EP0144908A3 - Sorting machine with improved output - Google Patents

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EP0144908A3
EP0144908A3 EP84114409A EP84114409A EP0144908A3 EP 0144908 A3 EP0144908 A3 EP 0144908A3 EP 84114409 A EP84114409 A EP 84114409A EP 84114409 A EP84114409 A EP 84114409A EP 0144908 A3 EP0144908 A3 EP 0144908A3
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sorting machine
improved output
improved
output
sorting
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EP0144908A2 (en
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Claude Pavie
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Generale D'automatisme Cga Hbs A Cie Ste
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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
    • B07C3/00—Sorting according to destination
    • B07C3/02—Apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S209/00—Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
    • Y10S209/90—Sorting flat-type mail
EP84114409A 1983-12-02 1984-11-29 Sorting machine with improved output Expired EP0144908B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR8319319A FR2555917B1 (en) 1983-12-02 1983-12-02 IMPROVED THROUGHPUT SORTING MACHINE
FR8319319 1983-12-02

Publications (3)

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EP0144908A2 EP0144908A2 (en) 1985-06-19
EP0144908A3 true EP0144908A3 (en) 1985-07-24
EP0144908B1 EP0144908B1 (en) 1989-01-04

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EP84114409A Expired EP0144908B1 (en) 1983-12-02 1984-11-29 Sorting machine with improved output

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US (1) US4615446A (en)
EP (1) EP0144908B1 (en)
DE (1) DE3475882D1 (en)
FR (1) FR2555917B1 (en)

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FR1402602A (en) * 1964-07-30 1965-06-11 Telefunken Patent Installation for stacking and re-separating rectangular flat objects, such as letters
FR2194491A1 (en) * 1972-07-31 1974-03-01 Licentia Gmbh
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FR2555917B1 (en) 1988-01-15
EP0144908B1 (en) 1989-01-04
DE3475882D1 (en) 1989-02-09
EP0144908A2 (en) 1985-06-19
FR2555917A1 (en) 1985-06-07
US4615446A (en) 1986-10-07

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