WO2000066284A1 - Method and apparatus for pre-work of postal deliveries - Google Patents
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- WO2000066284A1 WO2000066284A1 PCT/FI2000/000374 FI0000374W WO0066284A1 WO 2000066284 A1 WO2000066284 A1 WO 2000066284A1 FI 0000374 W FI0000374 W FI 0000374W WO 0066284 A1 WO0066284 A1 WO 0066284A1
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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
- B07C7/00—Sorting by hand only e.g. of mail
- B07C7/02—Compartmented furniture, e.g. pigeon-holes
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- the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for pre-work of postal deliveries.
- the route sorting field includes one shelf compartment for every delivery route.
- the delivery man collects the deliveries from the route sorting.
- the deliveries are sorted into shelf compartments of a post according to street, road or number; one post may include 30 - 40 shelf compartments.
- One shelf compartment will receive about 30 - 40 deliveries.
- the deliveries are found in the shelf compartment in disorder.
- the deliveries and the delivery order list are taken from the shelf, and the deliveries are arranged into delivery order with the help of the delivery order list.
- This pre-work phase of delivery is time consuming and calls for professional skills, requiring a long time of initiation from new employees.
- the entire production chain is based on an alphabetical sorting system, in which deliveries are sorted directly to the order of delivery.
- - deliveries are sorted according to delivery routes, or they are otherwise grouped into alphabetical or numerical order by using address data, such as names and numbers of roads, streets, houses and dwellings;
- the delivery post list is turned or changed, or the text on the delivery post display is changed so that the delivery order for the delivery route will appear;
- the deliveries are collected into bundles in the order of delivery indicated by numbers or other markings.
- the apparatus of the invention comprises a set of shelves, the side of which is provided with a list containing information about the delivery point, the list being turned for indicating the delivery order, or that it is a set of shelves, the side of which is provided with a display connected to a data system, the display being provided with information about the delivery post from the data system real-time or updated, and indicating the delivery order.
- Figure 1 shows a set of shelves according to the method of the invention used in the alphabetical sorting of a post so that the extent of the alphabetical field required is achieved by combining the said sets of shelves;
- Figure 2 shows an alphabetical set of shelves used in the pre-work of a delivery route according to the method of the invention.
- Figure 3 shows a delivery post list used in the method of the invention.
- the method of the invention for pre-work of postal deliveries is based on an alphabetical sorting system.
- the post includes sets of shelves 1 for alphabetical sorting in accordance with Fig. J; the extent of the alphabetical sorting field required at any given time is achieved by combining these sets of shelves.
- the shelves are found in alphabetical order, for example, according to names of roads and streets, and houses are, for example, indicated in an ascending numerical order.
- the delivery routes are divided into sectors. There may be several sectors on one route, preferably from one to five. In alphabetical sorting, there may be several shelf compartments for one sector.
- deliveries are sorted into bundles according to agreed letter combinations, or to street or road names.
- the deliveries in the bundle are sorted in the part of the alphabetical sorting field, in which the corresponding alphabets are found.
- the bundle may also be directed straight to the delivery route, past the alphabetical sorting.
- Fig. 2 shows an alphabetical set of shelves 2 used in the pre- work of a delivery route.
- the deliveries are sorted into shelf compartments 3 on the basis of a delivery post list on the side 4 of the row of shelves, the streets being preferably found in alphabetical order, and houses and dwellings in ascending numerical order.
- the sorting is preferably made one alphabetic set of shelves 2 at a time.
- Fig. 3 presents an embodiment of the delivery post list 5. Magazines, letters and bulk printed matter may be received from the sender presorted into alphabetical order and ascending numerical order so that it is very quick to sort them into the shelf compartments. Also standard-sized deliveries to be sorted with sorting machines may arrive in the pre-work post pre-arranged so that it is easy and quick to put these into the right shelf compartments.
- the delivery post lists 5 are turned so that the delivery order for the delivery route will appear.
- the deliveries are collected into bundles from the shelf compartments in numerical order, for example, from the smallest to the biggest. Also other symbols easy to read, for example letters, may be used.
- Coloured stickers or other markings may be used in the delivery post lists 5 to indicate changes in delivery, for example, changes of address, temporary change of address, or interruption of delivery, or other matters to be taken into consideration, such as prohibition of delivery of advertisements.
- the shelf fixtures 1, 2 may be connected to the data systems guiding the production.
- the delivery post list 5 is replaced by a display attached to the alphabetical set of shelves 2 so that it is possible to maintain information about both delivery posts real-time.
- the data system also makes it possible to directly indicate to which delivery posts certain deliveries are to be placed. So for ex- ample, it is not necessary for a sender of magazines to put addresses to each and every delivery, but the deliverer is provided with a register of recipients into which the recipients of the delivery are marked.
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AU44069/00A AU785295B2 (en) | 1999-04-29 | 2000-04-28 | Method and apparatus for pre-work of postal deliveries |
EP00925312A EP1098720B1 (en) | 1999-04-29 | 2000-04-28 | Method and apparatus for pre-work of postal deliveries |
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FI990976A FI115036B (en) | 1999-04-29 | 1999-04-29 | A method and apparatus for performing preliminary work on the distribution of addressed items |
FI990976 | 1999-04-29 |
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WO2001089727A1 (en) * | 2000-05-25 | 2001-11-29 | New Zealand Post Limited | Improvements relating to sorting apparatus |
WO2003031086A1 (en) * | 2001-10-05 | 2003-04-17 | Royal Mail Group Plc | Apparatus for sorting postal items |
US6797360B2 (en) | 2001-08-22 | 2004-09-28 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Nonwoven composite with high pre-and post-wetting permeability |
WO2006088346A1 (en) * | 2005-02-16 | 2006-08-24 | Koninklijke Tpg Post B.V. | Sorting center and method for sorting and combining mail and a sorting cabinet and buffer assembly for use therein |
EP1872873A1 (en) * | 2006-06-30 | 2008-01-02 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Method and apparatus for separating sorted mail items in a mail processing system |
CN104223794A (en) * | 2014-09-30 | 2014-12-24 | 苏州市杰成通信科技有限公司 | Turnover letter classifying lattice convenient to move |
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US4254875A (en) * | 1979-08-13 | 1981-03-10 | Emery Varhelyi | Mail sorting apparatus and method |
US4739479A (en) * | 1984-09-17 | 1988-04-19 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Apparatus for inputting classification information of delivery matter |
US5833076A (en) * | 1997-03-28 | 1998-11-10 | Siemens Electrocom L.P. | Cartridge for containing flat articles |
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US4254875A (en) * | 1979-08-13 | 1981-03-10 | Emery Varhelyi | Mail sorting apparatus and method |
US4739479A (en) * | 1984-09-17 | 1988-04-19 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Apparatus for inputting classification information of delivery matter |
US5833076A (en) * | 1997-03-28 | 1998-11-10 | Siemens Electrocom L.P. | Cartridge for containing flat articles |
Cited By (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO2001089727A1 (en) * | 2000-05-25 | 2001-11-29 | New Zealand Post Limited | Improvements relating to sorting apparatus |
US6797360B2 (en) | 2001-08-22 | 2004-09-28 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Nonwoven composite with high pre-and post-wetting permeability |
WO2003031086A1 (en) * | 2001-10-05 | 2003-04-17 | Royal Mail Group Plc | Apparatus for sorting postal items |
GB2397282A (en) * | 2001-10-05 | 2004-07-21 | Royal Mail Group Plc | Apparatus for sorting postal items |
GB2397282B (en) * | 2001-10-05 | 2005-05-04 | Royal Mail Group Plc | Interconnected height-adjustable postal item sorting modules |
WO2006088346A1 (en) * | 2005-02-16 | 2006-08-24 | Koninklijke Tpg Post B.V. | Sorting center and method for sorting and combining mail and a sorting cabinet and buffer assembly for use therein |
EP1872873A1 (en) * | 2006-06-30 | 2008-01-02 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Method and apparatus for separating sorted mail items in a mail processing system |
CN104223794A (en) * | 2014-09-30 | 2014-12-24 | 苏州市杰成通信科技有限公司 | Turnover letter classifying lattice convenient to move |
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AU785295B2 (en) | 2007-01-04 |
FI990976A0 (en) | 1999-04-29 |
EP1098720B1 (en) | 2004-02-25 |
RU2004111659A (en) | 2005-03-10 |
EP1098720A1 (en) | 2001-05-16 |
AU4406900A (en) | 2000-11-17 |
FI115036B (en) | 2005-02-28 |
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RU2273532C2 (en) | 2006-04-10 |
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