EP1773513A1 - Procede et dispositif de tri d'envois postaux - Google Patents

Procede et dispositif de tri d'envois postaux

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EP1773513A1
EP1773513A1 EP05759651A EP05759651A EP1773513A1 EP 1773513 A1 EP1773513 A1 EP 1773513A1 EP 05759651 A EP05759651 A EP 05759651A EP 05759651 A EP05759651 A EP 05759651A EP 1773513 A1 EP1773513 A1 EP 1773513A1
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sorting
gbf
mbf
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mailpieces
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Peter GÖRTZ
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Deutsche Post AG
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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

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  • the invention relates to a method for sorting postal consignments, in which the mailpieces are sorted in a sorting process with at least two sorting passes according to a sequence of at least one delivery point having a plurality of delivery points, for which the mailpieces are entered into a sorting device which inputs one Have a plurality of End ⁇ points, on each of which a container for receiving the mail items is positioned, the mail items are dropped in a first sorting pass at the terminals in the container, which are assigned to a delivery address auf ⁇ on the mail items and the mail be fed again in the containers of the material input for at least one further sorting pass.
  • the invention further relates to a device suitable for carrying out the method.
  • the delivery points of the access points are assigned to end points of a sorting device in a specific manner.
  • the broadcasts are then collected according to the assigned Zu ⁇ address at the terminals that are assigned to the delivery addresses.
  • reassignments are made between the delivery points and the end points of the sorting device / whereby the delivery points that were associated with a single terminal in a previous pass are distributed in a suitable manner to all terminals.
  • the mail items are fed to the sorting device for a pass of the sorting device in a predetermined order, which results from the sequence of the end points at which the mailings were collected in a previous pass are.
  • a two-pass method is used for the sequence sorting, in which programs for a number of delivery points can be sorted, which corresponds to the squared number of terminals of the sorting device.
  • shipments for a plurality of individual delivery times are usually sorted in the sequence sorting and, in the case of standard and compact letters, output as a total stack from the sorting device.
  • the sorting and, in particular, the sequence sorting of large and large letters is considerably more complicated, since due to the size of the letters and, above all, due to the very different transmission formats, no substantially homogeneous stacks resemble those of mailings Formats can be created by the sorter.
  • a sorting device for large and large letters which can also be used for sequence sorting, is derived, for example, from international patent application WO 02/090006.
  • the known sorting device contains a letter sorting machine, in which letters are fed to a plurality of substance inputs and dropped at end points into containers. For carrying out a sequence sorting, it contains a storage device in the container, which has been filled in a pass, is picked up and sorted, in order to be able to feed it to the substance inputs for a subsequent pass in the order in which it is intended.
  • the filled containers of each terminal are collected after completion of a pass and these accumulations are placed in the sequence of the terminals.
  • the sequence sorting of large and maxi letters takes place on the basis of a sorting plan in which a sorting matrix is formed for each pass, by which a delivery point is assigned to each delivery point taken into account during the sorting.
  • a first sorting machine is used for sorting by destination.
  • the consignments sorted by this device are then fed to the device for sequence sorting.
  • a sorting device for sorting the gantry is therefore at least two sorting machines, whereby the mechanical sorting is very uneconomical.
  • the sequence sorting is therefore usually performed manually.
  • the object of the invention is to eliminate the aforementioned disadvantages of the prior art and to enable a sequence sorting of mailpieces, which can be carried out in particular with compact sorting devices constructed as simply as possible.
  • the invention provides for a method with the preamble of claim 1 to be carried out in such a way that the delivery addresses applied to the mailpieces are detected, that, based on the detected delivery addresses, it is determined for which delivery items consignments are present, and that in the association between the delivery points are suppressed for the terminals and the delivery points for which there is not at least one mail item.
  • the method has the advantage that only the delivery points can be assigned to a terminal for which at least a mailing is present.
  • a considerable number of terminals can be saved for sorting a predetermined number of delivery times.
  • Sorting devices with a considerably smaller space requirement can thus be used for the sequence sorting.
  • the transport paths for the mailpieces are shorter, as a result of which the processing time for sorting is shortened.
  • Advantageous embodiments of the method provide that at a terminal no more mailpieces are dropped when the container positioned there is completely ge fills.
  • the containers can be transported in a simple manner in the sequence for material input, which corresponds to the spatial arrangement of the terminals.
  • programs with a delivery address, which is assigned to a specific terminal are dropped at an overflow when the container is filled at the specific terminal.
  • Filled containers at the end point assigned to the overflow are transported out of the area of the sorting device and are not further taken into account in the sorting process.
  • the number of items that are present for each delivery point is determined before the start of the sorting process.
  • the consignments which are not taken into account in a first sorting process, since they have either been dropped off at the overflow or not entered into the sorting device, are sorted according to the sequence of passes in a subsequent sorting process.
  • a sorting of a plurality of subsets of the total quantity of mailings in a plurality of sorting processes takes into account, in particular, the logistical circumstances in the sorting of mailpieces.
  • the resulting subsets of consignments sorted according to the sequence of courses for a delivery operation are preferably combined by a further sorting into a total quantity of consignments sorted according to the sequence.
  • a separation card is advantageously sorted into the containers after the last consignment belonging to a delivery process, which consignments for several delivery times.
  • the sorting of the mail items after the sequence of movements is preferably carried out in a distribution center at a destination of the postal items.
  • the delivery addresses on the mailpieces are detected at a dispatch location of the mailpieces.
  • an identification code is advantageously applied to the mailpieces, which is unambiguously assigned to the mailpiece.
  • the assignment is expediently stored in a unit which is accessed during the sorting of the items.
  • the mail items are dropped as a function of the identification code at the end points of the sorting device.
  • dimensions and / or weight of the mailpieces are preferably detected. After checking the dimensions and / or the weight, such items are expediently discharged from the delivery run, which can not be reliably sorted due to their format and / or weight.
  • the device according to the invention for sorting postal mail has at least one material input for feeding mailpieces, at least one identification link for detecting delivery addresses on the mailpieces, at least one destination and one delivery point, and for applying the mailpieces unambiguously associated identification codes on the mail items, a Mit ⁇ tel for storing the assignment between the mail items and the identification code, a plurality of terminals where the mail items are dropped depending on the Identtechnischs ⁇ codes and taking into account the association between the identification code in containers and At least one conveying device for transporting the containers from the end points to the material input.
  • the device is characterized in particular by the fact that it has an activating means for activating a first and a second operating state of the device, wherein in the first operating state an assignment means assigns at least one destination to each terminal, the mail transmissions depend on an association between the Identification code and the destination of the mail items are thrown off at the corresponding end stations and filled containers are transported away from the end stations from the area of the device and in the second operating state the allocation means for a first sorting pass of a sorting process for sequence sorting assigning each terminal a Zu ⁇ set point, the mail items are discarded depending on an assignment between the identification codes and the delivery points at the corresponding terminals, the conveyor the filled containers from the endstel transported to the Stoffingäbe and assigns the Zu glovessmit ⁇ tel for a second sorting pass of the sorting process for sorting sequence of each terminal a delivery point and the mail items of the assignment between the identification codes and the delivery points are dropped at the corre sponding terminals.
  • the device has the advantage that it can be used both for the sorting of mail items according to the destination as well as for the sequence sorting.
  • the term destination may denote a destination region, a delivery district group and / or a single delivery district and, in particular, refers to the sorting depth which is required for the preparation of the sequence sorting.
  • the entire sorting of the mailpieces can thus be carried out by means of a single machine, which can be operated flexibly in two operating states.
  • the allocation means suppresses the delivery points for which there are no shipments.
  • the apparatus preferably further includes means for dispensing a release card into the containers. This is particularly advantageous if, during the sequence sorting in the second operating state, consignments for a plurality of delivery districts are dispensed into a container. The consignments for different Zustellbezirke can then be separated by the separation card.
  • at least one terminal is assigned an overflow function. There, the mail items are discarded when the container is already filled at the end point which is assigned to the delivery address of the mailpieces.
  • the device Furthermore, it is advantageous to equip the device with a means for detecting identification features of the containers and with a controller which carries out a supply of the containers to the substance inputs as a function of the identification features.
  • the device also has a means for assigning the identification features to the items in the containers.
  • the identification feature is preferably applied to the container identification codes.
  • the device in the area of the terminals a level control for determining the
  • the sorting device can in particular be controlled such that no mailpieces are thrown off at a terminal station where a completely filled container is located, and these mailings are directed, for example, to a terminal station which is assigned an overflow function.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of an apparatus for sorting large and large letters in a plan view
  • FIG. 2b shows a sorting matrix for the second sorting pass.
  • the invention is by no means limited to sorting GBf and MBf with these formats.
  • the method according to the invention can be applied with little adaptation to the sorting of mailpieces with any desired formats or weights.
  • Mail can be placed by a customer of a postal company at a place of dispatch, for example in branches of the postal company, at the place of dispatch in a mailbox or, in the case of senders with a very high shipment volume. - be delivered directly to a sorting center of the postal company.
  • the mailings placed in the branches and at the mailboxes are collected by the postal company and sent to a
  • Sorting center in the region of the sender of the broadcasts zuge ⁇ leads.
  • this exit letter center BZA the items are sorted according to their destination regions and in particular according to the entry letter centers BZE located in the zones of the destination regions of the mailpieces.
  • the items are trans ported to the BZE and subjected there to a fine sorting, which as far as possible includes a sorting of the items according to the sequence of delivery times in the area of the BZE. Finally, the items are delivered by a deliverer or in P.O. Box. For the mail items that are sent to a mailbox, no sorting according to a sequence of a delivery process is usually carried out.
  • the sorting devices in the sorting centers are designed in such a way that they permit both the BZA and the BZE sorting to be carried out.
  • they can be operated in two operating states, of which one operating state allows a sorting according to destinations and the other operating state makes a sequence sorting possible.
  • the consignments are fed to the sorting center at about midday.
  • the supply is staggered in a number of subsets, which are sorted in the BZA by destination. This may include a sorting according to target regions or according to.sbezirks phenomenon included in the target region.
  • the consignments delivered are first separated, and a check is made as to whether the consignments delivered can be sorted by machine or whether they have to be processed manually due to their particular format, a special coating or similar properties.
  • the programs that are suitable for machine processing are fed to a letter sorting machine (FSQM for F_lat Sorting and Sequencing Machine) for GBf and MBf, as shown schematically in FIG.
  • a sorting center has one or more FSQMs.
  • FIG. 1 shows by way of example 4 substance inputs 10 1 to 10 4 , in which the transmissions are entered either manually or mechanically.
  • the items are transported via a conveying device, not shown in the figure, preferably in containers to the stock inputs, which are tipped there.
  • the conveying device can be used, for example, as an arrangement of
  • the mail items are initially Identifika ⁇ tion stretch 3O 3O 1 to 4 conveyed, which are disposed on the conveyors to 2O x 2O. 4
  • the conveyors 2O x to 2O 5 are designed, for example, as endless conveyor belts.
  • the identification zones 3Oi to 3O 4 each contain ei ⁇ nen address reader from which the be ⁇ on the mailpieces-sensitive delivery data and at least the postal summarizes ER and interpreted.
  • the recorded delivery data are stored in a data record with transmission accompanying data, which in particular includes the name and address of the recipient of the transmission.
  • the An ⁇ font consists of specifying a street, a house number, a postal code and a place.
  • the delivery address When detecting the delivery address, it is also ensured to check whether the location designation and the indication of the postal code are consistent. If it is ascertained that the postcode is not the postcode which also belongs to the specified location, the destination region is determined by the place name and the postcode is ignored. This procedure results from the fact that a broadcaster is less likely to apply a faulty place name to the mail items than a faulty postal code.
  • an OCR Optical Character Recognition
  • Delivery address made.
  • an image of the delivery surface carrying the delivery address is recorded by means of a scanner and presented to a video coding personnel, who recognizes the delivery address and enters at an input device.
  • the first two or all digits of the postal code it is first necessary for the first two or all digits of the postal code to be recognized and input by the video coding person.
  • the destination region for the consignment results from the first two digits of the postal code, while the delivery subgroup is coded in the other digits.
  • the remaining components of the delivery address whose knowledge of the sorting in the BZA is not required, can subsequently be coded during the transport of the broadcasts from the BZA to the BZE. This is referred to as the post-coding of the addresses.
  • This measure makes it possible to carry out the BZA sorting very quickly, and helps to ensure that a large sorting depth can be achieved.
  • the Sendun ⁇ be the identification zones 30 ⁇ to 3O 4 gene also with an identification code, preferably a bar code, provided that the data record with the Sendungsbegleit- is uniquely associated with and thus allows a unique identification of the broadcasts.
  • a device for detecting the identification code is likewise provided in each case.
  • These readers allow, on the one hand, to check the readability of the identification code applied to the mailpieces.
  • the readers allow the identification of the broadcasts, and on the basis of the reading result they can be assigned to a terminal 4O x to 40 N of the FSQM in order to be dropped there.
  • each track identification 3Oi to 3O 4 two read means for detecting the identification code, one of which is arranged in front of the OCR unit. This makes it possible to check whether the item of mail is already provided with an identification code and can be processed on the basis of this code, or whether a recording of the item data is still to be carried out.
  • the identification zones 3Oi to 3O 4 may further comprises means for determining the format of the program, eventually ein ⁇ their length, width and height, and include their weight.
  • the determined transmission format can likewise be included in the data record with the transmission accompanying data.
  • the identification links 30 1 to 30 4 may also comprise detectors for checking the franking of the mailpieces. The required height of the franking is determined in particular on the basis of the mailing format.
  • the destination contained in the delivery address of the items is evaluated. This is generally done on the basis of the postal code, the first two digits of which indicate the destination region of the mailing and the other digits of which, in particular, the delivery area group of the mailing.
  • the sorting in the BZE is prepared as far as possible. It is therefore intended to sort the consignments in the BZA already after the sequence sorting processes in the BZE, so that the consignments entered there directly into the first pass of a process for sequence sorting according to the order of delivery on the delivery routes in the delivery districts of Zustellbezirks phenomenon can be.
  • the terminals 40i to 40 N - m of each particular FSQM ei ⁇ ne or more delivery district and the associated transmitter are administered in accordance with their zip code to the entspre ⁇ sponding terminals 40i to 40N. m dropped into containers, which are positioned at the terminals 40 N _ m .
  • a rejection function is assigned to a number of m terminals 40 N _ m + i to 40 N , ie there are discarded transmissions which can not be assigned to the remaining terminals - for example because they have no readable delivery address - or which do not belong to them to be assigned - spielmud, because they have no valid franking.
  • N 37 terminals are shown by way of example.
  • the N to 4O to be positioned at the terminals 4O 1 Benzol ⁇ ter are made from a stock empty containers 50 through a conveyor 60 transported to the empty container der worn supply to the terminals 40 i to 40 N and brought facilities under the associated Intercept.
  • the conveyor 60 is preferably designed as a roller conveyor.
  • the containers are provided with an identification code which allows a clear identification of the containers.
  • the identification code is assigned to a container and preferably designed as a barcode.
  • the identification code When entering a container into the FSQM, the identification code is detected and stored together with information about the terminal at which it is filled. To detect the identification code, a container identification station is provided on the conveyor 60, which has a scanner for reading in the code.
  • the mail items are guided into a shaft, through which they pass into the containers located below the discharge devices. If necessary, a direct discharge from the carrier of the sorter, without the need for an additional shaft.
  • the GBf and MBf are thereby thrown off in such a way that they are stacked horizontally one above the other in the containers. with about 52 GBf and / or MBf in the containers.
  • the degree of filling of the containers can be determined by the level control.
  • the degree of filling is determined based on the number of discarded consignments and their thickness.
  • a device for monitoring the stack image is provided in order to detect erroneously stacked programs, which for example are beyond the edge of a container, and to generate a warning signal in the event of a detected defective stack image.
  • the containers which have been completely filled in a sorting process of the BZA sorting, are transported out of the area of the sorting device via a conveying device 70 for full container removal.
  • the corresponding terminal is fed to another empty container, which is filled with other to be thrown away at this terminal broadcasts.
  • the filled regular containers ie the containers from the terminals, to which no reject function was assigned, are placed in the BZA in a picking area, where they are used for further transport via the so-called main run appropriate commissions.
  • the shipments are transported via the night airmail network and / or by truck and / or other means of transport to the destination regions.
  • the transmissions for which the BZA and the BZE are identical are stored separately from the other consignments in the picking area.
  • the incoming mail is sorted in the BZA until about 21 o'clock.
  • the addresses which could not be recognized during the sorting can be recoded at the video coding stations.
  • considerably more time can be expended for the determination of a delivery and / or sender address, without the processing of the mailing being delayed.
  • the delivery addresses which are recognized during the recoding, are included in the data record created for the shipment with the
  • the data sets are either stored in the area of a central server, which can be accessed from all sorting centers, or the data records are transmitted via data telecommunication from the BZA to the corresponding BZE in which the mailings are processed further.
  • a further sorting of the shipments takes place on the basis of these data records, which in particular includes a sorting of the shipments according to the course of the delivery routes in the delivery districts of the destination region.
  • the assignment means which carries out the assignment between the terminals of the FSQM and the delivery points for the sequence sorting of the items, has access to the item accompanying data.
  • the same FSQMs are used, which are also used for the BZA sorting.
  • they are equipped with additional conveyors 80, by means of which containers from the terminals 40 ⁇ to 40 N to the material inputs 1O 1 to 1O 4 can be transported.
  • the corresponding operating state of the FSQM is to be selected in which the sorting is carried out.
  • a multi-pass procedure is used for sorting the sequence.
  • a two-pass procedure is preferred in which the shipments only pass through the FSQM twice. This also enables a particularly gentle shipment processing compared to a multi-pass process with more than two sorting passes.
  • sorting plans are created in which the assignment between the terminals and the delivery points for the two passes is determined.
  • the sorting plans are loaded into the allocation means and implemented by this allocating means.
  • the sorting plans can be illustrated in the form of sorting matrices, as illustrated by way of example in FIGS. 2a and 2b.
  • the access gear A should comprise 620 delivery points
  • the delivery cycle B should include 710 delivery points
  • the delivery cycle C should include 530 delivery points
  • the delivery cycle D should include 640 delivery points.
  • the delivery points are labeled with the letter of the appropriate delivery and a number.
  • the numbering corresponds to the order in which the delivery points are served by the mail carrier on his delivery service. This usually does not correspond with the order of house numbers in a street.
  • the sort of the matrix in figure 2a shows the allocation rule zwi ⁇ the terminals 40i to 4O 50 and the delivery points for the first pass of the sequence sorting, wherein the numbers of the terminals are indicated 40 ⁇ lung in the top row of Darstel ⁇ to 4O 50th
  • the terminal 4O x is assigned the infeed points A1, A51, AlOl, etc., to A601 from the infeed A, and the delivery points 4O 2 to the terminal 4O A2, A52, A102, etc. to A602. Accordingly, the assignment between the other terminals and delivery points takes place.
  • the assignment between the terminals 4Oi to 40O 50 takes place as if this delivery procedure involved the continuation of the delivery process A.
  • the delivery point Bl is assigned to the terminal 40 2 i, the delivery point B2 of the terminal 40 22 , etc., up to the last delivery point B710 of this delivery cycle, which is assigned to the terminal 4O 30 .
  • the sorting matrix is thus set up here as if the infeeds A to D were combined to form a large infeed.
  • the consignments pass completely disordered into the FSQM at the first pass, so that a container, which is at a terminal has been filled the sorting plan, although only contains sen ⁇ tions for certain predetermined delivery points, but these are gesta ⁇ pelt in a random order in the container.
  • the adjusting points which were associated with a single terminal in the first pass are distributed in the second pass to all terminal stations, without resulting in duplicate assignments.
  • a maximum of N delivery points can be assigned to one terminal, so that a maximum of N 2 delivery points can be taken into account during sorting.
  • each delivery point is unambiguously determined at a fixed position within a container filled in the second pass in the sense that the shipments for a particular first delivery point are at the bottom the shipments for a second delivery point, etc.
  • FIG. 2b shows the sorting matrix for the second pass in the example considered.
  • the delivery point Al to A50 are assigned in the second sorting pass of the terminal 4O 1
  • the delivery point A51 to AlOO etc. are assigned to the terminal 4O 2
  • the terminal point 4O 13 the delivery points A601 to A620.
  • the feed cycle B is again treated as if it were the continuation Delivery point A.
  • the terminal 40i 3 are also assigned to the delivery points Bl to B30, the following terminal 40i 4 are 50 delivery points B31 to B80 zugeord ⁇ net, the terminal 40i 5 are assigned the delivery points B81 to B130, etc. to the terminal 4O 27 are assigned to the delivery points B681 to B710.
  • the stacks in the containers thus appear as shown in FIG. 2b. That is, in the container at the terminal 40 ⁇ lie at the bottom of the shipments for the delivery point Al, about the broadcasts for the delivery point A2, etc.
  • the items for the delivery point Al are assigned to the container at the terminal 4O 50 and are at the top there, including the items for the delivery point A2, etc., up to the items for the delivery point A50.
  • the mail items for the delivery point A51 are placed at the top of the container at the terminal 4O 49 , including the mail items for the delivery point A52, etc.
  • This alternative sorting plan which has been found to be particularly favorable in practice, can be mirror-image represent the sorting plan shown in Figure 2b.
  • the above-described sorting plans take into account all delivery points of the individual delivery processes. As a rule, however, GBf and MBf are not available daily for each delivery point.
  • the terminal 40 ⁇ assigned the first delivery point of the delivery A for the first pass. is the 51st delivery point of this delivery, for which there is at least one shipment, the 101st delivery point of this delivery, for which there is at least one shipment, etc.
  • the first entry point of delivery B, for the a transmission is present is assigned according to the terminal, which follows the End ⁇ place, which is assigned the last delivery point of Zustell ⁇ gang A, for the at least one show vor ⁇ present.
  • the sorting matrix for the second pass can be set up on the basis of a corresponding transmission.
  • end points can be saved in the sequence sorting of GBf and MBf for the sorting of a defined number of access cycles. Conversely, shipments can be sorted for a higher number of delivery times with the same number of terminals.
  • the sorting process In order to sort all shipments for a delivery district after the sequence, the sorting process must be carried out with all shipments for this delivery district and can therefore only be started after the receipt of the last shipment for this delivery district.
  • the containers at the terminals 40i to 40 N can accommodate only a limited number of shipments. If the terminals are assigned, as in the example considered, 50 delivery points and the containers have a capacity of about 52 shipments, the containers can receive on average only about 1.04 shipments for each delivery point.
  • the average number of shipments for each delivery point is, however, generally higher.
  • the containers filled during a passport are brought into a storage device, and the terminal is supplied with a further empty container.
  • the bins After the first pass, the bins have to be sorted in order to feed them into the FSQM for the second pass in the correct order.
  • the remaining transmissions are either discarded at a designated terminal, which is assigned an overflow function, or they are not entered into the FSQM at all. The latter is possible on the basis of the consignment accompanying data recorded in the BZA sorting.
  • the shipments not considered in a sorting process are then kept for the next sorting process of the next subset of the shipments.
  • sequence sorting of the programs in multiple subsets thus has, apart from a better utilization of the time available for sorting, the advantage that a sorting method can be carried out in which only one container has to be filled at each terminal 4Oi to 4O N , and thus costly storage facilities for the containers are not needed.
  • the delivery points which are assigned to a single terminal according to the above presented concept, are distributed to several terminal stations arranged side by side. Since the number of GBf and MBf is very high only for very few delivery points, the number of terminals has to be increased only slightly.
  • the consignments are delivered in the BZE within a certain period in different subsets. If all transmissions in a sorting process should be sorted according to the sequence, the sorting could only begin after the last transmission was received. However, this is not possible because after the receipt of the last broadcasts there is no longer enough time to sort all items.
  • the partial stacks may be from a deliverer before his
  • the sorting of several subsets also makes it possible to fill only one container at each terminal during a sorting process.
  • the consignments with delivery addresses that correspond to this final destination Ie are assigned, dropped on an overflow and edited within the subsequent sorting process.
  • this overflow is also eliminated, and when calculating the sorting plans, individual shipments are already allocated to the end positions, so that optimum filling of the containers is achieved. During sorting, only the transmissions already assigned to the terminals are then entered into the FSQM so that no overflow is required.
  • the GBf and MBf sorted into the BZA according to the delivery district groups are delivered to the BZE.
  • the accesses to the BZE are staggered in time; The last consignments to be delivered on the same day should be received by the BZE until about 4.30 am
  • the BZE identification codes of the containers Upon receipt of the container in the BZE identification codes of the containers are detected and transmitted to a computer. The codes can then be used to determine which transmissions are located in the containers already delivered.
  • the sorting schedules are created before the sorting of the shipments in the BZE. This is done on the basis of the information about the shipments already received in the BZE or based on the information provided by the BZA. Since the transport procedures and in particular their duration are known, it can be determined for the departures from the BZA, when the shipments will arrive in the proposed BZE.
  • the arithmetic unit of the BZE can also access the data of a consignment tracking for generating the sorting plan, if such is carried out.
  • the subsets of consignments are defined, which are to be sorted in the individual sorting processes according to the sequence. If the planning takes place solely on the basis of the information about the inputs in the BZE, then the sorting plan for a sorting process is determined in each case taking into account the consignments present in the BZE up to a certain point in time.
  • the first sorting process for sequence sorting from about 10 pm.
  • the items from the own volume of the corresponding BZA for the same region are taken into account.
  • the time to start the process is chosen so that there are already a number of shipments that is sufficiently high to fully utilize the capacity of the sorting center.
  • a typical large sorting center has at least two FSQMs each with 280 terminals.
  • the FSQMs are partitioned, ie subdivided into several regions, in which a sequence sorting is performed independently.
  • a typical partitioning for example, provides four partitions with 70 endpoints each. One of the endpoints of each partition fulfills a reject function. At this terminal, the consignments are canceled, for which there are no valid addresses or which have been misdirected.
  • this or another terminal can serve as an overflow, are dropped on the shipments that can not be taken into account in a pass, since the containers at the terminals where they are dropped according to the sorting plan, already filled completely are.
  • the delivery points of the delivery routes taken into account in the sorting are assigned to the remaining terminals of each partition.
  • a 90% filling of the containers arranged at the end points is preferably aimed for, which, with a capacity of the containers of 52 consignments, corresponds to a filling with 47 consignments.
  • it is thus possible to sort approximately 47-69 3243 GBf and MBf according to the sequence of steps in a sorting process.
  • the delivery points which in the diagram of FIG. 2a are assigned to a single terminal are, as already described, assigned to several adjacent terminals if one of these delivery points is too high Number of shipments.
  • the pressure applied to the program identification code is detected at the identification zones 3Oi to 3O 4 FSQM and according to this code assigned delivery address of the program, which is determined based on the consignment accompanying data are dropped, the program at the intended in the sorting plan for the ers ⁇ th matched terminal ,
  • the assignment between the delivery addresses and the endpoints is stored in the assignment means of the FSQM.
  • the containers are conveyed in the order envisaged via the conveyors 8Oi and 8O 2 for the second pass to the material inlets 10i to 10 4 of the FSQM and emptied there.
  • the empty containers are transported via the conveyor 90 in the empty container stock.
  • the identification codes of the programs to the identification zones 30 ⁇ 4 to 3O be construed ER and the mail items are in accordance with their Zustellad ⁇ ress at the terminals dropped associated in the sorting plan for the second pass their delivery addresses.
  • separation cards are sorted into the containers after each last shipment of a delivery process which has been dropped into a container, which permits a simple separation of the items belonging to different delivery processes.
  • the containers are transported via the conveyor 70 out of the range of FSQM and collected, for example in the picking area of the BZE in suitable Caribbean ⁇ settings.
  • the processes are carried out staggered in time such that on the one hand the last sorting process is completed in good time.
  • a sufficiently high number of consignments is available in order to be able to utilize the capacity of the FSQM as far as possible.
  • An alternative embodiment of the method differs from the above-described in that in the BZA sorting a lower sorting depth is provided and in the BZE an additional sorting pass is carried out for all incoming shipments.
  • the BZA sorting is not carried out according to the delivery distri- bution groups, but according to the higher-ranking target regions.
  • sorting by delivery districts or by delivery districts may be required.
  • this is carried out in the BZE, and, like the sequence sorting, is staggered over time in several processes.
  • the first sorting process for the sorting of the consignments is started according to the delivery districts or to the delivery districts.
  • the sorting and, in particular, the assignment of the transmissions to the terminals takes place on the basis of the code and the associated program accompanying data.
  • the first sorting process for sorting the sequence is prepared and carried out in the same way as described above.
  • the second sorting process for sorting by delivery districts or delivery district groups and the second sorting process for sequence sorting in turn, in particular also include the mailings received during the first sorting processes in the BZE.

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L'invention concerne un procédé permettant le tri d'envois postaux et, en particulier, le tri d'envois postaux par itinéraire. Ce procédé se caractérise en ce qu'il consiste à enregistrer les adresses de distribution indiquées sur les envois postaux avant l'exécution du processus de tri pour permettre le tri par itinéraire, à déterminer, sur la base des adresses de distribution enregistrées, les points de distribution auxquels des envois doivent être acheminés et, lors de l'affectation des adresses de distribution indiquées sur ces envois postaux à des points terminaux d'un dispositif de tri, à supprimer les points de distribution auxquels aucun envoi ne doit être acheminé. Cette invention concerne également un dispositif convenant au tri d'envois postaux à la fois par destination et par itinéraire. Les procédé et dispositif selon l'invention conviennent en particulier au tri de lettres grand format et maxi format.
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