EP2363363A3 - Method and device for reversing the direction of transport of objects - Google Patents

Method and device for reversing the direction of transport of objects Download PDF

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EP2363363A3
EP2363363A3 EP11155993.6A EP11155993A EP2363363A3 EP 2363363 A3 EP2363363 A3 EP 2363363A3 EP 11155993 A EP11155993 A EP 11155993A EP 2363363 A3 EP2363363 A3 EP 2363363A3
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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
    • B65H29/12—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by means of the nip between two, or between two sets of, moving tapes or bands or rollers
    • 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
    • B65H2301/30—Orientation, displacement, position of the handled material
    • B65H2301/33—Modifying, selecting, changing orientation
    • B65H2301/333—Inverting
    • B65H2301/3331—Involving forward reverse transporting means
    • B65H2301/33314—Involving forward reverse transporting means forward reverse belts
    • 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
    • B65H2301/44—Moving, forwarding, guiding material
    • B65H2301/445—Moving, forwarding, guiding material stream of articles separated from each other
    • B65H2301/4452—Regulating space between separated 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
    • B65H2511/00—Dimensions; Position; Numbers; Identification; Occurrences
    • B65H2511/10—Size; Dimensions
    • B65H2511/11—Length
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2511/00—Dimensions; Position; Numbers; Identification; Occurrences
    • B65H2511/20—Location in space
    • B65H2511/22—Distance
    • 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

Abstract

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung zur Richtungsumkehr beim Transport von Gegenständen, insbesondere von flachen Postsendungen. Die Länge des vorauslaufenden Gegenstands wird gemessen. Die beiden Gegenstände werden in einer Lücke zwischen ihnen zu einer Richtungsumkehr-Einrichtung transportiert. Die Richtungsumkehr-Einrichtung besitzt einen "Kopfbahnhof" (Kb-1) und transportiert die beiden Gegenstände über einen Transportpfad (Tpf) in eine Transportrichtung (TR) und anschließend über denselben Transportpfad in die entgegengesetzte Transportrichtung (TR-e). Falls die gemessene Länge größer als eine vorgegebene Standard-Maximal-Länge ist, so wird der vorauslaufende Gegenstand zusätzlich über einen Zusatz-Transportweg (Z-Tpf) transportiert, der sich an den Transportpfad (Tpf) anschließt, und zwar zunächst in die die Transportrichtung (TR) und anschließend in die entgegengesetzte Transportrichtung (TR-e). Anschließend werden beide Gegenstände nacheinander abtransportiert.

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The invention relates to a method and a device for reversing the direction during the transport of objects, in particular flat mail items. The length of the leading object is measured. The two objects are transported in a gap between them to a direction reversal device. The direction reversal device has a "head station" (Kb-1) and transports the two objects via a transport path (Tpf) in a transport direction (TR) and then via the same transport path in the opposite transport direction (TR-e). If the measured length is greater than a predetermined standard maximum length, then the leading object is additionally transported via an additional transport path (Z-Tpf), which adjoins the transport path (Tpf), first in the direction of transport (TR) and then in the opposite direction of transport (TR-e). Subsequently, both objects are transported one after the other.
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EP11155993.6A 2010-03-05 2011-02-25 Method and device for reversing the direction of transport of objects Withdrawn EP2363363A3 (en)

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