EP2794130B1 - Maschine zum sortieren flacher sendungen mit heterogenen physischen eigenschaften und entsprechendes sortierverfahren - Google Patents

Maschine zum sortieren flacher sendungen mit heterogenen physischen eigenschaften und entsprechendes sortierverfahren Download PDF

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EP2794130B1
EP2794130B1 EP12781380.6A EP12781380A EP2794130B1 EP 2794130 B1 EP2794130 B1 EP 2794130B1 EP 12781380 A EP12781380 A EP 12781380A EP 2794130 B1 EP2794130 B1 EP 2794130B1
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Xavier BASTIEN
Pierre Campagnolle
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  • the invention relates generally to a machine for sorting flat objects having heterogeneous physical characteristics, the sorting machine comprising at least one sorting outlet equipped with a stacker capable of stacking flat objects on edge in a zone of stacking, the stacker being controlled by a control / control unit according to at least one unstacking program setting predetermined operating parameters of the stacker such as in particular the pitch between the flat objects, the conveying speed of the flat objects, such as described in EP-A-2,165,776 or FR-A-2 925 474 .
  • the invention also relates to a method for sorting flat objects having heterogeneous physical characteristics in which the flat objects are stacked on edge in a stacking zone according to predetermined operating parameters such as in particular the pitch between the flat objects, the speed of conveying flat objects.
  • a flat object designates in particular, but not exclusively, a postal item.
  • Postal items which can be sorted and stacked by means of the sorting machine, may have variable dimensions, but also variable mechanical characteristics, particularly as regards their rigidity.
  • These postal items can be, among others, a simple letter, a magazine, an envelope with or without window, a newspaper, or a catalog presented in a plastic envelope or paper, with or without bellows.
  • a flat objects sorting machine comprises a feed inlet with a magazine, as well as a destacker for serially setting edge flat objects. The latter are then generally conveyed to an acquisition system, then sent to aligned sorting outlets. next to each other.
  • each sorting outlet is equipped with a stacker capable of stacking on edge, on a stacking zone, the flat objects.
  • the stacker comprises a stacking area of variable dimensions, allowing the reception of flat objects accumulating in a pile.
  • This stacking zone is delimited by a movable retaining element under the effect of the accumulation of flat objects.
  • the stacking zone is further defined by a jogging edge, against which the flat objects abut.
  • a rotary actuator is set in motion upon the arrival of each flat object in the direction of the stacking zone to accompany the stacking of flat objects.
  • sorting machines dedicated to the format of flat objects to be treated.
  • predetermined formats such as the "letter” format for flat objects of small dimensions, the "flat” format for large flat objects.
  • closed folds such as letters
  • open folds such as some magazines.
  • Flat objects can also be in different materials such as for example paper, plastic.
  • the sorting machines are set so that their operating parameters are optimally adapted to a predetermined type of flat objects (format, nature, material). These settings of the functional parameters allow the sorting machines to achieve high sorting yields.
  • the sorting machines are no longer dedicated to a predetermined type of flat objects and must be compatible with several types of flat objects.
  • the sorting machines are set according to median operating parameters compatible with the different types of flat objects.
  • these median operating parameters while they may be optimal for a type of flat objects, are not optimal for flat objects. other, which generally results in lower yields of the sorting machine compared to the use of dedicated sorting machines.
  • the object of the invention is to overcome these disadvantages by providing a flat object sorting machine and method suitable for accommodating flat objects of various types while ensuring optimal sorting yields.
  • the object of the invention is a machine for sorting flat articles having heterogeneous physical characteristics, this sorting machine comprising at least one sorting outlet equipped with a stacker capable of stacking flat objects on edge in a stacking zone, the stacker being controlled by a control / control unit according to at least one unstacking program setting predetermined operating parameters of the stacker such as in particular the pitch between the flat objects, the conveying speed of the objects plates, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of programs each assigned to a predefined type of flat objects having predetermined physical characteristics, in that it comprises means for determining the predetermined physical characteristics of each flat object arriving in the region. stacker, the control / control unit being arranged, after determination, to assign a predefined type of flat objects the flat object arriving in the stacker and to enable unstacking corresponding program for applying predetermined operating parameters during stacking of the flat object arriving.
  • the idea underlying the invention is to determine the physical characteristics of each flat object before it arrives in the stacker and to use these physical characteristics to parameterize the stacker optimally according to the type of flat objects. to which the flat object arriving in the stacker belongs.
  • the invention extends to a method for sorting flat objects having heterogeneous physical characteristics during which, by means of a stacker, flat objects are stacked on edge in a stacking zone according to predetermined operating parameters.
  • predetermined operating parameters such as in particular the pitch or the gap between the flat objects, the conveying speed of the objects plates, characterized in that predefined types of flat objects having predetermined physical characteristics are predefined, in that upstream of the stacker, the physical characteristics of each flat object arriving in the stacker are determined by assigning a predefined type of flat objects to the incoming flat object and depending on the predefined type assigned, applying predetermined specific operating parameters when stacking the incoming flat object.
  • the flat objects sorting machine 100, 101 comprises a plurality of conveyor belts 10, 11, 12, 13 defining a main conveying direction symbolized by the arrow D1, and a plurality of secondary conveying directions of which only one is represented and symbolized by the arrow D2.
  • the sorting machine 1 is thus able to transport the flat objects 100, 101 on edge, in nip between these conveyor belts 10, 11, 12, 13.
  • Each secondary conveying direction D2 is separated from the main conveying direction D1, a bifurcation, by a switching flap 2 rotatable automatically to guide the flat objects 100, 101 to one or other of the main conveying directions D1 and secondary D2, according to a predetermined sorting plane.
  • Each secondary conveying direction D2 opens into a sorting outlet equipped with a stacker 3.
  • the stacker 3 comprises a stacking zone 30 delimited by a retaining element 31 movable in translation along a rod 32.
  • the retaining element 31 can thus be moved between a stack start position and a position of end of stack. During this movement, the position of the retaining element 31 is continuously adapted to the height of the stack of flat objects 100 formed in the stacking zone 30.
  • retainer 31 is also coupled to return means (not shown) tending to return it to its stack start position.
  • the stacker 3 further comprises a rotary actuator 4, of the bucket wheel type, rotatable about an axis A substantially perpendicular to the main conveying directions D1 and secondary D2.
  • the rotary actuator 4 is placed in the path of the flat objects 101 arriving in the stacking zone 30 in the secondary direction D2.
  • This rotary actuator 4 comprises a hub carried by the axis A and which extend two lugs 41, curved in opposite directions to that of the arrival of the flat objects 101 in the secondary conveying direction D2.
  • the lugs 41 define slots 42 able to be successively, as the rotary actuator 4 rotates, facing the trajectory of the flat objects 101 arriving in the stacking zone 30 in the secondary direction D2.
  • the rotary actuator 4 is coupled to a brushless type motor or permanent magnet motor on the rotor with rotor position sensor (not shown) whose starting instant and speed profile can be controlled by a control unit / command (not shown).
  • This brushless type motor has for example a torque of at least about 7 Nm.
  • the brushless type motor is thus able to start, accelerate, slow down and stop the rotary actuator 4 to adapt to the types of objects. 101 dishes arriving and stacking.
  • the brushless type motor makes it possible to carry out these operations with rapid and frequent changes in the acceleration and / or the speed reference, without overheating, with excellent repeatability and precise compliance with the instructions.
  • the brushless type motor thus allows different operating cycles depending in particular on the weight and dimensions of the flat objects 100, 101, while applying a resistant torque and / or adapted motor.
  • flat objects 100, 101 of standard dimensions can thus be stacked at a standard speed of 4 m / s (80%), or at a lower speed of 3.5 m / s for flat objects 100 , 101 larger dimensions.
  • the sorting machine 1 also comprises a rear end flap 5 provided upstream of the stacking zone 30, between the switching flap 2 and the rotary actuator 4.
  • the rear flap 5 is provided on the same side as the rotary actuator 4 with respect to the trajectory of the flat objects 100, 101 and pivotally mounted about an axis B with respect to which it is movable between a retracted position (illustrated by the Figures 1 and 2 ) and an active position (illustrated by the figure 3 ). In its retracted position, the rear flap 5 is set back from the trajectory of the flat objects 101 arriving in the secondary direction D2 and in particular of the stacking zone 30. Thus, it does not interfere with the flat objects 101 arriving in the stacking zone 30.
  • the rear flap 5 In its active position, the rear flap 5 is pivoted towards the stacking zone 30, it intersects the trajectory of the flat objects 101 arriving in the secondary direction D2.
  • the rear-end flap 5 is controlled by the control / command unit so as to move from its retracted position to its active position when the trailing edge of the flat object 101 arriving in the stacking zone 30 passes the 5.
  • the rear-end flap 5 plates the flat object 101 arriving in the stacking zone 30 against the stack of flat objects 100 already formed in this same stacking zone 30.
  • the role of the front flap rear 5 is to clear the rear edge of each flat object 101 of the conveyor belt 13 when the flat object 101 tends to remain aligned with the secondary path D2 and less flatten on the stack being formed.
  • the sorting machine 1 also comprises a blowing nozzle 6 provided upstream of the stacking zone 30 between the rear flap 5 and the rotary actuator 4.
  • the blast nozzle 6 is disposed on the other side of the trajectory of the flat objects 100, 101 with respect to the rear-end flap 5 and to the rotary actuator 4.
  • the blast nozzle 6 is able to send an air jet cutting the trajectory of the flat objects 101 arriving in the zone This air jet tends to fold down any open pan of the flat object 101 arriving in the stacking zone 30, against its face. Indeed, it is common to encounter a defect of folding for some open flat objects 101, for example of the magazine type, whose cover page oriented side of the stacking zone 30 may tend to bend at the time of publication. stacking.
  • the air jet makes it possible to keep the blanket closed or fold it down if it tends to open.
  • the blowing nozzle 6 is controlled by the control unit to be in the closed state (as illustrated by the Figures 1 and 3 ) without sending an air jet or in an open state (as illustrated by the figure 2 ) to send a jet of air.
  • This air jet is preferably oriented downstream and towards the stacking zone 30.
  • the sorting machine 1 finally comprises detection means 7, for example a camera, a scale, a laser or any other suitable equipment, making it possible to detect predetermined physical characteristics of the flat objects 101 before their arrival in the stacker 3, for example the length, the height, the thickness, the weight, the rigidity, the material, the nature of the flat objects 101.
  • detection means 7, symbolized schematically by a camera are provided upstream of the stacker 3 and in particular upstream of the rear-end flap 5, the blast nozzle 6 and the rotary actuator 4.
  • the predetermined physical characteristics of the flat objects 101 arriving in the stacker 3 are obtained by means of storage means obtained during previous sorting passes.
  • the sequence of flat objects 101 is known, prior to the sorting machine 1, and in particular the sequence of the predetermined characteristics of these flat objects 101.
  • these predetermined characteristics could be detected during a preliminary sorting step and stored on any type of support such as for example a file, an RFID card.
  • the determination means may consist of characteristic reading means previously recorded for a given sequence of flat objects to be stacked.
  • the control / command unit uses these predetermined physical characteristics to control the operating parameters of the stacker 3 and more specifically those of the rear-end flap 5, the blast nozzle 6 and the rotary actuator 4.
  • the sorting machine 1 comprises a plurality of programs each intended for a predetermined type of flat objects.
  • the number of predefined types of flat objects depends on the targeted fineness of settings.
  • Each predefined type of flat objects is associated with predetermined operating parameters optimized for this predefined type. It is thus possible to predefine combinations between predefined types and predefined operating parameters such as in the nonlimiting examples listed below.
  • the operating parameters of the stacker 3 can of course be crossed differently to obtain a large number of other possible combinations of operating parameters.
  • the flat object 101 has progressed towards the stacking zone 30 and is located beyond the detection means 7. It is at the height of the rear flap 5 always in its retracted position, engaged in the slot 42 of the At this stage, the rotary actuator 4 is controlled to start at a starting instant Td1-3 and according to a speed profile PV1-5 adapted.
  • the blowing nozzle 6 is controlled by the control / command unit to pass, at the instant of blow Ts1, from its closed state to its open state to fold down a portion of the flat object 101 possibly ajar.
  • the detecting means 7 are then able to detect the physical characteristics of the next flat object 101 before it arrives in the stacker 3.
  • the flat object 101 is accompanied in its stack by the rotary actuator 4.
  • the nozzle of 6 is blown by the control / command unit to be in the closed state
  • the detecting means 7 are able to detect the physical characteristics of the next flat object 101 and the rotary actuator 4 continues to be controlled according to the profile speed PV1-5 adapted.
  • the rear flap 5 is controlled by the control / command unit to pass, in a predetermined time Tp1-2, from its retracted position to its active position to press the rear edge of the flat object 101 arriving in the zone d stacking on the stack of flat objects 100 already formed.
  • the sorting machine 1 and the sorting method according to the invention thus make it possible to stack reliably and efficiently all types of flat objects 100, 101 taking into account their differences in physical characteristics in order to apply optimal specific operating parameters. to ensure a good sorting efficiency of flat objects 100, 101.

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  1. Maschine zum Sortieren (1) flacher Gegenstände (100, 101), die heterogene physikalische Eigenschaften aufweisen, wobei die Maschine zum Sortieren (1) mindestens einen Sortierausgang umfasst, der mit einer Stapelungseinrichtung (3) ausgerüstet ist, die dazu eingerichtet ist, die flachen Gegenstände (100, 101) mit der Kante anliegend in einem Stapelbereich (30) aufzustapeln, wobei die Stapelungseinrichtung (3) durch eine Kontroll-/Steuereinheit gemäß mindestens einem Entstapelungsprogramm gesteuert wird, mit dem die zuvor bestimmten Funktionsparameter der Stapelungseinrichtung (3), wie beispielsweise insbesondere der Abstand zwischen den flachen Gegenständen (100, 101), die Transportgeschwindigkeit der flachen Gegenstände (100, 101), festgelegt werden, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie eine Vielzahl von Programmen umfasst, die jeweils einer zuvor definierten Art flacher Gegenstände (100, 101), die zuvor bestimmte physikalische Eigenschaften haben, zugeordnet sind, dadurch, dass sie Bestimmungsmittel (7) der zuvor bestimmten physikalischen Eigenschaften von jedem flachen Gegenstand (101) umfasst, der in der Stapelungseinrichtung (3) ankommt, wobei die Kontroll-/Steuereinheit dazu angeordnet ist, nach der Bestimmung, dem flachen Gegenstand (101), der in der Stapelungseinrichtung (3) ankommt, eine zuvor definierte Art flacher Gegenständen zuzuweisen, und das entsprechende Entstapelungsprogramm zu aktivieren, um die zuvor bestimmten Funktionsparameter während der Stapelung des ankommenden flachen Gegenstands (101) anzuwenden.
  2. Maschine zum Sortieren (1) nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bestimmungsmittel Erfassungsmittel (7) umfassen, die stromaufwärts der Stapelungseinrichtung (3) vorgesehen sind, und dazu eingerichtet sind, die zuvor bestimmten Eigenschaften des flachen Gegenstands (101) zu erfassen, der in der Stapelungseinrichtung (3) ankommt.
  3. Maschine zum Sortieren (1) nach mindestens einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Stapelungseinrichtung (3) mindestens ein Rückhalteelement (31), das dazu eingerichtet ist, die aufgestapelten flachen Gegenstände (100, 101) aufzunehmen, und ein drehbares Stellorgan (4) umfasst, das dazu eingerichtet ist, die flachen Gegenstände gegen das Rückhalteelement (31) aufzustapeln, wobei das drehbare Stellorgan (4) mit einem bürstenlosen Motor gekoppelt ist, der durch die Kontroll-/Steuereinheit gemäß dem aktiven Entstapelungsprogramm gesteuert wird, um eins von mindestens dem Anlaufzeitpunkt oder dem sich daraus ergebenden Geschwindigkeitsprofil zu aktivieren.
  4. Maschine zum Sortieren (1) nach mindestens einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Stapelungseinrichtung (3) mindestens eine Rückfrontklappe (5) umfasst, die stromaufwärts des Stapelbereichs (30) vorgesehen ist, wobei die Rückfrontklappe (5) beweglich ist zwischen einer eingefahrenen Position, in der sie in den Stapelbereich (30) eingefahren ist, um die flachen Gegenstände (101) nicht zu überlagern, die in dem Stapelbereich (30) ankommen, und einer aktiven Position, in der sie zu dem Stapelbereich (30) dergestalt geschwenkt ist, so dass die Hinterseite des flachen Gegenstands (101), der gerade in den Stapelbereich (30) gestapelt wird, anliegt, wobei die Rückfrontklappe (5) durch die Kontroll-/Steuereinheit gesteuert wird, um in Abhängigkeit von dem aktiven Entstapelungsprogramm aus ihrer eingefahren Position in die aktive Position überzugehen.
  5. Maschine zum Sortieren (1) nach mindestens einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Stapelungseinrichtung (3) mindestens eine Blasdüse (6) umfasst, die stromaufwärts des Stapelbereichs (30) vorgesehen und das dazu eingerichtet ist, einen Luftstrom, der die Bahn der flachen Gegenstände (101), die in dem Stapelbereich (30) ankommen, schneidet, um zu versuchen, eine offene Seitenfläche des flachen Gegenstands (101) zu dem flachen Gegenstand (101) abzusenken, wobei die Blasdüse (6) durch die Kontroll-/Steuereinheit gesteuert wird, um den Luftstrom abhängig von dem aktiven Entstapelungsprogramm auszustoßen.
  6. Verfahren zum Sortieren von flachen Gegenständen (100, 101), die heterogene physikalische Eigenschaften aufweisen, im Verlauf dessen die flachen Gegenstände (100, 101) an der Kante anliegend in einem Stapelbereich (30) gemäß zuvor bestimmten Funktionsparametern, wie beispielsweise insbesondere der Abstand zwischen den flachen Gegenständen (100, 101), die Geschwindigkeit der flachen Gegenstände (100, 101), mithilfe einer Stapelungseinrichtung (3) gestapelt werden, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zuvor definierte Arten von flachen Gegenständen (100, 101) mit zuvor bestimmten physikalischen Eigenschaften zuvor bestimmt werden, dadurch, dass stromaufwärts der Stapelungseinrichtung (3) die physikalischen Eigenschaften von jedem flachen Gegenstand (101), der in der Stapelungseinrichtung (3) ankommt, bestimmt werden, und dadurch, dass, eine zuvor definierte Art flacher Gegenstände dem ankommenden flachen Gegenstand zugewiesen wird, und dass in Abhängigkeit von der zuvor definierten zugewiesenen Art die zuvor bestimmten Funktionsparameter während der Stapelung des ankommenden flachen Gegenstands (101) angewendet werden.
  7. Verfahren zum Sortieren von flachen Gegenständen (100, 101) nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass, zur Ausführung der Bestimmung der zuvor definierten Art, stromaufwärts der Stapelungseinrichtung (3) die zuvor bestimmten physikalischen Eigenschaften des flachen Gegenstands (101) erfasst werden, der in der Stapelungseinrichtung (3) ankommt.
  8. Verfahren zum Sortieren von flachen Gegenständen (100, 101) nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass, zur Ausführung der Stapelung ein drehbares Stellorgan (4) verwendet wird, das mithilfe eines Motors der bürstenlosen Art betätigt wird, der mindestens hinsichtlich des Anlaufzeitpunkts und des Geschwindigkeitsprofils in Abhängigkeit von der zuvor definierten Art des bestimmten flachen Gegenstands gesteuert wird.
  9. Verfahren zum Sortieren von flachen Gegenständen (100, 101) nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zur Ausführung der Stapelung mindestens eine Rückfrontklappe (5) verwendet wird, die stromaufwärts des Stapelbereichs (30) angeordnet wird, und die beweglich ist zwischen einer eingefahrenen Position, in der sie in den Stapelbereich (30) eingezogen ist, um die flachen Gegenstände (101), die in dem Stapelbereich (30) ankommen, nicht zu beeinträchtigen, und einer aktiven Position, in der sie dergestalt zu dem Stapelbereich (30) geschwenkt wird, dass die Hinterseite des flachen Gegenstands (101), die gerade in den Stapelbereich (30) gestapelt werden, anliegt, dadurch, dass der Durchgang der Rückfrontklappe (5) zwischen ihrer eingezogenen Position und ihrer aktiven Position in Abhängigkeit von der zuvor definierten Art des erfassten flachen Gegenstands gesteuert wird.
  10. Verfahren zum Sortieren von flachen Gegenständen (100, 101) nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zur Ausführung der Stapelung mindestens eine Blasdüse (6) verwendet wird, die stromaufwärts des Stapelbereichs (30) vorgesehen ist, um einen Luftstrom auszustoßen, der die Bahn der flachen Gegenstände (101) schneidet, die in dem Stapelbereich (30) ankommen, um zu versuchen, eine offene Seitenfläche des flachen Gegenstands (101) zu dem flachen Gegenstand (101) abzusenken, dadurch, dass die Luftdüse (6) in Abhängigkeit der erfassten Art des flachen Gegenstands gesteuert wird.
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