EP2085152A1 - Procédé et dispositif de tri d'objets plats dans plusieurs passes de tri - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif de tri d'objets plats dans plusieurs passes de tri Download PDF

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EP2085152A1
EP2085152A1 EP09151685A EP09151685A EP2085152A1 EP 2085152 A1 EP2085152 A1 EP 2085152A1 EP 09151685 A EP09151685 A EP 09151685A EP 09151685 A EP09151685 A EP 09151685A EP 2085152 A1 EP2085152 A1 EP 2085152A1
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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
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    • 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
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  • the invention relates to a method and an apparatus for sorting a set of flat objects, in particular postal items.
  • a method having the features of the preamble of claim 1 and a device having the features of the preamble of claim 15 are made EP 1425113 B1 and US 2004/0182759 A1 as well as out DE 10 2004 035 365 A1 known. Both documents describe how postal items are sorted according to a predetermined distribution order in a sorting system and in this case each item of mail passes through the sorting system several times. After each but the last run, the mailings are returned to the sorting system.
  • Each of these items passes at least twice through a sorting system with multiple dispensers.
  • Each flat object extends in an object plane. Because the items are combined into stacks in the second sorting pass, less space is needed for the second sorting pass. Because a stack takes during transport less space during transport in a transport direction parallel to the object levels of the items in the stack, as if the objects would be transported one behind the other and spaced.
  • the items usually go through the sorting system in the second sorting sequence in succession. If a stack contained objects for different target points, subsequent objects would have to be pushed for one of these target points between already stacked objects, so that after the second sorting out a predetermined sequence is maintained below the target points. Or objects for the same target point would have to be cached, so that in one stack, the order is adhered to under target points, which requires space and additional equipment.
  • dispensing devices are thus saved in that objects in the sorting system are combined in stacks, instead of forming stacks only after emptying.
  • the sorting system is capable of objects successively supply a first and a further stack and thenavischleusen these two stacks in the same output device. Without the invention, two output devices would be needed.
  • the sorting system can, if it ejects the objects in the first sorting pass in N1 output devices and in the second sorting pass in N2 output devices, sort a maximum of N1 * N2 different target points.
  • the method according to the invention enables a sorting on more than N1 * N2 different target points.
  • This advantage is achieved because the objects are combined with the same target point prior to the discharge to at least one stack and this stack consists exclusively of objects with labels of the same target point.
  • the stacks take up less space than non-stacked items.
  • articles of the invention can be stacked into stacks by the invention before discharging and then eject various stacks into the same dispenser, with the predetermined order among the destination points determines the order in which the batches are ejected to the same output device.
  • the sorting system discharges all articles one after the other into the same output device.
  • This output device can at the same time be the one that is the first one in the feed order, which is emptied after the first sorting pass and therefore is the first one free again.
  • This embodiment saves dispensing devices because only a single dispenser is used in the second sorting pass.
  • At least one output device is used in both sorting runs.
  • the sorting system discharges at least one stack into a second pass those output devices (AE-1) from which it has ejected at least one object in the first pass.
  • that output device is used in both sorting runs, which is emptied after the first sorting pass as the first and therefore is available as the first again for discharging.
  • the sorting system removes all objects that it has discharged in the first sorting pass in the first output device of the feed order, in the second sorting run in this output device.
  • the items are distributed with labels of the same destination on several stacks, z. B. because a single stack can not be ejected.
  • these multiple stacks are discharged immediately after one another in the same output device, so that there is no stack with objects of other markings between two such stacks. For different objects with markings of the same destination can be transported together to this common destination.
  • the sorting system comprises a plurality of stacking devices. Each destination is assigned at least one stacking device.
  • the sorting system transports each item to a stack forming device associated with the destination of that item.
  • the stacking device gathers all the supplied articles provided with labels of the same target point and fed to the stack forming device into at least one stack. It is possible that items for the same target point will be split into multiple stacks.
  • the stacking device terminates this summary of items to at least one stack as soon as it is determined that in the second sorting pass no further item with an identification of this target item will follow more.
  • the first sorting pass it is counted for each destination point how many objects are provided with markings of this destination point. This information is stored and used in the second sort pass to complete the stacking as just described.
  • a sorting plan assigns an output device to each destination point for the first sorting pass.
  • the stack-forming devices are assigned to the destination points in such a way that those destination points to which the same output device is assigned in the first sorting pass are divided into different stack-forming devices in the second sorting pass.
  • the articles are returned to the sorting installation in accordance with a feed order under the output devices.
  • the objects are returned from a first output device to the sorting system.
  • Each of these items is transported to the stacker associated with the destination of that item.
  • the stacking devices combine the articles from the first dispenser into stacks, as far as several items are to be transported to the same destination. These stacks are ejected. Thereafter, the stackers are available to stack the articles from the second output device, and so on.
  • the flat objects are z. As mail or luggage items of travelers or cargo or even flat objects that are to be transported within a production facility to various production lines, or even flat food.
  • the flat objects are flat mailings, z. As letters, postcards or magazines.
  • Each mail item is provided with a marking of a delivery address or another delivery point to which this item of mail is to be transported. This marking is attached in one embodiment on the mail item itself.
  • the identification is stored in a database and is assigned to the mailpiece. These delivery points act as the target points of the items.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows components of the sorting system in the first sorting run.
  • Fig. 2 schematically shows components of the sorting system in the second sorting run.
  • This sorting system has several output devices AE-1, ..., AE-4, AE for discharging mailpieces.
  • An output device may, for. B. comprise a support surface for a container, and the mailpieces are thereby discharged into the output device, that the sorting plant spends them in a container on the support surface.
  • the output device has the form of an output tray into which the sorting system discharges mailpieces.
  • the dispensing device comprises a dispensing point and a container, the container is temporarily connected to the dispensing point and the sorting device fills this container. The filled container is removed and replaced with an empty container.
  • Fig. 1 For example, four output devices AE-1, AE-2, AE-3 and AE-4 are shown. These will be after the first one Sorting with the help of containers Beh-1, Beh-2, Beh-3 and Beh-4 emptied.
  • a mail item only passes through the sorting system once. Such an exceptional case occurs when the mailpiece is addressed to a recipient of numerous mailpieces and a separate output device is reserved for this recipient.
  • An exceptional case is also present if, during the first pass of a mail item, it is ascertained that this mail item is not machine-capable, ie. H. the sorting system can not process this mail item by machine.
  • the sorting system can only eject a mail item in such a way that the mail item arrives behind an already discharged item, but not between two previously selected mailpieces.
  • a stack of mail items is repeatedly placed on a conveyor belt of the feeder ZE.
  • This pile comes z. B. from another sorting system or a post office or from a mailbox.
  • the conveyor belt transports the stack in a feed direction ZR first to the alignment device Ausr and then to the separator Ve.
  • This separator Ve pulls each mail piece of the stack individually, in a direction perpendicular to the feed direction ZR.
  • the transport device transports each mail item in succession to different processing devices of the sorting system.
  • the transport means comprises a system of driven conveyor belts.
  • Each two conveyor belts clamp an upright mail piece - or even a stack of outright mail pieces that partially overlap - temporarily between them and transport the mail piece or the stack, with the two conveyor belts rotate at the same speed.
  • the transport device may additionally comprise underfloor conveyor belts on which the mailpieces are located.
  • the camera K of the reader generates a computer-accessible image of each mail item.
  • This image contains an image of the delivery address label.
  • the evaluation unit AW of the reader initially attempts to automatically read the delivery address by "finding and evaluating the image of the delivery address marking by means of" optical character recognition ". If this is not successful, the image of the mail item is transmitted to a video coding station VCS, and an editor gives the delivery address - or at least a part, eg. For example, the postal code - a.
  • the sorting system discharges each mail item depending on the recognized delivery address into one of the output devices AE-1, AE-2, AE-3, AE-4, AE. This comprises the step that the transport device transports the mail item to the respective output device.
  • the mailing is in the example of Fig. 1 initially transported in the first sorting on the conveyor line FS.
  • one of the four skip turnouts AS-1, AS-2, AS-3 and AS-4 feeds the mail onto one of the four skip transport paths AT-1, AT-2, AT-3, AT-4.
  • the mail item reaches the output device AE-1, AE-2, AE3 or AE-4 via the respective discharge transport path.
  • each mail item goes through the sorting system at least twice.
  • the first sort pass (“first pass") is completely completed before the second sorting pass begins.
  • Fig. 3 shows a sorting plan for the sorting system of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 ,
  • 16 possible delivery addresses ZA-1, ..., ZA-16 are distinguished.
  • the lines assign each of these 16 delivery addresses each an output device for the first sorting run.
  • the delivery addresses ZA-5, ZA-6, ZA-7 and ZA-8 are each assigned to the output device AE-2.
  • this sorting schedule sets the order of feed AE-1, then AE-2, then AE-3 and then AE-4 among the output devices.
  • the mail items which were rejected in the first sorting pass in AE-1 are discharged in the discharge order ZA-1, ZA-2, ZA-3, ZA-4.
  • the mailpieces are sorted according to their delivery addresses in such a way that the delivery order among the output devices and at the delivery addresses of an output device the discharge order of the sorting plan is maintained.
  • the sorting plan of Fig. 3 causes the mail items after the second sorting pass in the global distribution order ZA-1, ZA-2, ..., ZA-16 are discharged.
  • all mail items in the second sorting pass are discharged into the same marked output device AE.
  • This embodiment facilitates the removal of the discharged mailpieces. Because a marked output device AE needs to be emptied only when a predetermined level is reached. Until then, the sorting system can perform the second sorting automatically, without a full output device interrupts the process. It is also possible to empty the marked output device AE before, z. B. if all mail items of the amount to a predetermined delivery area, which consists of multiple delivery addresses have been discharged into the marked output device AE and the transport to this delivery area should begin immediately.
  • the mail items pass through the sorting system in an unpredictable order among the delivery addresses.
  • the mailings come z. B. from other sorting systems or from mailboxes or from collection points, eg. B. post offices.
  • all mail items are processed in one set, z. For example, all mail, which are delivered in a given time period and a given area.
  • the sorting system during the first sorting run, the sorting system generates in each case one data record for each mail item which has passed through the sorting system in the first sorting pass. After completing the first sorting run, the sorting system therefore "knows" for each delivery address how many postal items are to be transported to this delivery address.
  • the sorting system by evaluating the stored information for each delivery address, counts how many items of mail to this delivery address go through the sorting system in the first sorting pass.
  • the thickness of each mail item is measured in a modification.
  • the sorting system adds the thicknesses of the mailpieces to this delivery address. After completion of the first sorting run, the sorting system "knows" how thick the mailpieces are at this delivery address.
  • the numbers or the total thicknesses of the stacks used the sorting in the second sorting to avoid the generation of thick stacks and thus the occurrence of congestion in the conveyor. It is also possible to directly measure the thickness of each stack.
  • a transfer bridge is used.
  • Such a transfer bridge is z. B. off EP 0634957 B1 , out DE 4236507 C1 and from EP 1608470 B1 known. It is also possible to manually empty each output device and the mail z. B. to transport in containers to the feeder.
  • the mailings also pass through the feeder during the second pass.
  • the mail are isolated. Subsequently, the sorting system determines the respective delivery address of each mail item.
  • a method is used, which has become known under the name "Fingerprint” or "Virtual ID” and z.
  • a method is used, which has become known under the name "Fingerprint” or "Virtual ID” and z.
  • DE 4000603 C2 and EP 1222037 B1 that allows the sorter to determine the delivery address read on the first pass without the use of a stroke pattern without reading it again and without printing a bar pattern.
  • the identifier distinguishes the mail item from all other mail items that pass through the sorting system within a certain period of time.
  • the period is z. For three hours.
  • the sorting system measures the value that this feature assumes for this mail item on the first pass for each mail item that passes through the sorting system, and for any given feature. As a result, the sorting system generates a feature vector for the mail item during the first pass. For N features, this feature vector consists of N feature values. In addition to the delivery address, the data record for the mailing also includes the feature vector.
  • this sorting system again measures for each feature the respective value that the feature assumes for this mail item.
  • the sorting system likewise generates a feature vector for the mailpiece, which consists of N feature values.
  • This second feature vector is compared with the feature vectors of data records which are stored in the data memory DB. This will be the record found, which was generated during the first pass of the mailpiece through the sorting system and comes from the same postal item.
  • the sorting system uses the delivery address of this data set as the delivery address to which this item of mail is to be transported.
  • Each mail item is subsequently transported by the sorting system to a special transport path Tp during the second pass.
  • the steps to determine the reading result and to transport the mail piece may overlap in time.
  • the sorting system activates this transport path Tp specifically for the second sorting pass, while it is not used for the first sorting pass.
  • the transport path Tp leads in the exemplary embodiment to the one marked output device AE, which is used in the second sorting run.
  • the marked output device AE to which the transport path Tp leads, is that output device AE-1 which is emptied first according to the feed order after the first sorting pass.
  • the first output device AE-1 AE is thus used in both sorting runs.
  • a plurality of stackers SB-1, SB-2, SB-3, SB-4 are provided in the transport path.
  • Each stacker is assigned by the sorting plan multiple delivery addresses.
  • the delivery addresses to which the same sorting device is assigned for the first sorting pass are in a first embodiment assigned in pairs to different stacking devices, that is to say not two of these infeed addresses the same stacking device.
  • the rejection order, the sorting plan for the delivery addresses of the same output device and for the second sorting run is equal to the order among the stackers for these delivery addresses.
  • the skip sequence thus determines the sequence among the stackers.
  • the sorting system determines the delivery address of each of these mail items from AE-1. Depending on the delivery address, the sorting system determines the stack formation device for this mail item.
  • the sorting system comprises so many stacking devices that two mailpieces from AE-1, which are to be transported to different destination addresses, get to two different stacking devices, because each stacking device is assigned only one such destination address, in the first sorting pass AE-1 assigned. This case is going through Fig. 3 illustrated.
  • the sorting system discharges the mail item at this stacking device into the transport path Tp.
  • At least one stacking device SB-z is assigned at least two different destination addresses ZA-x, ZA-y, which are both assigned in the first sorting pass AE-1.
  • the stack forming device SB-z initially forms one or more stacks for all mailpieces with the destination address ZAx.
  • the sorting system "knows" when all mail items having the destination address ZA-x have passed through this stack-forming device SB-z. As soon as this is the case, the sorting system discharges the stacks of mail items to the destination address ZA-x.
  • the stack forming device SB-z is then available for the mail items to the destination address ZA-y.
  • each stack forming device initially combines all the mailpieces to a destination address to one or more stacks before this stacking device summarizes mailpieces to other destination addresses to form a stack.
  • the stacks of mail items to the same destination address are ejected immediately after one another into the transport path, ie without a stack of mail items being pushed to other destination addresses between two stacks with the same destination address.
  • the sorting system "knows" how many mailpieces are to be sorted to this destination address. For this purpose, the sorting system accesses the stored information. The sorting system counts in the second sorting pass for each sorting run, how many mail items that stacking device has reached and passed through, which are respectively assigned to this destination address. If all the mail items have reached the respective stack formation device at a destination address, the stack formation device concludes the summary of the mailpieces for this destination address and ejects the stack or the stacks into the transport path Tp. This embodiment ensures that each stack consists exclusively of mail items that are to be transported to the same destination address.
  • the sorting system As stated above, after the first sorting pass for each destination address, the sorting system "knows" how many mailpieces are available for this destination address and are passed through the sorting in the second sorting. Therefore, in the second sorting pass for each destination address, the sorting system "knows" when all the mailpieces for this destination address have been returned to the sorting system. As soon as
  • the first conveyor FV-1 belongs to the in-going discharge transport path AT-1 of FIG Fig. 2
  • the second conveyor FV-2 is a component of the first stacker SB-1.
  • the third conveyor FV-3 and the fourth conveyor FV-4 are in the transport path Tp.
  • Tp In the transport path Tp is already a succession of mail, preferably in the form of more small stacks, between each of which a gap occurs. These small stacks come from other stacking devices, the mailpieces of these other small stacks were introduced via other discharge transport paths.
  • the small stack from the stacker SB-1 is to be slid into a gap between other stackers in the transport path Tp.
  • transport path Tp In the transport path Tp and individual mail items are transported, z. B. because they are too thick to be summarized into a small pile.
  • the two mail items Ps-1 and Ps-2 are previously combined to form a small stack and to be transported between the small stack St-1 and the other mail item Ps-3. After the transfer, the mail items are to be transported in such a way that a distance occurs between the mail item Ps-3 and the small stack with the mail items Ps-1 and Ps-2 as well as between the small stack and the further small stack St-1.
  • the length of the first small stack to be introduced is additionally determined. If this length of the small stack has reached a predetermined length limit, a further stack is preferably formed.
  • the stacker SB-1 which in Fig. 4 is shown, comprises the conveyor belts F5 and F6 and the rollers about which these two conveyor belts F5 and F6 are guided.
  • the entering discharge transport path AT-1 is formed among others by the conveyor belts F7 and F8.
  • This transport path leads to a further transport path, namely the transport path Tp to the marked output device AE, which comprises the conveyor belts F1, F2, F3 and F4 and in which there is already a small stack St-1.
  • the mailpieces are deflected as they pass through the stacker SB-1.
  • the transport direction in which they are transported so is changed by an angle ⁇ , which is preferably between 30 degrees and 60 degrees, z. B. it is equal to 45 degrees.
  • a leading mail item Ps-1 is transported by a first conveying device FV-1 (endless conveyor belt and counter-conveying element) in the old transporting direction T_old, namely until the mail item Ps-1 is picked up by a second conveying device FV-2 ,
  • This first conveyor FV-1 comprises in the example of Fig. 4 the conveyor belts F7 and F8.
  • a second conveyor FV-2 comprises the conveyor belts F5 and F6.
  • the second conveying device FV-2 deflects the mail item Ps-1 by the angle ⁇ in the new conveying direction and still transports the mail item Ps-1 so that it is no longer caught by the first conveying device FV-1 (with F7 and F8) becomes.
  • the second conveying device FV-2 stops or slows down the further transport of the preceding mail item Ps-1. For this it is necessary that the mail item Ps-1 is no longer taken from the first conveyor FV-1, because otherwise they would be upset by the two conveyors FV-1 and FV-2.
  • the first conveying device FV-1 transports a subsequent mail item Ps-2 until it obliquely meets the stopped leading mail item Ps-1.
  • the leading mail item Ps-1 is located in front of an endless conveyor belt F6 of the second conveyor device FV-2 during stopping, as seen in the old transport direction T_old.
  • the impinging subsequent mail item Ps-2 does not bend the stopped leading mail item Ps-1 upon impact, but is deflected because the first conveyor FV-1 continues to transport the following mail item Ps-2 in the old transport direction T_old until the second conveyor device FV-2 has taken the subsequent mailing Ps-2.
  • the second conveyor FV-2 summarizes the leading and the subsequent mailing. These overlap now at least partially. As a result, a small stack consisting of the preceding mail item Ps-1 and the subsequent mail item Ps-2 is formed.
  • the stacking device SB-1 transports this small stack later in the new transport direction T away, the second conveyor FV-2 further transporting the small stack with Ps-1 and Ps-2.
  • the mail items are generally rectangular and therefore each have a - seen in the transport directions T_alt and T - front edge.
  • a light barrier Li in the incoming transport path AT-1 is measured, at which time the leading edge of the leading mail piece Ps-1 and at which time the subsequent mail item Ps-2 passes the light barrier Li.
  • the transport speeds of the two conveyors FV-1, FV-2 are controlled and are therefore also known.
  • the second conveyor FV-2 transports the leading mail item Ps-1 in the new transport direction so far that its front edge is in a defined position when the trailing edge is no longer caught by the first conveyor FV-1.
  • the point at which the leading edge of the subsequent mail item strikes the stopped leading mail item Ps-1 therefore has a known and adjustable minimum distance from the leading edge of the leading mail item Ps-1. This distance is preferably as small as possible, so that the total length of the small stack is as small as possible.
  • the light barrier Li in the incoming transport path AT-1 also measures the times at which the trailing edges of the two mailings Ps-1 and Ps-2 pass the light barrier Li. From this information and the transport speed of the first conveyor Fv-1 and the above-mentioned distance between the leading edge of the leading mail piece Ps-1 of the impact site becomes the total length of the now formed small stack with Ps-1 and Ps-2 calculated.
  • the sorting system performs the just described formation of stacks first for all mail items which were taken after the first sorting pass of the first output device AT-1.
  • the sorting system determines when this stack formation for the mailpieces of the first output device AE-1 is completed. All of these mail items are now distributed to the stacks on the stackers SB-1, ..., SB-4. It is of course possible that a stack only consists of a single mail item, because only a single mail item of the quantity is to be transported to this delivery address. It is also possible that there is no mail item at all at a stacking device because no mail item is to be transported to the assigned delivery address.
  • the sorting system transports the stacks along the transport path Tp.
  • This transport path Tp is also preferably formed by a system of driven conveyor belts. Each stack is temporarily clamped between each two conveyor belts, which rotate at the same speed, and thereby transported. In the example of Fig. 4 the conveyors FV-3 and FV-4 of the transport path Tp can be seen.
  • the distance between two opposite rollers around which the two conveyor belts are guided, changeable, z. B. by a roll can be moved perpendicular to the transport direction. This adjusts the spacing to stack thicknesses that vary from small pile to small pile.
  • the order in which the sorting system transports the stacks along the transport path Tp is equal to the discharge order for the delivery addresses of these stacks specified by the sorting plan. Get in this order the stacks to the designated output device AE and are discharged in this order in this output device AE. After the discharge, the stacks are in the discharge order in the output device AE.
  • the sorting system preferably inserts a separating element between two stacks of mail items at different delivery addresses, for B. a separation card.
  • This separating element differs visually and / or by its dimensions from the mailpieces and marks in the marked output device AE, the boundary between the two stacks.
  • a memory Tk for separation cards is shown.
  • the separation cards are introduced directly into the memory Tk or via the feeder ZE and the conveyor line FS, a special diverter switch and a special discharge transport path leading to the memory Tk.
  • two labeled output devices are used for the second sorting pass.
  • Two transport paths lead to these two output devices.
  • the stackers are divided into these two transport paths, in such a way that the order is kept.
  • the stacking means for the first half of the skip order are in the first transport path, those for the second half in the second transport path.
  • the stacks are in turn discharged according to the ejection order in the two output devices.
  • the first output device AE-1 of Fig. 1 reused in the second sorting pass as the first designated output device.
  • the other marked output device is an additional output device AE, which is used only in the second, but not in the first sorting pass.
  • a first transport path Tp-1 leads to the second marked output device AE a second transport path Tp-2.
  • the stacking devices are divided between the two transport paths.
  • first the mail items from the first output device AE-1 are returned to the feed device ZE.
  • the first output device AE-1 is then empty again, as is the output device AE.
  • the sorting system combines these mailpieces into small stacks and discharges them via the two transport paths Tp-1 and Tp-2 into the two output devices AE-1 and AE.
  • the sorting system begins to form the stacks for the mail items from the second output device AE-2. It starts at the earliest at the time at which it has ejected the stacks of the mail items which originate from the first dispensing device into which at least one designated dispensing device has been completed, that is to say the second sorting run has been completed for these mailpieces and these mailpieces no longer exist in the dispenser at least one transport path.
  • each destination address is associated with a stacker. It is possible, however, that not all mail can be summarized to a destination address to a single stack, for example, because their dimensions are too different. Therefore, in an alternative embodiment, each destination address associated with a plurality of stacking devices, for example, a stacker for mailings with standard dimensions ("letters") and one for large mailings ("flats").
  • a measuring device measures the respective dimension of each mail item during the first sorting pass. These dimensions are stored in the data record via the mailpiece.
  • the destination address and the dimension of the mailpiece are determined by read access to the data record, and the mailpiece is transported depending on its dimension to one or the other associated stack forming device.
  • the stack formation device in the second sorting pass generates stacks of standard letters and stacks of large letters. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS reference numeral importance AE-1, AE-2, ...
  • Output devices for the first sorting run AE characterized output device for the second sorting pass AS-1, ..., AS-4 Discharge turnouts in the conveyor line FS AT-1, ..., AT-4 Ausschleusungs transport paths suff Alignment device of the feeder ZE AW Evaluation unit of the reader Beh Container with which the designated dispenser AE is emptied Beh-1, Beh-2 Container with which the output devices AE-1, AE-2, ...

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