EP2067536A1 - Système de tri pour envois postaux plats - Google Patents

Système de tri pour envois postaux plats Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP2067536A1
EP2067536A1 EP08170826A EP08170826A EP2067536A1 EP 2067536 A1 EP2067536 A1 EP 2067536A1 EP 08170826 A EP08170826 A EP 08170826A EP 08170826 A EP08170826 A EP 08170826A EP 2067536 A1 EP2067536 A1 EP 2067536A1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
mail
memory modules
group
sorting system
groups
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
EP08170826A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
Other versions
EP2067536B1 (fr
Inventor
Armin Zimmermann
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Siemens AG
Original Assignee
Siemens AG
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Siemens AG filed Critical Siemens AG
Publication of EP2067536A1 publication Critical patent/EP2067536A1/fr
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP2067536B1 publication Critical patent/EP2067536B1/fr
Not-in-force legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Images

Classifications

    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • B65H3/02—Separating articles from piles using friction forces between articles and separator
    • B65H3/04—Endless-belt separators
    • B65H3/045—Endless-belt separators for separating substantially vertically stacked articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • B65H3/44—Simultaneously, alternately, or selectively separating articles from two or more piles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • B65H3/46—Supplementary devices or measures to assist separation or prevent double feed
    • B65H3/54—Pressing or holding devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H31/00—Pile receivers
    • B65H31/04—Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates
    • B65H31/06—Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates the articles being piled on edge
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H5/00—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines
    • B65H5/02—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by belts or chains, e.g. between belts or chains
    • B65H5/021—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by belts or chains, e.g. between belts or chains by belts
    • B65H5/023—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by belts or chains, e.g. between belts or chains by belts between a pair of belts forming a transport nip
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H5/00—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines
    • B65H5/26—Duplicate, alternate, selective, or coacting feeds
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H83/00—Combinations of piling and depiling operations, e.g. performed simultaneously, of interest apart from the single operation of piling or depiling as such
    • B65H83/02—Combinations of piling and depiling operations, e.g. performed simultaneously, of interest apart from the single operation of piling or depiling as such performed on the same pile or stack
    • B65H83/025—Combinations of piling and depiling operations, e.g. performed simultaneously, of interest apart from the single operation of piling or depiling as such performed on the same pile or stack onto and from the same side of the pile or stack
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
    • B65H2404/10—Rollers
    • B65H2404/15—Roller assembly, particular roller arrangement
    • B65H2404/152—Arrangement of roller on a movable frame
    • B65H2404/1521—Arrangement of roller on a movable frame rotating, pivoting or oscillating around an axis, e.g. parallel to the roller axis
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/19—Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/1916—Envelopes and articles of mail

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a sorting system for flat mailpieces with N 1 ⁇ 2, in particular N 1 ⁇ 3, parallel groups of memory modules for simultaneous storage of a plurality of mail, N 2 ⁇ 1 parallel mail feeds to a plurality of groups and N 3 ⁇ 2 parallel Broadcasts of each of a plurality of groups.
  • Flat postal items such as letters, large letters, postcards, shrink-wrapped magazines and the like, are sorted in letter centers or large post offices in very large numbers according to their address and, possibly after a presort, stored in a variety of stacking compartments.
  • the achievable fineness of the sorting is determined by the number of sorting passages and the number of stacking pockets in each sorting pass into which the mailpieces are distributed.
  • a high throughput of the flat mailpieces through the sorting systems is desirable. The throughput depends on the transport speed of the mail items through the system and the distances between the mail items. Both parameters can not be increased beyond a certain level without considerable effort.
  • the mail items of, for example, two material inputs are separated into two mail streams, which are processed in parallel by two segments of the sorting system.
  • Each segment is assigned an address range or sorting target range.
  • the throughput can be doubled.
  • a presorting is necessary which corresponds to the mailpieces of both transmission streams their address distributed to the two segments of the sorting system. With such a presorting, the transmission streams penetrate, whereby no collisions may occur.
  • a system for collision-free penetration of three transmission streams is from DE 10 2004 056 696 B4 known.
  • the broadcast streams are fed to a transport strand network having a plurality of crossing points so that each mail can be routed to those intersections where a collision is avoided.
  • some brake and acceleration modules are provided for the mailings in the braid.
  • a sorting system of the type mentioned which according to the invention a process means for controlling a common storage of mailpieces of a shipment stream in memory modules of at least one group, in particular in memory modules of at least two groups, and at the same time a discharge of jointly stored mail from memory modules at least one other group.
  • a low-crossing or intersection-free penetration of the broadcast streams can be achieved at high throughput through the sorting system.
  • All mailpieces can first be introduced according to their destination segment into a plurality of memory modules and stored there together, so that they then store together there. If one of the memory modules is full or results in a changeover time which is favorable due to other parameters, then further storage in the memory modules is terminated and the mailpieces are removed from the memory modules, advantageously at high speed, in order to produce a coherent mail stream at an operating speed and to generate a transmission cycle of the subsequent segments of the sorting system.
  • each memory module is associated with only a single segment of the sorting system and is always only partially or completely emptied there. During emptying, it is expedient not to send the mail item to the memory module.
  • the mail items are stored in this time in other memory modules from which preferably no mail items are removed during this time.
  • the sorting system can be part of a sorting system with a plurality of segments, each of which is fed by one-suitably only one-of the mailings with pre-sorted mailpieces.
  • the mailpieces can be postal items of all kinds, the length and width of each being considerably greater than their thickness, e.g. by at least the factor 10.
  • the groups expediently each comprise a plurality of memory modules, which are advantageously connected in parallel to each other in the groups.
  • the memory modules are designed to receive a plurality of mailpieces, expediently at least ten, in particular at least 50, which can be stored in the memory module, in particular stacked on one another.
  • a simultaneous storage of a plurality of mail items is understood to mean that the mail items are stored together or stored in the memory module and not only stored in succession for a brief moment and then again stored out before the next mail item is stored for a moment.
  • the consignment feeders can each be connected to a separating means assigned to it alone. They can have branches to all memory modules to which they are connected.
  • the consignments can be connected to one segment of the sorting system, in particular only a single segment of the sorting system, so that they are emptied in an emptying until a complete emptying only in one segment, in particular always be emptied into one segment only.
  • the consignments are expediently different from all mail feeders at all points, so that no transport path for mail items is at the same time a mail feed to a memory module and a mail transfer from the memory module or from another memory module.
  • the consignments are connected only via memory modules with the consignment feeders.
  • the consignments and discharges are means of transport, for example in the form of a single transport strand, for transporting the mail to the memory modules or away from them. From the consignments and discharges Zubringeratige Trenten can branch off to the memory modules, for example in the form of transport lines between the consignments and transfers and the memory modules.
  • the consignments are conveniently connected to all groups for the purpose of consignment transport.
  • the process means may comprise one or more electronic data processing units and is expediently provided for controlling a common storage of all mail items of a mail stream, in particular from all mail feeds in memory modules and prepared accordingly.
  • the mailpieces may be mixed in the shipment stream of the mailing feed or in the mailing streams of the mailing feeders with regard to their destination mailing discharge and can be sorted by the sorting system into the mailings.
  • the sorting can be carried out by dividing the mailpieces into the individual memory modules of each group, so that the mailpieces within the groups are already sorted.
  • each mailing feed is expediently connected to all the memory modules of at least one group for the purpose of transporting the mailpieces, so that a corresponding sorting of the mailpieces onto the memory modules can take place.
  • a shipment stream expediently consists of a multiplicity of mailpieces, in particular of over 20 mailpieces transported in succession.
  • the stream of mail can be a stream of uniform mailing density, in which the mailpieces are transported one behind the other with a gap between them in a predetermined size range and in particular at a uniform speed.
  • the joint storage of the mail items is a non-emptying storage and the removal of collectively stored postal items a non-accumulation aus untiln.
  • the mail can be stored without interference and removed again.
  • a non-spill-free storage is understood to mean that mail items of the mail flow are stored in a memory module, ie the mailpieces are stored in the memory module, without mailings being removed from the memory module again during the storing process. While the shipment stream is stored in the memory module, expediently no mail item is removed or stored out of the memory module.
  • a non-memory-out storage is understood to mean that while a shipment stream is being stored out of a storage module, that the mailpieces of the shipment stream are removed from the storage module, no further mail item is stored in the storage module, advantageously also not introduced into the storage module.
  • the memory modules are last-in-first-out modules, that is to say those memory modules in which the last stored mail item is first again stored out of a plurality of mailpieces, ie it is removed from the memory module.
  • Many postal items can be loaded and unloaded quickly, reliably and inexpensively.
  • all groups have the same number of memory modules, whereby all broadcast discharges can be operated evenly by one memory module of each group.
  • the number of memory modules per group is equal to the number of broadcast discharges.
  • a simple and error-prone storing of mail items on the way from a mailing to a mailing removal can be achieved if between a mailing and a mailing removal serially always, so in the entire sorting system, only one memory module is arranged.
  • a further embodiment variant of the invention provides that the memory modules are connected to the mail feeders and mailing discharges in such a way that it is possible to pass from each mail feeder to each mail transfer by means of two memory modules, possibly also by more memory modules, which are expediently arranged parallel to one another.
  • mail can be stored with any start and end point, ie from any mailing to any mailing removal, while other mail items are stored with the same start and end point from the parallel memory module and transported to the destination.
  • the number of potentially error-prone crossing points of transport lines can be kept low if a first group is connected to only one of the mail feeders, a second group to only one of the other mail feeders and a third group to both mail feeders.
  • a feeder branch to the third group is expediently arranged after a feeder branch to the first group and a further feeder branch to the third group is arranged before a feeder branch to the second group.
  • the sorting system can be made compact.
  • Pre-sorting of the mailpieces into the memory modules can be done easily if each mailout is connected to at least one memory module of each group.
  • each transmission transfer here is connected to only one memory module of each group in order to keep the number of crossing points small.
  • a pre-sorting can be connected with a storage of mailpieces in one group and a simultaneous outdenting in the other group.
  • the groups have as many memory modules as there are program discharges, whereby each shipment transfer - and thus each plant segment - a memory module can be assigned per group.
  • other constellations are possible, for example, more memory modules per group, so that the group can be assigned more tasks.
  • the number N 1 of the groups is advantageously one greater than the number N 2 of the parallel mail feeders, so that at any time each mailing can be assigned a group for storing and another group can be used for the purpose of storing.
  • a group can be used to exchange assignments from multiple consignments.
  • the invention is also directed to a method for sorting flat postal items, in which the mailpieces are distributed over N 2 ⁇ 1 parallel mail feeds to N 1 ⁇ 2 parallel groups of memory modules for simultaneous Storage or caching a variety of mail and from there into N 3 ⁇ 2 parallel broadcast discharges are performed. It is proposed that mail items from a mail stream, in particular from all mail feeds, be stored together in memory modules of at least one group and at the same time mail items are removed from memory modules from at least one other group. Mail can be pre-sorted with high throughput and low risk of collision.
  • Mail items of a mail stream from a mail feed are advantageously always introduced and stored in parallel in at least two memory modules and mail items are removed in parallel from at least two further memory modules so that the mailings can be loaded with a uniform mail stream of high mail density.
  • a shipment stream from a mail feed is stored in first memory modules of a group in a first period and in a subsequent period, a mail stream from the mail feed is stored in second memory modules of another group and at the same time mail is removed from the first memory modules ,
  • the memory modules can be alternately filled and emptied, and a broadcast stream of uniform density can be produced in a mailing discharge.
  • a memory module 2 is shown in a schematic representation, in FIG FIG. 1 in an introductory function, and in FIG. 2 in a trigger function.
  • the memory module 2 is a last-in-first-out module in which the last-introduced mail item is executed first. It comprises a memory area 4, in which mailpieces P 1 , P 2 , P 3 ,... P n-1 are currently stored.
  • the mail item P n will be the next mail item transferred to the storage area 4. It is fed between two feed belts 6, 8 to the storage module 2 in the conveying direction 10 and then taken over by a roller conveyor 12.
  • the roller conveyor 12 is driven in a controlled manner and conveys the mailpieces P 1 , P 2 ,...
  • a separating blade 20 and a bottom flange 22 are provided, which are very finely adjustable in the insertion of the memory module 2 in the stacking direction - ie the direction in which the stack in the storage area 4 increases - according to arrows 24, 26 are movable.
  • the Zutechnologyan horr is generated in anti-parallel to the stacking direction on the roller conveyor 12.
  • the memory module 2 also has a support roller assembly 28, which in the in FIG. 1 shown insertion function is pivoted to an inactive state, and in the pivoting direction 30 ( FIG. 2 ) can be pivoted to its active state.
  • FIG. 2 the memory module 2 is shown in its trigger function.
  • the support roller assembly 28 is in Wegschwenktem, active state and ensures that the next deducted mail item P n is aligned in a plane that corresponds substantially to the plane defined by the roller conveyor 12 level and in the vicinity of the memory module 2 of the further conveying direction.
  • the Zutechnologyanschlag 14 is moved in trigger function according to arrow 32 upwards and so the exhaust port 16 free.
  • snapshot shows the mail piece P n + 1 , which is already fully withdrawn and transported in a take-off direction 34, and the mail piece P n , the leading edge just passes through the discharge opening 16 and is held by a scraper 36 in contact with the roller belt 12.
  • the scraper 36 supports the avoidance of double prints, since its friction coefficient acting on the roller belt 12 friction torque is tuned and with a double trigger retains the not in direct contact with the roller conveyor 12 stationary mailing.
  • a withdrawal pressure is set, which is indicated by the arrow 38.
  • the underfloor belt 22 is driven as indicated by an arrow and displaces the mail items stored in the storage area 4 in cooperation with the prestressed severing knife 20 ,
  • FIG. 3 Figure 6 shows six memory modules 40a, 40b, 42a, 42b, 44a, 44b as shown in Figures 1 and 2, of which the memory modules 40a, 40b form a first group 46, the memory modules 42a, 42b form a second group 48 and the memory modules 44a 44b form a third group 50.
  • the memory modules 40a, 40b are connected to a mail feeder 52 via feeder branches 54, 56 and via further feeder branches 58, 60 with a mailbox 62 and mailbox 74, respectively.
  • the memory modules 44a, 44b are connected to a mail feeder 64 via feeder branches 66, 68 and via Feeder branches 70, 72 connected to the mailing removal 62 and the mailing removal 74, respectively.
  • the memory modules 42a, 42b are connected via branching feeder branches 76, 78 respectively to both mail feeders 52, 64 and via infeed feeder branches 80, 82 with only the mailbox 62 and only the mailbox 74.
  • the mailboxes 62, 74 are in turn each with a segment 84, 86 connected to a mail sorting system, so that mailpieces 88 are transported from the mailing removal 62 exclusively into the segment 84 and mailpieces 88 from the mailing removal 74 exclusively into the segment 86.
  • a processing means 90 in the form of a data processing system is signal technology with all memory modules 40a - 44b and connected to switches, not shown, which direct a consignment transport from the mail feeders 52, 64 to the memory modules 40a - 44b and from there to the Sendungsab Unit En 62, 74.
  • a plurality of mailpieces 88 are separated from two separating means 92, 94 from a respective stack and introduced as mailing streams 96, 98 with a multiplicity of uniformly arranged mail items 88 into the mail feeders 52, 64.
  • mailing destinations of the mailpieces 88 are read, e.g. the addresses of the mail items 88.
  • the processing means 90 assigns the mailpieces 88 to the segments 84, 86 or to the mailing discharges 62, 74 as a transport destination for the mailpieces 88.
  • mail items 88 from the first mailing feeder 52, to which the first segment 84 has been assigned by the processing means 90 as a transport destination are guided to the storage module 40a and stored there.
  • Mailpieces 88 from the first mailing feeder 52, to which the second segment 86 has been assigned by the processing means 90 as a transport destination are guided to the memory module 40b and stored there.
  • Mail items 88 from the second mailing feeder 64, to which the first segment 84 has been assigned by the processing means 90 as a transport destination are guided to the memory module 44a and stored there.
  • mailpieces 88 from the second mailing feeder 64, to which the second segment 86 has been assigned by the processing means 90 as a transport destination are guided to the memory module 44b and stored there.
  • the memory modules 40a, 40b and 44a, 44b fill up with mailpieces 88 according to their statistical distribution according to the destination and thickness of the transport.
  • the degree of filling of the memory modules 40a, 40b and 44a, 44b can hereby be monitored by the processing means 90 with the aid of sensors on the memory modules 40a, 40b and 44a, 44b. Also possible is the estimation of the Filling levels of the memory modules 40a, 40b and 44a, 44b by the number of withdrawn from the separating means 92, 94 mailpieces 88 by the processing means.
  • the first period ends and a second period begins.
  • the mailpieces 88 from the first mailing feeder 52 are no longer supplied to the memory modules 40a, 40b of the first group but to the memory modules 42a, 42b of the second group 48, corresponding to their transport destinations to the memory modules 42a, 42b.
  • the memory modules 40a, 40b are emptied by the mailpieces 88 stored in them, such as FIG. 2 described isolated and the mailing discharges 62 and 74 are supplied for further transport into the segment 84 and 86, respectively.
  • one of the memory modules 44a, 44b will then be filled, as in FIG. 3
  • the other of the memory modules 44a, 44b will also be largely filled.
  • the similarity of the fill levels of the two memory modules 44a, 44b depends on the distribution of the mailpieces 88 according to their transport destinations and on the capacity of the memory modules 44a, 44b. The larger their capacity, the more similar is their relative degree of filling according to the laws of statistics. Therefore, it is advantageous if the memory modules 40a-44b can hold as many mailpieces 88 as possible, for example a stack height of at least 500 mm.
  • the third operating mode begins, in which the mailpieces 88 of the mail feeders 52, 64 are stored in the memory modules 40a, 40b, 42a, 42b of the first two groups 46, 48 and at the same time the mailpieces 88 from the memory modules 44a, 44b of FIG third group 50 are stored in the broadcast discharges 62, 74.
  • This operating mode is in FIG. 3 shown.
  • the emptying of the memory modules 44a, 44b takes place at approximately twice the speed as filling the other memory modules 40a, 40b, 42a, 42b, so that the memory modules 44a, 44b are emptied when the memory modules 40a, 40b are approximately half full and the memory modules 42a , 42b are about filled.
  • the processing means 90 switches to the next operating mode, in which the mailpieces 88 are stored in the first group 46 and third group 50 and the initially full second group 48 is emptied. This operating mode is in FIG. 4 shown.
  • the processing means 90 switches to the next operating mode, in which groups 48 and 50 are stored and stored out of the then full group 46, as in FIG FIG. 5 is shown.
  • the switching times are made dependent on the filling levels of the memory modules 40a - 44b, in particular from the time of complete emptying of those memory modules 40a - 44b, which are being emptied.
  • the switching time can alternatively, additionally and in particular in a higher command hierarchy be determined by a degree of filling of those memory modules 40a-44b in which data is currently being stored. Is e.g. one of them is completely filled, so a switching of the operating modes is caused even if one or both to be emptied memory modules 40a - 44b are not completely emptied.
  • the feeder branches 76, 80 intersect the mail feeder 52 and the mailbox 74, respectively, and the feeder branches 70, 72, 78, 80, 82 form interchanges with the mailer inlets and outlets 52, 64, 62, 74.
  • a collision of mailpieces 88 thereon However, intersections and junctions can be safely avoided as described in the above Sorting process is always used only one of the intersecting or einmündenden transport paths, regardless of the switching time. Delivery of mailpieces 88 from two directions to an intersection or junction need not occur.
  • the memory modules 40a-44b are switched in pairs from the stacking operation to the singulation operation and vice versa.
  • the switching times can be determined by the processing means 90 as a function of the most uniform possible flow of mail into the mailings 62, 74 and the current levels in the memory modules 40a - 44b.
  • postal items 88 are sorted into two mail item deliveries 52, 64 in two mail item deliveries 52, 74.
  • pre-sorting be provided with a high throughput, but also a uniform delivery flow into the two segments 84, 86 can be achieved, largely independent of the distribution of the mailpieces 88 in the mail feeders 52, 64 according to the purpose of shipment or transport.
  • FIG. 6 shows another sorting system with two mailing discharges 62, 74 but only one mailing feeder 52.
  • the sorting system comprises only two groups 46, 48 of memory modules 40a, 40b and 42a, 42b, of which two are stored in the first group 46, 48 in two alternate modes of operation and simultaneously populated from the second group 46, 48 and vice versa.
  • the mailing feeder 52 permits the same mailing density per time as the two mailing outfeeds 62, 74 together, that is to say that the mailpieces 88 in the mailing feeder 52 are transported twice as fast as in the mailing discharges 62, 74 can be a high performance separating agent 100 be combined with the segments 84, 86 or a conventional separating means 92 with two low-cost and slow segments.
  • the remaining details of this embodiment correspond to the details described for the embodiment of FIGS. 3-5.
  • the number of memory modules per group basically corresponds to the number of transmission discharges, wherein in each group one memory module is connected to each transmission discharge. And the number of groups is basically equal to the number of consignments plus 1.
  • the connections of the consignments and transfers via feeder branches can be chosen the same in all embodiments as described in FIGS 3 to 5. Of course, other connections are possible.
  • two consignments can be combined with three consignments, for this purpose, three groups, each with three memory modules are available. In each operating mode is stored in the memory modules of two groups and stored out of the memory modules of the third groups.
EP08170826A 2007-12-05 2008-12-05 Système et procédé de tri pour envois postaux plats Not-in-force EP2067536B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE102007058581A DE102007058581B4 (de) 2007-12-05 2007-12-05 Sortiersystem für flache Postsendungen

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP2067536A1 true EP2067536A1 (fr) 2009-06-10
EP2067536B1 EP2067536B1 (fr) 2011-01-26

Family

ID=40386410

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP08170826A Not-in-force EP2067536B1 (fr) 2007-12-05 2008-12-05 Système et procédé de tri pour envois postaux plats

Country Status (5)

Country Link
US (1) US8796576B2 (fr)
EP (1) EP2067536B1 (fr)
AT (1) ATE496707T1 (fr)
DE (2) DE102007058581B4 (fr)
DK (1) DK2067536T3 (fr)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2013060721A1 (fr) * 2011-10-28 2013-05-02 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Installation de tri et procédé de tri comprenant deux zones de stockage

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102010007741A1 (de) * 2010-02-12 2011-08-18 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, 80333 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Sortieren von Gegenständen mittels Zwischenspeichern
US10722920B2 (en) * 2017-02-21 2020-07-28 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Device and method for delivery point sorting

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2006056454A1 (fr) * 2004-11-24 2006-06-01 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Dispositif pour effectuer un tri prealable de petits envois individuels
EP1872866A2 (fr) * 2006-06-28 2008-01-02 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Système de tri doté de modules d'enregistrement pour éléments postaux plats à fonctionnement Last-In/First-Out et correspondance entre adresses améliorée

Family Cites Families (14)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2742802A1 (de) 1977-09-23 1979-04-05 Standard Elektrik Lorenz Ag Verteilanlage
JPS6122713Y2 (fr) 1978-11-09 1986-07-08
JPS5670886A (en) * 1979-11-14 1981-06-13 Nippon Electric Co Sorter
FR2555917B1 (fr) 1983-12-02 1988-01-15 Hotchkiss Brandt Sogeme Machine de tri a debit ameliore
FR2587240B1 (fr) 1985-09-18 1989-05-05 Hotchkiss Brandt Sogeme Installation d'indexation d'objets plats, notamment de courrier postal
NL8902846A (nl) * 1989-11-17 1991-06-17 Nederland Ptt Buffer en buffersysteem voor het tijdelijk opslaan van platte voorwerpen, zoals brieven.
US5119954A (en) * 1990-03-29 1992-06-09 Bell & Howell Company Multi-pass sorting machine
JP2647305B2 (ja) * 1992-06-19 1997-08-27 株式会社東芝 紙葉類処理装置
EP0613730A3 (fr) 1993-03-01 1995-06-28 Philips Nv Dispositif de tri pourvu d'un champ d'unités de transport.
WO1997007902A1 (fr) * 1995-08-30 1997-03-06 Hitachi, Ltd. Appareil et procede de triage de feuilles de papier
JPH09239325A (ja) * 1996-03-11 1997-09-16 Hitachi Ltd 郵便物配達順並べ替え区分方法および装置
IT1285082B1 (it) * 1996-05-03 1998-06-03 Finmeccanica Spa Dispositivo di accumulo per oggetti postali.
US6124561A (en) 1997-10-31 2000-09-26 Ncr Corporation Parallel document buffer and method of buffering documents
US8013267B2 (en) 2005-04-07 2011-09-06 Lockheed Martin Corporation Macro sorting system and method

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2006056454A1 (fr) * 2004-11-24 2006-06-01 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Dispositif pour effectuer un tri prealable de petits envois individuels
DE102004056696B4 (de) 2004-11-24 2006-08-31 Siemens Ag Einrichtung zum Vorsortieren von vereinzelten schmalen Sendungen
EP1872866A2 (fr) * 2006-06-28 2008-01-02 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Système de tri doté de modules d'enregistrement pour éléments postaux plats à fonctionnement Last-In/First-Out et correspondance entre adresses améliorée

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2013060721A1 (fr) * 2011-10-28 2013-05-02 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Installation de tri et procédé de tri comprenant deux zones de stockage
US9314822B2 (en) 2011-10-28 2016-04-19 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Sorting system and sorting method with two storage areas

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE502008002456D1 (de) 2011-03-10
DK2067536T3 (da) 2011-05-16
EP2067536B1 (fr) 2011-01-26
US20090145819A1 (en) 2009-06-11
US8796576B2 (en) 2014-08-05
DE102007058581A1 (de) 2009-06-10
DE102007058581B4 (de) 2011-03-24
ATE496707T1 (de) 2011-02-15

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
DE602004012200T2 (de) Vorrichtung zum Sortieren von Postgut in eine Reihenfolge
EP2085152B1 (fr) Procédé et dispositif de tri d'objets plats dans plusieurs passes de tri
EP1765525A1 (fr) Dispositif de tri pour envois plats
DE102009020664A1 (de) Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Sortierung von verschiedenartigen Gegenständen
CH686709A5 (de) Automatischer Drehsortierer.
WO2013020999A1 (fr) Dispositif et procédé de tri au moyen d'une zone d'accumulation et d'une zone de tri
EP1791657B1 (fr) Procede et dispositif pour trier des envois postaux
EP0834354A1 (fr) Dispositif et procédé de transfert de colis à trier selon une rangée ordonnée
EP2755778A1 (fr) Installation de tri et procédé de tri comprenant deux zones de stockage
EP2544980B1 (fr) Dispositif de commande et procédé pour réguler la vitesse d'un convoyeur
EP2067536B1 (fr) Système et procédé de tri pour envois postaux plats
DE19535330B4 (de) Sortiervorrichtung
DE102004012378B3 (de) Verfahren und Einrichtung zum Sortieren von flachen Sendungen
EP2065325A2 (fr) Procédé et dispositif de réunion de deux flux d'objets
WO2011098585A1 (fr) Procédé et dispositif de tri d'objets au moyen de mémoires temporaires
WO2010055047A1 (fr) Installation de tri postal comportant plusieurs dispositifs de sortie, et procédé de tri postal
EP2067535B1 (fr) Procédé etdispositif de tri d'envois postaux plats
DE102010035472A1 (de) Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Transport von Gegenständen in mehreren parallelen Pufferstrecken
WO2012066066A1 (fr) Procédé et ensemble de tri pour trier deux types d'objets en une suite unique
DE19936369C1 (de) Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Korrektur der Lücken zwischen Sendungen
EP2078569B1 (fr) Procédé et dispositif de tri dans le sens de la marche de courriers plats
EP2226130A1 (fr) Procédé de tri et installation de tri dotée de deux groupes distincts de dispositif d'émission
WO2021140031A1 (fr) Système de tri d'articles à trier en des points cibles, reliés logiquement à leur destination, dans un agencement matriciel
WO2008034893A1 (fr) Dispositif de séparation d'envois plats
EP2110356B1 (fr) Dispositif et procédé de transport d'objets par des chemins de transports croisés

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Extension state: AL BA MK RS

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20090619

AKX Designation fees paid

Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

GRAP Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1

RTI1 Title (correction)

Free format text: SORTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLAT POSTAL PACKAGES

GRAS Grant fee paid

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: NOT ENGLISH

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: NV

Representative=s name: SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: EP

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: LANGUAGE OF EP DOCUMENT: GERMAN

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 502008002456

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 20110310

Kind code of ref document: P

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R096

Ref document number: 502008002456

Country of ref document: DE

Effective date: 20110310

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: SE

Ref legal event code: TRGR

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: T3

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DK

Ref legal event code: T3

LTIE Lt: invalidation of european patent or patent extension

Effective date: 20110126

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: HR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110126

Ref country code: LT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110126

Ref country code: LV

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110126

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110507

Ref country code: GR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110427

Ref country code: NO

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110426

Ref country code: IS

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110526

Ref country code: PT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110526

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: FD4D

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110126

Ref country code: BG

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110426

Ref country code: SI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110126

Ref country code: CY

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110126

Ref country code: PL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110126

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R084

Ref document number: 502008002456

Country of ref document: DE

Effective date: 20110805

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110126

Ref country code: EE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110126

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: RO

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110126

Ref country code: CZ

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110126

Ref country code: SK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110126

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

26N No opposition filed

Effective date: 20111027

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R097

Ref document number: 502008002456

Country of ref document: DE

Effective date: 20111027

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110126

BERE Be: lapsed

Owner name: SIEMENS A.G.

Effective date: 20111231

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MC

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20111231

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20111231

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110126

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20111205

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: TR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110126

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: HU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110126

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DK

Payment date: 20131219

Year of fee payment: 6

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20131212

Year of fee payment: 6

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Payment date: 20131201

Year of fee payment: 6

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20140219

Year of fee payment: 6

Ref country code: CH

Payment date: 20140313

Year of fee payment: 6

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: MM01

Ref document number: 496707

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20131205

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: AT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20131205

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R119

Ref document number: 502008002456

Country of ref document: DE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DK

Ref legal event code: EBP

Effective date: 20141231

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: V1

Effective date: 20150701

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: V1

Effective date: 20150701

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

GBPC Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20141205

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20150701

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: CH

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20141231

Ref country code: DE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20150701

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20141205

Ref country code: LI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20141231

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: PLFP

Year of fee payment: 8

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20141231

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: PLFP

Year of fee payment: 9

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20161221

Year of fee payment: 9

Ref country code: SE

Payment date: 20161215

Year of fee payment: 9

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20171206

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: ST

Effective date: 20180831

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20180102