 1 is to provide a device for dividing stacks onto ner underlay upright, leaning against a support wall to create narrow consignments, in which blockages due to consignment jams and consignments are reduced compared to the prior art.
  • Support finger additionally an alignment of the touched mail on the corresponding friction force component on the support wall.
  • radius of curvature and the length of the circular arc segment are advantageously chosen such that the end of the support finger, when it strikes the support wall, is directed towards the base
  • Has movement component so the touched mail items are aligned with the corresponding friction force component in addition to the base. This can compensate for a possible pushing up of the touched mail items at the beginning of the extension movement of the support finger.
  • the consignments of the stack have considerable size differences, ie if consignments that are twice as large have to be supported, it is advantageous to push at least one further circularly curved support finger upwards through the opening in the base. It is advantageous to push the additional support fingers upwards only when the first support finger is fully extended and the mail items touched by it are fixed in an aligned manner. This largely prevents the mail items from being shifted when the further supporting fingers are raised.
  • the radius of curvature of the further support fingers is advantageous ⁇ the height of the largest shipment.
  • the curvature of the further support fingers can be directed both towards and away from the support wall, so that the large items are securely held over their entire surface.
  • the support finger for the smallest consignment and optionally the other support fingers are designed as open hollow profiles so that they can be slid into one another.
  • each curved support finger is advantageously firmly connected to a rotating arm designed as a radius and pivotably mounted below the base.
  • the rotary arm can be swiveled by means of a controlled rotary drive.
  • the support fingers are guided and driven in a curved guide piece.
  • the drive can be implemented in a manner known per se, e.g. by means of friction wheel drive, rack drive or linear motor.
  • Show 1 shows a side view in section on a divided stack section with extended support fingers
  • the stack of items is as
  • the alignment of all mail items in the stack is not necessarily ideal as in the case of the front mail items 12.
  • the support fingers 5, 6, 7, 8 are fully extended. It can be seen that the support fingers 5, 6, 7, 8 are shaped and pushed into one another in such a way that the hole in the base 3 is as small as possible.
  • the support finger 5 which is circularly curved towards the support wall 4 has such a radius of curvature that the support finger does not go beyond the smallest consignment 1 and touches the support wall 4 in a slightly curved manner. It has a U-profile open to the left, in which the other support fingers 6,7,8 move.
  • the support finger 6 supporting the lower left side of the large mailpiece 2 has such a radius of curvature that the support finger 6 does not protrude above the lower half of the mailpiece 2 at its highest point and is likewise curved downward at the end of the mailpiece 2.
  • This support finger 6 has a U-profile of the support finger 5 which is moving and thus correspondingly small, but which is open to the right. On the basis of this training, the two support fingers 5, 6 do not interfere with the extension. Within the two U-profiles, the two support fingers 7, 8 directed towards the upper corners of the large mailpiece 2 move side by side. Since there are no more support fingers and they are curved next to each other in different directions, no open profiles are necessary.
  • each support finger has to be largely raised before the inner support finger follows in order to prevent the inner support finger from jamming on the outer support finger, which converges narrowly on the outside.
  • FIG. 3a-d briefly shows the time sequence when dividing a stack of letters.
  • the circularly curved support fingers 5, 6, 7, 8 are firmly connected to rotating arms 10, which are pivotably mounted below the base 3 and designed as a radius.
  • the rotary movement is realized by controlled rotary drives 11. Since the support fingers 5, 6 are not realized with U-profiles, all support fingers 5, 6, 7, 8 must be pushed next to each other through the opening 9 in the base 3 in this example. Therefore, the opening 9 must be dimensioned accordingly large. This disadvantage is offset by the advantage that the support fingers can be raised independently of one another.
  • the rotary arms 10, which are attached as a radius to the support fingers 5, 6, 7, 8 designed as circular arcs, are rotated by the rotary drives 11 in accordance with the sequence. This causes the support fingers 5, 6, 1, i to be pushed up through the opening 9.
  • FIG. 3a the upward movement of the support finger for the smallest shipment 1 begins, which is completed in FIG. 3b.
  • the corresponding rotating arm 10 runs approximately parallel to the base 3 and the tip of the supporting finger 5 touches the supporting wall 4. If the stack consists only of the small items 1 shown, the subdivision of the stack is thus ended. If the stack consists of small and large items 1, 2, then it is necessary to hold the large items 2 (here the next item in the stack) the others Push support finger 6,7,8 upwards. According to FIG. 3c, the remaining support fingers 6, 7, 8 start up almost simultaneously. This is possible because the stack section has already been fixed by the support finger 5. This process is completed in FIG. 3d, the stack section is held securely.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a device for subdividing stacks, on a base (3), of upright thin postal articles (1, 2) that lean against a supporting wall (4). A circularly curved supporting finger (5) can be displaced upwards through an opening (9) situated in the base (3) by means of a controlled driving mechanism (10, 11), whereby the curvature is oriented toward the supporting wall (4), and the opening (9) situated in the support (3) is not located further from the supporting wall (4) than the length of the smallest postal article (1).

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Vorrichtung zum Unterteilen von StapelnDevice for dividing stacks

5 Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Aufteilen von Stapeln auf einer Unterlage aufrecht stehender, gegen eine Stützwand sich anlehnender, schmaler Sendungen.5 The invention relates to a device for dividing stacks on a base upright, leaning against a support wall, narrow mail items.

Das Unterteilen größerer Stapel in Abschnitte beliebiger Grö- 10 ße, bei dem die Stapelform erhalten bleibt, macht ein automatisches Weiterverarbeiten der Abschnitte möglich.The subdivision of larger stacks into sections of any size, in which the stack shape is retained, makes automatic processing of the sections possible.

Bisher erfolgte das Aufteilen häufig manuell mit anschließendem Einschwenken eines oder mehrerer Trennmessers. -15So far, the division was often done manually with subsequent swiveling in of one or more cutting knives. -15

Bei automatischen Vorrichtungen zum Unterteilen von entsprechenden Stapeln nach dem Stand der Technik wird die Unterkante eines kompakten Sendungsstapel gespreizt, indem an definierten Stellen durch Transportbänder mit unterschiedlichen 20 Geschwindigkeiten ein Spalt erzeugt wird. Dann tauchen mehrere Zinken eines Rechens von unten in den Sendungsstapel ein und fahren senkrecht nach oben.In the case of automatic devices for dividing corresponding stacks according to the prior art, the lower edge of a compact stack of mail items is spread by creating a gap at defined points by means of conveyor belts at different speeds. Then several tines of a rake dip into the shipment stack from below and move vertically upwards.

Durch das Eintauchen mehrerer in einer Reihe angeordneter 25 Zinken zum Stützen flächiger Sendungen können eine oder mehrere Sendungen zwischen die Zinken gelangen, so dass sich diese Sendungen verklemmen. Sie können nicht dem einen oder anderen Stapelabschnitt zugeordnet werden und führen oft zu Verstopfungen. Ursache hierfür sind größtenteils einseitig 30 gefüllte Sendungen und Sendungen, die nicht parallel zu den Zinken stehen. Weiterhin können die Zinken die Sendungen aus ihren ausgerichteten Positionen schieben, wodurch ebenfalls Probleme bei anschließenden maschinellen Weiterverarbeitung auftreten.By immersing several tines arranged in a row to support flat mail items, one or more mail items can get between the tines, so that these mail items get jammed. They cannot be assigned to one or the other stack section and often lead to blockages. The reason for this is mostly one-sidedly filled items and items that are not parallel to the tines. Furthermore, the tines can push the mail items out of their aligned positions, which also causes problems in subsequent machine processing.

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Der im Anspruch 1 angegebenen Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Vorrichtung zum Aufteilen von Stapeln auf ei- ner Unterlage aufrecht stehender, gegen eine Stützwand sich anlehnender schmaler Sendungen zu schaffen, bei welcher Verstopfungen infolge von Sendungsverklemmungen und Sendungsverschiebungen gegenüber dem Stand der Technik reduziert werden.The object of the invention specified in claim 1 is to provide a device for dividing stacks onto ner underlay upright, leaning against a support wall to create narrow consignments, in which blockages due to consignment jams and consignments are reduced compared to the prior art.

Der erfindungsgemäße Einsatz nur eines in Richtung Stützwand kreisförmig gebogenen Stützfingers, der durch eine Öffnung in der Unterlage nach oben schiebbar ist, verhindert ein Verklemmen auch der ungleichmäßig gefüllten Sendungen. Durch die Krümmung zur Stützwand hin erfolgt beim Hochschieben desThe use according to the invention of only one support finger which is circularly curved in the direction of the support wall and which can be pushed upward through an opening in the base, prevents jamming even of the unevenly filled items. Due to the curvature towards the retaining wall when the

Stützfingers zusätzlich eine Ausrichtung der berührten Sendungen über die entsprechende Reibkraftkomponente an der Stützwand.Support finger additionally an alignment of the touched mail on the corresponding friction force component on the support wall.

Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung sind in den Un er- ansprüchen dargelegt.Advantageous embodiments of the invention are set out in the claims.

Ist der Krümmungsradius und die Länge des Kreisbogensegmentes vorteilhaft so gewählt, dass das Ende des Stützfingers beim Auftreffen auf die Stützwand eine zur Unterlage gerichteteIf the radius of curvature and the length of the circular arc segment are advantageously chosen such that the end of the support finger, when it strikes the support wall, is directed towards the base

Bewegungskomponente aufweist, so werden die berührten Sendungen über die entsprechende Reibkraftkomponente zusätzlich zur Unterlage hin ausgerichtet. Dadurch kann ein evtl. Hochschieben der berührten Sendungen beim Beginn der Ausfahrbewegung des Stützfingers kompensiert werden.Has movement component, so the touched mail items are aligned with the corresponding friction force component in addition to the base. This can compensate for a possible pushing up of the touched mail items at the beginning of the extension movement of the support finger.

Vorteilhaft ist es, in diesem Zusammenhang, den Krümmungsradius des Stützfingers kleiner als die Höhe der kleinsten Sendung auszuführen.In this context, it is advantageous to make the radius of curvature of the support finger smaller than the height of the smallest shipment.

Wenn die Sendungen des Stapels erhebliche Größenunterschiede aufweisen, d.h. wenn z.B. auch doppelt so große Sendungen gestützt werden müssen, ist es vorteilhaft, mindestens einen weiteren kreisförmig gekrümmten Stützfinger durch die Öffnung in der Unterlage nach oben zu schieben. Vorteilhaft ist es, die weiteren Stützfinger erst nach oben zu schieben, wenn der erste Stützfinger vollständig ausgefahren ist und die von ihm berührten Sendungen ausgerichtet fixiert sind. Dadurch wird ein Verschieben der Sendungen beim Hochfahren der weiteren Stützfinger weitgehend vermieden. Der Krümmungsradius der weiteren Stützfinger ist vorteilhaft ≥ der Höhe der größten Sendung.If the consignments of the stack have considerable size differences, ie if consignments that are twice as large have to be supported, it is advantageous to push at least one further circularly curved support finger upwards through the opening in the base. It is advantageous to push the additional support fingers upwards only when the first support finger is fully extended and the mail items touched by it are fixed in an aligned manner. This largely prevents the mail items from being shifted when the further supporting fingers are raised. The radius of curvature of the further support fingers is advantageous ≥ the height of the largest shipment.

Die Krümmung der weiteren Stützfinger kann dabei sowohl zur Stützwand hin als auch von ihr weg gerichtet sein, so dass die großen Sendungen sicher über ihre gesamte Fläche gehalten werden.The curvature of the further support fingers can be directed both towards and away from the support wall, so that the large items are securely held over their entire surface.

Damit die Öffnung in der Unterlage möglichst klein gehalten werden kann, werden der Stützfinger für die kleinste Sendung und wahlweise die weiteren Stützfinger als offene Hohlprofile so ausgeführt, dass sie ineinanderlaufend verschiebbar sind.So that the opening in the base can be kept as small as possible, the support finger for the smallest consignment and optionally the other support fingers are designed as open hollow profiles so that they can be slid into one another.

Zur aufwandsarmen Realisierung des Verschiebvorganges isr jeder gebogene Stützfinger vorteilhaft mit einem unterhalb der Unterlage schwenkbar gelagerten, als Radius ausgeführten Dreharm fest verbunden. Der Dreharm ist mittels eines gesteuerten Drehantriebes schwenkbar. In einer weiteren vorteilhaften Antriebsvariante werden die Stützfinger in einem gekrümm- ten Führungsstück geführt und angetrieben. Der Antrieb kann in an sich bekannter Art und Weise realisiert werden, z.B. mittels Reibradantrieb, Zahnstangenantrieb oder Linearmotor.In order to implement the displacement process with little effort, each curved support finger is advantageously firmly connected to a rotating arm designed as a radius and pivotably mounted below the base. The rotary arm can be swiveled by means of a controlled rotary drive. In a further advantageous drive variant, the support fingers are guided and driven in a curved guide piece. The drive can be implemented in a manner known per se, e.g. by means of friction wheel drive, rack drive or linear motor.

Vorteilhaft ist es auch, die Stützfinger zu ihren Enden hin schmal zulaufend auszuführen. Dadurch ist es möglich, auf zusätzliche Mittel zum Auseinanderspreizen des Stapels vor dem Hochfahren der Stützfinger zu verzichten.It is also advantageous to make the support fingers taper towards their ends. This makes it possible to dispense with additional means for spreading the stack apart before the support fingers are raised.

Nachfolgend wird die Erfindung anhand der Zeichnungen in ei- ne Ausführungsbeispiel näher erläutert. Dabei zeigen FIG 1 eine Seitenansicht im Schnitt auf einem abgeteilten Stapelabschnitt mit ausgefahrenen Stützfingern,The invention is explained in more detail below in an exemplary embodiment with reference to the drawings. Show 1 shows a side view in section on a divided stack section with extended support fingers,

FIG 2 eine Darstellung des Schnittes A-A der FIG 1,2 shows an illustration of section A-A of FIG. 1,

FIG 3a-d den zeitlichen Ablauf des Hochfahrens der Stützfinger.3a-d the timing of the start-up of the support fingers.

Wie in der FIG 1 dargestellt, steht der Sendungsstapel alsAs shown in FIG 1, the stack of items is as

Schnitt mit Blick auf die vorderen unverdeckten Sendungen 1,2 auf einer Unterlage 3, angelehnt an einer Stützwand 4. Die Ausrichtung aller Sendungen des Stapels ist dabei nicht zwangsläufig ideal wie bei den vorderen Sendungen 12. Die Stützfinger 5,6,7,8 sind dabei vollständig ausgefahren. Es ist zu erkennen, dass die Stützfinger 5,6,7,8 so geformt und ineinander geschoben sind, dass das Loch in der Unterlage 3 möglichst klein ist. Der gemäß des Anspruches 1 zur Stützwand 4 hin kreisförmig gekrümmte Stützfinger 5 weist einen solchen Krümmungsradius auf, dass der Stützfinger nicht über die kleinste Sendung 1 hinausgeht und schon leicht nach unten gekrümmt die Stützwand 4 berührt. Er besitzt ein nach links offenes U-Profil, in dem die weiteren Stützfinger 6,7,8 sich bewegen. Der die untere linke Seite der großen Sendung 2 ab- stützende Stützfinger 6 besitzt einen solchen Krümmungsradius, dass der Stützfinger 6 an seiner höchsten Stelle nicht über die untere Hälfte der Sendung 2 hinausragt und am Ende der Sendung 2 ebenfalls nach unten gekrümmt ist. Dieser Stützfinger 6 besitzt ein im U-Profil des Stützfingers 5 sich bewegendes und damit entsprechend kleines U-Profil, das aber nach rechts offen ist. Auf der Basis dieser Ausbildung behindern sich die beiden Stützfinger 5,6 beim ausfahren nicht. Innerhalb der beiden U-Profile bewegen sich die beiden zu den oberen Ecken der großen Sendung 2 hin gerichteten Stützfin- ger 7,8 nebeneinander. Da keine weiteren Stützfinger mehr vorhanden sind und sie nebeneinander nach verschiedenen Richtungen gekrümmt sind, sind keine offenen Profile notwendig. Damit sich die Stützfinger gut zwischen zwei Sendungen des Stapels nach oben bewegen können, ohne dabei eine Sendung hochzuheben, sollten zumindest die Stützfinger 5, 6 mit den U- Profilen zu den Enden hin möglichst schmal zusammenlaufen. Das hat aber dann zur Folge, dass jeder Stützfinger erst weitgehend hochgefahren sein muss, bevor der innere Stützfinger nachfolgt, um ein Festklemmen des inneren Stützfingers am außen schmal zusammenlaufenden äußeren Stützfinger zu vermeiden.Section with a view of the front uncovered mail items 1, 2 on a base 3, based on a support wall 4. The alignment of all mail items in the stack is not necessarily ideal as in the case of the front mail items 12. The support fingers 5, 6, 7, 8 are fully extended. It can be seen that the support fingers 5, 6, 7, 8 are shaped and pushed into one another in such a way that the hole in the base 3 is as small as possible. The support finger 5 which is circularly curved towards the support wall 4 has such a radius of curvature that the support finger does not go beyond the smallest consignment 1 and touches the support wall 4 in a slightly curved manner. It has a U-profile open to the left, in which the other support fingers 6,7,8 move. The support finger 6 supporting the lower left side of the large mailpiece 2 has such a radius of curvature that the support finger 6 does not protrude above the lower half of the mailpiece 2 at its highest point and is likewise curved downward at the end of the mailpiece 2. This support finger 6 has a U-profile of the support finger 5 which is moving and thus correspondingly small, but which is open to the right. On the basis of this training, the two support fingers 5, 6 do not interfere with the extension. Within the two U-profiles, the two support fingers 7, 8 directed towards the upper corners of the large mailpiece 2 move side by side. Since there are no more support fingers and they are curved next to each other in different directions, no open profiles are necessary. So that the support fingers can move upwards between two shipments of the stack without lifting a shipment, at least the support fingers 5, 6 with the U-profiles should converge as narrowly as possible towards the ends. However, this has the consequence that each support finger has to be largely raised before the inner support finger follows in order to prevent the inner support finger from jamming on the outer support finger, which converges narrowly on the outside.

In den FIG 3a-d wird kurz der zeitliche Ablauf beim Unterteilen eines Stapels von Briefsendungen dargestellt. Die kreisförmig gebogenen Stützfinger 5,6,7,8 sind mit unterhalb der Unterlage 3 schwenkbar gelagerten, als Radius ausgeführten Dreharmen 10 fest verbunden. Die Drehbewegung wird durch gesteuerte Drehantriebe 11 realisiert. Da die Stützfinger 5,6 nicht mit U-Profilen realisiert sind, müssen in diesem Beispiel alle Stützfinger 5,6,7,8 nebeneinander durch die Öffnung 9 in der Unterlage 3 geschoben werden. Deshalb muss die Öffnung 9 entsprechend groß dimensioniert werden. Diesem Nachteil steht der Vorteil gegenüber, dass die Stützfinger unabhängig voneinander beliebig hochgefahren werden können. Die als Radius an den als Kreisbögen ausgeführten Stützfingern 5,6,7,8 befestigten Dreharme 10 werden durch die Drehan- triebe 11 entsprechend des Ablaufes in eine Drehbewegung versetzt. Damit erfolgt ein Hochschieben der Stützfinger 5 , 6 , 1 , i durch die Öffnung 9.3a-d briefly shows the time sequence when dividing a stack of letters. The circularly curved support fingers 5, 6, 7, 8 are firmly connected to rotating arms 10, which are pivotably mounted below the base 3 and designed as a radius. The rotary movement is realized by controlled rotary drives 11. Since the support fingers 5, 6 are not realized with U-profiles, all support fingers 5, 6, 7, 8 must be pushed next to each other through the opening 9 in the base 3 in this example. Therefore, the opening 9 must be dimensioned accordingly large. This disadvantage is offset by the advantage that the support fingers can be raised independently of one another. The rotary arms 10, which are attached as a radius to the support fingers 5, 6, 7, 8 designed as circular arcs, are rotated by the rotary drives 11 in accordance with the sequence. This causes the support fingers 5, 6, 1, i to be pushed up through the opening 9.

In FIG 3a beginnt die Aufwärtsbewegung des Stützfingers für die kleinste Sendung 1, die in FIG 3b abgeschlossen ist. Der entsprechende Dreharm 10 verläuft annähernd parallel zur Unterlage 3 und die Spitze des Stützfingers 5 berührt die Stützwand 4. Besteht der Stapel nur aus den dargestellten kleinen Sendungen 1, so ist damit die Unterteilung des Sta- pels beendet. Besteht der Stapel aus kleinen und großen Sendungen 1,2, so ist es notwendig, zum Halten der großen Sendungen 2 (hier die nächste Sendung im Stapel) die weiteren Stützfinger 6,7,8 nach oben zu schieben. Nach FIG 3c beginnt ein annähernd gleichzeitiges Hochfahren der restlichen Stützfinger 6,7,8. Dies ist möglich, da der Stapelabschnitt durch den Stützfinger 5 schon fixiert wurde. Dieser Vorgang ist in FIG 3d abgeschlossen, der Stapelabschnitt wird sicher gehalten. In FIG. 3a the upward movement of the support finger for the smallest shipment 1 begins, which is completed in FIG. 3b. The corresponding rotating arm 10 runs approximately parallel to the base 3 and the tip of the supporting finger 5 touches the supporting wall 4. If the stack consists only of the small items 1 shown, the subdivision of the stack is thus ended. If the stack consists of small and large items 1, 2, then it is necessary to hold the large items 2 (here the next item in the stack) the others Push support finger 6,7,8 upwards. According to FIG. 3c, the remaining support fingers 6, 7, 8 start up almost simultaneously. This is possible because the stack section has already been fixed by the support finger 5. This process is completed in FIG. 3d, the stack section is held securely.

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Patentansprüche claims 1. Vorrichtung zum Unterteilen von Stapeln auf einer Unterlage (3) aufrecht stehender, gegen eine Stützwand (4) sich anlehnender, schmaler Sendungen (1,2), d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t , dass durch eine Öffnung (9) in der Unterlage (3) ein kreisförmig gebogener Stützfinger (5) mittels eines gesteuerten Antriebsmechanismus (10,11) nach oben schiebbar ist, wobei die Krümmung zur Stützwand (4) gerichtet ist und die Öffnung (9) in der Unterlage (3) nicht weiter als die Länge der kleinsten Sendung (1) von der Stützwand (4) entfernt ist.1. Device for dividing stacks on a base (3) upright, against a support wall (4) leaning, narrow mail items (1,2), characterized in that a circular through an opening (9) in the base (3) curved support finger (5) can be pushed upwards by means of a controlled drive mechanism (10, 11), the curvature being directed towards the support wall (4) and the opening (9) in the base (3) no further than the length of the smallest shipment ( 1) is removed from the support wall (4). 2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, d a d u r c h g e k e n n- z e i c h n e t , dass der Krümmungsradius und die Länge des Kreisbogensegmentes so groß ist, dass das Ende des Stützfingers (5) beim Auftreffen auf die Stützwand (4) eine zur Unterlage (3) gerichtete Bewegungskomponente aufweist .2. Device according to claim 1, so that the radius of curvature and the length of the circular arc segment is so large that the end of the support finger (5) has a movement component directed towards the base (3) when it hits the support wall (4). Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, d a d u r c h g e k e n nz e i c h n e t , dass der Krümmungsradius des Stützfingers (5) kleiner als die Höhe der kleinsten Sendung (1) ist .Device according to claim 1, so that the radius of curvature of the supporting finger (5) is smaller than the height of the smallest mailing (1). Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, d a d u r c h g e k e n nz e i c h n e t , dass mindestens ein weiterer kreisförmig gekrümmter Stützfinger (6,7,8) durch die Öffnung (9) in der Unterlage (3) nach oben schiebbar angeordnet ist.Device according to Claim 1, so that at least one further circularly curved support finger (6, 7, 8) is arranged so that it can be pushed upwards through the opening (9) in the base (3). 5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, d a d u r c h g e k e n nz e i c h n e t , dass die weiteren kreisförmig gekrümmten Stützfinger (6,7,8) erst nach oben verschiebbar sind, wenn der erste Stützfinger (5) vollständig ausgefahren ist. 5. The device according to claim 4, dadurchgeken nz equates that the further circularly curved support fingers (6,7,8) can only be moved upwards when the first support finger (5) is fully extended. 6. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, d a d u r c h g e k e n nz e i c h n e t , dass der Krümmungsradius des weiteren Stützfingers (7,8) > der Höhe der größten Sendung (2) ist .6. The device according to claim 4, so that the radius of curvature of the further supporting finger (7,8)> is the height of the largest mailing (2). 7. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, d a d u r c h g e k e n nz e i c h n e t , dass die Krümmung des weiteren Stützfingers (7) zur Stützwand (4) hin gerichtet ist.7. The device according to claim 4, so that the curvature of the further supporting finger (7) is directed towards the supporting wall (4). 8. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, d a d u r c h g e k e n nz e i c h n e t , dass der weitere Stützfinger (6,8) von der Stützwand weg gerichtet ist.8. The device according to claim 4, so that the further supporting finger (6, 8) is directed away from the supporting wall. 9. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1-8, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t , dass der Stützfinger (5) für die kleinste Sendung (1) als offenes Hohlprofil ausgeführt ist, innerhalb dessen die entsprechend dimensionierten weiteren Stützfinger (6,7,8) durch die Unterlage (3) nach oben schiebbar sind.9. Device according to one of claims 1-8, characterized in that the support finger (5) for the smallest shipment (1) is designed as an open hollow profile within which the correspondingly dimensioned further support fingers (6,7,8) through the base ( 3) can be pushed upwards. 10. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1-8, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t , dass mindestens einer der weiteren Stützfinger (6) als offenes Hohlprofil ausgebildet ist, so dass die Stützfinger (5,6) ineinanderlaufend verschiebbar sind.10. The device according to one of claims 1-8, so that at least one of the further support fingers (6) is designed as an open hollow profile, so that the support fingers (5, 6) can be moved into one another. 11. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1-10, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t , dass jeder kreisförmige gebogene Stützfinger (5,6,7,8) mit einem unterhalb der Un- terlage (3) schwenkbar gelagerten, als Radius ausgeführten Dreharm (10) fest verbunden ist und dass der Dreharm (10) durch einen gesteuerten Drehantrieb (11) schwenkbar ist.11. Device according to one of claims 1-10, characterized in that each circular curved support finger (5,6,7,8) is fixedly connected to a rotating arm (10) which is pivotably mounted below the base (3) and is designed as a radius and that the rotary arm (10) can be pivoted by a controlled rotary drive (11). 12. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1-10, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t , dass die Stützfinger (5,6,7,8) in einem entsprechend dem jeweiligen Radius gekrümmten Führungsstück geführt und angetrieben sind.12. Device according to one of claims 1-10, characterized in that the support fingers (5,6,7,8) in a corresponding to the respective radius curved guide piece are guided and driven. 13. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t , dass die Stützfinger (5,6,7,8) zu ihren Enden hin schmal zulaufen. 13. Device according to one of the preceding claims, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t that the support fingers (5,6,7,8) narrow towards their ends.
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