EP1663523A1 - Device for filling and removing containers for sorted mail - Google Patents

Device for filling and removing containers for sorted mail

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EP1663523A1
EP1663523A1 EP04765287A EP04765287A EP1663523A1 EP 1663523 A1 EP1663523 A1 EP 1663523A1 EP 04765287 A EP04765287 A EP 04765287A EP 04765287 A EP04765287 A EP 04765287A EP 1663523 A1 EP1663523 A1 EP 1663523A1
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Peter Enenkel
Armin Zimmermann
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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
    • 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
    • B65H2301/42—Piling, depiling, handling piles
    • B65H2301/422—Handling piles, sets or stacks of articles
    • B65H2301/4225—Handling piles, sets or stacks of articles in or on special supports
    • B65H2301/42254—Boxes; Cassettes; Containers
    • B65H2301/422546—Boxes; Cassettes; Containers superposed

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  • the invention relates to a device for filling and transporting containers for sorted mail items according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the consignments are sorted according to their destinations (address) into sorting compartments arranged along a sorting route and referred to as sorting end points.
  • a sorting compartment is filled with consignments in the course of the sorting operation, it must be emptied.
  • the mail items are manually removed from the sorting compartment and placed in a container that is located on a holder.
  • Each sorting compartment has such a container.
  • the container is pulled out across the sorting line.
  • the staff stands on the side of the container in front of the preceding or subsequent sorting point. There can be several filling processes until a container is finally filled.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of providing a device which, in a sorting machine with two rows of sorting end points arranged one above the other, allows the sorting end points to be emptied into containers and temporarily stored or transported away with little physical effort.
  • the operator has two containers ergonomically available for filling the two sorting end positions located one above the other, without impeding the rest of the sorting process.
  • the holding mechanism when fully extended, is adjacent to the storage and transport device, which runs as a transport path parallel to the sorting end points arranged one behind the other, at approximately the same height.
  • the containers can be transferred to the transport track simply and without effort.
  • the holding mechanism is also advantageous to design the holding mechanism as a telescopic pull-out mechanism.
  • the holding mechanism advantageously has a frame with rotatable rollers on which the containers are mounted and towards the storage and transport device or away from the storage and transport device are slidable on the holding mechanism.
  • the height of the rollers is arranged such that each container is inclined towards a stop in the rest position.
  • each container in the rest position, held at the stop, is inclined towards the storage and transport device.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic sectional illustration of a sorting device with two rows of sorting compartments arranged one above the other and below two containers located in the rest position on a holding mechanism
  • FIG. 2 shows a schematic sectional illustration corresponding to FIG. 1 with the holding mechanism half-pulled out for emptying the lower sorting compartment into the front container A
  • 3 shows a schematic sectional illustration corresponding to FIG. 1 with the holding mechanism fully extended for emptying the upper sorting compartment into the rear container B
  • FIG. 4 shows a schematic sectional illustration corresponding to FIG. 1 with the holding mechanism fully extended during the transport of the container A onto a transport roller conveyor
  • FIG. 5 shows a schematic sectional view corresponding to FIG. 1 with the holding mechanism fully extended when the container B is being transported onto the transport roller conveyor.
  • the sorting device 1 has two rows of sorting compartments 2, 3 arranged one above the other.
  • the sorting device 1 has a holding mechanism 4 below the sorting compartments 2, 3, on which two containers A, B 9, 8 are located one behind the other for receiving the items from the sorting compartments 2, 3.
  • the destination addresses to which shipments are sent most statistically are assigned to the lower sorting bins 3 for ergonomic reasons and the mailings are sorted into the upper sorting bins 2 for those destination addresses that do not receive mail as often, ie the sorting bins 2 do not have to be emptied so often by an operator.
  • the holding mechanism 4 can be pulled out with a telescopic pull-out up to a transport roller conveyor 10 arranged parallel to the rows of sorting compartments as a storage and transport device, from where they are fed to further stations in the overall processing process. If one of the sorting compartments 2, 3 has reached a certain degree of filling, a signal is generated by means of a level sensor triggered and the surgeon empties the bin into a container A, B 9.8.
  • the mail items are loaded from the lower sorting compartment 3 (frequent change) into the front container A 9 and the items from the upper sorting compartment 2 into the rear container B 8.
  • the containers 8, 9 are mounted on / on the rollers 5, 6, 7 in such a way that they are inclined in the direction of the transport roller conveyor 10 and in each case abut against the foremost roller 7 in the direction of the transport roller conveyor 10.
  • these rollers 7 can be arranged such that they receive both a weight component and a force component directed towards the transport roller conveyor 10. It is also possible to arrange these rollers 7 in such a way that they only support the bottom of the container and to attach an additional stop.
  • This roller arrangement means that the containers have a secure and stable position on the holding mechanism even during its movement.
  • the holding mechanism 4 must be pulled out, which is indicated by the arrow. Since the mail items are to be loaded into container A 9, the holding mechanism 4 is pulled out halfway according to FIG. 2, so that the mail items can be conveniently stacked into container A 9 by the operator. Due to the inclined position of the containers 8, 9, the items in the container also have a relatively stable position towards the narrow front wall of the container.
  • the container A 9, if it is full, is moved to the transport roller conveyor 10 by further pulling out the holding mechanism 4, or, if it is not yet full, pushed back under the sorting compartments 2, 3, which is indicated by an arrow with two tips.
  • the upper sorting compartment 2 is filled so that it can be emptied into the container B 8.
  • the holding mechanism 4 is pulled out completely and the container B 8 is loaded. Since no container is 8.9 full, they will again pushed under the sorting compartments 2,3 and buffered.
  • the container B If the container B is first completely filled before the front container A 9 is full, it must be lifted past the container A 9 onto the transport roller conveyor 10. After the full container or containers A, B 9, 8 have left the holding mechanism 4, empty containers are placed on the holding mechanism 4, which is then pushed under the sorting compartments 2, 3 again.

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The invention relates to a device for filling and removing containers (8, 9) for sorted mail. Said containers are filled from two sorting points (2, 3) of a sorting device (1) that are arranged in two rows one above the other and can be transferred to a storage and transport device (10). A telescopic retaining mechanism (4) for holding two containers (8, 9) one behind the other is located beneath the two sorting points (2, 3) that are arranged one above the other, said mechanism being extended halfway to fill the front container (9) or completely to fill the rear container (8) or both containers (8, 9).

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Vorrichtung zum Füllen und Abtransport von Behältern für sortierte SendungenDevice for filling and transporting containers for sorted consignments
Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Füllen und Abtransport von Behältern für sortierte Sendungen nach dem Oberbegriff des Anspruches 1.The invention relates to a device for filling and transporting containers for sorted mail items according to the preamble of claim 1.
In Sortiermaschinen für flache Sendungen werden die Sendungen gemäß der Bestimmungsorte (Anschrift) in entlang einer Sortierstrecke angeordnete und als Sortierendstellen bezeichnete Sortierfächer sortiert. Sobald ein Sortierfach im Laufe des Sortierbetriebes mit Sendungen gefüllt ist, muss es geleert werden. Die Sendungen werden dabei manuell aus dem Sortierfach entnommen und in einen Behälter gelegt, der sich auf einem Halter befindet. Jedes Sortierfach besitzt einen solchen Behälter. Zum Befüllen wird der Behälter quer zur Sortierstrecke herausgezogen. Das Personal steht dabei seitlich am Behälter vor der vorangehenden oder nachfolgenden Sortierendstelle. Bis ein Behälter endgültig gefüllt ist, kann es mehrere FüllVorgänge geben.In sorting machines for flat consignments, the consignments are sorted according to their destinations (address) into sorting compartments arranged along a sorting route and referred to as sorting end points. As soon as a sorting compartment is filled with consignments in the course of the sorting operation, it must be emptied. The mail items are manually removed from the sorting compartment and placed in a container that is located on a holder. Each sorting compartment has such a container. For filling, the container is pulled out across the sorting line. The staff stands on the side of the container in front of the preceding or subsequent sorting point. There can be several filling processes until a container is finally filled.
Sobald der Behälter vollständig gefüllt ist, muss er abgeführt werden (DE 199 61 513 Cl) Dies geschieht häufig manuell. Der gefüllte Behälter wird angehoben und beispielsweise auf ein gegenüberliegendes Transportband oder in ein Regal gestellt. Diese Tätigkeit ist aufgrund des Gewichtes der gefüllten Behälter körperlich anstrengend. Deshalb wurden Einrichtungen bekannt, welche die Belastungen für das Personal beim Füllen und Abtransport der gefüllten Behälter verringern (EP 1 243 349 AI, DE 199 01 444 Cl) . Diese sind aber nur geeignet für Sortiermaschinen mit Sortierendstellen in einer Reihe. Besitzt die Sortiermaschine zwei Reihen übereinander angeordneter Sortierendstellen, sind die bekannten Lösungen nicht zu verwenden, da für die zweite Sor- tierendstelle an der gleichen Stelle der Sortierstrecke kein Behälter bereit steht.As soon as the container is completely filled, it must be removed (DE 199 61 513 Cl). This is often done manually. The filled container is lifted and placed, for example, on an opposite conveyor belt or on a shelf. This activity is physically demanding due to the weight of the filled containers. For this reason, devices have become known which reduce the stresses on the personnel when filling and removing the filled containers (EP 1 243 349 AI, DE 199 01 444 Cl). However, these are only suitable for sorting machines with sorting end points in a row. If the sorting machine has two rows of sorting end points arranged one above the other, the known solutions cannot be used, since for the second sorting machine no container is available at the same point on the sorting line.
Der Erfindung liegt also die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Vorrichtung zu schaffen, die bei einer Sortiermaschine mit zwei übereinander angeordneten Reihen von Sortierendstellen das Leeren der Sortierendstellen in Behälter und deren Zwischen- speicherung oder Abtransport mit geringem körperlichem Aufwand gestattet .The invention is therefore based on the object of providing a device which, in a sorting machine with two rows of sorting end points arranged one above the other, allows the sorting end points to be emptied into containers and temporarily stored or transported away with little physical effort.
Erfindungsgemäß wird die Aufgabe durch die Merkmale des Anspruches 1 gelöst.According to the invention the object is achieved by the features of claim 1.
Unterhalb jeweils zweier übereinander angeordneter Sortierendstellen befindet sich ein ausziehbarer Haltemechanismus zur Aufnahme zweier Behälter hintereinander, der zur Hälfte zum Füllen des vorderen Behälters oder vollständig zum Füllen des hinteren oder beider Behälter ausziehbar ist. Dadurch stehen dem Operateur zwei Behälter zum Füllen beider übereinander befindlicher Sortierendstellen ergonomisch zur Verfügung, ohne den übrigen Ablauf beim Sortieren zu behindern.Underneath two sorting points arranged one above the other there is an extendable holding mechanism for receiving two containers one behind the other, which can be pulled out half to fill the front container or completely to fill the rear or both containers. As a result, the operator has two containers ergonomically available for filling the two sorting end positions located one above the other, without impeding the rest of the sorting process.
Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung sind in den Unteransprüchen dargelegt .Advantageous embodiments of the invention are set out in the subclaims.
So ist es vorteilhaft, wenn der Haltemechanismus im vollständig ausgezogenen Zustand in annähernd gleicher Höhe an die Speicher- und Transporteinrichtung, die als Transportbahn parallel zu den hintereinander angeordneten Sortierendstellen verläuft, angrenzt. Dadurch ist die Überführung der Behälter auf die Transportbahn einfach ohne Kraftaufwand möglich.It is therefore advantageous if the holding mechanism, when fully extended, is adjacent to the storage and transport device, which runs as a transport path parallel to the sorting end points arranged one behind the other, at approximately the same height. As a result, the containers can be transferred to the transport track simply and without effort.
Vorteilhaft ist es auch, den Haltemechanismus als Teleskopauszugsmechanismus auszuführen.It is also advantageous to design the holding mechanism as a telescopic pull-out mechanism.
Um den Haltemechanismus hinsichtlich des Verschiebens der Behälter auf dem Haltemechanismus mit geringem Aufwand zu rea- lisieren, ist es vorteilhaft, den Boden eben und mit geringem Reibungskoeffizienten auszuführen.In order to implement the holding mechanism with little effort with regard to the displacement of the containers on the holding mechanism. it is advantageous to make the floor level and with a low coefficient of friction.
Um ein ungewolltes Verschieben der Behälter im Haltemechanis- mus während des Ausziehens des Haltemechanismus zu verhindern, weist der Haltemechanismus vorteilhaft ein Gestell mit drehbaren Rollen auf, auf denen die Behälter gelagert sind und zur Speicher- und Transporteinrichtung hin oder von der Speicher- und Transporteinrichtung weg auf dem Haltemechanis- mus verschiebbar sind. Die Rollen sind höhenmäßig so angeordnet, dass jeder Behälter in Ruhestellung zu einem Anschlag hin geneigt ist.In order to prevent undesired displacement of the containers in the holding mechanism while the holding mechanism is being pulled out, the holding mechanism advantageously has a frame with rotatable rollers on which the containers are mounted and towards the storage and transport device or away from the storage and transport device are slidable on the holding mechanism. The height of the rollers is arranged such that each container is inclined towards a stop in the rest position.
Dabei ist es ergonomisch besonders vorteilhaft, wenn jeder Behälter in Ruhestellung, an dem Anschlag gehalten, zur Spei- eher- und Transporteinrichtung hin geneigt ist.It is ergonomically particularly advantageous if each container in the rest position, held at the stop, is inclined towards the storage and transport device.
Vorteilhaft ist es auch, die in Neigerichtung letzten Rollen für jeden Behälter in Ruhestellung so erhöht anzubringen, dass sie als Anschlag dienen, so dass spezielle Anschläge ei- ngespart werden können.It is also advantageous to mount the last rollers in the tilted position so that they are raised so that they serve as a stop, so that special stops can be saved.
Anschließend wird die Erfindung anhand der Zeichnung in einem Ausführungsbeispiel erläutert.The invention is then explained in an exemplary embodiment with reference to the drawing.
Dabei zeigen FIG 1 eine schematische Schnittdarstellung einer Sortiereinrichtung mit zwei übereinander angeordneten Reihen mit Sortierfächern und darunter in Ruhestellung auf einem Haltemecha- nismus befindlichen zwei Behältern,1 shows a schematic sectional illustration of a sorting device with two rows of sorting compartments arranged one above the other and below two containers located in the rest position on a holding mechanism,
FIG 2 eine schematische Schnittdarstellung entsprechend FIG 1 mit halb ausgezogenem Haltemechanismus zur Entleerung des unteren Sortierfa- ches in den vorderen Behälter A, FIG 3 eine schematische Schnittdarstellung entsprechend FIG 1 mit vollständig ausgezogenem Haltemechanismus zur Leerung des oberen Sortierfaches in den hinteren Behälter B,2 shows a schematic sectional illustration corresponding to FIG. 1 with the holding mechanism half-pulled out for emptying the lower sorting compartment into the front container A, 3 shows a schematic sectional illustration corresponding to FIG. 1 with the holding mechanism fully extended for emptying the upper sorting compartment into the rear container B,
FIG 4 eine schematische Schnittdarstellung entsprechend FIG 1 mit vollständig ausgezogenem Haltemechanismus während des Transportes des Behälters A auf eine Transportrollenbahn,4 shows a schematic sectional illustration corresponding to FIG. 1 with the holding mechanism fully extended during the transport of the container A onto a transport roller conveyor,
FIG 5 eine schematische Schnittdarstellung entsprechend FIG 1 mit vollständig ausgezogenem Haltemechanismus beim Abtransport des Behälters B auf die Transportrollenbahn.5 shows a schematic sectional view corresponding to FIG. 1 with the holding mechanism fully extended when the container B is being transported onto the transport roller conveyor.
Wie in FIG 1 dargestellt, besitzt die Sortiereinrichtung 1 zwei übereinander angeordnete Reihen nebeneinander befindlicher Sortierfächer 2,3. Für jeweils zwei übereinander angeordnete Sortierfächer 2,3 weist die Sortiereinrichtung 1 un- terhalb der Sortierfächer 2,3 einen Haltemechanismus 4 auf, auf dem sich zwei Behälter A,B 9,8 hintereinander zur Aufnahme der Sendungen aus den Sortierfächern 2,3 befinden. Die Zieladressen, zu denen statistisch am häufigsten Sendungen verschickt werden, werden aus ergonomischen Gründen den unte- ren Sortierfächern 3 zugeordnet und in die oberen Sortierfächer 2 werden die Sendungen für diejenigen Zieladressen sortiert, die nicht so häufig Sendungen erhalten, d.h. wobei die Sortierfächer 2 nicht so häufig durch einen Operateur entleert werden müssen. Der Haltemechanismus 4 ist mit einem Teleskopauszug maximal bis zu einer parallel zu den Sortierfachreihen angeordneten Transportrollenbahn 10 als Speicher- und Transporteinrichtung ausziehbar, von wo sie weiteren Stationen im Gesamtverarbei- tungsprozess zugeführt werden. Hat eines der Sortierfächer 2,3 einen bestimmten Füllgrad erreicht, so wird mittels eines Füllstandsensors ein Signal ausgelöst und der Operateur leert das Sortierfach in einen Behälter A,B 9,8.As shown in FIG. 1, the sorting device 1 has two rows of sorting compartments 2, 3 arranged one above the other. For two sorting compartments 2, 3 arranged one above the other, the sorting device 1 has a holding mechanism 4 below the sorting compartments 2, 3, on which two containers A, B 9, 8 are located one behind the other for receiving the items from the sorting compartments 2, 3. The destination addresses to which shipments are sent most statistically are assigned to the lower sorting bins 3 for ergonomic reasons and the mailings are sorted into the upper sorting bins 2 for those destination addresses that do not receive mail as often, ie the sorting bins 2 do not have to be emptied so often by an operator. The holding mechanism 4 can be pulled out with a telescopic pull-out up to a transport roller conveyor 10 arranged parallel to the rows of sorting compartments as a storage and transport device, from where they are fed to further stations in the overall processing process. If one of the sorting compartments 2, 3 has reached a certain degree of filling, a signal is generated by means of a level sensor triggered and the surgeon empties the bin into a container A, B 9.8.
Um den manuellen Aufwand auch hierbei und beim Überführen auf die Transportrollenbahn 10 möglichst gering zu halten, werden die Sendungen aus dem unteren Sortierfach 3 (häufiger Wechsel) in den vorderen Behälter A 9 geladen und die Sendungen aus dem oberen Sortierfach 2 in den hinteren Behälter B 8. Wie zu erkennen sind die Behälter 8,9 auf/an den Rollen 5,6,7 so gelagert, dass sie in Richtung der Transportrollenbahn 10 geneigt sind und jeweils gegen die in Richtung der Transportrollenbahn 10 vorderste Rolle 7 stoßen. Dabei können diese Rollen 7 so angeordnet sein, dass sie sowohl eine Gewichtskomponente als auch eine zur Transportrollenbahn 10 gerichtete Kraftkomponente aufnehmen. Möglich ist auch, diese Rol- len 7 so anzuordnen, dass sie nur den Behälterboden stützen und einen zusätzlichen Anschlag anzubringen. Durch diese Rollenanordnung haben die Behälter auf dem Haltemechanismus auch während dessen Bewegung eine sichere und stabile Lage. Wenn das Sortierfach 3 einen entsprechenden Füllgrad erreicht hat, muss es geleert werden. Dazu muss der Haltemechanismus 4 herausgezogen werden, was durch den Pfeil angedeutet wird. Da die Sendungen in den Behälter A 9 zu laden sind, wird gemäß FIG 2 der Haltemechanismus 4 halb ausgezogen, so dass die Sendungen durch den Operateur bequem in den Behälter A 9 ge- stapelt werden können. Durch die Schrägstellung der Behälter 8,9 haben auch die Sendungen im Behälter eine relativ stabile Lage zur vorderen schmalen Seitenwand des Behälters hin. Anschließend wird der Behälter A 9, falls er voll ist, durch weiteres Ausziehen des Haltemechanismus 4 zur Transportrollenbahn 10 bewegt, oder falls er noch nicht voll ist, wieder unter die Sortierfächer 2,3 geschoben, was durch Pfeil mit zwei Spitzen angedeutet ist.In order to keep the manual effort as low as possible here and when transferring to the conveyor roller conveyor 10, the mail items are loaded from the lower sorting compartment 3 (frequent change) into the front container A 9 and the items from the upper sorting compartment 2 into the rear container B 8. As can be seen, the containers 8, 9 are mounted on / on the rollers 5, 6, 7 in such a way that they are inclined in the direction of the transport roller conveyor 10 and in each case abut against the foremost roller 7 in the direction of the transport roller conveyor 10. In this case, these rollers 7 can be arranged such that they receive both a weight component and a force component directed towards the transport roller conveyor 10. It is also possible to arrange these rollers 7 in such a way that they only support the bottom of the container and to attach an additional stop. This roller arrangement means that the containers have a secure and stable position on the holding mechanism even during its movement. When the sorting compartment 3 has reached an appropriate filling level, it must be emptied. For this purpose, the holding mechanism 4 must be pulled out, which is indicated by the arrow. Since the mail items are to be loaded into container A 9, the holding mechanism 4 is pulled out halfway according to FIG. 2, so that the mail items can be conveniently stacked into container A 9 by the operator. Due to the inclined position of the containers 8, 9, the items in the container also have a relatively stable position towards the narrow front wall of the container. Subsequently, the container A 9, if it is full, is moved to the transport roller conveyor 10 by further pulling out the holding mechanism 4, or, if it is not yet full, pushed back under the sorting compartments 2, 3, which is indicated by an arrow with two tips.
Entsprechend FIG 3 ist das obere Sortierfach 2 so gefüllt, dass es in den Behälter B 8 zu entleeren ist. Dazu wird der Haltemechanismus 4 vollständig ausgezogen und der Behälter B 8 beladen. Da kein Behälter 8,9 voll ist, werden sie wieder unter die Sortierf cher 2,3 geschoben und zwischengespeichert .According to FIG 3, the upper sorting compartment 2 is filled so that it can be emptied into the container B 8. For this purpose, the holding mechanism 4 is pulled out completely and the container B 8 is loaded. Since no container is 8.9 full, they will again pushed under the sorting compartments 2,3 and buffered.
Wurde das untere Sortierfach 3 in den Behälter A 9 geleert und der Behälter A 9 ist voll, so wird der Behälter A 9 über die Rolle 7 gehoben und auf die Transportrollenbahn 10 gezogen (FIG 4) .If the lower sorting compartment 3 has been emptied into the container A 9 and the container A 9 is full, the container A 9 is lifted over the roller 7 and pulled onto the transport roller conveyor 10 (FIG. 4).
In der FIG 5 ist dargestellt, dass anschließend der Behälter B 8, nachdem er aus dem Sortierfach 2 vollständig gefüllt wurde, ebenfalls aus seiner hinteren Position auf die Trans- portrollenbahn 10 gezogen wird.5 shows that the container B 8, after it has been completely filled from the sorting compartment 2, is also pulled from its rear position onto the conveyor roller conveyor 10.
Wird der Behälter B zuerst vollständig gefüllt, bevor der vordere Behälter A 9 voll ist, muss er an dem Behälter A 9 vorbei auf die Transportrollenbahn 10 gehoben werden. Nachdem der oder die vollen Behälter A,B 9,8 den Haltemecha- nismus 4 verlassen haben, werden leere Behälter auf den Haltemechanismus 4 gestellt, der dann wieder unter die Sortierfächer 2,3 geschoben wird. If the container B is first completely filled before the front container A 9 is full, it must be lifted past the container A 9 onto the transport roller conveyor 10. After the full container or containers A, B 9, 8 have left the holding mechanism 4, empty containers are placed on the holding mechanism 4, which is then pushed under the sorting compartments 2, 3 again.

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1. Vorrichtung zum Füllen und Abtransport von Behältern (8,9) für sortierte Sendungen, die aus in zwei Rei- hen übereinander angeordneten Sortierendstellen (2,3) einer Sortiereinrichtung (1) füllbar sind und die in eine Speicher- und Transporteinrichtung (10) überführbar sind, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t , dass sich unterhalb jeweils zweier übereinander angeordneter Sor- tierendstellen (2,3) ein ausziehbarer Haltemechanismus (4) zur Aufnahme zweier Behälter (8,9) hintereinander befindet, der zur Hälfte zum Füllen des vorderen Behälters (9) oder vollständig zum Füllen des hinteren Behälters (8) oder beider Behälter (8,9) ausziehbar ist.1. Device for filling and transporting containers (8, 9) for sorted consignments, which can be filled from sorting points (2, 3) of a sorting device (1) arranged one above the other in two rows and which are fed into a storage and transport device (10 ) can be transferred, characterized in that there is an extendable holding mechanism (4) for accommodating two containers (8, 9) one behind the other, half of which is used to fill the front container (9). or fully extendable for filling the rear container (8) or both containers (8,9).
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 Haltemechanismus (4) im vollständig ausgezogenen Zustand in annähernd gleicher Höhe an die Speicher- und Transporteinrichtung (10) , die als Transportbahn parallel zu den hintereinander angeordneten Sortierendstellen (2,3) verläuft, angrenzt.2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding mechanism (4) in the fully extended state at approximately the same height adjoins the storage and transport device (10), which runs parallel to the consecutively arranged sorting end points (2, 3) as a transport path ,
3. 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 Haltemechanismus (4) einen Teleskopauszugsmechanismus aufweist.3. Device according to claim 1, so that the holding mechanism (4) has a telescopic pull-out mechanism.
4. 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 Haltemechanismus (4) einen e- benen Boden mit geringem Reibungskoeffizienten zur Auf- nähme und zum Verschieben der Behälter (8,9) auf dem Haltemechanismus (4) aufweist.4. The device as claimed in claim 1, so that the holding mechanism (4) has a flat bottom with a low coefficient of friction for receiving and moving the containers (8, 9) on the holding mechanism (4).
5. 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 Haltemechanismus (4) ein Ge- stell mit drehbaren Rollen (5,6,7) aufweist, auf denen die Behälter (8,9) gelagert und zur Speicher- und Transporteinrichtung (10) hin oder von der Speicher- und Transporteinrichtung (10) weg auf dem Haltemechanismus (4) verschiebbar sind, wobei die Rollen (5,6,7) höhenmäßig so angeordnet sind, dass jeder Behälter (8,9) in Ruhestellung zu einem Anschlag hin geneigt ist .5. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding mechanism (4) has a frame with rotatable rollers (5,6,7) on which the containers (8,9) are mounted and to the storage and transport device (10) back or from the storage and Transport device (10) can be moved away on the holding mechanism (4), the height of the rollers (5, 6, 7) being arranged such that each container (8, 9) is inclined towards a stop in the rest position.
Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t , dass jeder Behälter (8,9) in Ruhestellung, an dem Anschlag gehalten, zur Speicher-und Transporteinrichtung (10) hin geneigt ist.Apparatus according to claim 5, so that each container (8,9) in the rest position, held at the stop, is inclined towards the storage and transport device (10).
Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t , dass die in Neigerichtung letzten Rollen (7) für jeden Behälter (8,9) in Ruhestellung so erhöht angebracht sind, dass sie als Anschlag dienen. Apparatus according to claim 5, so that the last rollers (7) in the tilting direction for each container (8, 9) are mounted so elevated in the rest position that they serve as a stop.
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