EP1686540B1 - Mechanische Vorrichtung zur Messung der Breite eines Postartikels - Google Patents

Mechanische Vorrichtung zur Messung der Breite eines Postartikels Download PDF

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EP1686540B1
EP1686540B1 EP06100882A EP06100882A EP1686540B1 EP 1686540 B1 EP1686540 B1 EP 1686540B1 EP 06100882 A EP06100882 A EP 06100882A EP 06100882 A EP06100882 A EP 06100882A EP 1686540 B1 EP1686540 B1 EP 1686540B1
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Sébastien Defosse
Thierry Le Jaoudour
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
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  • the present invention relates to the field of mail processing.
  • it relates to a mechanical device for measuring the width of an article of mail transported through a franking system.
  • the present invention thus aims to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks and to allow the measurement of the width L of a mail piece for franking purposes, without the need to resort to expensive technical devices using systems optical to perform this measurement.
  • An object of the invention is also to achieve this measurement on the fly, that is to say during the transport of the mail item through the franking system and without stopping it.
  • transport path for mail items parallel to a reference wall, characterized in that it comprises a device for detecting a front of a mail piece, a downstream lever arranged across said transport path of the mail items by making a determined angle with respect to said reference wall a device for detecting the movement of said downstream lever at the passage of said front of the mail piece, a device for determining a distance of movement of said front of the mail item between said front edge detection device.
  • it further comprises an upstream lever disposed across said transport path of the mailpieces at a given angle with respect to said reference wall and a device for detecting the movement of said upstream lever to passing said front of the mail article, said device for determining a moving distance of said front of the mail article further determining a moving distance of said front of the mail article between said device detecting a front of a mailpiece and an activation point with said upstream lever determined by said motion detecting device of said upstream lever.
  • This advantageous arrangement allows a measurement of width even if the mail item is not tapped against the reference wall, the displacement must however be parallel to the reference wall.
  • said device for determining a displacement distance of said front of the mail item comprises a counter whose start is controlled by said device for detecting a front of a mail item and whose stop is commanded. by the one or more devices for detecting the movement of the one or more levers.
  • each lever is hinged to a shaft mounted integral at both ends of a frame of the mail processing machine.
  • each articulated lever preferably has a generally gooseneck shape with a first end portion, advantageously triangular, intended to pass through an opening of a receiving tray of the mail processing machine and a second end portion. opposed to the first relative to an axis of rotation of said common shaft, intended to receive a first end of at least one elastic element whose other end is secured to a support bar mounted in the frame parallel to said common shaft .
  • said second end portion further comprises a first movable element intended to cooperate with a second fixed element integral with the frame of the mail processing machine to form said device for detecting movement of the lever.
  • the present invention also relates to any mail processing machine comprising a mechanical device for measuring the theft of the width L of a mail item as mentioned above.
  • the pricing of mail items is based on criteria of weight and size of the mail items (thickness, length of the envelope, width of the envelope). It is either to verify that the dimensions of the envelope are greater than thresholds, or to verify that the ratio between the length and the width of the envelope is between two limits (examples: 1.3 ⁇ R ⁇ 2.5 for USA, R ⁇ square root of 2 for Germany).
  • a device that measures the weight and dimensions of each envelope, and transmits this information to a fare calculator.
  • the weight measurement can also be carried out separately by means of an independent weighing module arranged in the transport path of the envelopes, for example between the feeder and the franking module.
  • the Figures 1 and 2 illustrate a mail processing machine incorporating a mechanical device for measuring the width L of a mail article according to the invention. It conventionally comprises from upstream to downstream (depending on the direction of movement of mailpieces through the machine): a feed module 10 provided with a receiving plate 12 on which are placed in a compact stack homogeneous or not (Depending on whether the articles are of the same size or not) mailpieces to be franked, drive rollers 14 for moving these mailpieces downstream and jogging means (advantageously lateral 16 and / or rear) mail items against a reference wall (also called fold-guide 18); a selection module (of which only the lower rollers 20 are shown) to extract one by one, from below the stack, the mailpieces to be franked while impelling them a speed V of generally constant displacement; and a franking module 22 for printing a postal imprint on the selected mail article.
  • a feed module 10 provided with a receiving plate 12 on which are placed in a compact stack homogeneous or
  • this machine further comprises a mechanical device 24 for measuring the width of each mail item, advantageously arranged at the output of the selection module, and comprising in a preferred embodiment a single pivoting lever 26 arranged across transport path of the mail items at an angle e with respect to the reference wall 18.
  • the angle e is an acute angle (0 ⁇ e ⁇ 90 °) formed by the lever towards the wall in the opposite direction moving mail items, preferably between 50 and 80 ° for congestion issues without this range is in no way limiting.
  • This lever is articulated on a shaft 28 mounted integral at both ends of the frame of the mail processing machine, preferably the receiving tray of the feed module. It may have a generally gooseneck shape and has a first preferably triangular end portion 26A intended to pass through an opening 12A of the receiving plate 12 and a second end portion 26B, opposite to the first relative to the axis of rotation on the shaft 28, intended to receive a first end of at least one elastic element 32 whose other end is secured to a support bar 34 fixedly mounted in the frame parallel to the common shaft.
  • This elastic element a spring for example, is adjusted so as not to hinder the movement of the mail items 36 through the machine and thus to allow the lever 26 to both fade under the weight of an article of the article.
  • the state of the lever is determined by a device for detecting its displacement, for example a fork switch 38 comprising a mobile part secured to the lever for cooperating with a fixed part secured to the chassis of the mail processing machine.
  • a device for detecting its displacement for example a fork switch 38 comprising a mobile part secured to the lever for cooperating with a fixed part secured to the chassis of the mail processing machine.
  • the figure 3 schematically shows in top view the arrangement of the lever 26 with respect to a mail article 36 for this preferred embodiment of the invention wherein the mail items are pressed against the referencing wall 18.
  • a second embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the figure 4 .
  • the mailpieces 36 move parallel to the reference wall 18, however without being pressed against it
  • the mechanical device 24 for measuring the width of each mailpiece comprises both and successively ( relative to the direction of movement of the mailpieces) a pivoting upstream lever 26A disposed across the transport path of the mailpieces at an angle ⁇ relative to the referencing wall 18 and a pivoting downstream lever 26B disposed in across the path of transporting mail items by making an angle ⁇ with respect to the reference wall 18.
  • the angle ⁇ is an acute angle (0 ⁇ ⁇ 90 °) formed from the lever towards the wall in the direction of movement of the articles.
  • the angle ⁇ is an acute angle (0 ⁇ ⁇ 90 °) formed from the lever to the wall in the opposite direction of movement of mail items, typically between 50 and 80 ° for congestion issues without this range is in no way limiting.
  • levers are each articulated on a shaft mounted integral at both ends of the chassis of the mail processing machine.
  • ⁇ x1 being the projected distance on the referencing wall between the sensor 40 and the activation point of the upstream lever 26A, determining the distance L1 between the referencing wall and the left edge of the mailpiece, or :
  • the ⁇ 1 tan ⁇ * ⁇ ⁇ x ⁇ 1 - d ⁇ 1
  • ⁇ x2 being the distance projected on the referencing wall between the sensor 40 and the activation point of the downstream lever 26B, determining the distance L2 between the referencing wall and the right edge of the mailpiece, or :
  • the ⁇ 2 tan ⁇ * d ⁇ 2 - ⁇ ⁇ x ⁇ 2
  • the ⁇ 2 - The ⁇ 1 tan ⁇ * d ⁇ 2 - ⁇ ⁇ x ⁇ 2 - tan ⁇ * ⁇ ⁇ x ⁇ 1 - d ⁇ 1
  • activation means the state of the detection device when a mail item passes in its vicinity and, for example, in the case of a mechanical contactor, comes into contact with its contact end.
  • this sensor 40 triggers the start of a count of pulses by a counter 42 whose stopping is caused by the opening of the contactor 38 following the activation of the lever 26.
  • the number of pulses between the starting the counter and stopping it gives a displacement distance ⁇ x of the mail item from which a computing device 44, advantageously microprocessor-connected output of the counter allows among other things to calculate the width L according to the previous equalities of the mail article.
  • a test 100 examines whether the sensor 40 is activated. If it is not the case, there is a return to the input of this test 100. If the sensor is activated, it proceeds to the step 102 of triggering the counter 42.
  • a test 104 detects the activation of the lever 26 by opening the contactor 38, we go to step 106 of stopping the counter and then to step 108 of determining the value L of the mail item by means of the computing device 44.
  • a step 110 ensures a reset of the process with possible resetting of the counter 42.
  • the values ⁇ x, ⁇ x1, ⁇ x2 are obtained from an encoder advantageously arranged on the drive means of the mail items, the counter 42 ensuring a count of steps of this encoder.
  • a time counter whose triggering of the counting would be ensured by the sensor 40 and the stopping of the counting by the opening of the contactor 38 following the activation of the lever 26.
  • the number of pulses between the start of the counter and its stop will give a duration t of movement of the mail item that associated with the known speed V of moving the mail items along the transport path will give the value ⁇ x and as before the width L of this article, the accuracy on the width no longer then dependent on the encoder pitch.

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  1. Mechanische Vorrichtung zum Messen der Breite L eines Poststücks im Vorbeilaufen in einer Postbearbeitungsmaschine, in der man die Poststücke (36) sich entlang eines Poststückbeförderungsweges parallel zu einer Bezugswand (18) bewegen läßt,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie folgendes umfaßt, nämlich eine Vorrichtung (40) zur Erfassung einer Stirnseite eines Poststücks, einen nachgeordneten Hebel (26; 26B), der unter Bildung eines bestimmten Winkels (θ; β) zu der Bezugswand quer über den Poststückbeförderungsweg angeordnet ist, eine Vorrichtung (38) zur Erfassung der Bewegung des nachgeordneten Hebels bei Durchlaufen der Stirnseite des Poststücks, eine Vorrichtung (42) zur Bestimmung einer Bewegungsstrecke der Stirnseite des Poststücks (Δx; Δx2) zwischen der Vorrichtung zur Erfassung einer Stirnseite eines Poststücks und einem Aktivierungspunkt mit dem nachgeordneten Hebel, der durch die Vorrichtung zur Erfassung der Bewegung des nachgeordneten Hebels bestimmt wird, sowie eine Berechnungsvorrichtung (44), um die Breite L des Poststücks anhand der Bewegungsstrecke zu berechnen.
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie ferner folgendes umfaßt, nämlich einen vorgeordneten Hebel (26A), der unter Bildung eines bestimmten Winkels (α) zu der Bezugswand quer über den Poststückbeförderungsweg angeordnet ist, sowie eine Vorrichtung (38) zur Erfassung der Bewegung des vorgeordneten Hebels bei Durchlaufen der Stirnseite des Poststücks, wobei die Vorrichtung zur Bestimmung einer Bewegungsstrecke der Stirnseite des Poststücks ferner die Bestimmung einer Bewegungsstrecke der Stirnseite des Poststücks Δx1 zwischen der Vorrichtung zur Erfassung einer Stirnseite eines Poststücks und einem Aktivierungspunkt mit dem vorgeordneten Hebel, der durch die Vorrichtung zur Erfassung der Bewegung des vorgeordneten Hebels bestimmt wird, vollzieht.
  3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Vorrichtung zur Bestimmung einer Bewegungsstrecke der Stirnseite des Poststückes einen Zähler (42) umfaßt, dessen Anlaufen durch die Vorrichtung zur Erfassung einer Stirnseite eines Poststücks gesteuert wird und dessen Anhalten durch die Vorrichtung oder Vorrichtungen zur Erfassung der Bewegung des Hebels oder der Hebel gesteuert wird.
  4. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jeder Hebel (26; 26A, 26B) an einer Welle (28) angelenkt ist, die an ihren beiden Enden fest an einem Gehäuse der Postbearbeitungsmaschine angebracht ist.
  5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jeder angelenkte Hebel vorteilhafterweise allgemein schwanenhalsförmig ausgebildet ist, mit einem ersten, vorteilhafterweise dreieckigen Endteil (26A), das dazu bestimmt ist, eine Öffnung (12A) einer Aufnahmeplatte (12) der Postbearbeitungsmaschine zu durchgreifen, und einem zweiten Endteil (26B), das - bezogen auf eine Rotationsachse der gemeinsamen Welle - dem ersten gegenüberliegt und dazu bestimmt ist, ein erstes Ende wenigstens eines Federelements (32) aufzunehmen, dessen anderes Ende fest mit einer in dem Gehäuse quer angeordneten Tragstange (34) verbunden ist.
  6. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das zweite Endteil ferner ein erstes bewegliches Element aufweist, das dazu bestimmt ist, mit einem zweiten festen Element, welches mit dem Gehäuse der Postbearbeitungsmaschine fest verbunden ist, zusammenzuwirken, um die Vorrichtung zur Erfassung der Bewegung des Hebels (26; 26A, 26B) zu bilden.
  7. Verfahren zum Messen der Breite L eines Poststücks im Vorbeilaufen in einer Postbearbeitungsmaschine, in der man die Poststücke entlang eines Poststückbeförderungsweges parallel zu einer Bezugswand (18) laufen läßt,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zunächst das Vorliegen einer Stirnseite eines Poststücks im Bereich einer Vorrichtung (40) zur Erfassung einer Stirnseite eines Poststückes erfaßt wird, daß anschließend das Vorliegen dieser Stirnseite eines Poststücks im Bereich eines nachgeordneten Hebels (26; 26B), der unter Bildung eines bestimmten Winkels (θ; β) zu der Bezugswand quer über den Poststückbeförderungsweg angeordnet ist, erfaßt wird, daß eine Bewegungsstrecke zwischen der Vorrichtung zur Erfassung einer Stirnseite eines Poststücks und einem Aktivierungspunkt mit dem nachgeordneten Hebel, der durch eine Vorrichtung (38) zur Erfassung der Bewegung des nachgeordneten Hebels bei Durchlaufen der Stirnseite des Poststücks geliefert wird, bestimmt wird, und daß die Breite L eines Poststücks anhand der Bewegungsstrecke berechnet wird.
  8. Verfahren nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ferner das Vorliegen der Stirnseite eines Poststücks im Bereich eines vorgeordneten Hebels (26A), der unter Bildung eines bestimmten Winkels (α) zu der Bezugswand quer über den Poststückbeförderungsweg angeordnet ist, erfaßt wird, daß eine Bewegungsstrecke zwischen der Vorrichtung zur Erfassung einer Stirnseite eines Poststücks und einem Aktivierungspunkt mit dem vorgeordneten Hebel, der durch eine Vorrichtung (38A) zur Erfassung der Bewegung des vorgeordneten Hebels bei Durchlaufen der Stirnseite des Poststücks geliefert wird, bestimmt wird.
  9. Postbearbeitungsmaschine, die eine mechanische Vorrichtung zur Messung der Breite L eines Poststücks im Vorbeilaufen nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6 umfaßt.
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