EP1894637A1 - Sorting facility and method for sorting letters and oversize letters - Google Patents

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EP1894637A1
EP1894637A1 EP07115130A EP07115130A EP1894637A1 EP 1894637 A1 EP1894637 A1 EP 1894637A1 EP 07115130 A EP07115130 A EP 07115130A EP 07115130 A EP07115130 A EP 07115130A EP 1894637 A1 EP1894637 A1 EP 1894637A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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  • the invention relates to a sorting system for letters and large letters as well as a method for sorting letters and large letters.
  • the present invention is particularly suitable for sorting large letters and letters in a common sequence.
  • sequence is understood to mean a sequence of letters and large letters corresponding to the order in which the mail is delivered by the postman during his distribution.
  • the sequence of steps is also referred to below as the delivery order.
  • the letters and large letters which are referred to collectively below as mail items, are sorted and arranged such that the first address stop is followed by the second address stop, which is followed by the third address stop, etc.
  • a terminal on a sorting system for each destination address, which is also referred to as delivery point or shipping address.
  • delivery point or shipping address In a sorting pass, all large letters and letters with a specific destination address are sorted over a large time window into the terminal to which this destination address has been assigned. This process is repeated for all destination addresses until all large letters and letters are assigned to the respective terminals. The terminals are finally emptied so that the destination addresses are in sequence.
  • this solution has the disadvantage that when sorting the letters and large letters in sequence for each destination address, a terminal is required. Thus, the number of terminals can not be less than the number of destination addresses.
  • Another possibility is to bring already sorted in sequence, separate broadcasts of large letters and letters by means of a merger, so a means for joining the letters and large letters in a joint sequence.
  • an additional sorting pass or an additional time window and optionally an additional sorting system for carrying out this sorting pass is required.
  • EP 0 820 818 A1 There is known an apparatus for sorting letters into a particular order using a cache.
  • the buffer consists of in a conveyor loop with two semicircular conveyor sections on a conveyor rotating storage pockets, each receiving a shipment and can deliver them on command in the actual filing.
  • first all to be classified programs are housed in any order in the storage pockets of the cache.
  • the shipments are removed from the storage pockets of the cache and transferred to the shelves that they are in the latter in the order to be produced.
  • the open-topped trays are located along the straight sections of the conveyor below the storage pockets.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a sorting system and a method for sorting for large letters and letters, in which two separate broadcast streams of large letters and letters can be sorted in a common processing run on a sorting system in sequence and merged.
  • the solution according to the invention has a high throughput, so that the large letters and letters in a small time window automatically, that can be brought by machine into a common sequence of steps.
  • the sorting system for large letters and letters according to the invention has peripheral stacking points for receiving the large letters delivered in any desired order.
  • circumferential end points are provided, which are arranged according to destination addresses.
  • a controller is provided, which is constructed and operable such that the large letter from the stacking point to that terminal is transferred, which is associated with the destination address of the large letter.
  • the sorting system further comprises letter stacking stations for letters and a further control, which is constructed and operable such that the letter is transferred from the letter stacking point to the terminal, which is associated with the destination address of the letter.
  • the object is also achieved by a method for sorting large letters and letters with the features according to claim 11.
  • the inventive method for sorting large letters and letters has the following steps.
  • the large letters are handed over to surrounding stacking points in any order.
  • the large letters are transferred from the stacking points to peripheral end points arranged according to destination addresses such that the destination addresses of the large letters correspond to the destination addresses of the end points.
  • the letters are sent to letter-stacking locations and transferred from the letter-stacking points to the terminals with the corresponding destination addresses.
  • a first and a second loading station are provided for loading the stacking sites with large letters.
  • a first and a second letter loading station can be provided for loading the letter stacking locations with letters. Thereby The loading of the letter stacking points with letters can be accelerated.
  • a device for emptying the terminals is provided.
  • a terminal is assigned a destination address.
  • the stacking points for large letters and the end positions move in opposite directions.
  • the length of time for the transfer of the large letters from the stacking points to the terminals can be reduced and, at the same time, the transport speeds of the stacking points and of the terminals can be kept sufficiently low.
  • the letter stacking stations are arranged stationary.
  • the letter stacking locations are adapted to the format of the letters.
  • the space required for the letter stacking space can be reduced and the stack quality can be improved.
  • the letter stack locations are divided into groups. While the letter stack locations of a group are being filled with letters, the letters can be stored on the respectively associated peripheral terminals from the letter stack locations of another group. In this way, the throughput can be increased.
  • a destination is assigned to a terminal.
  • the following steps are provided.
  • the destination addresses are assigned to the terminals so that the order of the terminals corresponds to the sequence. If the stack location that contains a large letter with a specific destination address is located above the terminal to which this destination address is assigned, the large letter is transferred from the stack location to the terminal.
  • the following step can be provided. If the terminal associated with a particular destination address is below the letter stacking location containing a letter with that destination address, the letter is transferred from the mail stacking location to the terminal.
  • the figure shows a possible embodiment of the sorting system according to the invention for sorting large letters and letters in plan view.
  • a sorting system for large letters G and letters B shown in plan view.
  • the sorting installation comprises x stacking stations SG1, SG2, SG3 to SGx which, with the aid of a conveyor belt 4, are moved in the manner of a carousel in a first direction, which is identified by an arrow TSG.
  • the sorting system includes y end stations E1, E2, E3 to Ey, which are also moved around in a carousel manner with the aid of a conveyor belt 10.
  • a series of terminals E3 to Ep is located below the stacking locations of the large letters SG1 to SGx and is moved in the opposite direction with respect to the stacking locations SG1 to SGx indicated by the arrow TE.
  • the sorting system further comprises a series of stacking points for letters SB1 to SBz, which are also referred to below as letter stacking points.
  • the letter stacking points SB1 to SBz are arranged stationary and are therefore not moved.
  • Below the letter stacking points SB1 to SBz another series of terminals Eq to It is arranged. After a pass, all terminals E1 to Ey have moved once under the stack locations SB1 to SBz.
  • a device 9 for emptying the terminals E1 to Ey.
  • the large letters G are introduced one after the other as a large letter flow TG in each case one of the stacking points SG1 to SGx.
  • the stacking points SG1 to SGx are pocket-shaped and serve as a buffer for the large letters G.
  • each of the terminals E1 to Ey is assigned a destination address.
  • the terminal E1 may have the address "Tulpenstr.1", the terminal E2 the address “Tulpenstrasse 1a”, the terminal E3 the address “Tulpenstr.2”, the terminal Eo the address "Veilchenweg 17", the terminal Er the Address "Wendelsteinstrasse 14" etc. are assigned. If, for example, there is a large letter with the address "Violet path 17" in the stacking station SGu, then a control 7 causes the large letter to be transmitted to the terminal Eo when the stacking station SGu is above the terminal Eo.
  • This process is repeated for all large letters in the stacking locations SG1 to SGx until each large letter has been transferred to the corresponding terminal E1 to Ey.
  • the letters B are in an order already sorted in sequence on a loading station 3 for letters, which is also referred to as letter loading station, in the direction of the arrow TB as a letter stream on a first section 5.1 a letter transport path to a head station 6 and then over a second section of the letter transport path 5.2 to one of the letter stacking stations SB1 to SBz continued.
  • a terminal associated with a particular destination address is below a mail stack containing a letter with that destination address, the letter is transferred from the mail stacking station to the terminal.
  • the terminal Er which is assigned the address "Wendelsteinstrasse 14"
  • the terminal Er which is assigned the address "Wendelsteinstrasse 14”
  • this letter is sent from the stack office SBk to the terminal He handed over.
  • the control of the transfer of the letters from the letter stacking points SB1 to SBz to the corresponding terminals E1 to Ey is carried out with a controller 8.
  • the letters and large letters which are located in the terminal Er are taken out by the device 9.
  • all terminals E1 to Ey are successively emptied, so that the predetermined by the order of the terminals E1 to Ey sorting of the letters B and large letters G is maintained.
  • the mail flow TB transported by the mail transport path 5.1, 5.2 is already presorted, that is, it has already experienced the first sort pass for the sequence sorting on a letter sorting system.
  • the letter stacking points SB1 to SBz, while the large letters G are placed on the rotating end points E1 to Ey, via a conventional lettering technique, for example, similar FVM (fine distribution or also referred to as FSM (same machine), which for fine sorting machine or Final Sorting Machine stands) filled with one or more letters for each one destination.
  • FVM fine distribution or also referred to as FSM (same machine), which for fine sorting machine or Final Sorting Machine stands) filled with one or more letters for each one destination.
  • FSM fine distribution
  • Final Sorting Machine stands the mail stacks SB1 to SBz have a sorting function.
  • mail stacks SB1 to SBz which are not designed for both large letters and letters, but are optimized for the smaller letter format. This concerns in particular the stack quality, the installation space, the production costs and the discharge behavior on the terminals E1 to Ey. If the mail items, as shown in the figure, fed from the right into the sorting system, it is advantageous to provide a head station 6 in the transport of the letters to an orientation of the letters to the reference edge in the terminals E1 to Ey at the top target address guarantee. In this case, it is also advantageous to use a letter transport path in order to be able to move from vertical to horizontal letter transport technology.
  • a second loading station for letters which is not shown in the figure, be provided to thereby increase the average number of letters per terminal can.
  • the mail stacks SB1 to SBz can be divided into several areas or groups during the sorting process. While the letter stack locations of a section are being filled with letters, the letters can be stored on the respectively associated peripheral terminals from the letter stack locations of another area. As a result, the throughput can be increased and reduce the downtime for the letter material inputs and for the circulating terminals or for the large-letter material inputs. In this case, the letters for a destination address should already be in the letter stack location (s) if the associated circulating terminal reaches this letter stack location (s).

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The system has circulating stack areas (SG1 - SGx) for receiving a large letter (G) delivered in any sequence, and end stations (E1 - Ey) classified according to destination addresses. A controller (7) is arranged and operated such that the letters are transferred from the area (SGu) to the station (Eo) to which the address of the letter is assigned. Letter stack areas (SB1 - SBz) are provided for letters (B). Another controller (8) is arranged and operated such that the letters (G) are transferred from the area (SBk) to the station (Er) to which the address of the letters (B) is assigned. An independent claim is also included for a method for sorting letters and large letters.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Sortieranlage für Briefe und Großbriefe sowie ein Verfahren zum Sortieren von Briefen und Großbriefen.The invention relates to a sorting system for letters and large letters as well as a method for sorting letters and large letters.

Die vorliegende Erfindung eignet sich insbesondere zum Sortieren von Großbriefen und Briefen in einer gemeinsamen Gangfolge. Unter dem Begriff "Gangfolge" wird eine Reihenfolge der Briefe und Großbriefe verstanden, die der Reihenfolge entspricht, in der das Postgut durch den Briefträger während seines Verteilganges zugestellt wird. Die Gangfolge wird im Folgenden auch als Zustellungsreihenfolge bezeichnet. Dazu werden die Briefe und Großbriefe, die im Folgenden zusammenfassend als Postsendungen bezeichnet werden, sortiert und so angeordnet, dass der erste Adressenstopp von dem zweiten Adressenstopp gefolgt wird, der von dem dritten Adressenstopp gefolgt wird usw.The present invention is particularly suitable for sorting large letters and letters in a common sequence. The term "sequence" is understood to mean a sequence of letters and large letters corresponding to the order in which the mail is delivered by the postman during his distribution. The sequence of steps is also referred to below as the delivery order. For this purpose, the letters and large letters, which are referred to collectively below as mail items, are sorted and arranged such that the first address stop is followed by the second address stop, which is followed by the third address stop, etc.

Bisher werden auf Sortieranlagen für Briefe, zum Beispiel einer DBS-Anlage (Delivery Barcode Sorter), welche nicht zum Sortieren von Großbriefen geeignet ist, die Briefe in mehreren Sortierdurchläufen in die gewünschte Gangfolge gebracht. Daneben wird auf einer Sortieranlage für Großbriefe, wie beispielsweise einer FSS-Anlage (Flat Sorting System) Großbriefe vorsortiert und anschließend manuell in die gewünschte Gangfolge gebracht. Dabei ist offensichtlich, dass das manuelle Sortieren der Großbriefe in die gewünschte Gangfolge zeit- und kostenintensiv ist. Anschließend werden die Großbriefe zu den bereits in Gangfolge gebrachten Briefen manuell durch den Zusteller hinzugefügt, was auch als Zusammenführen oder Mergen bezeichnet wird. Auch dieser Arbeitsgang ist zeit- und kostenintensiv. Das Zusammenführen und das Sortieren in Gangfolge findet in mehreren aufeinander folgenden Zeitfenstern statt. Dadurch wird insgesamt viel Zeit benötigt. Zudem ist es mit einer solchen Anlage nicht möglich, Briefe und Großbriefe gemeinsam auf der Anlage in Gangfolge zu sortieren.So far, on letters sorting systems, for example a DBS (Delivery Barcode Sorter) system, which is not suitable for sorting large letters, the letters are brought into the desired sequence of passes in several sorting passes. In addition, large letters are pre-sorted on a sorting system for large letters, such as a FSS system (Flat Sorting System) and then manually placed in the desired sequence. It is obvious that the manual sorting of the large letters in the desired sequence is time consuming and costly. Subsequently, the large letters are added to the already in progress letters brought by the courier manually, which is also referred to as merging or merging. This operation is time consuming and costly. Merging and sorting in Course sequence takes place in several consecutive time windows. This takes a lot of time overall. Moreover, it is not possible with such a system to sort letters and large letters together on the system in sequence.

Alternativ dazu besteht die Möglichkeit, auf einer Sortieranlage für jede Zieladresse, welche auch als Delivery Point oder Versandadresse bezeichnet wird, eine Endstelle vorzusehen. In einem Sortierdurchlauf werden über ein großes Zeitfenster alle Großbriefe und Briefe mit einer bestimmten Zieladresse in diejenige Endstelle einsortiert, der diese Zieladresse zugewiesen worden ist. Dieser Vorgang wird für sämtliche Zieladressen wiederholt, bis alle Großbriefe und Briefe den jeweiligen Endstellen zugeordnet sind. Die Endstellen werden schließlich so entleert, dass sich die Zieladressen in Gangfolge befinden. Diese Lösung hat jedoch den Nachteil, dass bei der Sortierung der Briefe und Großbriefe in Gangfolge für jede Zieladresse eine Endstelle erforderlich ist. Damit kann die Zahl der Endstellen nicht geringer sein als die Zahl der Zieladressen.Alternatively, it is possible to provide a terminal on a sorting system for each destination address, which is also referred to as delivery point or shipping address. In a sorting pass, all large letters and letters with a specific destination address are sorted over a large time window into the terminal to which this destination address has been assigned. This process is repeated for all destination addresses until all large letters and letters are assigned to the respective terminals. The terminals are finally emptied so that the destination addresses are in sequence. However, this solution has the disadvantage that when sorting the letters and large letters in sequence for each destination address, a terminal is required. Thus, the number of terminals can not be less than the number of destination addresses.

Eine weitere Möglichkeit besteht darin, bereits in Gangfolge sortierte, getrennte Sendungsströme aus Großbriefen und Briefen mittels eines Mergers, also einer Einrichtung zum Zusammenfügen der Briefe und Großbriefe, in eine gemeinsame Gangfolge zu bringen. Hierbei ist ein zusätzlicher Sortierdurchlauf beziehungsweise ein zusätzliches Zeitfenster sowie gegebenenfalls eine zusätzliche Sortieranlage für die Durchführung dieses Sortierdurchlaufs erforderlich.Another possibility is to bring already sorted in sequence, separate broadcasts of large letters and letters by means of a merger, so a means for joining the letters and large letters in a joint sequence. In this case, an additional sorting pass or an additional time window and optionally an additional sorting system for carrying out this sorting pass is required.

Aus dem Stand der Technik EP 0 820 818 A1 ist eine Vorrichtung zum Sortieren von Briefen in eine bestimmte Reihenfolge bekannt, die einen Zwischenspeicher benutzt. Der Zwischenspeicher besteht aus in einer Förderschleife mit zwei halbkreisförmigen Förderabschnitten an einer Fördereinrichtung umlaufenden Speichertaschen, die jeweils eine Sendung aufnehmen und diese auf Befehl in die eigentliche Ablage abgeben können. Dabei werden zunächst alle zu ordnenden Sendungen in beliebiger Reihenfolge in den Speichertaschen des Zwischenspeichers untergebracht. Sodann werden die Sendungen so aus den Speichertaschen des Zwischenspeichers entnommen und in die Ablagen überführt, dass sie sich in Letzteren in der herzustellenden Ordnung befinden. Die oben offenen Ablagen befinden sich entlang der geraden Abschnitte der Fördereinrichtung unterhalb der Speichertaschen.From the state of the art EP 0 820 818 A1 There is known an apparatus for sorting letters into a particular order using a cache. The buffer consists of in a conveyor loop with two semicircular conveyor sections on a conveyor rotating storage pockets, each receiving a shipment and can deliver them on command in the actual filing. In this case, first all to be classified programs are housed in any order in the storage pockets of the cache. Then the shipments are removed from the storage pockets of the cache and transferred to the shelves that they are in the latter in the order to be produced. The open-topped trays are located along the straight sections of the conveyor below the storage pockets.

Eine Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, eine Sortieranlage und ein Verfahren zum Sortieren für Großbriefe und Briefe anzugeben, bei denen zwei getrennte Sendungsströme von Großbriefen und Briefen in einem gemeinsamen Verarbeitungsdurchlauf auf einer Sortieranlage in Gangfolge sortiert und zusammenführt werden können.An object of the invention is to provide a sorting system and a method for sorting for large letters and letters, in which two separate broadcast streams of large letters and letters can be sorted in a common processing run on a sorting system in sequence and merged.

Vorteilhafterweise weist die erfindungsgemäße Lösung einen hohen Durchsatz auf, sodass die Großbriefe und Briefe in einem kleinen Zeitfenster automatisch, das heißt maschinell in eine gemeinsame Gangfolge gebracht werden können.Advantageously, the solution according to the invention has a high throughput, so that the large letters and letters in a small time window automatically, that can be brought by machine into a common sequence of steps.

Die Aufgabe wird durch eine Sortieranlage für Großbriefe und Briefe mit den Merkmalen gemäß Patentanspruch 1 gelöst.The object is achieved by a sorting system for large letters and letters with the features according to claim 1.

Die erfindungsgemäße Sortieranlage für Großbriefe und Briefe weist umlaufende Stapelstellen zur Aufnahme der in beliebiger Reihenfolge angelieferten Großbriefe auf. Zudem sind umlaufende Endstellen vorgesehen, die nach Zieladressen angeordnet sind. Des Weiteren ist eine Steuerung vorgesehen, welche derart aufgebaut und betreibbar ist, dass der Großbrief von der Stapelstelle an diejenige Endstelle übergeben wird, der die Zieladresse des Großbriefes zugeordnet ist. Die Sortieranlage weist des Weiteren Briefstapelstellen für Briefe und eine weitere Steuerung auf, welche derart aufgebaut und betreibbar ist, dass der Brief von der Briefstapelstelle an diejenige Endstelle übergeben wird, der die Zieladresse des Briefes zugeordnet ist.The sorting system for large letters and letters according to the invention has peripheral stacking points for receiving the large letters delivered in any desired order. In addition, circumferential end points are provided, which are arranged according to destination addresses. Furthermore, a controller is provided, which is constructed and operable such that the large letter from the stacking point to that terminal is transferred, which is associated with the destination address of the large letter. The sorting system further comprises letter stacking stations for letters and a further control, which is constructed and operable such that the letter is transferred from the letter stacking point to the terminal, which is associated with the destination address of the letter.

Die Aufgabe wird zudem durch ein Verfahren zum Sortieren von Großbriefen und Briefen mit den Merkmalen gemäß Patentanspruch 11 gelöst.The object is also achieved by a method for sorting large letters and letters with the features according to claim 11.

Das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren zum Sortieren von Großbriefen und Briefen weist folgende Schritte auf. Die Großbriefe werden in beliebiger Reihenfolge an umlaufende Stapelstellen übergeben. In einem weiteren Schritt werden die Großbriefe von den Stapelstellen derart an nach Zieladressen geordnete, umlaufende Endstellen übergeben, dass die Zieladressen der Großbriefe den Zieladressen der Endstellen entsprechen. Die Briefe werden an Briefstapelstellen übergeben und von den Briefstapelstellen an die Endstellen mit den entsprechenden Zieladressen übergeben.The inventive method for sorting large letters and letters has the following steps. The large letters are handed over to surrounding stacking points in any order. In a further step, the large letters are transferred from the stacking points to peripheral end points arranged according to destination addresses such that the destination addresses of the large letters correspond to the destination addresses of the end points. The letters are sent to letter-stacking locations and transferred from the letter-stacking points to the terminals with the corresponding destination addresses.

Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen der Erfindungen ergeben sich aus den in den abhängigen Patentansprüchen angegebenen Merkmalen.Advantageous developments of the invention will become apparent from the features indicated in the dependent claims.

Bei einer Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Sortieranlage sind zum Beladen der Stapelstellen mit Großbriefen eine erste und eine zweite Beladestation vorgesehen. Dadurch kann die Beladung der Stapelstellen mit Großbriefen beschleunigt werden, sodass die Zeitdauer zum Sortieren der Großbriefe reduziert wird.In one embodiment of the sorting installation according to the invention, a first and a second loading station are provided for loading the stacking sites with large letters. As a result, the loading of the stacking points with large letters can be accelerated, so that the time for sorting the large letters is reduced.

Zudem kann bei der erfindungsgemäßen Sortieranlage eine erste und eine zweite Briefbeladestation zum Beladen der Briefstapelstellen mit Briefen vorgesehen sein. Dadurch kann die Beladung der Briefstapelstellen mit Briefen beschleunigt werden.In addition, in the sorting system according to the invention, a first and a second letter loading station can be provided for loading the letter stacking locations with letters. Thereby The loading of the letter stacking points with letters can be accelerated.

Bei einer weiteren Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Sortieranlage ist eine Einrichtung zum Entleeren der Endstellen vorgesehen.In a further embodiment of the sorting system according to the invention, a device for emptying the terminals is provided.

Bei einer dritten Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Sortieranlage ist einer Endstelle eine Zieladresse zugeordnet.In a third embodiment of the sorting system according to the invention, a terminal is assigned a destination address.

Darüber hinaus kann bei der erfindungsgemäßen Sortieranlage vorgesehen sein, dass ein Teil der Endstellen unterhalb der Stapelstellen für Großbriefe und ein Teil der Endstellen unterhalb der Briefstapelstellen angeordnet ist.In addition, it can be provided in the sorting system according to the invention that a part of the terminals below the stacking points for large letters and a part of the terminals below the letter stacking points is arranged.

Bei einer Weiterbildung der erfindungsgemäßen Sortieranlage ist vorgesehen, dass sich die Stapelstellen für Großbriefe und die Endstellen in entgegen gesetzte Richtungen bewegen. Dadurch lässt sich die Zeitdauer für die Übergabe der Großbriefe von den Stapelstellen an die Endstellen reduzieren und gleichzeitig lassen sich die Transportgeschwindigkeiten der Stapelstellen und der Endstellen ausreichend niedrig halten.In a further development of the sorting system according to the invention, it is provided that the stacking points for large letters and the end positions move in opposite directions. As a result, the length of time for the transfer of the large letters from the stacking points to the terminals can be reduced and, at the same time, the transport speeds of the stacking points and of the terminals can be kept sufficiently low.

Zudem kann bei der erfindungsgemäßen Sortieranlage vorgesehen sein, dass die Briefstapelstellen stationär angeordnet sind.In addition, it can be provided in the sorting system according to the invention that the letter stacking stations are arranged stationary.

Des Weiteren kann bei der erfindungsgemäßen Sortieranlage vorgesehen sein, dass die Briefstapelstellen an das Format der Briefe angepasst sind. Dadurch kann der für die Briefstapelstellen erforderliche Bauraum verkleinert und die Stapelqualität verbessert werden.Furthermore, it can be provided in the sorting system according to the invention that the letter stacking locations are adapted to the format of the letters. As a result, the space required for the letter stacking space can be reduced and the stack quality can be improved.

Schließlich kann bei der erfindungsgemäßen Sortieranlage vorgesehen sein, dass die Briefstapelstellen in Gruppen aufgeteilt sind. Während die Briefstapelstellen einer Gruppe gerade mit Briefen befüllt werden, können aus den Briefstapelstellen einer anderen Gruppe die Briefe auf die jeweils zugehörigen umlaufenden Endstellen abgelegt werden. Auf diese Weise kann der Durchsatz vergrößert werden.Finally, it can be provided in the sorting system according to the invention that the letter stack locations are divided into groups. While the letter stack locations of a group are being filled with letters, the letters can be stored on the respectively associated peripheral terminals from the letter stack locations of another group. In this way, the throughput can be increased.

Bei einer Weiterbildung des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens zum Sortieren von Großbriefen und Briefen ist vorgesehen, dass einer Endstelle eine Zieladresse zugeordnet wird.In a further development of the method according to the invention for sorting large letters and letters, it is provided that a destination is assigned to a terminal.

Bei einer weiteren Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Sortierverfahrens sind folgende Schritte vorgesehen. Die Zieladressen werden den Endstellen derart zugeordnet, dass die Reihenfolge der Endstellen der Gangfolge entspricht. Wenn sich die Stapelstelle, die einen Großbrief mit einer bestimmten Zieladresse enthält, über derjenigen Endstelle befindet, der diese Zieladresse zugeordnet ist, wird der Großbrief von der Stapelstelle an die Endstelle übergeben.In a further embodiment of the sorting method according to the invention the following steps are provided. The destination addresses are assigned to the terminals so that the order of the terminals corresponds to the sequence. If the stack location that contains a large letter with a specific destination address is located above the terminal to which this destination address is assigned, the large letter is transferred from the stack location to the terminal.

Schließlich kann bei dem erfindungsgemäßen Verfahren zum Sortieren von Großbriefen und Briefen folgender Schritt vorgesehen sein. Wenn sich die Endstelle, der eine bestimmte Zieladresse zugeordnet ist, unterhalb derjenigen Briefstapelstelle befindet, die einen Brief mit dieser Zieladresse enthält, wird der Brief von der Briefstapelstelle an die Endstelle übergeben.Finally, in the method according to the invention for sorting large letters and letters, the following step can be provided. If the terminal associated with a particular destination address is below the letter stacking location containing a letter with that destination address, the letter is transferred from the mail stacking location to the terminal.

Im Folgenden werden mehrere Ausführungsbeispiele der vorliegenden Erfindung anhand einer Figur näher erläutert.In the following, several embodiments of the present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to a figure.

Die Figur zeigt eine mögliche Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Sortieranlage zum Sortieren von Großbriefen und Briefen in der Draufsicht. In der Figur ist eine Sortieranlage für Großbriefe G und Briefe B in der Draufsicht gezeigt. Die Sortieranlage umfasst x Stapelstellen SG1, SG2, SG3 bis SGx, die mit Hilfe eines Transportbands 4 karussellartig umlaufend in eine erste Richtung, welche durch einen Pfeil TSG gekennzeichnet ist, bewegt werden. Des Weiteren umfasst die Sortieranlage y Endstellen E1, E2, E3 bis Ey, die ebenfalls karussellartig umlaufend mit Hilfe eines Transportbands 10 bewegt werden. Eine Reihe von Endstellen E3 bis Ep befindet sich unterhalb der Stapelstellen der Großbriefe SG1 bis SGx und wird in Bezug auf die Stapelstellen SG1 bis SGx in entgegengesetzter Richtung, welche durch den Pfeil TE gekennzeichnet ist, bewegt. Die Sortieranlage umfasst des Weiteren eine Reihe von Stapelstellen für Briefe SB1 bis SBz, die im Folgenden auch als Briefstapelstellen bezeichnet werden. Die Briefstapelstellen SB1 bis SBz sind stationär angeordnet und werden also nicht bewegt. Unterhalb der Briefstapelstellen SB1 bis SBz ist eine weitere Reihe Endstellen Eq bis Es angeordnet. Nach einem Durchlauf haben sich sämtliche Endstellen E1 bis Ey einmal unter den Briefstapelstellen SB1 bis SBz hinweg bewegt. Am Ende der Sortieranlage befindet sich eine Einrichtung 9 zum Entleeren der Endstellen E1 bis Ey. Mit Hilfe einer ersten Beladestation 1 für Großbriefe und einer zweiten Beladestation 2 für Großbriefe werden die Großbriefe G einzeln der Reihe nach als Großbriefstrom TG in jeweils eine der Stapelstellen SG1 bis SGx eingeschleust. Die Stapelstellen SG1 bis SGx sind taschenförmig ausgebildet und dienen als Zwischenspeicher für die Großbriefe G.The figure shows a possible embodiment of the sorting system according to the invention for sorting large letters and letters in plan view. In the figure is a sorting system for large letters G and letters B shown in plan view. The sorting installation comprises x stacking stations SG1, SG2, SG3 to SGx which, with the aid of a conveyor belt 4, are moved in the manner of a carousel in a first direction, which is identified by an arrow TSG. Furthermore, the sorting system includes y end stations E1, E2, E3 to Ey, which are also moved around in a carousel manner with the aid of a conveyor belt 10. A series of terminals E3 to Ep is located below the stacking locations of the large letters SG1 to SGx and is moved in the opposite direction with respect to the stacking locations SG1 to SGx indicated by the arrow TE. The sorting system further comprises a series of stacking points for letters SB1 to SBz, which are also referred to below as letter stacking points. The letter stacking points SB1 to SBz are arranged stationary and are therefore not moved. Below the letter stacking points SB1 to SBz another series of terminals Eq to It is arranged. After a pass, all terminals E1 to Ey have moved once under the stack locations SB1 to SBz. At the end of the sorting system is a device 9 for emptying the terminals E1 to Ey. With the help of a first loading station 1 for large letters and a second loading station 2 for large letters, the large letters G are introduced one after the other as a large letter flow TG in each case one of the stacking points SG1 to SGx. The stacking points SG1 to SGx are pocket-shaped and serve as a buffer for the large letters G.

Um die Großbriefe G in die gewünschte Gangfolge zu sortieren, wird jeder der Endstellen E1 bis Ey jeweils eine Zieladresse zugeordnet. So kann beispielsweise der Endstelle E1 die Adresse "Tulpenstr. 1", der Endstelle E2 die Adresse "Tulpenstr. 1a", der Endstelle E3 die Adresse "Tulpenstr. 2", der Endstelle Eo die Adresse "Veilchenweg 17", der Endstelle Er die Adresse "Wendelsteinstr. 14" usw. zugeordnet werden. Befindet sich beispielsweise in der Stapelstelle SGu ein Großbrief mit der Adresse "Veilchenweg 17", so wird durch eine Steuerung 7 veranlasst, dass der Großbrief in die Endstelle Eo übertragen wird, wenn sich die Stapelstelle SGu über der Endstelle Eo befindet. Dieser Vorgang wird für sämtliche in den Stapelstellen SG1 bis SGx befindlichen Großbriefe wiederholt, bis jeder Großbrief in die entsprechende Endstelle E1 bis Ey übergeben wurde. Verallgemeinert heißt das, dass, wenn sich eine Stapelstelle, die einen Großbrief mit einer bestimmten Zieladresse enthält, über einer Endstelle befindet, der diese Zieladresse zugeordnet ist, dieser Großbrief von der Stapelstelle an die Endstelle übergeben wird.In order to sort the large letters G in the desired sequence, each of the terminals E1 to Ey is assigned a destination address. For example, the terminal E1 may have the address "Tulpenstr.1", the terminal E2 the address "Tulpenstrasse 1a", the terminal E3 the address "Tulpenstr.2", the terminal Eo the address "Veilchenweg 17", the terminal Er the Address "Wendelsteinstrasse 14" etc. are assigned. If, for example, there is a large letter with the address "Violet path 17" in the stacking station SGu, then a control 7 causes the large letter to be transmitted to the terminal Eo when the stacking station SGu is above the terminal Eo. This process is repeated for all large letters in the stacking locations SG1 to SGx until each large letter has been transferred to the corresponding terminal E1 to Ey. Generalized, this means that if a stacking location containing a large letter with a particular destination address is located above a terminal to which this destination address is assigned, this large letter is transferred from the stacking location to the terminal.

Die Briefe B werden in einer bereits in Gangfolge sortierten Reihenfolge über eine Beladestation 3 für Briefe, die auch als Briefbeladestation bezeichnet wird, in Richtung des Pfeils TB als Briefstrom auf einen ersten Abschnitt 5.1 eines Brieftransportweges zu einem Kopfbahnhof 6 geführt und anschließend über einen zweiten Abschnitt des Brieftransportweges 5.2 an eine der Briefstapelstellen SB1 bis SBz weitergeführt. Wenn sich eine Endstelle, der eine bestimmte Zieladresse zugeordnet ist, unterhalb einer Briefstapelstelle befindet, die einen Brief mit dieser Zieladresse enthält, wird der Brief von der Briefstapelstelle an die Endstelle übergeben. Befindet sich beispielsweise die Endstelle Er, der die Adresse "Wendelsteinstr. 14" zugeordnet ist, unter der Briefstapelstelle SBk und befindet sich in der Briefstapelstelle SBk ein Brief mit der Zieladresse "Wendelsteinstr. 14", wird dieser Brief von der Briefstapelstelle SBk an die Endstelle Er übergeben. Die Steuerung der Übergabe der Briefe von den Briefstapelstellen SB1 bis SBz an die entsprechenden Endstellen E1 bis Ey erfolgt mit einer Steuerung 8.The letters B are in an order already sorted in sequence on a loading station 3 for letters, which is also referred to as letter loading station, in the direction of the arrow TB as a letter stream on a first section 5.1 a letter transport path to a head station 6 and then over a second section of the letter transport path 5.2 to one of the letter stacking stations SB1 to SBz continued. When a terminal associated with a particular destination address is below a mail stack containing a letter with that destination address, the letter is transferred from the mail stacking station to the terminal. If, for example, the terminal Er, which is assigned the address "Wendelsteinstrasse 14", is located below the stack office SBk and if a letter with the destination address "Wendelsteinstrasse 14" is located in the stack office SBk, this letter is sent from the stack office SBk to the terminal He handed over. The control of the transfer of the letters from the letter stacking points SB1 to SBz to the corresponding terminals E1 to Ey is carried out with a controller 8.

Sobald die Endstelle Er die am Ende der Sortieranlage angeordnete Einrichtung 9 zum Entleeren der Endstellen erreicht hat, werden dort die Briefe und Großbriefe, die sich in der Endstelle Er befinden, durch die Einrichtung 9 entnommen. Mit Hilfe der Einrichtung 9 werden nacheinander alle Endstellen E1 bis Ey entleert, sodass die durch die Reihenfolge der Endstellen E1 bis Ey vorgegebene Sortierung der Briefe B und Großbriefe G erhalten bleibt.As soon as the terminal Er has reached the device 9 at the end of the sorting system for emptying the terminals, the letters and large letters which are located in the terminal Er are taken out by the device 9. With the help of the device 9 all terminals E1 to Ey are successively emptied, so that the predetermined by the order of the terminals E1 to Ey sorting of the letters B and large letters G is maintained.

Der vom Brieftransportweg 5.1, 5.2 transportierte Briefsendungsstrom TB ist bereits vorsortiert, das heißt, er hat auf einer Briefsortieranlage bereits den ersten Sortierdurchlauf für die Gangfolgesortierung erfahren. Die Briefstapelstellen SB1 bis SBz werden, während die Großbriefe G auf den umlaufenden Endstellen E1 bis Ey abgelegt werden, über eine konventionelle Brieftechnik, zum Beispiel ähnlich FVM ( Feinverteilmaschine oder auch bezeichnet als FSM (gleiche Maschine), was für Feinsortiermaschine bzw. Final Sorting Machine steht) mit einem oder mehreren Briefen für jeweils eine Zieladresse befüllt. Bei diesem letzten Sortierdurchlauf haben die Briefstapelstellen SB1 bis SBz eine Sortierfunktion.The mail flow TB transported by the mail transport path 5.1, 5.2 is already presorted, that is, it has already experienced the first sort pass for the sequence sorting on a letter sorting system. The letter stacking points SB1 to SBz, while the large letters G are placed on the rotating end points E1 to Ey, via a conventional lettering technique, for example, similar FVM (fine distribution or also referred to as FSM (same machine), which for fine sorting machine or Final Sorting Machine stands) filled with one or more letters for each one destination. In this last sorting pass, the mail stacks SB1 to SBz have a sorting function.

Es ist von Vorteil, wenn bei der Vorsortierung der Briefe auf einer in der Figur nicht gezeigten Briefsortieranlage (erster Sortierdurchlauf für die Gangfolgesortierung) möglichst die volle Fachanzahl der Briefsortieranlage genutzt wird, um die erforderliche Anzahl von Briefstapelstellen SB1 bis SBz bei der erfindungsgemäßen Sortieranlage möglichst klein zu halten.It is advantageous if, in the presorting of the letters on a letter sorting system not shown in the figure (first sorting pass for the sequence sorting) as far as the full number of shelves of Briefsortieranlage is used to the required number of letter stacking SB1 to SBz in the sorting system according to the invention as small as possible to keep.

Des Weiteren ist es von Vorteil, Briefstapelstellen SB1 bis SBz zu verwenden, die nicht sowohl für Großbriefe und Briefe ausgelegt sind, sondern die auf das kleinere Briefformat optimiert sind. Dies betrifft insbesondere die Stapelqualität, den Bauraum, die Herstellungskosten und das Abwurfverhalten auf die Endstellen E1 bis Ey. Werden die Postsendungen, wie in der Figur gezeigt, von rechts in die Sortieranlage eingespeist, ist es von Vorteil, einen Kopfbahnhof 6 im Transportweg der Briefe vorzusehen, um eine Ausrichtung der Briefe an der Referenzkante in den Endstellen E1 bis Ey bei oben liegender Zieladresse zu gewährleisten. Hierbei ist es außerdem vorteilhaft, einen Brieftransportweg zu verwenden, um von der vertikalen in die horizontale Brieftransporttechnik übergehen zu können.Furthermore, it is advantageous to use mail stacks SB1 to SBz, which are not designed for both large letters and letters, but are optimized for the smaller letter format. This concerns in particular the stack quality, the installation space, the production costs and the discharge behavior on the terminals E1 to Ey. If the mail items, as shown in the figure, fed from the right into the sorting system, it is advantageous to provide a head station 6 in the transport of the letters to an orientation of the letters to the reference edge in the terminals E1 to Ey at the top target address guarantee. In this case, it is also advantageous to use a letter transport path in order to be able to move from vertical to horizontal letter transport technology.

Zudem kann eine zweite Beladestation für Briefe, welche in der Figur nicht gezeigt ist, vorgesehen sein, um dadurch die mittlere Anzahl von Briefen je Endstelle vergrößern zu können.In addition, a second loading station for letters, which is not shown in the figure, be provided to thereby increase the average number of letters per terminal can.

Die Briefstapelstellen SB1 bis SBz können während des Sortierprozesses in mehrere Bereiche oder Gruppen aufgeteilt werden. Während die Briefstapelstellen eines Bereichs gerade mit Briefen befüllt werden, können aus den Briefstapelstellen eines anderen Bereichs die Briefe auf die jeweils zugehörigen umlaufenden Endstellen abgelegt werden. Dadurch lässt sich der Durchsatz vergrößern und die Stillstandzeiten für die Brief-Stoffeingaben und für die umlaufenden Endstellen bzw. für die Großbrief-Stoffeingaben verkleinern. Dabei sollten die Briefe für eine Zieladresse bereits in der/den Briefstapelstelle/n sein, wenn die zugehörige umlaufende Endstelle diese Briefstapelstelle/n erreicht.The mail stacks SB1 to SBz can be divided into several areas or groups during the sorting process. While the letter stack locations of a section are being filled with letters, the letters can be stored on the respectively associated peripheral terminals from the letter stack locations of another area. As a result, the throughput can be increased and reduce the downtime for the letter material inputs and for the circulating terminals or for the large-letter material inputs. In this case, the letters for a destination address should already be in the letter stack location (s) if the associated circulating terminal reaches this letter stack location (s).

Die vorhergehende Beschreibung der Ausführungsbeispiele gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung dient nur zu illustrativen Zwecken und nicht zum Zwecke der Beschränkung der Erfindung. Im Rahmen der Erfindung sind verschiedene Änderungen und Modifikationen möglich, ohne den Umfang der Erfindung sowie ihre Äquivalente zu verlassen.The foregoing description of the embodiments according to the present invention is for illustrative purposes only, and not for the purpose of limiting the invention. Various changes and modifications are possible within the scope of the invention without departing from the scope of the invention and its equivalents.

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Sortieranlage für Großbriefe und Briefe, - mit umlaufenden Stapelstellen (SG1 - SGx) zur Aufnahme der in beliebiger Reihenfolge angelieferten Großbriefe (G), - mit nach Zieladressen geordneten umlaufenden Endstellen (E1 - Ey), - mit einer Steuerung (7), welche derart aufgebaut und betreibbar ist, dass der Großbrief (G) von der Stapelstelle (SGu) an diejenige Endstelle (Eo) übergeben wird, der die Zieladresse des Großbriefs (G) zugeordnet ist, - mit Briefstapelstellen (SB1 - SBz) für die Briefe (B), - mit einer weiteren Steuerung (8), welche derart aufgebaut und betreibbar ist, dass der Brief (G) von der Briefstapelstelle (SBk) an diejenige Endstelle (Er) übergeben wird, der die Zieladresse des Briefs (B) zugeordnet ist. Sorting system for large letters and letters, - with circumferential stacking points (SG1 - SGx) for receiving the large letters (G) delivered in any order, with circumferential end positions ordered according to destination addresses (E1-Ey), - with a controller (7) which is constructed and operable such that the large letter (G) is transferred from the stacking point (SGu) to the terminal (Eo) to which the destination address of the large letter (G) is assigned, - with letter stacking points (SB1 - SBz) for the letters (B), - With a further controller (8) which is constructed and operable so that the letter (G) from the letter stacking point (SBk) to the terminal (Er) is passed, which is associated with the destination address of the letter (B). Sortieranlage nach Patentanspruch 1,
mit einer ersten und einer zweiten Beladestation (1, 2) zum Beladen der Stapelstellen (SG1 - SGx) mit Großbriefen (G).Sorting system according to claim 1,
with a first and a second loading station (1, 2) for loading the stacking points (SG1 - SGx) with large letters (G). Sortieranlage nach Patentanspruch 1 oder 2,
mit einer ersten und einer zweiten Briefbeladestation (3) zum Beladen der Briefstapelstellen (SB1 - SBz) mit Briefen (B).Sorting system according to claim 1 or 2,
with a first and a second letter loading station (3) for loading the letter stacking points (SB1 - SBz) with letters (B). Sortieranlage nach einem der Patentansprüche 1 bis 3, mit einer Einrichtung (9) zum Entleeren der Endstellen (E1 - Ey).Sorting installation according to one of the claims 1 to 3, with a device (9) for emptying the terminals (E1-Ey). Sortieranlage nach einem der Patentansprüche 1 bis 4, bei der einer Endstelle eine Zieladresse zugeordnet ist.Sorting system according to one of the claims 1 to 4, wherein a terminal is assigned a destination address. Sortieranlage nach einem der Patentansprüche 1 bis 5, - bei der ein Teil der Endstellen (E4 - Ep) unterhalb der Stapelstellen für Großbriefe (SG1 - SGx) angeordnet ist, und - bei der ein Teil der Endstellen (Eq - Es) unterhalb der Briefstapelstellen (SB1 - SBz) angeordnet ist. Sorting system according to one of the claims 1 to 5, - In which a part of the terminals (E4 - Ep) below the stacking points for large letters (SG1 - SGx) is arranged, and - In which a part of the terminals (Eq - Es) below the letter stacking points (SB1 - SBz) is arranged. Sortieranlage nach einem der Patentansprüche 1 bis 6, bei der vorgesehen ist, dass sich die Stapelstellen für Großbriefe (SG1 - SGx) und die Endstellen (E1 - Ey) relativ zueinander in entgegen gesetzte Richtungen bewegen.Sorting system according to one of the claims 1 to 6, wherein it is provided that the stacking points for large letters (SG1 - SGx) and the end positions (E1 - Ey) move relative to each other in opposite directions. Sortieranlage nach einem der Patentansprüche 1 bis 7, bei der die Briefstapelstellen (SB1 - SBz) stationär angeordnet sind.Sorting system according to one of the claims 1 to 7, wherein the letter stacking points (SB1 - SBz) are arranged stationary. Sortieranlage nach einem der Patentansprüche 1 bis 8, bei der die Briefstapelstellen (SB1 - SBz) an das Format der Briefe (B) angepasst sind.Sorting system according to one of the claims 1 to 8, wherein the letter stacking points (SB1 - SBz) are adapted to the format of the letters (B). Sortieranlage nach einem der Patentansprüche 1 bis 9, bei der die Briefstapelstellen (SB1 - SBz) in Gruppen aufgeteilt sind.Sorting system according to one of the claims 1 to 9, wherein the letter stacking points (SB1 - SBz) are divided into groups. Verfahren zum Sortieren von Großbriefen und Briefen, das folgende Schritte umfasst: - die Großbriefe (G) werden in beliebiger Reihenfolge an umlaufende Stapelstellen (SG1 - SGx) übergeben, - die Großbriefe (G) werden von den Stapelstellen (SG1 - SGx) derart an nach Zieladressen geordnete, umlaufende Endstellen (E1 - Ey) übergeben, dass die Zieladressen der Großbriefe (G) den Zieladressen der Endstellen (E1 - Ey) entsprechen, - die Briefe (B) werden an Briefstapelstellen (SB1 - SBz) übergeben, - die Briefe (B) werden von den Briefstapelstellen (SB1 - SBz) an die Endstellen (E1 - Ey) übergeben. Method for sorting large letters and letters, comprising the following steps: - the large letters (G) are handed over to circulating stacking points (SG1 - SGx) in any order, the large letters (G) are transferred from the stacking points (SG1 - SGx) to peripheral end points (E1 - Ey) arranged according to destination addresses in such a way that the destination addresses of the large letters (G) correspond to the destination addresses of the Correspond to terminals (E1-Ey), - the letters (B) are handed over to letter-stacking points (SB1 - SBz), - The letters (B) are transferred from the letter stacking points (SB1 - SBz) to the terminals (E1 - Ey). Verfahren nach Patentanspruch 11,
das folgenden Schritt umfasst: einer Endstelle (Eo) wird eine Zieladresse (A1) zugeordnet. Method according to claim 11,
the following step includes: a terminal (Eo) is assigned a destination address (A1). Verfahren nach Patentanspruch 11 oder 12,
das folgende Schritte umfasst: - die Zieladressen werden den Endstellen (E1 - Ey) derart zugeordnet, dass die Reihenfolge der Endstellen (E1 - Ey) der Gangfolge entspricht, - wenn sich die Stapelstelle (SGu), die einen Großbrief (G) mit einer bestimmten Zieladresse (A1) enthält, über derjenigen Endstelle (Eo) befindet, der diese Zieladresse (A1) zugeordnet ist, wird der Großbrief (G) von der Stapelstelle (SGu) an die Endstelle (Eo) übergeben. Method according to claim 11 or 12,
the following steps include: the destination addresses are assigned to the terminals (E1-Ey) in such a way that the sequence of the terminals (E1-Ey) corresponds to the sequence of steps, - If the stacking station (SGu), which contains a large letter (G) with a specific destination address (A1) is located above that terminal (Eo), which is associated with this destination address (A1), the large letter (G) from the stacking point (SGu) handed over to the terminal (Eo). Verfahren nach einem der Patentansprüche 11 bis 13, das folgende Schritt umfasst: wenn sich die Endstelle (Er), der eine bestimmte Zieladresse (A2) zugeordnet ist, unterhalb derjenigen Briefstapelstelle (SBk) befindet, die einen Brief (B) mit dieser Zieladresse (A2) enthält, wird der Brief (B) von der Briefstapelstelle (SGk) an die Endstelle (Er) übergeben. Method according to one of the claims 11 to 13, comprising the following step: if the terminal (Er) associated with a particular destination address (A2) is below the mail stacking point (SBk) containing a letter (B) with that destination address (A2), the letter (B) is sent from the mail stacking station (A2) SGk) to the terminal (Er).
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