EP0073388A3 - Device for changing the direction of transport of letters and similar rectangular articles - Google Patents
Device for changing the direction of transport of letters and similar rectangular articles Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- EP0073388A3 EP0073388A3 EP82107406A EP82107406A EP0073388A3 EP 0073388 A3 EP0073388 A3 EP 0073388A3 EP 82107406 A EP82107406 A EP 82107406A EP 82107406 A EP82107406 A EP 82107406A EP 0073388 A3 EP0073388 A3 EP 0073388A3
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- Prior art keywords
- letters
- transport
- changing
- similar rectangular
- rectangular articles
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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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
- B07C1/18—Orientating articles other than in a stream, e.g. turning, deflecting or changing direction
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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
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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
- B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
- B65H2301/30—Orientation, displacement, position of the handled material
- B65H2301/34—Modifying, selecting, changing direction of displacement
- B65H2301/341—Modifying, selecting, changing direction of displacement without change of plane of displacement
- B65H2301/3411—Right angle arrangement, i.e. 90 degrees
- B65H2301/34112—Right angle arrangement, i.e. 90 degrees changing leading edge
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Separation, Sorting, Adjustment, Or Bending Of Sheets To Be Conveyed (AREA)
- Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
- Delivering By Means Of Belts And Rollers (AREA)
- Registering Or Overturning Sheets (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE3134266 | 1981-08-29 | ||
DE3134266A DE3134266C2 (en) | 1981-08-29 | 1981-08-29 | Device for changing the direction of movement of letters and similar rectangular mail items arriving in the direction of their long edges |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0073388A2 EP0073388A2 (en) | 1983-03-09 |
EP0073388A3 true EP0073388A3 (en) | 1983-04-27 |
EP0073388B1 EP0073388B1 (en) | 1986-11-20 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP82107406A Expired EP0073388B1 (en) | 1981-08-29 | 1982-08-14 | Device for changing the direction of transport of letters and similar rectangular articles |
Country Status (3)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US4527792A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0073388B1 (en) |
DE (2) | DE3134266C2 (en) |
Families Citing this family (28)
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US5060450A (en) * | 1990-10-05 | 1991-10-29 | R. A. Jones & Co. Inc. | Apparatus for shifting particulate material in pouches |
US5180154A (en) * | 1990-11-02 | 1993-01-19 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Method and apparatus for changing the direction of motion of flat articles |
CA2054515C (en) * | 1990-11-02 | 2002-03-19 | Shahzad H. Malick | Method and apparatus for changing the direction of motion of flat articles |
US5180159A (en) * | 1991-11-15 | 1993-01-19 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Adjustable right angle transfer device for conveying flat articles in one of two directions |
US5188355A (en) * | 1991-12-30 | 1993-02-23 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Apparatus for conveying sheets from landscape to portrait arrangement |
CH685991A5 (en) * | 1992-07-15 | 1995-11-30 | Grapha Holding Ag | Means for feeding an inserting machine for printed products. |
US5340099A (en) * | 1992-11-20 | 1994-08-23 | Electrocom Gard Ltd. | Orientation chute for sorting machine |
US5340100A (en) * | 1992-11-20 | 1994-08-23 | Electrocom Gard Ltd. | Orientation chute for sorting machine |
US5318285A (en) * | 1992-11-23 | 1994-06-07 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Roller/guide plate assembly for ninety degree document transfer unit |
DE4243986C2 (en) * | 1992-12-23 | 2001-09-13 | Gao Ges Automation Org | Device for changing the direction of movement of flat, rectangular sheet material |
US5413326A (en) * | 1993-12-27 | 1995-05-09 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Apparatus for changing the direction of motion of documents |
US5538240A (en) * | 1994-11-04 | 1996-07-23 | Pitney Bowes | Right angle turn over module |
US5649698A (en) * | 1994-11-04 | 1997-07-22 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Method and apparatus for turning over and merging slit documents |
US5664772A (en) * | 1994-11-04 | 1997-09-09 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Apparatus and method for right angle turn over of sheet material |
US5575465A (en) * | 1994-12-20 | 1996-11-19 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Apparatus for transporting documents conveyed from two directions |
US5538239A (en) * | 1994-12-20 | 1996-07-23 | Pitney Bowes | Right angle transfer apparatus with enabling and disabling means |
US5882006A (en) * | 1995-10-06 | 1999-03-16 | Baldwin Technology Corporation | Apparatus and method for turning and orienting articles within an article pathway |
US5695185A (en) * | 1995-10-06 | 1997-12-09 | Baldwin Technology Corporation | Apparatus and method for turning and orienting articles within an article pathway |
DE19542846A1 (en) * | 1995-11-17 | 1997-05-22 | Spuehl Ag | Spring transport device with servo drive |
US6227532B1 (en) | 1999-06-21 | 2001-05-08 | Gbr Systems Corporation | Sheet turnover mechanism |
US6715755B2 (en) | 2001-10-18 | 2004-04-06 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Deterministic aligner for an output inserter system |
GB2400601B (en) * | 2002-02-21 | 2005-11-09 | Gen Binding Corp | Low cost in-line punching system |
US6817608B2 (en) * | 2002-04-09 | 2004-11-16 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Method and apparatus for stacking mailpieces in consecutive order |
DE10220907B4 (en) * | 2002-05-10 | 2006-03-16 | Pitney Bowes Deutschland Gmbh | Handling device for handling isolated flat, sheet-like objects or documents |
DE102005027712A1 (en) * | 2005-06-15 | 2006-12-21 | Giesecke & Devrient Gmbh | Device for processing sheet-shaped value documents |
ITBO20060025A1 (en) * | 2006-01-17 | 2007-07-18 | Cmc Spa | CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR CHANGING DIRECTION OF SHEET ADVANCED ARTICLES |
US7887050B2 (en) * | 2008-08-08 | 2011-02-15 | Trudeau Joseph A | Right angle turn (RAT) module for conveying mailpiece collations |
US8038149B2 (en) * | 2008-09-30 | 2011-10-18 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Alignment/registration and conveyance apparatus |
Citations (4)
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DE1116602B (en) * | 1960-09-01 | 1961-11-02 | Telefunken Patent | Conveyor line for aligning light, flat items to be sorted in an upright conveyor belt system |
DE1143656B (en) * | 1960-09-09 | 1963-02-14 | Telefunken Patent | Device for separating flat mail items that are too long from a conveyor line |
DE1234629B (en) * | 1964-12-28 | 1967-02-16 | Telefunken Patent | Device for turning flat objects |
DE2743816A1 (en) * | 1977-09-29 | 1979-04-12 | Standard Elektrik Lorenz Ag | Transfer conveyor for flat objects - consists of flat band contacted by round belts to form contact lines perpendicular to input and output |
Family Cites Families (9)
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US1736482A (en) * | 1927-08-03 | 1929-11-19 | Hickok W O Mfg Co | Sheet retarding and piling mechanism |
DE907520C (en) * | 1952-03-02 | 1954-03-25 | Mix & Genest Ag | Device for stacking flat, upright conveyed goods |
DE1199697B (en) * | 1964-04-06 | 1965-08-26 | Standard Elektrik Lorenz Ag | Device for the transfer of flat conveyor sections from a first conveyor section to a second conveyor section extending from the first at right angles |
US3380734A (en) * | 1966-04-19 | 1968-04-30 | Kimberly Clark Co | Papermaking machine |
US3470998A (en) * | 1966-07-14 | 1969-10-07 | Stetson Ross Machine Co Inc | Slowdown means for longitudinal movement to lateral movement |
DE6605273U (en) * | 1969-09-27 | 1970-05-21 | Telefunken Patent | TWO CONVEYOR WAYS CONNECTING SLOPE CONVEYOR TRACK. |
US3685471A (en) * | 1970-09-28 | 1972-08-22 | Textron Inc | Automatic trouser fly fabric feeding machine and method |
GB1593369A (en) * | 1977-11-30 | 1981-07-15 | Xerox Corp | Sheet stacking |
US4314644A (en) * | 1978-06-07 | 1982-02-09 | Bell & Howell Company | Zip sort registration system |
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1981
- 1981-08-29 DE DE3134266A patent/DE3134266C2/en not_active Expired
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1982
- 1982-08-14 EP EP82107406A patent/EP0073388B1/en not_active Expired
- 1982-08-14 DE DE8282107406T patent/DE3274334D1/en not_active Expired
- 1982-08-25 US US06/411,339 patent/US4527792A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE1116602B (en) * | 1960-09-01 | 1961-11-02 | Telefunken Patent | Conveyor line for aligning light, flat items to be sorted in an upright conveyor belt system |
DE1143656B (en) * | 1960-09-09 | 1963-02-14 | Telefunken Patent | Device for separating flat mail items that are too long from a conveyor line |
DE1234629B (en) * | 1964-12-28 | 1967-02-16 | Telefunken Patent | Device for turning flat objects |
DE2743816A1 (en) * | 1977-09-29 | 1979-04-12 | Standard Elektrik Lorenz Ag | Transfer conveyor for flat objects - consists of flat band contacted by round belts to form contact lines perpendicular to input and output |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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DE3134266C2 (en) | 1984-11-29 |
DE3134266A1 (en) | 1983-03-17 |
EP0073388A2 (en) | 1983-03-09 |
EP0073388B1 (en) | 1986-11-20 |
DE3274334D1 (en) | 1987-01-08 |
US4527792A (en) | 1985-07-09 |
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