EP1894637B1 - Sortieranlage und Verfahren zum Sortieren für Briefe und Großbriefe - Google Patents

Sortieranlage und Verfahren zum Sortieren für Briefe und Großbriefe Download PDF

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EP1894637B1
EP1894637B1 EP07115130A EP07115130A EP1894637B1 EP 1894637 B1 EP1894637 B1 EP 1894637B1 EP 07115130 A EP07115130 A EP 07115130A EP 07115130 A EP07115130 A EP 07115130A EP 1894637 B1 EP1894637 B1 EP 1894637B1
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Rolf-Peter Skrdlant
Armin Zimmermann
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C3/00—Sorting according to destination
    • B07C3/02—Apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution
    • B07C3/08—Apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution using arrangements of conveyors
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S209/00—Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
    • Y10S209/90—Sorting flat-type mail

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  • the invention relates to a sorting system for letters and large letters and a method for sorting letters and large letters, such as from DE-A-30 10 213 is known.
  • 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 cache consists of in a conveyor loop with two semicircular conveyor sections on a conveyor rotating storage bags, 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 broadcasts look like this taken 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 shipment 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.
  • carousel-like 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 is transferred from the stacking point to that terminal, which is assigned the destination address of the large letter.
  • the sorting system further comprises stationary letter stacking locations for letters and a further control, which is constructed and operable such that the letter is transferred from the stationary 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 such arranged according to destination addresses, carousel-like encircling terminals that the destination addresses of the large letters correspond to the destination addresses of the terminals.
  • the letters are sent to stationary letter stacking points and transferred from the stationary 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.
  • 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 path of the letters to an alignment of the letters at 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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