EP2364786A1 - Postsortiervorrichtung und -verfahren mit selektiver Wägung - Google Patents

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EP2364786A1
EP2364786A1 EP10189265A EP10189265A EP2364786A1 EP 2364786 A1 EP2364786 A1 EP 2364786A1 EP 10189265 A EP10189265 A EP 10189265A EP 10189265 A EP10189265 A EP 10189265A EP 2364786 A1 EP2364786 A1 EP 2364786A1
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Jacques Petit
Eric Moullard
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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
    • B07C1/00—Measures preceding sorting according to destination
    • 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
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/16—Sorting according to weight
    • B07C5/165—Sorting according to weight of letters

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  • the invention relates to an installation comprising a dynamic weighing module interposed between an object supply module and a processing module for these objects, the weighing module being arranged on a path of an object conveyor in which the objects are moved in series at a certain speed between the power module and the processing module.
  • the invention applies more particularly to a postal sorting machine in which a measurement is made of the weight of postal items while they are moving in the conveyor.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to propose an installation, in particular a postal sorting machine, the arrangement of which can allow a systematic control of the weight of each object but with a selective dynamic weighing.
  • the subject of the invention is an installation comprising a dynamic weighing module interposed between an object supply module and an object processing module, the weighing module being arranged on a path of a conveyor in which the objects are moved in series at a certain speed between the feed module and the line module, characterized in that it comprises a detection means arranged between the feed module and the weighing module to detect dimensions of an object from the power supply module and providing data representative of these dimensions to a control system, in that the conveyor includes a bypass portion which shunts the weigh module, and that said control system is arranged for controlling the conveyor so as to direct an object to the processing module selectively through the weigh module or through said bypass portion.
  • the idea underlying the invention is therefore to achieve rapid detection of the dimensions of each postal item moved at high speed in the conveyor and to translate these dimensions into an estimated weight value.
  • This estimated weight value can then be compared to the franking face value found on the shipment in question. If it is detected that the estimated weight of the shipment is not compatible with the face value of the postage, this shipment is then directed to the dynamic weighing module to achieve a real measurement of the weight of the shipment and a new accounting check this time between the measured weight and the franking face value. If, on the other hand, the estimated weight for sending is compatible with the franking face value recorded on this shipment, this shipment is sent to the processing module directly through the conveyor bypass portion, that is, say without going through the dynamic weighing module.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown an installation comprising a module 1 for supplying objects, for example a unstacker of flat mailpieces P such as letters or magazines and other flat postal objects of large format, a module 2 for processing objects, for example a postal sorting conveyor with sorting outlets S, and a dynamic weighing module 3 which is interposed between the feed module and the processing module.
  • a module 1 for supplying objects for example a unstacker of flat mailpieces P such as letters or magazines and other flat postal objects of large format
  • a module 2 for processing objects for example a postal sorting conveyor with sorting outlets S
  • a dynamic weighing module 3 which is interposed between the feed module and the processing module.
  • the dynamic weighing module is located on the path (indicated by arrows) of a series conveyor 4 for example a belt conveyor in which postal items are moved in series at high speed (of the order of 3.5 m / s) on edge by being separated two by two from a constant gap.
  • a series conveyor 4 for example a belt conveyor in which postal items are moved in series at high speed (of the order of 3.5 m / s) on edge by being separated two by two from a constant gap.
  • the dynamic weighing module 3 is shunted between the power module and the processing module by a shunt portion 5 of the series conveyor.
  • a detection means arranged between, on the one hand, the power supply module 1 and, on the other hand, the dynamic weighing module 3 and the bypass portion 5.
  • This detection means has the function of detecting the external dimensions of each object, especially the height, length and thickness. These dimensions can for example be detected by imaging and contour detection in the digital image formed by a camera 7 placed upstream of the detection means 6 on the path of the objects in the conveyor 4. It is also possible to recover dimensions from the using probes or other mechanical devices.
  • the detection of the height and length of a postal item may be carried out at least on the basis of the digital image of the face of the item containing the information of address that is retrieved to perform automatic OCR recognition of the mailing address.
  • a destacker of postal items generally has a sensor to record the thickness of each shipment so that the three dimensions height, length and thickness can be easily recovered in a current postal sorting facility.
  • a switch symbolized by the reference 8 which is controlled by a control system 9 which reacts to the data of dimension D produced at least by the detector 6 to control the switch 8 of the conveyor so as to selectively direct a shipment through the weighing module 3 or through the branch portion 5.
  • Stack postal items in a supply store are unstacked by the unstacker 1 and placed in series on edge in the conveyor 4.
  • the thickness of each unstuffed item is read and supplied to the control system 9.
  • a digital image of a face of each shipment is taken by the camera 7, this image including the postal address but also the face value of postage affixed to the shipment.
  • the height and length of the current mail are determined by contour analysis in the image and are provided to the system 9.
  • the face value on the mailing is determined by OCR in the digital image and is provided also to the system 9.
  • the system 9 estimates the weight of a current shipment from the three dimensions detected for this shipment, for example by using correspondence tables as described in the patent. EP-1450310 .
  • the system 9 compares the estimated weight of the current mail with the face value recognized for this mailing and determines whether these two information are compatible in the sense that this face value
  • the postage rate corresponds to the tariff that the postal operator requests to distribute the postal item in question.
  • the system 9 controls the switch 8 to pass the current mail on the branch portion 5 and direct it to one of the sorting outlets S conventionally according to his mailing address.
  • the system 9 controls the switch 8 to pass the current shipment through the dynamic weighing module 3 in order to make a real measurement of the weight of the current shipment . If the measured weight of the current mail is still incompatible with the face value of franking, the system 9 can control the conveyor 4 to direct this shipment to a predetermined sorting outlet S as a reject output for example.
  • the system 9 controls the conveyor 4 to direct the current sending to one of the sorting outlets S which corresponds for example to the postal address recognized on the shipment.
  • the consignments declared suspicious by the control system 9 are all directed to a special output S without going into the dynamic weighing module 3.
  • the installation therefore works at its nominal flow.
  • these suspicious shipments are reintroduced into the installation and these shipments are systematically directed through the dynamic weighing module 3 to perform a new compatibility check.
  • the installation works at a reduced flow rate corresponding to the capacities of the dynamic weighing module.

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US3916695A (en) * 1974-05-06 1975-11-04 Pitney Bowes Inc Method of weighing pieces of mail
EP1450310A1 (de) 2003-01-31 2004-08-25 Neopost Industrie Modul zur schnellen Gewichtsbestimmung
EP1579182A1 (de) 2002-12-23 2005-09-28 Solystic Vorrichtung zum dynamischen wiegen von postsendungen
EP2036621A1 (de) * 2007-09-17 2009-03-18 Böwe Bell & Howell GmbH Vorrichtung zur Verarbeitung von Postsendungen und Wiegemodul

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3916695A (en) * 1974-05-06 1975-11-04 Pitney Bowes Inc Method of weighing pieces of mail
EP1579182A1 (de) 2002-12-23 2005-09-28 Solystic Vorrichtung zum dynamischen wiegen von postsendungen
EP1450310A1 (de) 2003-01-31 2004-08-25 Neopost Industrie Modul zur schnellen Gewichtsbestimmung
EP2036621A1 (de) * 2007-09-17 2009-03-18 Böwe Bell & Howell GmbH Vorrichtung zur Verarbeitung von Postsendungen und Wiegemodul

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