EP2239219B1 - High-capacity device for receiving mail articles - Google Patents

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EP2239219B1
EP2239219B1 EP10156841A EP10156841A EP2239219B1 EP 2239219 B1 EP2239219 B1 EP 2239219B1 EP 10156841 A EP10156841 A EP 10156841A EP 10156841 A EP10156841 A EP 10156841A EP 2239219 B1 EP2239219 B1 EP 2239219B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
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    • 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
    • B65H31/02—Pile receivers with stationary end support against which pile accumulates
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/42—Piling, depiling, handling piles
    • B65H2301/421—Forming a pile
    • B65H2301/4214—Forming a pile of articles on edge
    • B65H2301/42144—Forming a pile of articles on edge by erecting articles from horizontal transport flushing with the supporting surface of the pile
    • 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
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to the field of mail processing and more particularly relates to a storage device for mail processing machine.
  • said holding roller is mounted at the free end of a secondary arm extending forwardly of said pivoting arm.
  • Said secondary arm can be articulated about an axis of rotation integral with said pivoting lever to allow its operation irrespective of the direction of arrival of the mail items.
  • the angle ⁇ formed by a tangent to the two rollers and said receiving plate is less than the angle ⁇ formed by said inclined plane and said receiving plate.
  • said inclined plane is removable and can be mounted on one or the other of the lateral edges of said receiving plate.
  • said receiving plate comprises position sensors each defining, according to the determined position of a selector, a direction of arrival of said mail items.
  • Said position sensor detects an overlap of the mail items upon their arrival on said receiving tray and controls the stopping of said conveyor belt when said overlap is not detected.
  • the device according to the invention may also further comprise a flexible flap mounted at the entrance of the device over the entire width of said conveyor belt to reduce the speed of ejection of mail items.
  • the figure 1 illustrates a storage device 10 conventionally comprising a rectangular receiving tray 12 traversed by a conveyor belt 14 which extends along its entire length along a longitudinal referencing wall 16 as close as possible to it and of which an end lateral edge opposite an input side edge of the device is formed by an inclined plane 18.
  • the continuity between the longitudinal wall and the inclined plane is via a connecting flange 19.
  • this device further comprises a pivoting arm 20 movable both vertically about an articulation axis 22 fixed perpendicularly to the referencing wall and horizontally along a fixed displacement rail 24. on the reference wall and on which a friction roller 26 and a holding roll 28 are mounted.
  • the inclined plane 18 and the flange link can be removed and placed on the other side edge of the device, the pivoting arm then itself returned.
  • the plate 12 is for example advantageously provided, on each of its two lateral edges, grooves 12A intended to cooperate with one or more slides 18A of the inclined plane. Similar or other fastening means are of course provided at the level of the connecting flange 19.
  • the friction roller 26 is mounted free around a first axis of rotation 30 mounted at a free end of this arm and arranged perpendicular to the direction of travel of the mail items. By pressing the mail items against the conveyor belt, it increases the coefficient of friction between the mail items and this belt.
  • the width of the friction roller is at least equal to that of the conveyor belt whose width is of the order of 2/3 of the width of a standard European format envelope.
  • the holding roller 28 is freely mounted around a second axis of rotation 32 perpendicular to the direction of movement of the mailpieces and mounted at a free end of a secondary arm 34, advantageously articulated about the axis 30 and extending towards the front of the pivoting arm 20, that is towards the inclined plane.
  • a secondary arm 34 advantageously articulated about the axis 30 and extending towards the front of the pivoting arm 20, that is towards the inclined plane.
  • the pivoting arm 20 moves vertically according to the thickness of the mailpieces and horizontally as the thickness of the stack coming to rest on the plane increases.
  • This horizontal movement is comprised between two stops, a stop before 36 and a rear stop 38 (the notions front and back are understood in relation to the advance of the mail items in the device), which advantageously can be moved along the displacement rail 24, independently of one another in the manner of a slider.
  • the stop before 36 is moved back to allow better accumulation of mail items.
  • the stop 38 has the same function when the inclined plane 18 is changed side and fixed on the opposite side edge.
  • the angle ⁇ formed by the tangent to the two rollers and the receiving plate is smaller than the angle ⁇ formed by the inclined plane and the receiving plate so that the coefficient of friction between the conveyor belt and the the lower part of the pile is reduced.
  • the angle ⁇ is of course maintained by a stop not shown.
  • the conveying speed of the mail items in the device (proportional to the speed of rotation of the conveyor belt) being less than the ejection speed of the mail items of the franking machine, it is provided at the input of the device to above the conveyor belt and over its entire width a flap (or flap) flexible 40 to reduce the speed of mail items arriving in the device. Indeed, by coming knocking this gear reducing shutter, the mail items will be stopped and fall on the conveyor belt which they will then follow the movement.
  • the figure 3 shows another possible configuration for the device according to the invention wherein the mail items are ejected to the reference wall 16 and accumulated to the left against the inclined plane 18 (the flexible flap 40 is here removed).
  • optical sensors 42A to 42D intended, in the direction of introduction (or direction of arrival) of mail items, chosen by the operator, to detect their overlap and stop the rotation of the conveyor belt when no effective overlap of mail items is detected at the input of the device.
  • the activation of one or other of these sensors is provided by a selector (not shown) disposed at the rear of the device.
  • the operation of the device is as follows. At rest, the holding roller 28 is in contact with the inclined plane 18 and the friction roller 26 is in contact with the conveyor belt 14.
  • a first mail piece is ejected from the mail processing machine on the receiving tray 12, it is conveyed flat by the conveyor belt to the inclined plane where it takes place between this inclined plane and the holding roller.
  • the process then continues with the second piece of mail that will then take place between the first and the holding roll, causing the latter to retreat from the thickness of this mail piece, and so on with the others.
  • the proximity of the friction roller with this stack and the difference in angle formed with the tangent plane of the rollers and the inclined plane further allows a flexion of mail items, especially when they are thin.

Abstract

The device (10) has a mailpiece-receiving deck (12) receiving a mailpiece along a longitudinal edge. The deck is traversed by a conveyor belt (14) conveying mailpieces along a referencing wall (16) from an inlet of the device towards a sloping surface (18). A pivot arm (20) is mounted to move vertically about a hinge pin (22) and to move horizontally along a slide rail (24). A friction roller (26) is mounted on the pivot arm, and presses the mailpieces against the conveyor belt. A holding roller (28) is mounted on the pivot arm, and presses the mailpieces against the sloping surface.

Description

Domaine de l'inventionField of the invention

La présente invention se rapporte au domaine du traitement de courrier et elle concerne plus particulièrement un dispositif de stockage pour machine de traitement de courrier.The present invention relates to the field of mail processing and more particularly relates to a storage device for mail processing machine.

Art AntérieurPrevious Art

Les machines de traitement de courrier actuelles sont de plus en plus rapides et pour répondre à ces cadences d'affranchissement élevées, il est nécessaire d'accroire leurs capacités d'alimentation et de stockage pour éviter à l'opérateur d'avoir à charger et décharger constamment la machine. Toutefois, cette augmentation de la capacité d'alimentation et de stockage ne doit pas ce faire au détriment de l'espace dévolu à la machine à affranchir.The current mail processing machines are becoming faster and to meet these high postage rates, it is necessary to increase their power supply and storage capacity to avoid the operator to have to load and constantly unload the machine. However, this increase in the capacity of supply and storage must not do this to the detriment of the space devolved to the franking machine.

Si ce problème peut être résolu simplement pour les dispositifs d'alimentation dans lesquels les articles de courrier sont disposés en une pile verticale et où l'augmentation de la hauteur de la pile n'entraîne pas une modification de l'emprise au sol du module, il en va tout autrement dans les dispositifs de stockage (ou stackeurs) où ces mêmes articles de courrier sont, de façon classique, stockés horizontalement et où une augmentation des articles ainsi stockés implique nécessairement une augmentation de la surface utile pour le stockage.If this problem can be solved simply for power devices in which the mail items are arranged in a vertical pile and where increasing the height of the stack does not cause a change in the footprint of the module , it is quite different in the storage devices (or stackers) where these same mail items are, in a conventional manner, stored horizontally and where an increase in the articles thus stored necessarily implies an increase in the useful area for storage.

Aussi, dans beaucoup de dispositifs de stockage, la courroie de transport sur laquelle viennent reposer un à un les articles de courrier éjectés de la machine de traitement de courrier, dirige ces articles de courrier vers un plan incliné afin de les redresser et ainsi accroître la capacité de stockage du dispositif. Toutefois, cette solution de stockage par accumulation n'est pas pleinement satisfaisante car si elle assure un fonctionnement correct pour les premiers articles de courrier, il en va différemment après un certain nombre d'articles de courrier, car alors que la courroie de transport continue de pousser la partie base de la pile contre le plan incliné, la partie haute n'est plus affectée par cette poussée. Il en résulte une formation trapézoïdale de la pile avec une petite largeur à sa base et une grande largeur à son sommet qui va finir par entraîner sa chute sur la courroie de transport amenant une bourrage du dispositif.Also, in many storage devices, the conveyor belt on which mail items ejected from the mail processing machine are placed one by one, directs these mail items to an inclined plane in order to straighten them and thereby increase the storage capacity of the device. However, this storage storage solution is not fully satisfactory because if it ensures proper operation for the first items of mail, it is different after a number of mail items, because while the transport belt continues to push the base of the pile against the inclined plane, the upper part is no longer affected by this push. This results in a trapezoidal formation of the stack with a small width at its base and a large width at its top which will eventually lead to its fall on the conveyor belt causing a stuffing device.

Il est connu également par le brevet US 5,244,344 , un dispositif de stockage qui se termine par un plan incliné et auquel sont adjoints des rouleaux motorisés au dessus des fines courroies de transport présentes sur toute la largeur du dispositif. Ces rouleaux tournent plus lentement que les courroies et ont pour effet, en augmentant le coefficient de friction, de permettre une meilleure accumulation en position verticale. En outre, le plan incliné ainsi qu'un rouleau d'entraînement mobile sont déplacés au fur et à mesure du stockage des articles de courrier évitant ainsi la formation trapézoïdale de la pile de l'art antérieur. Toutefois, ce dispositif outre sa particulière complexité dû à la motorisation des rouleaux, présente aussi l'inconvénient de nécessiter une emprise au sol très importante.It is also known by the patent US 5,244,344 , a storage device that ends in an inclined plane and to which are added motorized rollers above the thin conveyor belts present over the entire width of the device. These rollers rotate more slowly than the belts and have the effect, by increasing the coefficient of friction, to allow better accumulation in vertical position. In addition, the inclined plane and a movable drive roller are moved as storing mail items and avoiding the trapezoidal formation of the stack of the prior art. However, this device in addition to its particular complexity due to the motorization of the rollers, also has the disadvantage of requiring a very large footprint.

But et objet de l'inventionPurpose and object of the invention

La présente invention se propose de pallier les inconvénients précités avec un dispositif de stockage pour machine de traitement de courrier comportant un plateau de réception sur un bord longitudinal duquel s'étend une paroi de mise en référence, ledit plateau de réception étant traversé par une courroie de transport pour convoyer des articles de courrier le long de ladite paroi de mise en référence depuis une entrée du dispositif vers un plan incliné d'accumulation desdits articles de courrier, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte en outre un bras pivotant mobile à la fois verticalement autour d'un axe d'articulation et horizontalement le long d'un rail de déplacement et sur lequel est monté d'une part un rouleau de friction pour presser lesdits articles de courrier contre ladite courroie de transport et d'autre part un rouleau de maintien pour presser lesdits articles de courrier contre ledit plan incliné.The present invention proposes to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks with a storage device for mail processing machine comprising a receiving plate on a longitudinal edge of which extends a reference wall, said receiving plate being traversed by a belt conveyor for conveying mail items along said referencing wall from an entrance of the device to an inclined plane of accumulation of said mail items, characterized in that it further comprises a movable pivot arm at a time vertically about an axis of articulation and horizontally along a traveling rail and on which is mounted on the one hand a roller of friction for pressing said mail items against said conveyor belt and secondly a holding roller for pressing said mail items against said inclined plane.

Ainsi, en maintenant la pile verticale pendant tout le processus de stockage, il est possible de d'accumuler un nombre plus important d'articles de courrier pour une même longueur du dispositif.Thus, by maintaining the stack vertical throughout the storage process, it is possible to accumulate a larger number of mail items for the same length of the device.

De préférence, ledit rouleau de maintien est monté à l'extrémité libre d'un bras secondaire s'étendant vers l'avant dudit bras pivotant. Ledit bras secondaire peut être articulé autour d'un axe de rotation solidaire dudit levier pivotant pour permettre son fonctionnement quel que soit le sens d'arrivée des articles de courrier.Preferably, said holding roller is mounted at the free end of a secondary arm extending forwardly of said pivoting arm. Said secondary arm can be articulated about an axis of rotation integral with said pivoting lever to allow its operation irrespective of the direction of arrival of the mail items.

Avantageusement, l'angle θ formé par une tangente aux deux rouleaux et ledit plateau de réception est inférieur à l'angle ϕ formé par ledit plan incliné et ledit plateau de réception.Advantageously, the angle θ formed by a tangent to the two rollers and said receiving plate is less than the angle φ formed by said inclined plane and said receiving plate.

De préférence, ledit bras pivotant est mobile entre une première butée avant et une seconde butée arrière. Lesdites butées avant et arrière sont mobiles indépendamment l'une de l'autre.Preferably, said pivoting arm is movable between a first front stop and a second rear stop. Said front and rear stops are movable independently of one another.

Selon le sens d'introduction choisi pour les articles de courrier, ledit plan incliné est amovible et peut être monté sur l'un ou l'autre des bords latéraux dudit plateau de réception.According to the direction of introduction chosen for the mail articles, said inclined plane is removable and can be mounted on one or the other of the lateral edges of said receiving plate.

Avantageusement, ledit plateau de réception comporte des capteurs de position définissant chacun, selon la position déterminée d'un sélecteur, une direction d'arrivée desdits articles de courrier. Ledit capteur de position détecte un chevauchement des articles de courrier lors de leur arrivée sur ledit plateau de réception et commande l'arrêt de ladite courroie de transport lorsque ledit chevauchement n'est pas détecté.Advantageously, said receiving plate comprises position sensors each defining, according to the determined position of a selector, a direction of arrival of said mail items. Said position sensor detects an overlap of the mail items upon their arrival on said receiving tray and controls the stopping of said conveyor belt when said overlap is not detected.

Le dispositif selon l'invention peut aussi comporter en outre un volet flexible monté en entrée du dispositif sur toute la largeur de ladite courroie de transport pour réduire la vitesse d'éjection des articles de courrier.The device according to the invention may also further comprise a flexible flap mounted at the entrance of the device over the entire width of said conveyor belt to reduce the speed of ejection of mail items.

Brève description des dessinsBrief description of the drawings

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention ressortiront mieux de la description suivante, faite à titre indicatif et non limitatif, en regard des dessins annexés, sur lesquels :

  • la figure 1 représente une vue en perspective d'un dispositif de stockage selon l'invention,
  • la figure 2 est une vue face à l'opérateur, alimentation par le coté gauche et accumulation sur le coté droit, du dispositif de la figure 1, et
  • la figure 3 est une vue d'un variante du dispositif de la figure 1 pour une alimentation de face et accumulation sur le coté gauche.
Other characteristics and advantages of the present invention will emerge more clearly from the following description, given by way of non-limiting indication, with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
  • the figure 1 represents a perspective view of a storage device according to the invention,
  • the figure 2 is a view facing the operator, feeding from the left side and accumulation on the right side, of the device of the figure 1 , and
  • the figure 3 is a view of a variant of the device of the figure 1 for a front feeding and accumulation on the left side.

Description de mode(s) de réalisationDescription of mode (s) of realization

La figure 1 illustre un dispositif de stockage 10 comportant classiquement un plateau de réception rectangulaire 12 traversé par une courroie de transport 14 qui s'étend sur toute sa longueur le long d'une paroi longitudinale de mise en référence 16 au plus près de celle-ci et dont un bord latéral d'extrémité opposé à un bord latéral d'entrée du dispositif est formé par un plan incliné 18. La continuité entre la paroi longitudinale et le plan incliné se fait par un flasque de liaison 19.The figure 1 illustrates a storage device 10 conventionally comprising a rectangular receiving tray 12 traversed by a conveyor belt 14 which extends along its entire length along a longitudinal referencing wall 16 as close as possible to it and of which an end lateral edge opposite an input side edge of the device is formed by an inclined plane 18. The continuity between the longitudinal wall and the inclined plane is via a connecting flange 19.

Conformément à l'invention, ce dispositif comporte en outre un bras pivotant 20 mobile à la fois verticalement autour d'un axe d'articulation 22 fixé perpendiculairement à la paroi de mise en référence et horizontalement le long d'un rail de déplacement 24 fixé sur la paroi de mise en référence et sur lequel est monté un rouleau de friction 26 et un rouleau de maintien 28. Afin de permettre une utilisation du dispositif dans toutes les configurations d'alimentation et d'accumulation, le plan incliné 18 et le flasque de liaison peuvent être retirés et placés sur l'autre bord latéral du dispositif, le bras pivotant étant alors lui-même retourné. Pour cela, le plateau 12 est par exemple avantageusement pourvu, sur chacun de ses deux bords latéraux, de rainures 12A destinées à coopérer avec une ou plusieurs glissières 18A du plan incliné. Des moyens de fixation semblables ou autres sont bien entendu prévus au niveau du flasque de liaison 19.According to the invention, this device further comprises a pivoting arm 20 movable both vertically about an articulation axis 22 fixed perpendicularly to the referencing wall and horizontally along a fixed displacement rail 24. on the reference wall and on which a friction roller 26 and a holding roll 28 are mounted. In order to allow use of the device in all feeding and accumulation configurations, the inclined plane 18 and the flange link can be removed and placed on the other side edge of the device, the pivoting arm then itself returned. For this, the plate 12 is for example advantageously provided, on each of its two lateral edges, grooves 12A intended to cooperate with one or more slides 18A of the inclined plane. Similar or other fastening means are of course provided at the level of the connecting flange 19.

Le rouleau de friction 26 est monté libre autour d'un premier axe de rotation 30 monté à une extrémité libre de ce bras et disposé perpendiculairement à la direction de déplacement des articles de courrier. En pressant les articles de courrier contre la courroie de transport, il permet d'accroître le coefficient de friction entre les articles de courrier et cette courroie. La largeur du rouleau de friction est au moins égale à celle de la courroie de transport dont la largeur est de l'ordre de 2/3 de la largeur d'une enveloppe au format européen standard.The friction roller 26 is mounted free around a first axis of rotation 30 mounted at a free end of this arm and arranged perpendicular to the direction of travel of the mail items. By pressing the mail items against the conveyor belt, it increases the coefficient of friction between the mail items and this belt. The width of the friction roller is at least equal to that of the conveyor belt whose width is of the order of 2/3 of the width of a standard European format envelope.

Le rouleau de maintien 28 est monté libre autour d'un second axe de rotation 32, perpendiculaire à la direction de déplacement des articles de courrier et monté à une extrémité libre d'un bras secondaire 34, avantageusement articulé autour de l'axe 30 et s'étendant vers l'avant du bras pivotant 20, c'est à dire vers le plan incliné. En pressant les articles de courrier contre le plan incliné 18, il permet par gravité de maintenir la pile verticale pour éviter qu'elle ne retombe sur la courroie de transport 14. L'articulation permet de retourner le rouleau autour de l'axe de rotation 30 pour une accumulation des articles de courrier dans l'autre sens.The holding roller 28 is freely mounted around a second axis of rotation 32 perpendicular to the direction of movement of the mailpieces and mounted at a free end of a secondary arm 34, advantageously articulated about the axis 30 and extending towards the front of the pivoting arm 20, that is towards the inclined plane. By pressing the mail items against the inclined plane 18, it allows gravity to maintain the stack vertical to prevent it from falling on the conveyor belt 14. The joint allows to return the roller around the axis of rotation 30 for an accumulation of mail items in the other direction.

Ainsi, sous l'action de ces deux rouleaux, le bras pivotant 20 se déplace verticalement selon l'épaisseur des articles de courrier et horizontalement au fur et à mesure de l'augmentation de l'épaisseur de la pile venant à reposer sur le plan incliné 18. Ce déplacement horizontal est compris entre deux butées, une butée avant 36 et une butée arrière 38 (les notions avant et arrière s'entendent par rapport à l'avancée des articles de courrier dans le dispositif), qui avantageusement peuvent être déplacées le long du rail de déplacement 24, indépendamment l'une de l'autre à la manière d'un curseur. Ainsi, lorsque le dispositif traite des articles de courrier de forte épaisseur et donc peu flexibles, la butée avant 36 est reculée pour permettre une meilleure accumulation des articles de courrier. La butée 38 a cette même fonction lorsque le plan incliné 18 est changé de coté et fixé sur le bord latéral opposé.Thus, under the action of these two rollers, the pivoting arm 20 moves vertically according to the thickness of the mailpieces and horizontally as the thickness of the stack coming to rest on the plane increases. This horizontal movement is comprised between two stops, a stop before 36 and a rear stop 38 (the notions front and back are understood in relation to the advance of the mail items in the device), which advantageously can be moved along the displacement rail 24, independently of one another in the manner of a slider. Thus, when the device processes mail items of large thickness and therefore not flexible, the stop before 36 is moved back to allow better accumulation of mail items. The stop 38 has the same function when the inclined plane 18 is changed side and fixed on the opposite side edge.

Sur la figure 2, on notera que l'angle θ formé par la tangente aux deux rouleaux et le plateau de réception est inférieur à l'angle ϕ formé par le plan incliné et le plateau de réception de sorte que le coefficient de friction entre la courroie de transport et la partie basse de la pile est réduite. L'angle θ est bien entendu maintenu par une butée non représentée.On the figure 2 it should be noted that the angle θ formed by the tangent to the two rollers and the receiving plate is smaller than the angle φ formed by the inclined plane and the receiving plate so that the coefficient of friction between the conveyor belt and the the lower part of the pile is reduced. The angle θ is of course maintained by a stop not shown.

La vitesse de convoyage des articles de courrier dans le dispositif (proportionnelle à la vitesse de rotation de la courroie de transport) étant inférieure à la vitesse d'éjection des articles de courrier de la machine à affranchir, il est prévu en entrée du dispositif au dessus de la courroie de transport et sur toute sa largeur un volet (ou bavette) flexible 40 pour réduire la vitesse des articles de courrier arrivant dans le dispositif. En effet, en venant frapper ce volet réducteur de vitesse, les articles de courrier vont être stoppés et tomber sur la courroie de transport dont ils vont alors suivre le déplacement.The conveying speed of the mail items in the device (proportional to the speed of rotation of the conveyor belt) being less than the ejection speed of the mail items of the franking machine, it is provided at the input of the device to above the conveyor belt and over its entire width a flap (or flap) flexible 40 to reduce the speed of mail items arriving in the device. Indeed, by coming knocking this gear reducing shutter, the mail items will be stopped and fall on the conveyor belt which they will then follow the movement.

La figure 3 montre une autre configuration possible pour le dispositif selon l'invention dans laquelle les articles de courrier sont éjectés vers la paroi de mise en référence 16 puis accumulés vers la gauche contre le plan incliné 18 (le volet flexible 40 est ici retiré).The figure 3 shows another possible configuration for the device according to the invention wherein the mail items are ejected to the reference wall 16 and accumulated to the left against the inclined plane 18 (the flexible flap 40 is here removed).

Dans cette configuration et par rapport à celle des figures 1 et 2, le plan incliné 18 et le flasque de liaison 19 ont été déplacés sur l'autre coté du dispositif et le bras pivotant a été retourné autour de son axe d'articulation 22. la butée avant 36 a été déplacée vers le centre du dispositif, en face de la fente de sortie de la machine de traitement de courrier, de façon à permettre l'éjection des articles de courrier vers la paroi de mise en référence 16 sans risquer de venir frapper le bras pivotant 20 qui, dans cette configuration, ne peut donc reculer sous l'accumulation des articles de courrier que sur sensiblement la moitié de la longueur du dispositif.In this configuration and in relation to that of Figures 1 and 2 the inclined plane 18 and the connecting flange 19 have been moved to the other side of the device and the pivoting arm has been turned around its hinge axis 22. the front stop 36 has been moved towards the center of the device, in front of the exit slot of the processing machine mail, so as to allow the ejection of mail items to the referencing wall 16 without the risk of hitting the pivot arm 20 which, in this configuration, can not fall back under the accumulation of mail items that on substantially half the length of the device.

On notera la présence des capteurs optiques 42A à 42D destinés, selon le sens d'introduction (ou direction d'arrivée) des articles de courrier, choisi par l'opérateur, à détecter leur chevauchement et arrêter la rotation de la courroie de transport lorsqu'aucun chevauchement effectif des articles de courrier n'est détecté en entrée du dispositif. L'activation de l'un ou l'autre de ces capteurs est assurée par un sélecteur (non représenté) disposé à l'arrière du dispositif.It will be noted the presence of the optical sensors 42A to 42D intended, in the direction of introduction (or direction of arrival) of mail items, chosen by the operator, to detect their overlap and stop the rotation of the conveyor belt when no effective overlap of mail items is detected at the input of the device. The activation of one or other of these sensors is provided by a selector (not shown) disposed at the rear of the device.

Le fonctionnement du dispositif est le suivant. Au repos, le rouleau de maintien 28 est en contact avec le plan incliné 18 et le rouleau de friction 26 est en contact avec la courroie de transport 14. lorsqu'un premier article de courrier est éjecté de la machine de traitement de courrier sur le plateau de réception 12, il est convoyé à plat par la courroie de transport vers le plan incliné où il prend place entre ce plan incliné et le rouleau de maintien. Le processus se poursuit ensuite avec le second article de courrier qui va alors cette fois prendre place entre le premier et le rouleau de maintien, entraînant un recul de ce dernier de l'épaisseur de cet article de courrier, et ainsi de suite avec les autres articles de courrier jusqu'à venir en butée avec la butée arrière 38. De part la présence du rouleau de maintien, les articles accumulés contre le plan incliné restent constamment en position sensiblement verticale et il n'y a pas d'effondrement de la pile. La proximité du rouleau de friction avec cette pile et la différence d'angle formée avec le plan tangent des rouleaux et le plan incliné permet en outre une flexion des articles de courrier, notamment lorsqu'ils sont de faible épaisseur.The operation of the device is as follows. At rest, the holding roller 28 is in contact with the inclined plane 18 and the friction roller 26 is in contact with the conveyor belt 14. when a first mail piece is ejected from the mail processing machine on the receiving tray 12, it is conveyed flat by the conveyor belt to the inclined plane where it takes place between this inclined plane and the holding roller. The process then continues with the second piece of mail that will then take place between the first and the holding roll, causing the latter to retreat from the thickness of this mail piece, and so on with the others. mailpieces to come into abutment with the backstop 38. Due to the presence of the holding roller, the articles accumulated against the inclined plane remain constantly in a substantially vertical position and there is no collapse of the stack . The proximity of the friction roller with this stack and the difference in angle formed with the tangent plane of the rollers and the inclined plane further allows a flexion of mail items, especially when they are thin.

On notera que dans le fonctionnement précité, il n'a pas été fait référence au volet flexible réducteur de vitesse. En effet, outre qu'il n'est pas présent dans la configuration de la figure 3, celui-ci n'intervient pas précisément dans le processus d'accumulation mais seulement à la réception des articles de courrier pour réduire la vitesse d'éjection de ces articles de courrier lorsque la vitesse de déplacement de la courroie de transport est inférieure à la vitesse d'éjection des articles de courrier de la machine de traitement de courrier.Note that in the aforementioned operation, it has not been referred to the flexible shutter gear speed. Indeed, besides it is not present in the configuration of the figure 3 , it does not intervene precisely in the process of accumulation but only upon receipt of mail items to reduce the speed of ejection of these mail items when the speed of movement of the conveyor belt is less than the speed of ejection of mail items from the mail processing machine.

Ainsi, avec la présente invention, on obtient un dispositif de stockage simple, utilisable dans différentes configurations et permettant accroissement notable de sa capacité de stockage par rapport à un dispositif de même longueur.Thus, with the present invention, there is obtained a simple storage device, usable in different configurations and allowing significant increase in its storage capacity with respect to a device of the same length.

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  1. A storage device (10) for a mail-handling machine, said storage device comprising a mailpiece-receiving deck (12) along a longitudinal edge of which a referencing wall (16) extends, and through which a conveyor belt (14) passes for the purpose of conveying mailpieces along said referencing wall from an inlet of the device towards a sloping surface (18) against which said mailpieces accumulate, and a pivot arm (20) that is mounted to move both vertically about hinge pin (22) and horizontally along a slide rail (24), on which arm a friction roller (26) is mounted for pressing said mailpieces against said conveyor belt, characterized in that said storage device further comprises a holding roller (28) mounted on said pivot arm for pressing said mailpieces against said sloping surface.
  2. A storage device according to claim 1, characterize in that said holding roller is mounted at the free end of a secondary arm (34) extending forwards from said pivot arm.
  3. A storage device according to claim 2, characterized in that said secondary arm is hinged about a rotation pin (30) that is secured to said pivot arm so as to enable it to operate regardless of the direction in which the mailpieces arrive.
  4. A storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that the angle θ formed between a tangent to the two rollers and said mailpiece-receiving deck is less than the angle ϕ formed between said sloping surface and said mailpiece-receiving deck.
  5. A storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that said pivot arm is mounted to move between a front first abutment (36) and a rear second abutment (38).
  6. A storage device according to claim 5, characterized in that said front and rear abutments are mounted independently from each other.
  7. A storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that said sloping surface is removable and can be mounted on either of the ends of said mailpiece-receiving deck.
  8. A storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that said mailpiece-receiving deck is provided with position sensors (42A, 42C, 42D), each of which defines a direction of arrival of said mailpieces, depending on the determined position of a selector.
  9. A storage device according to claim 8, characterized in that said position sensor detects an overlap of the mailpieces as they arrive on said mailpiece-receiving deck, and causes said conveyor belt to stop when said overlap is not detected.
  10. A storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a flexible flap (40) mounted at the inlet of the device over the entire width of said conveyor belt for the purpose of reducing the speed of ejection of the mailpieces.
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