EP0915051B1 - Method and device for forming a stream of overlapping articles - Google Patents
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- the angle ⁇ and the free length s define a right angle Triangle (weft triangle), the catheter d a minimum must not be less than to hit the next broadcast 2 on the preceding program 1 even if it has turned over Corners, etc. to avoid.
- the weft triangle must be closed be formed when the next broadcast 2 begins, move along the hypotenuse, i.e. the rear edge the preceding shipment 1 must be in position 2 (not within the weft triangle).
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Verfahren und Einrichtung zur Bildung eines Schuppenstromes überlappter SendungenMethod and device for the formation of a shingled stream overlapped programs
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren und eine Einrichtung zur Bildung eines Schuppenstromes überlappter flacher Sendungen, die mit ihren Längsseiten zwischen seitlichen Führungsmitteln zu- und abgeführt werden.The invention relates to a method and a device for Formation of a shingled stream of overlapped flat mail items, the with their long sides between lateral guide means be fed in and out.
Überlappte Sendungen sind z.B. vorteilhaft beim platzsparenden Transport der Sendungen in Sortiermaschinen oder sicheren Einstapeln in Stapelfächer, bei dem ein Auflaufen der Folgesendung auf die Hinterkante der vorauslaufenden Sendung vermieden werden soll.Overlapped items are e.g. advantageous for space-saving Transport of the consignments in sorting machines or secure Stacking in stacking compartments, in which an accumulation of the next shipment avoided on the trailing edge of the preceding shipment shall be.
Es wurde eine Lösung bekannt (DE 37 23 259 C2), bei der zur
Vermeidung eines Sendungsstaus beim Einstapeln neben der
Hauptförderstrecke eine Nebenförderstrecke mit Weichen vorgesehen
ist. In dieser Anordnung erfolgt das Überlappen von
zwei aufeinanderfolgenden Sendungen. Dabei sind zwei Varianten
möglich:
Hiermit kann kein kontinuierlicher Schuppenstrom erzeugt werden. Ein weiterer Nachteil ist der relativ hohe Aufwand. In dem Gangfolgesortierer SLS für Briefe der Fa. Elsag Bailey, Genua wird ein kontinuierlicher oder diskontinuierlicher Sendungsstrom von Einzelsendungen von einem zweiten Fördersystem übernommen. Dieses arbeitet im Start-Stop-Betrieb mit konstanten Schritten. Dabei wird die folgende Sendung auf die vorauslaufende so abgelegt, daß die Vorderkante der Sendungen immer an der gleichen Position gebremst wird und anschließend die entstandene Schuppe um einen konstanten Weg weitertransportiert wird. Der entstandene Schuppenstrom weist also einen konstanten Abstand der Sendungsvorderkanten auf.No continuous scale flow can be generated with this. Another disadvantage is the relatively high cost. In the sequence sorter SLS for letters from Elsag Bailey, Genoa becomes a continuous or discontinuous stream of broadcasts of individual shipments from a second conveyor system accepted. This works with constant in start-stop mode Steps. The following program is on the placed in front so that the leading edge of the mail is always braked in the same position and then the resulting scale is transported a constant distance becomes. The resulting stream of shed shows one constant distance between the front edges of the consignment.
Um beim Überlappen ein Auffahren auf die Hinterkanten der vorauslaufenden Sendungen zu verhindern, müssen die Sendungen in einem spitzen Winkel auf das zweite Fördersystem treffen, wobei die Sendungshinterkanten das dabei entstehende Einschußdreieck rechtzeitig freigeben müssen.To avoid collision with the rear edges of the To prevent preceding shipments, the shipments meet the second conveyor system at an acute angle, the trailing edge of the consignment the resulting triangle have to release in time.
Da Sendungen unterschiedlichen Formats verarbeitet werden sollen, muß ausgerichtet auf die langen Sendungen mit ihren großen freien Flächen eine entsprechend große Lücke vorhanden sein, da die Hinterkanten der langen Sendungen durch deren Massenträgheit und Eigensteifigkeit nur relativ langsam das Einschußdreieck freimachen, was einen geringen Durchsatz zur Folge hat, oder es muß eine entsprechende, aufwendige Hilfsvorrichtung zur schnellen Freigabe des Einschußdreiecks durch die Hinterkanten, wie z.B. Stapelspindel (DE-OS 33 17 865) oder Beidruckrolle (DE-OS 37 00 827) eingesetzt werden.Because shipments of different formats are processed should be geared towards the long programs with their large free areas there is a correspondingly large gap be, since the rear edges of the long mailings by their Mass inertia and inherent rigidity are relatively slow Clear the entry triangle, which results in a low throughput Consequence, or it must be a corresponding, expensive auxiliary device for quick release of the weft triangle the trailing edges, e.g. Stacking spindle (DE-OS 33 17 865) or pressure roller (DE-OS 37 00 827) can be used.
Der in den unabhängigen Ansprüchen 1 und 3 angegebenen Erfindung
liegt das Problem zugrunde, ein Verfahren und eine Einrichtung
zur Bildung eines Schuppenstromes überlappter Sendungen
aus einem Strom vereinzelter flacher elastischer Sendungen
zu schaffen, die mit geringem apparativen Aufwand einen
hohen Durchsatz ermöglichen.The invention specified in
Der Vorteil der erfindungsgemäßen Lösung besteht darin, daß unabhängig von der Sendungslänge die Überlappungslänge durch die Wahl der Hinterkanten als Bezugswert für die Steuerung stets gleich ist. The advantage of the solution according to the invention is that regardless of the length of the shipment, the overlap length the choice of the trailing edges as a reference value for the control is always the same.
Der freie hintere Abschnitt der vorauslaufenden Sendung wird so kurz gewählt, daß die Bildung des Einschußdreiecks infolge der Sendungselastizität möglichst schnell geschieht, aber dabei das Auflaufen auf die Hinterkanten der vorauslaufenden Sendungen vermieden wird.The free back section of the preceding broadcast will chosen so short that the formation of the weft triangle as a result shipment elasticity happens as quickly as possible, but at the same time running onto the trailing edges of the leading Shipments is avoided.
In der vorteilhaften Ausführung gemäß Anspruch 2 wird die
vorauslaufende Sendung mit dem Schuppenstrom kurz vor Auftreffen
der folgenden Sendung in Bewegung gesetzt, so daß im
Auftreffzeitpunkt die Sendungen gleiche Geschwindigkeit aufweisen.
Dadurch werden Stauchungen der Sendungen vermieden.
Die in Anspruch 3 angegebene Einrichtung weist unter Verwendung
von Führungsbändern einen betriebssicheren und kostensparenden
Aufbau auf.In the advantageous embodiment according to
Gemäß Anspruch 4 ist es vorteilhaft, zur Vermeidung von Einbauschwierigkeiten
eine Lichtschranke zur Ermittlung des
Stop- und Startsignals für die angetriebene Umlenkrolle innerhalb
der Führungsmittel zum Zuführen anzuordnen.According to
Anschließend wird die Erfindung in einem Ausführungsbeispiel anhand der Zeichnungen näher erläutert. Dabei zeigen:
- FIG 1
- eine Seitenansicht einer Einrichtung zur Bildung eines Schuppenstromes für ein Stapelfach,
- FIG 2
- eine Seitenansicht der Einrichtung mit dem Antriebsbereich zum Zeitpunkt des Abstoppens,
- FIG 3
- eine Seitenansicht der Einrichtung mit dem Antriebsbe reich zum Zeitpunkt des Einfahrens der nachfolgenden Sendung.
- FIG. 1
- 2 shows a side view of a device for forming a shingled stream for a stacking compartment,
- FIG 2
- a side view of the device with the drive area at the time of stopping,
- FIG 3
- a side view of the device with the Antriebsbe rich at the time of entering the following shipment.
Ein Führungsbandsystem als Zuführmittel 3, bestehend aus über
Umlenkrollen geführten elastischen Führungsbändern, führt die
einzelnen nachfolgenden Sendungen 2 der Einrichtung zu.A guide belt system as a feed means 3, consisting of over
Deflection rollers guided elastic guide bands, which leads
individual
Diese besteht aus einem ersten Führungsband 4, das die überlappten
Sendungen bis zu einem Anschlag 6 transportiert. Dieses
Führungsband 4 wird an der der Stapelstelle abgewandten
Seite über eine Umlenkrolle 5 im Start-Stop-Betrieb angetrieben.
An der Umlenkrolle 5 befindet sich ein zweites, über
zwei Umlenkrollen geführtes endloses Führungsband 7, das
ebenfalls zur Stapelstelle gerichtet ist.This consists of a
Dieses zweite Führungsband ragt über das erste Führungsband entgegen der Einstapelbewegung zur Stützung des hinteren Teils der vorauslaufenden Sendung hinaus.This second guide band projects over the first guide band against the stacking movement to support the rear Part of the preceding broadcast.
Die Sendungshinterkante wird jeweils durch eine Lichtschranke
Li detektiert und bei Erreichen der Position 1 wird die Sendung
unabhängig von der Sendungslänge gestoppt. In der Position
1 hat die Hinterkante vom Auftreffpunkt der Folgesendung
den Abstand der festgelegten Überlappung. Das Stop-Signal
wird aus dem Lichtschrankensignal der Hinterkante, das StartSignal
aus dem Lichtschrankensignal der Vorderkante unter Berücksichtigung
der Transportgeschwindigkeit und der Entfernung
der Lichtschranke Li abgeleitet. Die Umlenkrolle 5 wird
also im Stop-Start-Betrieb angetrieben, wodurch das erste
Band 4 im Stop-Start-Betrieb arbeitet.The rear of the consignment is covered by a light barrier
Li is detected and the item is reached when
Geklemmt ist die letzte Sendung 1 des Schuppenstroms im
Klemmbereich um den Punkt K, wodurch die freie Länge s der
Sendung 1, die aus dem ersten Führungsband 4 ragt, unabhängig
von der Sendungslänge ist. Wird das erste Führungsband 4 über
die Umlenkrolle 5 in dem Moment des Auftreffens der folgenden
Sendung 2 gestartet, so entspricht die freie Länge s der konstanten
Überlappungslänge c. Dabei können die Sendungen 1, 2
aber gestaucht werden. Um dies zu vermeiden, wird das Führungsband
4 kurz vor Auftreffen der folgenden Sendung 2 gestartet,
so daß im Moment des Auftreffens beide Sendungen 1,
2 annähernd gleiche Geschwindigkeit besitzen. Damit im Auftreffzeitpunkt
der Abstand Auftreffpunkt-Hinterkante der
Überlappungslänge c entspricht, muß die freie Länge s bei ruhender
Sendung 1 im notwendigen Maße größer sein. The
Die Eigensteifigkeit der Sendungen, auch von sehr labilen
Sendungen, genügt, daß nach Verlassen der Hinterkante der
Sendung 1 des Zuführmittels 3 diese in kürzester Zeit von Position
1 in Position 2 schnappt, bei der sie am Führungsband
7 anliegt, wodurch das Einschußdreieck sehr schnell frei wird
für die Folgesendung 2.The rigidity of the consignments, even of very unstable ones
Shipments, it is sufficient that after leaving the rear edge of the
Hat die Vorderkante der Folgesendung 2 die Position 3 erreicht,
wird das erste Führungsband 4 wie beschrieben gestartet,
so daß es Nenngeschwindigkeit hat, wenn die Folgesendung
2 vom Führungsband 4 übernommen wird.If the front edge of the
Der Winkel α und die freie Länge s definieren ein rechtwinkliges
Dreieck (Einschußdreieck), dessen Kathete d ein Mindestmaß
nicht unterschreiten darf, um ein Auftreffen der Folgesendung
2 auf die vorauslaufende Sendung 1 auch bei umgeknickten
Ecken, etc. zu vermeiden. Das Einschußdreieck muß zu
dem Zeitpunkt gebildet sein, wenn die Folgesendung 2 beginnt,
sich entlang der Hypotenuse zu bewegen, d.h. die Hinterkante
der vorauslaufenden Sendung 1 muß sich in Position 2 befinden
(nicht innerhalb des Einschußdreieckes).The angle α and the free length s define a right angle
Triangle (weft triangle), the catheter d a minimum
must not be less than to hit the
Die vorauslaufende Sendung 1 und die Folgesendung 2 werden
zwischen den Führungsbändern 4 und 7 mit einer konstanten
Überlappung c bis zum Stop des Führungsbandes 4, ausgelöst
durch die Hinterkante der Folgesendung 2, weitertransportiert.The preceding
So entsteht ein Sendungsstrom mit konstanter Überlappung c,
der schrittweise gegen den Anschlag 6 fährt, wodurch die Sendungen
zum Stapel übereinandergleiten. Die Geometrie muß so
gewählt sein, daß auch die kürzeste Sendung immer geklemmt
bleibt und sich die Überlappung nicht auflösen kann.This creates a stream of mail with constant overlap c,
which moves gradually against the
Durch den Stop-Start-Betrieb des Führungsbandes 4 und damit
auch des nichtangetriebenen zweiten Führungsbandes 7 ist die
Verweildauer der stehenden Sendung an laufenden Elementen
sehr klein, so daß es zu keinen Beschädigungen kommen kann.By the stop-start operation of the
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- Method of forming an imbricated stream of overlapping flat items of mail from a stream of separated flat and elastic items of mail (2) which are fed and guided away with their longitudinal sides between lateral guide means, the respectively foremost item of the separated items of mail (2) coming into contact laterally with the respectively last item of mail of the imbricated stream, at an acute angle α to that part of the item of mail downstream of the point of contact, and then being clamped therewith, characterized in that the respectively preceding item of mail (1) remains stationary, with a defined distance s between the trailing edge of the item of mail and rear end of the clamping region of the following item of mail, at most until the following item of mail (2) fed comes into contact with the preceding item of mail (1), the following item of mail (2) only reaching the region of the trailing edge of the preceding stationary item of mail (1) when the trailing part of said stationary item of mail (1), this trailing part being free from the point of contact, is pivoted round from the feed direction into the removal direction of the imbricated stream, and in that these two items of mail and all the previous items of mail are then together transported further in a guided manner until the trailing edge of the now last preceding item of mail(1) has reached the defined distance from the rear end of the clamping region, and the angle α and the distance s between the rear end of the clamping region and the trailing edge of the last preceding item of mail (1) being defined such that the following items of mail (2) cannot come into contact with the trailing edges even with the corners of the last preceding items of mail (1) turned over, the following item of mail (2) reaching the region of the trailing edge of the last preceding and stopped item of mail (1) at the earliest when the non-clamped part of said item of mail has positioned itself against the second guide belt (7).
- Method according to Claim 1, characterized in that the preceding item of mail (1) and all the previous items of mail are set in motion just before the following item of mail (2) comes into contact, such that the two items of mail (1, 2) are at the same transporting speed at the moment of contact.
- Arrangement for forming an imbricated stream of overlapping flat items of mail from a stream of separated flat and elastic items of mail which are fed and guided away with their longitudinal sides between lateral guide means, the respectively foremost item of the separated items of mail coming into contact laterally with the respectively last item of mail of the imbricated stream, at an acute angle α to that part of the item of mail downstream of the point of contact, and then being clamped therewith, characterized in thata first elastic guide belt (4) which runs between rollers and has its guide surface for guiding items of mail is provided, the rear deflecting roller (5), as seen in the transporting direction, being driven in start-stop operation,a second elastic guide belt (7) which runs between deflecting rollers is provided, this guide belt pushing, by way of part of its guide surface, against the guide surface of the first guide belt (4) following the deflection by way of the driven deflecting roller (5), with the result that the items of mail are transported away in a state in which they are clamped in between the two guide belts (4, 7), the rear part of the guide surface, which is not in contact with the first guide belt, being at least long enough to support the trailing part of the last preceding item of mail,the spaced-apart items of mail (2) are transported, by the feed means (3), to the rear end of the clamping region of the last preceding item of mail (1) at an angle α to that part of the respective last preceding items of mail which is located downstream of the point of contact, the items of mail between the rear end of the clamping region and the feed means (3) having no guidance over a length which is shorter than the shortest item of mail and is at least as long as the largest overlapping length c,the driven deflecting roller (5) is activated such that the preceding items of mail (1) are moved in the transporting direction and the driven deflecting roller (5) is stopped in each case as soon as a defined distance s has been reached between the rear end of the clamping region and the trailing edge of the last item of mail (1) transported between the guide belts (4) and (7),the angle α and the distance s between the rear end of the clamping region and the trailing edge of the last preceding item of mail (1) are defined such that the following items of mail (2) cannot come into contact with the trailing edges even with the corners of the last preceding items of mail (1) turned over, the following item of mail (2) reaching the region of the trailing edge of the last preceding and stopped item of mail (1) at the earliest when the non-clamped part of said item of mail has positioned itself against the second guide belt (7).
- Arrangement according to Claim 3, characterized in that a light barrier (Li) is arranged within the feed means (3), and the distance of said light barrier from the point of contact, the feed speed and the point in time for the measuring signal for the light barrier (Li) as the trailing edge passes are used to determine the point in time for the stop signal for the driven deflecting roller (5) as the defined distance between the point of contact and trailing edge of the item of mail is reached, and the point in time for the measuring signal as the leading edge passes is used to determine the point in time for the starting signal for the driven deflecting roller (5).
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