EP1675691B1 - Method for manually combining manually processable flat mailings - Google Patents

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EP1675691B1
EP1675691B1 EP04765440A EP04765440A EP1675691B1 EP 1675691 B1 EP1675691 B1 EP 1675691B1 EP 04765440 A EP04765440 A EP 04765440A EP 04765440 A EP04765440 A EP 04765440A EP 1675691 B1 EP1675691 B1 EP 1675691B1
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  • the invention relates to a method for manually merging manually processable flat shipments with automatically sorted in a sorter by the distribution order, stored on a section conveyor shipments, which transports the items in the sections to a collection station in which the items automatically stacked in the distribution order in collection container become.
  • DE 196 50 875 C1 and DE 197 05 891 C1 it is known to provide placeholders for certain types of mailing when sorting according to the distribution order.
  • DE 196 50 875 C1 or DE 197 05 891 C1 discloses to sort placeholders together with automatically processable items according to the order of distribution for only manually processable items, and then to replace the placeholders by the items assigned to them only which can be processed manually ,
  • US-A-2002/0074268 discloses a method for processing flat shipments with an automatic sorter including a conveyor belt, wherein the section conveyor transports the mail items in sections to a collecting station, and wherein the delivery points are distinctive separation cards that are so large and stable that they Form compartments in the collection bin between consignments, to be added automatically before or after the consignments of a delivery point or area.
  • the invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide a method for manually merging manually processable flat broadcasts with automatically sorted in a sorter according to the distribution order, transported with a section conveyor in collection container shipments, with which the necessary manual effort is reduced.
  • the object is achieved by the features of claim 1.
  • the delivery points characterizing separation cards that are so large and stable that they form compartments located in the sump between the programs, automatically added before or after the broadcasts of a delivery point or Zustelltician Kunststoffes.
  • the collection containers are filled only with the shipments and the separation cards so far that there is still room for the manually added items.
  • the containers are then transported to the competent delivery office, where the manually processable shipments according to their Address to be placed in the appropriate subjects.
  • the space for the items to be added manually during transport to the deliverers is filled by a filling element for fixing the items.
  • the separation cards are colored according to the areas of the distribution line.
  • the machine-sorted items 4 are fed to the delivery person or to a person at the delivery office with minimal transport volume, which allows the manual addition of only manually editable items in an efficient and ergonomic manner.
  • separation cards 3 are automatically added to the automatically loaded in a distribution order in sections 2 of a section conveyor belt 1 by a sorter shipments 4. This is done by the separating cards 3 are placed before the sorter by means of a device, as described in DE 198 29 484 C1, only without reading device and buffer lines at the bottom of the sections. If certain areas of the distribution line are to be identified by colored separation cards, so are several pile shots with separating devices (a batch receptacle for each color) as shown in DE 198 29 484 C1.
  • separation cards 3 it is also possible, of course, to place the separation cards 3 after the programs 4 on the section conveyor belt 1 at the top.
  • An additional possibility may be to shoot the separation cards in the collection station at the right time in addition to the shipments 4 in the collection container 5 as a separation between the broadcasts for the Verteilhalteck.
  • a separation card 3 can also be inserted only after shipments for several delivery points.
  • the separation cards 3 must be adapted to the size of the collecting container 5 and stiff so that they form in the container 5 compartments, between which the sorted consignments are 4.
  • the container 5 before transport is only filled to the extent that there is still room for a subsequent manual addition of only manually processable shipments.
  • the free space is filled by a removable filling element 6.
  • the collection container 5 are then transported to the delivery office while maintaining the distribution order. There they are stacked on mobile racks 7 with the openings to the side, for example by means of robots, so that forms a compartment wall, in the subjects of the responsible employee classifies the manually processed broadcasts. For better identification of the subjects, the separation cards 3 can be marked in color or otherwise.
  • the mobile frame 7 can also be made so foldable that a compartment wall is formed in L-shape and allows loading with little effort.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum manuellen Zusammenführen manuell verarbeitbarer flacher Sendungen mit in einem Sortierer automatisch nach der Verteilreihenfolge sortierten, auf einem Abschnittsförderband abgelegten Sendungen, welches die Sendungen in den Abschnitten zu einer Sammelstation transportiert, in der die Sendungen automatisch in der Verteilreihenfolge in Sammelbehälter gestapelt werden.The invention relates to a method for manually merging manually processable flat shipments with automatically sorted in a sorter by the distribution order, stored on a section conveyor shipments, which transports the items in the sections to a collection station in which the items automatically stacked in the distribution order in collection container become.

Aus DE 198 29 484 C1 ist bekannt, Stapel automatisch verarbeitbarer Sendungen, die jeweils bereits nach der Verteilreihenfolge sortiert sind, zu einem Gesamtstapel zusammenzuführen, wobei ein Abschnittförderband zum Einsatz kommt, welches die Sendungen in einen Sammelbehälter transportiert.It is known from DE 198 29 484 C1 to combine stacks of automatically processable items, which are each already sorted according to the order of distribution, into an overall stack, a portion conveyor being used which transports the items into a collection container.

Bei allen bisher bekannten Automatisierungslösungen ist jedoch immer ein Teil der Sendungen nur manuell verarbeitbar. Sie können also nicht maschinell in den Sendungsstapel eingefügt werden. Dies erfolgt dann durch den Zusteller. Die Gründe hierfür liegen im wesentlichen in den Formateigenschaften. Werden diese Sendungen nicht in das "Päckchen" pro Zustellpunkt oder wenigstens an richtiger Stelle im Stapel mit eingefügt, so ist die während der Zustellung erzielbare Zeitersparnis wiederum geringer, da der Zusteller neben dem "Päckchen"-Stapel einen zweiten Stapel mit manuellen Sendungen zu verarbeiten hat.
Sofern manuell verarbeitbare Sendungen zu einem maschinell in Verteilreihenfolge sortierten Sendungsstapel hinzugefügt ("gemergt") werden mussten, so wurde der maschinell in Verteilreihenfolge sortierte Sendungsstapel häufig ebenfalls durch den Zusteller nochmals manuell in die gleichen Fächer, in die auch die manuellen Sendungen sortiert wurden, sortiert. Dieser Prozess ist jedoch sehr aufwändig.In all previously known automation solutions, however, a portion of the programs is always only manually processed. So they can not be inserted into the shipment stack by machine. This is done by the delivery agent. The reasons for this are essentially in the format properties. If these shipments are not inserted in the "parcel" per delivery point or at least in the correct place in the stack, the time savings achievable during delivery are again lower because the deliverer processes a second stack of manual shipments in addition to the "parcel" stack Has.
If manually processable consignments had to be added ("merged") to a consignment stack sorted mechanically in a distribution order, then the consignment batch was automatically sorted manually into the same compartments in which the manual consignments were sorted , However, this process is very time-consuming.

Aus EP 0 661 105 B1, DE 196 50 875 C1 und DE 197 05 891 C1 ist bekannt, bei einer Sortierung nach der Verteilreihenfolge Platzhalter für bestimmte Sendungstypen vorzusehen. Zusätzlich ist aus der DE 196 50 875 C1 oder der DE 197 05 891 C1 bekannt, für nur manuell verarbeitbare Sendungen Platzhalter zusammen mit automatisch verarbeitbaren Sendungen nach der Verteilreihenfolge zu sortieren, und anschließend die Platzhalter durch die ihnen jeweils zugeordneten nur manuell verarbeitbaren Sendungen zu ersetzen.From EP 0 661 105 B1, DE 196 50 875 C1 and DE 197 05 891 C1 it is known to provide placeholders for certain types of mailing when sorting according to the distribution order. In addition, DE 196 50 875 C1 or DE 197 05 891 C1 discloses to sort placeholders together with automatically processable items according to the order of distribution for only manually processable items, and then to replace the placeholders by the items assigned to them only which can be processed manually ,

US-A-2002/0074268 offenbart ein Verfahren zum Verarbeiten flacher Sendungen mit einem automatischen Sortierer samt einem Förderband, wobei das Abschnittsförderband die Sendungen in Abschnitten zu einer Sammelstation transportiert, und wobei die Zustellpunkte kennzeichnende Trennkarten, die so groß und stabil sind, dass sie im Sammelbehälter zwischen den Sendungen Fächer bilden, vor oder nach den Sendungen eines Zustellpunktes bzw. -bereiches automatisch hinzugefügt werden.US-A-2002/0074268 discloses a method for processing flat shipments with an automatic sorter including a conveyor belt, wherein the section conveyor transports the mail items in sections to a collecting station, and wherein the delivery points are distinctive separation cards that are so large and stable that they Form compartments in the collection bin between consignments, to be added automatically before or after the consignments of a delivery point or area.

Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Verfahren zum manuellen Zusammenführen manuell verarbeitbarer flacher Sendungen mit in einem Sortierer automatisch nach der Verteilreihenfolge sortierten, mit einem Abschnittsförderband in Sammelbehälter transportierten Sendungen zu schaffen, mit welchem der notwendige manuelle Aufwand reduziert wird.The invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide a method for manually merging manually processable flat broadcasts with automatically sorted in a sorter according to the distribution order, transported with a section conveyor in collection container shipments, with which the necessary manual effort is reduced.

Erfindungsgemäß wird die Aufgabe durch die Merkmale des Anspruches 1 gelöst.
Dabei werden die Zustellpunkte kennzeichnende Trennkarten, die so groß und stabil sind, dass sie im Sammelbehälter zwischen den Sendungen befindlich Fächer bilden, vor oder nach den Sendungen eines Zustellpunktes oder Zustellpunktbereiches automatisch hinzugefügt. Die Sammelbehälter werden nur soweit mit den Sendungen und den Trennkarten gefüllt, dass noch Platz für die manuell hinzuzufügenden Sendungen bleibt. Die Behälter werden dann zum zuständigen Zustellamt transportiert, wo die manuell verarbeitbaren Sendungen gemäß ihrer Zustellanschrift in die entsprechenden Fächer einordnet werden.According to the invention the object is achieved by the features of claim 1.
In this case, the delivery points characterizing separation cards that are so large and stable that they form compartments located in the sump between the programs, automatically added before or after the broadcasts of a delivery point or Zustellpunktbereiches. The collection containers are filled only with the shipments and the separation cards so far that there is still room for the manually added items. The containers are then transported to the competent delivery office, where the manually processable shipments according to their Address to be placed in the appropriate subjects.

Vorteilhafte Ausführungen der Erfindung sind in den Unteransprüchen dargelegt.
So ist es vorteilhaft, die Trennkarten vor der Ablage der automatisch sortierten Sendungen in die den Zustellpunkten zugeordneten Abschnitte automatisch zu befördern. Dies kann beispielsweise mit einer Einrichtung wie in DE 198 29 484 C1 beschrieben, nur ohne Leseeinrichtungen, erfolgen.Advantageous embodiments of the invention are set forth in the subclaims.
Thus, it is advantageous to automatically transport the separation cards before storing the automatically sorted items in the sections associated with the delivery points. This can be done, for example, with a device as described in DE 198 29 484 C1, only without reading devices.

Ebenso ist es möglich, die Trennkarten nach der Ablage der automatisch sortierten Sendungen in die den Zustellpunkten zugeordneten Abschnitte automatisch zu befördern.Likewise, it is possible to automatically transport the separation cards after the filing of automatically sorted items in the sections associated with the delivery points.

Möglich ist es weiterhin, die Trennkarten während des automatischen Beladens des Sammelbehälters vom Abschnittsförderband automatisch zwischen den entsprechenden Sendungen/Sendungsstapeln direkt in die Sammelbehälter zu befördern.It is also possible, during the automatic loading of the collecting container from the section conveyor, to automatically transport the separation cards directly between the corresponding mailings / consignment stacks into the collecting containers.

Damit die Sendungen während des Transportes nicht verrutschen oder durcheinander kommen, wird der Platz für die manuell hinzuzufügenden Sendungen während des Transportes zu den Zustellern durch ein Füllelement zur Fixierung der Sendungen ausgefüllt.So that the items do not slip or get mixed up during transport, the space for the items to be added manually during transport to the deliverers is filled by a filling element for fixing the items.

Um das manuelle Hinzufügen der Sendungen ergonomisch zu gestalten, ist es vorteilhaft, die Behälter so auszubilden, dass sie mit der Öffnung zur Seite gerichtet stapelbar sind und für das manuelle Hinzufügen der Sendungen zu einer Fachwand auf einem fahrbaren Gestell gestapelt werden.To make the manual addition of mailpieces ergonomic, it is advantageous to form the containers so that they are stackable with the opening directed sideways and are stacked on a mobile rack for manually adding the mailings to a compartment wall.

Damit der für die Einsortierung verantwortliche Mitarbeiter die Öffnungen der Behälter gut bei möglichst geringer Änderung seiner örtlichen Position erreichen kann, ist es vorteilhaft, einen Teil des Gestells um eine vertikale Achse an der Seite mit den Öffnungen der Behälter schwenkbar auszuführen.In order for the operator responsible for the sorting to be able to reach the openings of the containers well with the least possible change in his local position, it is advantageous to apply part of the frame about a vertical axis the side with the openings of the container pivotally carry out.

Vorteilhaft ist es auch, wenn zur besseren Orientierung des Mitarbeiters an der gebildeten Fachwand die Trennkarten entsprechend den Bereichen der Verteilstrecke gefärbt werden.It is also advantageous if, for better orientation of the employee on the compartment wall formed the separation cards are colored according to the areas of the distribution line.

Anschließend wird die Erfindung anhand der Zeichnung in einem Ausführungsbeispiel erläutert.Subsequently, the invention will be explained with reference to the drawing in an embodiment.

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FIG 1
eine schematische Seitenansicht eines Abschnittsförderbandes mit einem Sammelbehälter, bei dem die Trennkarten vor dem Sortierer auf das Band gelegt werden,
FIG 2
die Draufsicht auf einen gefüllten Sammelbehälter,
FIG 3
die Seitenansicht eines fahrbaren Gestells mit gestapelten Sammelbehältern als Fachwand.
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FIG. 1
a schematic side view of a section conveyor with a collecting container in which the separation cards are placed in front of the sorter on the tape,
FIG. 2
the top view of a filled collection container,
FIG. 3
the side view of a mobile frame with stacked storage containers as a compartment wall.

Durch die erfindungsgemäße Lösung werden die maschinell sortierten Sendungen 4 bei minimalen Transportvolumen in einer Form dem Zusteller oder einer Person im Zustellamt zugeführt, welche das manuelle Hinzufügen von nur manuell bearbeitbaren Sendungen in effizienter und ergonomischer Art und Weise erlaubt.
Dazu werden zu den in Verteilreihenfolge in Abschnitte 2 eines Abschnittsförderbandes 1 mittels eines Sortierers automatisch geladenen Sendungen 4 automatisch Trennkarten 3 hinzugefügt.
Dies erfolgt, indem vor dem Sortierer die Trennkarten 3 mittels einer Einrichtung, wie sie in der DE 198 29 484 C1 beschrieben ist, nur ohne Leseeinrichtung und Zwischenspeicherstrecken zuunterst in die Abschnitte gelegt werden. Sollen bestimmte Gebiete der Verteilstrecke durch farbige Trennkarten kenntlich gemacht werden, so werden mehrere Stapelaufnahmen mit Vereinzelungseinrichtungen (für jede Farbe eine Stapelaufnahme) wie in der DE 198 29 484 C1 dargestellt, eingesetzt.
Möglich ist natürlich auch, die Trennkarten 3 nach den Sendungen 4 auf das Abschnittsförderband 1 zuoberst zu legen. Eine zusätzliche Möglichkeit kann darin bestehen, die Trennkarten in der Sammelstation zum richtigen Zeitpunkt zusätzlich zu den Sendungen 4 in den Sammelbehälter 5 als Abtrennung zwischen den Sendungen für die Verteilhaltepunkte einzuschießen. Je nach Bedarf kann eine Trennkarte 3 auch nur nach Sendungen für mehrere Zustellpunkte eingefügt werden. Dabei müssen die Trennkarten 3 so an die Größe des Sammelbehälters 5 angepasst und steif sein, dass sie im Behälter 5 Fächer bilden, zwischen denen sich die einsortierten Sendungen 4 befinden. Der Behälter 5 vor dem Transport wird nur soweit gefüllt, dass noch Freiraum für ein nachträgliches manuelles Hinzufügen der nur manuell verarbeitbaren Sendungen bleibt. Um die Lage und Ausrichtung der Sendungen während des Transportes zu gewährleisten, wird der Freiraum durch ein herausnehmbares Füllelement 6 ausgefüllt. Die Sammelbehälter 5 werden dann unter Wahrung der Verteilreihenfolge zum Zustellamt transportiert. Dort werden sie auf fahrbare Gestelle 7 mit den Öffnungen zur Seite gestapelt, z.B. mittels Roboter, so dass sich eine Fachwand bildet, in deren Fächer der zuständige Mitarbeiter die manuell verarbeiteten Sendungen einordnet. Zur besseren Kennzeichnung der Fächer können die Trennkarten 3 farbig oder anderweitig gekennzeichnet werden. Das fahrbare Gestell 7 kann auch so klappbar ausgeführt werden, dass eine Fachwand in L-Form entsteht und das Beladen mit geringem Bewegungsaufwand ermöglicht.As a result of the solution according to the invention, the machine-sorted items 4 are fed to the delivery person or to a person at the delivery office with minimal transport volume, which allows the manual addition of only manually editable items in an efficient and ergonomic manner.
For this purpose, separation cards 3 are automatically added to the automatically loaded in a distribution order in sections 2 of a section conveyor belt 1 by a sorter shipments 4.
This is done by the separating cards 3 are placed before the sorter by means of a device, as described in DE 198 29 484 C1, only without reading device and buffer lines at the bottom of the sections. If certain areas of the distribution line are to be identified by colored separation cards, so are several pile shots with separating devices (a batch receptacle for each color) as shown in DE 198 29 484 C1.
It is also possible, of course, to place the separation cards 3 after the programs 4 on the section conveyor belt 1 at the top. An additional possibility may be to shoot the separation cards in the collection station at the right time in addition to the shipments 4 in the collection container 5 as a separation between the broadcasts for the Verteilhaltepunkte. Depending on requirements, a separation card 3 can also be inserted only after shipments for several delivery points. The separation cards 3 must be adapted to the size of the collecting container 5 and stiff so that they form in the container 5 compartments, between which the sorted consignments are 4. The container 5 before transport is only filled to the extent that there is still room for a subsequent manual addition of only manually processable shipments. In order to ensure the position and orientation of the items during transport, the free space is filled by a removable filling element 6. The collection container 5 are then transported to the delivery office while maintaining the distribution order. There they are stacked on mobile racks 7 with the openings to the side, for example by means of robots, so that forms a compartment wall, in the subjects of the responsible employee classifies the manually processed broadcasts. For better identification of the subjects, the separation cards 3 can be marked in color or otherwise. The mobile frame 7 can also be made so foldable that a compartment wall is formed in L-shape and allows loading with little effort.

Nach dem manuellen Hinzufügen der Sendungen und Abschluss eventueller Kontrolltätigkeiten ergeben sich mehrere Möglichkeiten, weiterzuverfahren:

  1. a) Sendungsstapel können unter Zurücklassung der Trennkarten 3 aus den Sammelbehältern 5 entnommen werden, vom Zusteller noch in gewünschter Form gebündelt und damit für die Zustellung vorbereitet werden. Es können dann auch noch Sendungen mit Überformat an den richtigen Stellen in den Stapel eingefügt werden,
  2. b) Sendungsstapel werden mit den Trennkarten 3 so in den Sammelbehältern 5 belassen. Die Sammelbehälter 5 werden zum Zustellfahrzeug transportiert und dort verladen. Die Entnahme aus den Sammelbehältern 5 erfolgt während der Zustellung,
  3. c) wie b), aber die Trennkarten 3 werden vorher gezogen (möglich bei "verpackten" Sendungsstapeln).
After manually adding the consignments and completing any control activities, there are several possibilities to proceed:
  1. a) consignment stack can be removed leaving the separation cards 3 from the collection containers 5, bundled by the deliverer still in the desired form and thus for the delivery will be prepared. It is then possible to insert programs with oversize in the right places in the stack,
  2. b) Shipment stacks are left with the separation cards 3 in the collection containers 5. The collection container 5 are transported to the delivery vehicle and loaded there. The removal from the collection containers 5 takes place during delivery,
  3. c) as b), but the separation cards 3 are pulled in advance (possible with "packed" stacks of mail).

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  1. Method for manually merging manually processable flat mail items with mail items (4) deposited on a sectioned conveyor belt (1), and automatically sorted in a sorting device according to the distribution sequence.
    - with the sectioned conveyor belt (1) transporting the mail items (4) in sections (2) to a collecting station, in which the mail items (4) are automatically stacked in the collecting receptacle (5) according to the distribution sequence,
    - with the spacing cards (3) identifying the delivery points being so large and stable that they form compartments located in the collecting receptacle (5) between the mail items (4), prior to or after the mail items (4) of a delivery point or delivery point area being automatically added,
    characterised in that
    - the collecting receptacles (5) are only filled with the mail items (4) and the spacer cards (3) such that there is enough space left for the mail items to be added manually.
    - and that the collecting receptacles (5) are transported to the responsible delivery department, where the manually processable mail items are arranged in the appropriate compartments in accordance with their delivery address.
  2. Method according to claim 1, characterised in that before the automatically sorted mail items (4) are deposited, the spacer cards (3) are automatically conveyed into the sections (2) assigned to the delivery points.
  3. Method according to claim 1, characterised in that after the automatically sorted mail items (4) are deposited, the spacer cards (3) are automatically conveyed into the sections (2) assigned to the delivery points.
  4. Method according to claim 1, characterised in that during the automatic loading of the collecting receptacle (5), the spacer cards (3) are automatically conveyed between corresponding mail items/mail item stacks (4) by means of the sectioned conveyor belt (1) directly into the collecting receptacle.
  5. Method according to claim 1, characterised in that during the transportation to the delivery department, the space for the mail items to be added manually is filled by a filler element (6) in order to secure the mail items (4).
  6. Method according to claim 1, characterised in that the collecting receptacles (5) are designed such that they can be stacked in a directed manner with the opening to the side and that they are stacked against a receptacle wall on a moveable frame (7) in order to add mail items manually.
  7. Method according to claim 6, characterised in that a part of the frame (7) can be pivoted about a vertical axis on the side with the openings of the collecting receptacles (5).
  8. Method according to claim 1, characterised in that the spacer cards (3) are coloured according to the regions of the distribution path.
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