EP2042459B1 - Stacking device for postal dispatches - Google Patents

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EP2042459B1
EP2042459B1 EP08164808A EP08164808A EP2042459B1 EP 2042459 B1 EP2042459 B1 EP 2042459B1 EP 08164808 A EP08164808 A EP 08164808A EP 08164808 A EP08164808 A EP 08164808A EP 2042459 B1 EP2042459 B1 EP 2042459B1
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Jacques Chapelet
Olivier De Sousa
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
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    • B65H31/04Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates
    • B65H31/06Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates the articles being piled on edge
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07CPOSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C3/00Sorting according to destination
    • B07C3/02Apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution
    • B07C3/06Linear sorting machines in which articles are removed from a stream at selected points
    • B07C3/065Linear sorting machines in which articles are removed from a stream at selected points construction of switches therefor
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/12Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by means of the nip between two, or between two sets of, moving tapes or bands or rollers
    • B65H29/14Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by means of the nip between two, or between two sets of, moving tapes or bands or rollers and introducing into a pile
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/52Stationary guides or smoothers
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
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  • the stacking conveyor 24 is constituted by a segment of an adjacent insertion belt 26 and by a stacking belt 27.
  • the stacking belt 27 extends partly between two insertion belts 26. sorting adjacent and partly between the insertion belt 26 and the corresponding packer 22.
  • the insertion belt 26 and the stacking belt 27 have a common segment in friction so that the driving of the insertion belt 26 can cause the stacking belt 27. Consequently, the direction of movement of the postal items P is the same in the conveyors 23 and 24, that is to say from left to right in the example of the figure 2 .
  • the speeds of the conveyors 23 and 24 are substantially identical for a postal item P to pass from one to another continuously.
  • On the figure 2 indicated by the arrow 31 the longitudinal direction of displacement of the stacking conveyor 24.
  • a postal delivery P on edge pinched in its lower part between the two belts 25 and 26 is transported along the sorting outlets 5.
  • the rotation of a switching flap 28 directs the shipment P to a conveyor d 24.
  • the mailpiece P is pinched in its lower part between the insertion belt 26 of an adjacent stacker and the stacking belt 27 to be inserted at the rear of the stack of mail items P .
  • the stacking belt forms a segment substantially perpendicular to a jogging wall 29 separating the adjacent sorting outlet packers.
  • the postal items P are thus stacked on edge one behind the other between a segment of the stacking belt 27 and a movable pallet 30 spring-biased, and pressed against the jogging wall 29.
  • the object of the invention is to overcome these disadvantages by providing a stacking device of simple design, low cost that is suitable for a wide range of mail.
  • the baffle forms an angle of about 30 ° with said longitudinal direction.
  • the pulley and said first deflector are arranged in such a way as to bend an upper part of the items.
  • the invention extends to a postal sorting machine comprising the stacking device.
  • the figure 5 illustrates a top view of a stacking device according to the invention.
  • the figure 7 schematically illustrates a partial side view of the stacking device according to the invention.

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The device (40) has a conveying system (41) for conveying postal items (P) towards a stacker (42) in which the items are stacked one behind the other on a narrow surface along a certain longitudinal direction. A deflector (53) is provided between the conveying system and the stacker. The deflector is oriented in a slanting manner with respect to the conveying system to move apart an upper edge of the items with respect to the direction.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif d'empilage pour envois postaux comprenant un système de convoyage des envois vers un tasseur dans lequel les envois postaux sont empilés sur chant selon une certaine direction longitudinale les uns derrière les autres pour former une pile.The invention relates to a stacking device for postal items comprising a conveyor system of shipments to a packer in which the postal items are stacked on edge in a longitudinal direction one behind the other to form a stack.

De manière générale, un tel dispositif d'empilage se situe au niveau d'une sortie de tri d'une machine de tri.In general, such a stacking device is located at a sorting outlet of a sorting machine.

Sur la figure 1, on a représenté schématiquement une telle machine de tri postal 1.On the figure 1 schematically shown such a postal sorting machine 1.

La machine de tri 1 comprend classiquement une entrée d'alimentation 2 avec un magasin et un dépileur pour la mise en série sur chant d'envois postaux, un système d'acquisition 3, et un convoyeur à bandes 4 qui dirige les envois vers des sorties de tri 5 alignées les unes à côté des autres, chaque sortie de tri 5 étant munie d'un dispositif d'empilage.The sorting machine 1 conventionally comprises a feed inlet 2 with a magazine and an unstacker for placing serially on edge of mailpieces, an acquisition system 3, and a conveyor belt 4 which directs the shipments to sorting outlets 5 aligned next to each other, each sorting outlet 5 being provided with a stacking device.

Le système d'acquisition 3 réalise l'acquisition de l'image de la surface de chaque envoi postal comportant l'information d'adresse de distribution A. De plus, le système d'acquisition 3 est généralement couplé à un système de traitement pour la reconnaissance automatique d'adresse par OCR et à un système de vidéo codage par opérateur. Le décodage de l'adresse de distribution A détermine une destination de tri pour l'envoi qui correspond à une sortie de tri 5 de la machine.The acquisition system 3 acquires the image of the surface of each postal item having the distribution address information A. Moreover, the acquisition system 3 is generally coupled to a processing system for automatic address recognition by OCR and a video coding system by operator. Decoding the address of Dispensing A determines a sorting destination for the shipment that corresponds to a sorting output of the machine.

Ce type de machine 1 est destinée à trier les envois en plusieurs passes de tri, par exemple en deux passes de tri.This type of machine 1 is intended to sort the shipments in several sorting passes, for example in two sorting passes.

Sur la figure 2, on a illustré le détail d'une sortie de tri 5 comprenant un dispositif d'empilage selon l'art antérieur.On the figure 2 the detail of a sorting outlet 5 comprising a stacking device according to the prior art has been illustrated.

Classiquement, un dispositif d'empilage 20 d'envois postaux P comprend un système de convoyage 21 pour transporter les envois vers un tasseur 22.Conventionally, a stacking device 20 of postal items P comprises a conveyor system 21 for conveying the items to a packer 22.

Le système de convoyage 21 déplace un envoi postal P le long des sorties de tri 5 par l'intermédiaire d'un convoyeur principal 23. Des volets d'aiguillages 28, disposés le long du chemin de convoyage du convoyeur principal 23 au niveau de chaque dispositif d'empilage 20, dirigent un envoi vers un convoyeur d'empilage 24 d'un dispositif d'empilage particulier.The conveyor system 21 moves a mailpiece P along the sorting outlets 5 via a main conveyor 23. Turnout flaps 28, arranged along the conveying path of the main conveyor 23 at each Stacking device 20 directs a delivery to a stacking conveyor 24 of a particular stacking device.

Le convoyeur principal 23 est constitué par une courroie principale 25 qui s'étend le long des sorties de tri 5 et par une courroie d'insertion 26 qui s'étend entre deux sorties de tri et dont un segment longe la courroie principale 25. La courroie principale 25 est entraînée en mouvement par au moins une poulie motorisée (non montrée). Sur la figure 2, on a indiqué par la flèche 30 le sens de déplacement du convoyeur principal 23.The main conveyor 23 is constituted by a main belt 25 which extends along the sorting outlets 5 and by an insertion belt 26 which extends between two sorting outlets and a segment of which runs along the main belt 25. main belt 25 is driven in motion by at minus a motorized pulley (not shown). On the figure 2 the direction of movement of the main conveyor 23 has been indicated by the arrow 30.

Le convoyeur d'empilage 24 est constitué par un segment d'une courroie d'insertion adjacente 26 et par une courroie d'empilage 27. La courroie d'empilage 27 s'étend en partie entre deux courroies d'insertion 26 de sorties de tri adjacentes et en partie entre la courroie d'insertion 26 et le tasseur correspondant 22. La courroie d'insertion 26 et la courroie d'empilage 27 ont un segment en commun en friction de sorte que l'entraînement de la courroie d'insertion 26 peut entraîner la courroie d'empilage 27. En conséquence, le sens de déplacement des envois postaux P est le même dans les convoyeurs 23 et 24, c'est-à-dire de gauche à droite dans l'exemple de la figure 2. De plus, les vitesses des convoyeurs 23 et 24 sont sensiblement identiques pour qu'un envoi postal P passe de l'un à l'autre de manière continue. Sur la figure 2, on a indiqué par la flèche 31 la direction longitudinale de déplacement du convoyeur d'empilage 24.The stacking conveyor 24 is constituted by a segment of an adjacent insertion belt 26 and by a stacking belt 27. The stacking belt 27 extends partly between two insertion belts 26. sorting adjacent and partly between the insertion belt 26 and the corresponding packer 22. The insertion belt 26 and the stacking belt 27 have a common segment in friction so that the driving of the insertion belt 26 can cause the stacking belt 27. Consequently, the direction of movement of the postal items P is the same in the conveyors 23 and 24, that is to say from left to right in the example of the figure 2 . In addition, the speeds of the conveyors 23 and 24 are substantially identical for a postal item P to pass from one to another continuously. On the figure 2 , indicated by the arrow 31 the longitudinal direction of displacement of the stacking conveyor 24.

En fonctionnement, un envoi postal P sur chant pincé dans sa partie inférieure entre les deux courroies 25 et 26 est transporté le long des sorties de tri 5. La rotation d'un volet d'aiguillage 28 dirige l'envoi P vers un convoyeur d'empilage 24. L'envoi postal P est pincé dans sa partie inférieure entre la courroie d'insertion 26 d'un empileur adjacent et la courroie d'empilage 27 pour venir s'insérer à l'arrière de la pile d'envois P. Sur la figure 2, on montre que la courroie d'empilage forme un segment sensiblement perpendiculaire à une paroi de taquage 29 séparant les tasseurs de sorties de tri adjacentes. Les envois postaux P sont ainsi empilés sur chant les uns derrière les autres entre un segment de la courroie d'empilage 27 et une palette mobile 30 rappelée par ressort, et taqués contre la paroi de taquage 29.In operation, a postal delivery P on edge pinched in its lower part between the two belts 25 and 26 is transported along the sorting outlets 5. The rotation of a switching flap 28 directs the shipment P to a conveyor d 24. The mailpiece P is pinched in its lower part between the insertion belt 26 of an adjacent stacker and the stacking belt 27 to be inserted at the rear of the stack of mail items P . On the figure 2 it is shown that the stacking belt forms a segment substantially perpendicular to a jogging wall 29 separating the adjacent sorting outlet packers. The postal items P are thus stacked on edge one behind the other between a segment of the stacking belt 27 and a movable pallet 30 spring-biased, and pressed against the jogging wall 29.

On connait du document US5971161 un dispositif d'empilage d'envois postaux dans un tasseur. Le dispositif comprend notamment un système de convoyage des envois vers un tasseur pour former une pile d'envoi. Le dispositif comprend également un déflecteur entre le système de convoyage et le tasseur qui est orienté de manière oblique par rapport au système de convoyage pour facilité l'insertion de l'envoi dans la pile.We know of the document US5971161 a device for stacking postal items in a packer. The device comprises in particular a system for conveying shipments to a packer to form a sending stack. The device also comprises a deflector between the conveying system and the packer which is oriented obliquely with respect to the conveying system to facilitate the insertion of the shipment in the stack.

Toutefois, de tels empileurs ne permettent pas de traiter un large spectre d'envois postaux, en particulier quand le débit atteint 40000 lettres par heure. Certains envois postaux auront tendance à percuter le dernier envoi de la pile formant ainsi un bourrage qui nécessite l'intervention coûteuse d'un opérateur.However, such stackers do not handle a wide range of postal items, especially when the rate reaches 40000 letters per hour. Some postal items will tend to hit the last shipment of the stack thus forming a jam that requires the costly intervention of an operator.

Le but de l'invention est de remédier à ces inconvénients en proposant un dispositif d'empilage de conception simple, peu coûteux qui soit adapté à un large spectre de courrier.The object of the invention is to overcome these disadvantages by providing a stacking device of simple design, low cost that is suitable for a wide range of mail.

A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet un dispositif d'empilage pour envois postaux comprenant un système de convoyage des envois vers un tasseur dans lequel les envois postaux sont empilés sur chant selon une certaine direction longitudinale les uns derrière les autres pour former une pile, le dispositif comprenant en outre un premier déflecteur entre le système de convoyage et le tasseur, ce premier déflecteur étant orienté de façon oblique par rapport au système de convoyage, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un second déflecteur qui, avec le premier déflecteur, est disposé de telle manière à définir un trajet en chicane pour le bord supérieur d'un envoi, ledit premier déflecteur étant disposé au niveau d'un coin supérieur haut d'un envoi quand celui-ci est empilé dans le tasseur de telle manière à écarter le bord supérieur des envois par rapport à ladite direction longitudinale.For this purpose, the subject of the invention is a stacking device for postal items comprising a system for conveying items to a packer in which the postal items are stacked on edge in a certain longitudinal direction one behind the other to form a packer. stack, the device further comprising a first deflector between the conveying system and the packer, the first deflector being oriented obliquely with respect to the conveying system, characterized in that it comprises a second deflector which, with the first deflector , is arranged in such a way as to define a baffle path for the upper edge of a consignment, said first deflector being disposed at a top top corner of a consignment when it is stacked in the packer in such a manner to discard the upper edge of the shipments relative to said longitudinal direction.

Selon un autre mode de réalisation particulier du dispositif d'empilage selon l'invention, le déflecteur forme un angle d'environ 30° avec ladite direction longitudinale.According to another particular embodiment of the stacking device according to the invention, the baffle forms an angle of about 30 ° with said longitudinal direction.

Selon un mode de réalisation particulier du dispositif d'empilage selon l'invention, le système de convoyage comprend une poulie disposée à l'entrée du tasseur sur laquelle est engagée une courroie de convoyage qui est agencée pour cintrer la partie inférieure des envois. En particulier la poulie est une poulie à gorge.According to a particular embodiment of the stacking device according to the invention, the conveying system comprises a pulley disposed at the inlet of the packer on which is engaged a conveyor belt which is arranged to bend the lower part of the items. In particular the pulley is a grooved pulley.

Selon un mode de réalisation particulier du dispositif d'empilage selon l'invention, la poulie et ledit premier déflecteur sont disposés de telle manière à cintrer une partie supérieure des envois.According to a particular embodiment of the stacking device according to the invention, the pulley and said first deflector are arranged in such a way as to bend an upper part of the items.

L'invention s'étend à une machine de tri postal comprenant le dispositif d'empilage.The invention extends to a postal sorting machine comprising the stacking device.

L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description qui suit en relation avec les dessins. Cette description n'est donnée qu'à titre d'exemple indicatif et nullement limitatif de l'invention.The invention will be better understood on reading the description which follows in relation to the drawings. This description is given as an indicative and non-limiting example of the invention.

La figure 1 illustre schématiquement une vue de dessus d'une machine de tri postal.The figure 1 schematically illustrates a top view of a postal sorting machine.

La figure 2 illustre le détail d'une vue de dessus d'une sortie de tri comprenant un dispositif d'empilage selon l'art antérieur.The figure 2 illustrates the detail of a top view of a sorting outlet comprising a stacking device according to the prior art.

La figure 3 illustre un envoi postal vu de face.The figure 3 illustrates a postal item seen from the front.

La figure 4 illustre une vue en perspective partielle d'un dispositif d'empilage selon l'invention.The figure 4 illustrates a partial perspective view of a stacking device according to the invention.

La figure 5 illustre une vue de dessus d'un dispositif d'empilage selon l'invention.The figure 5 illustrates a top view of a stacking device according to the invention.

La figure 6 illustre une vue de dessus schématique du dispositif d'empilage selon l'invention.The figure 6 illustrates a schematic top view of the stacking device according to the invention.

La figure 7 illustre schématiquement une vue partielle de côté du dispositif d'empilage selon l'invention.The figure 7 schematically illustrates a partial side view of the stacking device according to the invention.

Les figures 1 et 2 ont été précédemment décrites en référence à un dispositif d'empilage selon l'art antérieur. Dans les figures suivantes, les références numériques identiques font référence à des éléments identiques dont les fonctions sont identiques.The figures 1 and 2 have previously been described with reference to a stacking device according to the prior art. In the following figures, the identical reference numerals refer to identical elements whose functions are identical.

Sur la figure 3, on a illustré un envoi postal P comportant une information d'adresse de distribution A. Cet envoi postal peut désigner une lettre simple ou un objet plat petit ou grand format tel qu'un magazine, une enveloppe avec ou sans fenêtre, un journal, un catalogue avec enveloppe en plastique ou en papier avec ou sans soufflet...On the figure 3 there is illustrated a mailpiece P having a distribution address information A. This mailing can designate a simple letter or a small or large flat object such as a magazine, an envelope with or without a window, a newspaper, a catalog with plastic or paper envelope with or without bellows ...

Dans le domaine postal, on distingue les enveloppes selon la taille ou le format ISO-269 du courrier qu'elles sont destinées à contenir. Par exemple, pour une feuille au format A4, A5... correspond respectivement une enveloppe au format C4, C5... Une enveloppe au format C4 dont les dimensions sont 229 millimètres par 324 millimètres est donc destinée à contenir une feuille au format A4 dont les dimensions sont 210 millimètres par 297 millimètres. Une enveloppe au format C5 dont les dimensions sont 162 millimètres par 229 millimètres est destinée à contenir une feuille au format A5 dont les dimensions sont 148 millimètres par 210 millimètres.In the postal field, there are envelopes according to the size or ISO-269 format of the mail they are intended to contain. For example, for a sheet in A4 format, A5 ... respectively corresponds to a envelope C4, C5 format ... A C4 format envelope whose dimensions are 229 millimeters by 324 millimeters is therefore intended to contain a sheet in A4 format whose dimensions are 210 millimeters by 297 millimeters. A C5-size envelope measuring 162 millimeters by 229 millimeters is intended to contain an A5-size sheet whose dimensions are 148 millimeters by 210 millimeters.

Différentes expérimentations ont permis de mettre en évidence que les envois postaux au format C4 engendrent une proportion non acceptable de bourrage lors de leur insertion dans la pile d'envois. En particulier, un envoi courant au format C4 qui doit être inséré a tendance à s'écrouler sur lui-même en raison de ses dimensions. Un tel envoi courant percute généralement l'envoi précédent déjà inséré dans la pile et provoque un bourrage.Various experiments have made it possible to highlight that the C4 format postal items generate an unacceptable proportion of stuffing when they are inserted into the mail stack. In particular, a current C4-format mail to be inserted tends to collapse on itself due to its size. Such a current mail generally strikes the previous mail already inserted into the stack and causes a jam.

Sur les figures 4 et 5, on montre le dispositif d'empilage 40 selon l'invention comprenant un système de convoyage 41 des envois vers un tasseur 42 dans lequel les envois postaux P sont empilés sur chant les uns derrière les autres pour former une pile d'envois P montrés sur la figure 4 de façon schématique pour des raisons de clarté.On the figures 4 and 5 the stacking device 40 according to the invention is shown comprising a conveyor system 41 for sending to a packer 42 in which the postal items P are stacked on edge one behind the other to form a stack of items P shown in FIG. the figure 4 schematically for reasons of clarity.

Avantageusement, le dispositif d'empilage 40 comprend selon l'invention une plaque de guidage 50 ou rive de glissement disposée à l'arrière de la pile entre ledit système de convoyage 41 et le tasseur 42. La plaque de guidage 50 s'étend le long de la courroie d'empilage 27 en formant un coude. Cette forme coudée de la courroie d'empilage 27 définit une partie oblique 51 par rapport à la pile d'envois P indiquée par la flèche 31 qui se prolonge en une partie sensiblement parallèle 52 à la pile d'envois P. La partie oblique 51 s'étend entre la courroie principale 23 et le tasseur 22 pour déplacer les envois entre ces deux éléments.Advantageously, the stacking device 40 comprises according to the invention a guide plate 50 or sliding edge disposed at the rear of the stack between said conveying system 41 and the packer 42. The guide plate 50 extends along the stacking belt 27 forming a bend. This bent shape of the stacking belt 27 defines an oblique portion 51 relative to the stack of items P indicated by the arrow 31 which extends in a substantially parallel portion 52 to the stack of items P. The oblique portion 51 extends between the main belt 23 and the packer 22 to move the shipments between these two elements.

La plaque de guidage 50 est disposée dans la partie intérieure de la courroie d'empilage sans fin 27 pour que les envois soient déplacés devant la plaque de guidage 50. De plus, la plaque de guidage 50 s'étend au-dessus de la courroie d'empilage 27 pour soutenir le haut des envois lors de leur insertion dans la pile, en particulier les envois au format C4 qui ont tendance à s'écrouler en raison de leurs dimensions.The guide plate 50 is disposed in the inner portion of the endless stacking belt 27 so that the items are moved in front of the guide plate 50. In addition, the guide plate 50 extends over the belt. stacking 27 to support the top of shipments when they are inserted into the stack, especially C4 format shipments that tend to collapse due to their size.

La plaque de guidage 50 comprend dans sa partie oblique 51 un premier déflecteur 53 s'étendant au-delà de la plaque de guidage 50 vers la pile d'envois postaux. Le premier déflecteur 53 s'écarte de la plaque de guidage 50 dans le sens de convoyage 31, il forme donc un décroché dans la plaque de guidage qui s'étend de façon oblique selon une direction transversale par rapport à la plaque.The guide plate 50 comprises in its oblique portion 51 a first deflector 53 extending beyond the guide plate 50 to the stack of postal items. The first deflector 53 deviates from the guide plate 50 in the conveying direction 31, so it forms a drop in the guide plate which extends obliquely in a direction transverse to the plate.

Comme illustré très schématiquement sur la figure 6, le premier déflecteur 53 orienté de façon oblique par rapport au système de convoyage 41 écarte un coin supérieur arrière d'un envoi postal P2 empilé dans le tasseur 42 par rapport à la direction indiquée par la flèche 31, formant ainsi un cône d'entrée 54. Ce cône d'entrée 54 est un espace ouvert préparé pour l'envoi postal P2 suivant l'envoi P1. L'envoi postal P2 dispose avec le cône d'entrée 54 d'un espace suffisant dans sa partie supérieure pour s'insérer dans le tasseur 42 derrière l'envoi P1. Avec le dispositif d'empilage 40 selon l'invention, on forme une pile d'envois postaux de spectre étendu sans occasionner de bourrage.As illustrated very schematically on the figure 6 the first deflector 53 oriented obliquely with respect to the conveying system 41 separates a rear upper corner of a mailpiece P2 stacked in the packer 42 relative to the direction indicated by the arrow 31, thus forming an entrance cone 54. This entry cone 54 is an open space prepared for the postal item P2 following the sending P1. The postal item P2 has with the entry cone 54 sufficient space in its upper part to fit into the packer 42 behind the shipment P1. With the stacking device 40 according to the invention, a stack of mail items of extended spectrum is formed without causing jamming.

Par exemple, la plaque de guidage a une hauteur d'environ 220 millimètres. Le premier déflecteur 53 est disposé à une hauteur d'environ 220 millimètres, à une distance d'environ 180 millimètres de la paroi de taquage 29 et constitue une languette sensiblement carrée de côté environ égale à 40 millimètres formant un angle d'environ 30 degrés par rapport à la plaque de guidage 50. Avantageusement, le premier déflecteur 53 disposé en haut de la plaque de dépilage 50 ne dévie que le haut des envois postaux au format C4 et plus alors que le pied des envois est guidé par la courroie d'empilage 27.For example, the guide plate has a height of about 220 millimeters. The first deflector 53 is disposed at a height of about 220 millimeters, at a distance of about 180 millimeters from the jogging wall 29, and constitutes a substantially square tab about 40 millimeters at an angle of about 30 degrees. relative to the guide plate 50. Advantageously, the first deflector 53 disposed at the top of the unstacking plate 50 only deflects the top of the mailpieces in C4 and above format while the foot of the mail is guided by the belt of stacking 27.

Dans un mode de réalisation particulier, le dispositif d'empilage selon l'invention comprend en outre un deuxième déflecteur 55 disposé en regard et légèrement en amont du premier déflecteur 53 selon le sens de convoyage indiqué par la flèche 31.In a particular embodiment, the stacking device according to the invention further comprises a second deflector 55 disposed opposite and slightly upstream of the first deflector 53 according to the conveying direction indicated by the arrow 31.

Le deuxième déflecteur 55 également de forme allongée est légèrement incurvé sur son extrémité la plus éloignée dans le sens de convoyage indiqué par la flèche 31 de sorte à suivre la forme de la plaque de guidage 50. Le deuxième déflecteur 55 est disposé à une hauteur d'environ 220 millimètres pour que l'envoi postal P2 soit guidé dans sa partie haute entre la plaque de guidage 50 et le déflecteur 55. En conséquence, le premier 53 et le deuxième déflecteur 55 définissent un trajet en chicane pour le bord supérieur d'un envoi postal même au format C4 qui est alors maintenu droit dans sa partie haute avant son insertion dans la pile d'envois.The second deflector 55, also of elongated shape, is slightly curved at its furthest end in the conveying direction indicated by the arrow 31 so as to follow the shape of the guide plate 50. The second deflector 55 is disposed at a height of 20 ° C. 220 mm so that the postal item P2 is guided in its upper part between the guide plate 50 and the deflector 55. Consequently, the first 53 and the second deflector 55 define a baffled path for the upper edge of a postal item even C4 format which is then kept straight in its upper part before insertion into the mailing stack.

Le deuxième déflecteur 55 est disposé verticalement au-dessus d'une poulie à gorge 56 qui constitue la dernière poulie selon le sens de convoyage 31 sur laquelle la courroie d'insertion 26 est engagée.The second deflector 55 is disposed vertically above a grooved pulley 56 which constitutes the last pulley in the conveying direction 31 on which the insertion belt 26 is engaged.

La poulie 56 est une poulie à gorge en forme d'os, c'est-à-dire qu'elle comprend un bossage 56a et 56b sensiblement sphérique à chacune de ses extrémités. La courroie d'insertion 26 s'engage entre les deux bossages 56a et 56b de la poulie 56.The pulley 56 is a groove pulley in the form of bone, that is to say it comprises a substantially spherical boss 56a and 56b at each of its ends. The insertion belt 26 engages between the two projections 56a and 56b of the pulley 56.

Comme expliqué précédemment, la poulie 56 étant disposée en regard de la courroie d'empilage 27, l'envoi postal P2 est pincé et déplacé entre la courroie d'empilage 27 et la courroie d'insertion 26. De plus, sur la figure 7, on montre que les bossages 56a et 56b s'étendent horizontalement légèrement au-dessus et en dessous de la courroie d'empilage 27.As explained above, the pulley 56 being arranged opposite the stacking belt 27, the postal item P2 is pinched and moved between the stacking belt 27 and the insertion belt 26. In addition, on the figure 7 it is shown that the bosses 56a and 56b extend horizontally slightly above and below the stacking belt 27.

Avec cet agencement, l'envoi postal P2 est cintré dans sa partie inférieure ce qui a pour effet d'augmenter sa rigidité et de faciliter son insertion dans la pile d'envoi P. Par ailleurs, le déflecteur 53 s'étend hors de la plaque de guidage 50 au-delà de la courroie d'empilage 27 de sorte à provoquer un deuxième cintrage dans la partie supérieure de l'envoi postal P2, le deuxième cintrage étant incurvé dans un sens opposé au premier cintrage.With this arrangement, the postal item P2 is bent in its lower part which has the effect of increasing its rigidity and facilitate its insertion into the sending stack P. Moreover, the deflector 53 extends out of the guide plate 50 beyond the stacking belt 27 so as to cause a second bending in the upper part of the mailpiece P2, the second bending being curved in a direction opposite to the first bending.

Par conséquent, l'envoi postal P2 qui est libéré de la courroie d'insertion 26 est doublement cintré donc rendu suffisamment rigide pour ne pas s'affaisser sur lui-même et être déplacé uniquement par le convoyeur d'empilage 27 et par un effet balistique.Consequently, the postal item P2 that is released from the insertion belt 26 is doubly curved thus made sufficiently rigid not to collapse on itself and to be moved only by the stacking conveyor 27 and an effect ballistic.

Avec cet agencement selon l'invention, un envoi postal est inséré droit sur chant dans un cône d'entrée 54 formé derrière la pile d'envois postaux disposée dans le tasseur 42. Les risques de bourrage d'envois postaux sont ainsi évités.With this arrangement according to the invention, a postal item is inserted right on edge in an entry cone 54 formed behind the stack of postal items disposed in the packer 42. The risk of jamming postal items is thus avoided.

Alternativement et sans s'éloigner de la portée de l'invention, une courroie vrillée deux fois telle que décrite dans les documents de brevet FR2555974 ou FR2868760 peut remplacer les courroies d'empilage 27 et d'insertion 26.Alternatively and without departing from the scope of the invention, a twisting belt twice as described in the patent documents FR2555974 or FR2868760 can replace the stacking 27 and insertion straps 26.

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  1. A stacking device (40) for stacking mailpieces (P, P1, P2), said stacking device comprising a conveyor system (41) for conveying the mailpieces towards a stacker (42) in which the mailpieces are stacked on edge in a certain longitudinal direction (31) one behind the other so as to form a stack, the device further comprising a first deflector (53) between the conveyor system (41) and the stacker (42), said first deflector being oriented slantwise relative to the conveyor system, said stacking device being characterized in that it further comprises a second deflector (55) that is disposed in such a manner as to co-operate with the first deflector (53) to define a baffle path for the top edge of a mailpiece, said first deflector (53) being disposed at an upper top corner of a mailpiece when said mailpiece is stacked in the stacker, in such a manner as to move the top edges of the mailpieces away from said longitudinal direction.
  2. A device according to claim 1, wherein said deflector (53) forms an angle of about 30° with said longitudinal direction (31).
  3. A device according to any preceding claim, wherein the conveyor system comprises a pulley (56) disposed at the inlet of the stacker and over which a conveyor belt is engaged that is arranged so as to bend the bottom portions of the mailpieces.
  4. A device according to claim 3, wherein the pulley (56) and said first deflector are disposed in a manner such as to bend a top portion of each of the mailpieces.
  5. A device according to claim 4, wherein said pulley is a grooved pulley.
  6. A postal sorting machine having sorting outlets, said postal sorting machine being characterized in that each sorting outlet is provided with a stacking device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
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