US3905896A - Method and apparatus for sorting and distributing mail - Google Patents

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US3905896A
US3905896A US506309A US50630974A US3905896A US 3905896 A US3905896 A US 3905896A US 506309 A US506309 A US 506309A US 50630974 A US50630974 A US 50630974A US 3905896 A US3905896 A US 3905896A
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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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    • 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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  • ABSTRACT This invention relates to apparatus for sorting and dis tributing mail which comprises a centrally-located carousel-like unit that rotates about a verticallydisposed axis during both of the aforesaid operations and around which are grouped one or more stationary receiving stations extending radially therefrom.
  • the carousel unit itself has two or more pigeonholes open ing radially outward from a central core that repeatedly and successively circulate past each receiving station and distribution point. Detachably retained within each pigeonhole is an openfronted drawer-like bin designed for removal and replacement while the unit is still in motion.
  • a novel braking device consisting of a pin spring-biased.
  • the invention also en compasses the method of sorting mail which comprises the steps of receiving a load of mail to be sorted at a stationary receiving station, sorting same according to destination, and placing it thus sorted into selected receptacles repeatedly circulating past the station.
  • the invention further encompasses the distribution method for redistributing the mail thus sorted which consists of removing the mail-receiving receptacles, emptying same and returning the empty receptacles to the circulation system while the latter remains in motion and in use for the mail-sorting function.
  • the mail thus sorted can also be removed from the carousel on-the-fly so to speak with minimal interruption to the sorting operation.
  • a bin becomes full, another operator need only pull the bin from its pigeonhole as it goes past, dump the contents into an awaiting receptacle and be ready to replace it when the pigeonhole comes around again. If, in the interim, a sorter has a piece of mail for the missing bin, he or she need only wait a few seconds at most until the empty bin is back in place and it comes around once again.
  • the bins and their pigeonholes are preferably color coded in matching colors which makes it simple to replace the bin in the right place after it has been emptied.
  • These same bin colors constitute destination codes so that the sorter is relieved of the necessity for having to read the address on the bin to distinguish it from other like or similar bins.
  • Stacking the bins one above the other in tiers materially increases the capacity of the carousel, yet, does not interfere with its utility in the least. It is also possible to leave open spaces between adjacent tiers to accommodate ordinary mail sacks which are detachably retained therein with quick-disconnect fasteners of some type.
  • Such sacks are ordinarily used for a rough sort to separate mail going to another location for final sorting such as, for example, a substation, plant, department or other subdivision.
  • the volume of such mail is likely to be several times that of the individual addressee mail sorted into the bins, hence, the need for greater storage capacity.
  • the carousel itself includes a number of innovative features, the most significant of which is a brake that sets automatically whenever the unit is stopped and is effective to hold it stationary under the influence of the starting torque developed by the friction drive all by itself. While the elements of the brake do not disengage and release in the sense of the conventional braking system, they can be overridden upon the application of an additional rotational force, the minimum magnitude of which is different depending upon whether such force supplements or counteracts that of the friction (iiaiive. Once rotating in the direction driven by the friction drive, however, the inertia of the unit is such that it will keep on rotating and the brake alone is ineffective to stop it.
  • the drive mechanism is a variation of a conventional Rockwood drive wherein a condition of imbalance is relied upon to bias a drive element into driving engagement with a driven element while, at the same time, automatically compensating for any wear developing therebetween. While no novelty is predicated upon the drive itself, there is a unique cooperative relation between it and the automatic braking system wherein the drive assumes the dominant or controlling position with the unit in motion in the driven direction and, conversely, the brake overrides the drive and maintains the unit in a stationary condition whenever it is stopped.
  • a second, but equally important, objective is the provision of an improved mail-sorting method wherein the mail is manually sorted on-the-fly into receptacles therefor circulating continuously past a stationaryreceiving station.
  • Another object of the within-described invention is to provide the central carousel unit with a unique automatic braking system operative, once the unit is stopped, to override the friction drive and prevent further rotation thereof.
  • Still another objective is the provision of a friction drive cooperating with an automatic friction brake so as to override the latter whenever the unit is in motion in the driven direction.
  • An additional objective is to provide a novel method of distributing the mail thus sorted and collected which consists of removing the receptacles, emptying the contents thereof and returning the empty bins to their respective pigeonholes, all while the unit remains in motion and in use to perform the sorting function.
  • I is a perspective view looking down upon the mail-sorting and distributing apparatus from an elevated position
  • FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the apparatus to the same scale as FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a section taken along line 3--3 of FIG. 2 to a greatly enlarged scale
  • FIG. 4 is a section taken along line 44 of FIG. 3 to the same scale as the latter, portions having been broken away to conserve space;
  • FIG. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view to an enlarged scale showing the automatic braking system, portions of which have been broken away and shown in section to more clearly reveal the interior construction;
  • FIG. 6 is a still further enlarged fragmentary section showing the adjustable pin-type brake shoe.
  • FIG. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view similar to FIG. 5, but to a smaller scale showing the friction drive mechanism.
  • reference numeral 10 has been chosen to broadly represent the centrally-located carousel unit around which are arranged one or more receiving stations that extend outwardly radially therefrom and which have been similarly referred to by reference numeral 12. These receiving stations bear an angularly-spaced relation to one another and in the vacant-space therebetween is where the unloading and distribution function is performed, the latter having been broadly designated by reference numeral 14 and represented by the detached bins l6 and associated radial arrows directed outwardly.
  • the carousel unit 10 has a stationary floor-mounted base 18 which houses the manually-actuated foot brake 20 along with the friction drive mechanism that has been generally referred to by reference numeral 22 and which will be described in detail presently in connection with FIG. 7.
  • Mounted atop the base for rotational movement relative thereto about a vertical axis of rotation is the rotating subassembly 24 into which the mail is sorted from the receiving stations 12.
  • Rotating subassembly 24 has a plurality of radially- -extending partition walls 26 that divide the exterior thereof into generally wedge-shaped compartments 28. Some, but not all of these compartments, include two or more horizontal shelves 30 arranged in verticallyspaced relation one above the other and which function to further subdivide each such compartment into several pigeonholes 32. Removably retained within these pigeonholes 32 are the bins 16 into which the mail from the receiving stations is sorted.
  • the particular unit shown has some of the partitioned compartments 28M left free of shelves 30. Instead of shelves, the opposed partition walls 26 are provided with quick-disconnect clamps 36 of a type effective to releasably fasten an open mail bag 38 therein.
  • a unit having mail bags 38 in addition to the bins 16 is useful where part of the mail sorted is destined for another sorting station or substation to which it is transported directly in the mail bag without having to first sort it into a bin and then empty the bin into a bag.
  • the receiving stations I2 comprise open-topped elongate trays 40 having pedestals 42 at opposite ends that raise them up. to a level about waist high on the operator or, more specifically, the sorter 44. Casters 46 under the pedestals enable the trays to be moved from place to place easily. One caster on each pedestal is preferably of the locking type so that the tray, once positioned relative to the carousel unit, can be locked in place. In FIG. 2, four such receiving stations have been shown grouped around the central carousel in angularly-spaced relation to one another.
  • the unsorted incoming mail enters the system at the points identified by arrows A where it is dumped or otherwise deposited into the receiving station trays 40.
  • the sorters 44 stand alongside the trays as represented diagrammatically in broken lines in FIG. 2. If one sorter per tray is used, it seems to make little difference which side of their tray they work from because any two working without a tray between them will be back-toback making conversation difficult and, alternatively, those who face one another will do so with two trays and about half the carousel in between so they can barely see, yet, alone converse. With two sorters at each station, they face one another but have the sorting tray in between.
  • the sorters take the incoming unsorted mail dumped into their tray and sort it according to addressee or destination, whereupon, they toss it into the appropriate bin 16 or mail bag 38 corresponding to such destination while the carousel continues to turn, this operation having been represented by arrows labeled B.
  • the carousel only turns about 12 r.p.m. or so and, at this rate, the sorters can easily read addresses imprinted upon the front wall 48 of the bins.
  • the sorters In addition to the imprinted addressed information on the front of the bins 50, (FIG. 1) they are also preferably color coded to make sure the bin is emptied into a receptacle headed for the right destination.
  • a skilled sorter can handle from 3550 pieces of mail a minute with this sorting system and stand in the same position while doing so. No sorter need reach across another because, in time, the bin will move into a position where the mail can be placed therein without interference. Bin labels can be changed at will and more than one bin can be used for mail addressed to the same destination in the case of extra heavy volume. In such a circumstance, it is well to place the bins on opposite sides of the unit. It is even possible to use the same carousel for a coarse and a fine sort.
  • One sorter for instance, need only sort by plant, department or some other major addressee subdivision, whereupon the bins containing the mail thus rough sorted can be returned to the receiving stations and other sorters for a fine sort into some smaller addressee category.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 for a detailed description of the carousel unit 10,- it will be seen to include an upstanding tubular cen terpost 52 rigidly and nonrotatably mounted within a flanged collar54 (FIG. 3) located at the intersection of crossed beams 56 of the frame which has been broadly designated by reference numeral 58. Adjustable feet 60 are provided. bencath the crossframe elements 56 of this frame for leveling purposes. 1
  • FIG. 3 Supported atop frame 58 is an annular skirt 62 overlayed by a horizontally-disposed rim 64 having a large opening 66 in the center thereof within which is housed the drive flange subassembly that has been generally designated by numeral 68, all of which are most clearly revealed in FIG. 3.
  • Three sleeve bearings 70L, 70M and 70T are journalled for rotation one above the other on the'centerpost with the lowermost one 70L resting atop a thrust bearing 72.
  • the lower and middle sleeve bearing 70L and 70M are interconnected by radiallyextending webs 74 which support a disc 76 from the underside. This disc is, in turn, bordered by a marginal drive flange 78 against the inside surface of which the friction wheel 80 of drive mechanism 22 bears at all times to define a driving connection.
  • each pair of adjacent partition walls 26 are bridged by back walls 88 that cooperate with one another to define a central polygonal core enclosing the centerpost
  • the back walls 88 in the mail bag compartments 28M are moved out to make such compartments somewhat shallower than their counterparts 28 subdivided into pigeonholes, however, such construction is a matter of choice and has no functional significance.
  • Each of the bin-receiving pigeonholes 32 is provided with a stop 90 which limits the penetration of the bin.
  • Manuallyoperated foot brake 20 includes an annular skirt 94 suspended beneath the underside of the rotating assembly 24 where it extends down into central opening 66 in the base 18 and is free to rotate therein. Encircling the lower edge of this skirt is a brake band 96 that faces downwardly.
  • the pedal 98 is accessible to the operator within a notch 104 provided for this purpose in skirt 62.
  • the driving force used to turn the rotating assembly is so small that the unit can easily be stopped by hand and this is often done instead of using the foot brake.
  • the drive mechanism 22 comprises a conven tional gear motor 106, the output shaft 108 of which is fitted with the friction drive wheel 80.
  • the motor is mounted for tiltable movement about a horizontal axis defined by pivot pin 110 on a suitably-located element 112 of the frame.
  • This pivotal connection is located well on one side of the balance point of the assembly in the manner of a Rockwood motor mount so that the overbalanced condition continuously biases the friction wheel 80 into driving frictional contact with drive flange 78.
  • a tension spring 114 connected between the motor and mount therefor supplements the frictional load between the wheel and flange occasioned by the overbalanced condition alone and it also keeps the motor from bouncing thus maintaining a continuous driving relation between the drive and driven elements.
  • FIGS. 3-6, inclusive for a description of the unique automatic braking subassembly 84 and the way in which it cooperates with the friction drive mechanism 22.
  • An upright wallforming member 116 bridges the space between sleeve 86 and the brake flange 82 thus providing the means for mounting the aforementioned automatic braking subassembly.
  • a pair of mounting brackets 1 l8 and 120 adjustably mount idler wheel axle 122 in vertical position.
  • the fastener opening 124 on one side of upper bracket 118 is slotted so that it will accommodate a slight tilt in axle 122 to the degree necessary to maintain idler wheel 126 in rolling engagement with brake flange 82.
  • Lower bracket 120 is horizontally slotted as indicated at 128 for movement toward and away from flange 82. It is also provided with an ear 130 to which one end of tension spring 132 is attached. The other end of this tension spring is adjustably fastened to bracket 134 carried by skirt 94. Brackets 118 and 120 are both loosely fastened to wall 116 so that tension spring 132 can pull the idler wheel into tight rolling contact with flange 82 at all times. Screw eye 136 interposed between the spring and bracket 134 provides the means by which the frictional load therebetween can be adjusted should the occasion for doing so arise.
  • FIG. 7 shows a similar screw eye being used on the motor mount tension spring that accomplishes the same purpose. A head 138 atop axle 122 keeps it from falling through the shaft-receiving opening 140 in bracket 118. Thus, idler wheel 126 is continuously biased into rolling engagement with brake flange 82 at all times.
  • a bracket 144 mounts a brake pin 146 above the brake disc for movement into contact with the marginal edge thereof. This pin is encircled by a collar 148 that defines a fixed abutment for the lower end of compression spring 150.
  • a threaded pin 152 is fastened in the top of the bracket 144 by two nuts 154 which cooperate therewith and with one another to lock same in axial alignment with pin 146. Spring 150 is retained because these pins and washer-type spacers 156 are used to vary the preload force with which pin 146 engages brake disc 142.
  • the driving force exerted by friction wheel 80 against drive flange 78 is adjusted and maintained such that it will keep on turning.
  • the driving connection must exert sufficient force to keep idler wheel 126 turned by brake flange 82 rotating despite the action of pin 146 pressed thereagainst trying to stop it.
  • the friction drive subassembly 22 must develop sufficient power to keep the rotating subassembly rotating and, in addition, to ride pin 146 up and down over the undulations in brake disc 142 once the carousel is in motion.
  • the unit should be stopped.
  • the tendency of the drive mechanism 22 is, of course, to start the unit rotating again which it will do unless the force exerted by pin 146 atop brake disc 142 is sufficient to prevent this from happening.
  • Idler wheel 126 alone is, of course, an inconsequential factor in keeping the rotating subassembly from turning as it is entirely free to roll along the brake flange. Accordingly, to keep the unit from rotating once it has been stopped, one need only increase the bias on pin 146 until the drive mechanism is incapable of making such pin climb up over the hump 160 in the brake disc.
  • Apparatus for sorting mail which comprises: a stationary base; a movable subassembly mounted atop the base for rotational movement about a vertical axis, said subassembly including a plurality of radially-extending partition walls driving the exterior thereof into compartments, horizontally-disposed shelves bridging the space separating at least some of the adjacent partition walls subdividing the compartment defined therebetween into two or more pigeopholes arranged one above another intiered relation, and drawer-like mailreceiving bins removably mounted within the pigeonholes; friction drive means for rotating the movable subassembly including a motor carried by one of said base and movable subassembly elements and a driven friction wheel in continuous driving engagement with the other of said elements; and, friction brake means for preventing relative movement between said base and rotating subassembly including brake shoe forming means carried by one of said base and rotating subassembly elements in continuous contact with the other of said elements, said friction brake
  • the bin-lifting means are of a size effective to raise the bins to a level where the fingers can be inserted therebeneath.
  • the apparatus as set forth in claim 1 which includes: at least one stationary mail-receiving station located alongside the movable subassembly.
  • the mail-receiving station comprises an elongate tray-like receptacle extending outward radially from the movable subassembly.
  • the apparatus as set forth in claim 1 which includes: two or more stationary mail-receiving stations grouped around the movable subassembly in angularly spaced relation to one another.
  • a mail collection and distribution station is positioned in the space between adjacent receiving stations on an intermittent basis.
  • the friction drive means is pivotally mounted on the base for rockable movement about a substantially horizontal axis; and, in which first spring means connected to the friction drive means continuously biases the friction drive wheel into driving engagement with the rotating subassembly.
  • first bias adjustment means is associated with said first spring means operative upon actuation to vary the load of the friction wheel against the movable subassembly.
  • the brake shoe forming means of the friction brake means comprises an idler wheel in continuous rolling engagement with said other of said elements; and, in which said friction brake means also includes a brake disc with an undulating surface having a hump therein mounted on one side of said idler wheel for conjoint rotation therewith and a spring-biased pin carried by the same element as said idler wheel positioned to make sliding contact with the undulating surface of said brake disc as said idler wheel turns, said friction drive means being ineffective to turn the rotating subassembly with sufficient force to move the hump in the surface of the undulating disc past the pin when the idler wheel is stopped, and the biasing force on said pin being ineffective to stop said idler wheel from turning when the rotating subassembly is turning.
  • a compression spring biases the pin into continuous engagement with the brake disc; and, in which second bias adjustment means is associated with said compression spring operative upon actuation to vary the biasing force.
  • the idler wheel is mounted for rotation about an axis tiltable in a plane containing the point of tangency between said wheel and the surface of said other of said elements upon which it rolls.
  • second spring means is connected to the idler wheel normally biasing same into rolling engagement with said other of said elements.
  • third bias adjustment means is associated with said second spring means operative upon actuation to vary the biasing force with which said pin is urged against said undulating disc.
  • the improvement which comprises circulating said pigeonholes repeatedly past a fiixed sorting station where the operator can stay in one place and sort the mail into the appropriated pigeonholes as they move past.
  • the method of sorting mail which comprises the steps of: collecting the mail to be sorted at at least one fixed station positioned adjacent a rotating station having a plurality of mail-receiving pigeonholes arranged around the periphery thereof visually coded to receive mail addressed to a given destination, sorting the mail at the fixed station and placing same according to destination in the appropriate pigeonhole as it moves past said fixed station.
  • the method of handling mail which comprises the steps of: delivering the mail to be sorted to two or more receiving stations grouped in fixed angularlyspaced relation around a common collection station having a plurality of removable visually-coded mailreceiving receptacles repeatedly circulating past each of said receiving stations in succession, sorting the mail at each receiving station according to destination and inserting same thus sorted into the appropriate mailreceiving receptacle as it moves by, periodially removing the receptacles and emptying same as they move past a fixed position between receiving stations, and replacing the receptacle thus emptied on a subsequent pass.

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NLAANVRAGE7510596,A NL172731C (nl) 1974-09-16 1975-09-09 Inrichting voor het sorteren van poststukken.
SE7510035A SE403719B (sv) 1974-09-16 1975-09-09 Sett att sortera post samt anordning for att utfora settet
BR7505872*A BR7505872A (pt) 1974-09-16 1975-09-12 Processo para classificar correspondencia;e aparelho para executar o processo de classificar correspondencia
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IT09547/75A IT1048592B (it) 1974-09-16 1975-09-15 Metodo ed apparecchiatura per la cernita della posta
NZ178689A NZ178689A (en) 1974-09-16 1975-09-15 Mail sorting apparatus
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FR7528406A FR2284376A1 (fr) 1974-09-16 1975-09-16 Procede et appareil de triage de courrier
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