EP1663525A1 - Dispositif pour reunir des envois plats traites manuellement avec un flux d'envois tries automatiquement selon l'ordre de distribution - Google Patents

Dispositif pour reunir des envois plats traites manuellement avec un flux d'envois tries automatiquement selon l'ordre de distribution

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EP1663525A1
EP1663525A1 EP04764903A EP04764903A EP1663525A1 EP 1663525 A1 EP1663525 A1 EP 1663525A1 EP 04764903 A EP04764903 A EP 04764903A EP 04764903 A EP04764903 A EP 04764903A EP 1663525 A1 EP1663525 A1 EP 1663525A1
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containers
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Wolf-Stephan Wilke
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Siemens AG
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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
    • 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
    • B07C3/06—Linear sorting machines in which articles are removed from a stream at selected points

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  • the invention relates to a device according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of providing a device for the automatic merging of manually processable flat mail items with a stream of mail items sorted automatically according to the distribution sequence, with which the necessary manual effort is reduced.
  • Movable containers are provided over part of the driven section conveyor belt, on which the mailings are automatically deposited in the distribution sequence, which circulate in a closed transport path and which each have a plurality of compartments which can be opened downwards for each mailpiece.
  • the compartments can only be emptied if the containers are in the stationary position in stationary sorting stations and the automatic emptying onto the sections assigned to the delivery points takes place in accordance with the recognized destination address of the mail items.
  • the emptying of a container After the emptying of a container, it can be moved to a loading station, in which the compartments are filled with mail items, the compartments with the mail items are assigned to the delivery points of the distribution sequence in accordance with the respective destination address, and this assignment to a device for controlled opening of the compartments is transmitted. This largely relieves the deliverer of manual sorting tasks.
  • each compartment receiving a mail item in an upright position has a bottom that can be opened, the opening of which in the sorting station of the container is carried out by locally fixed actuators that attack corresponding opening mechanisms of the compartments ,
  • the compartments are inclined obliquely backwards in relation to the transport direction of the section conveyor belt.
  • the transport path of the containers is designed such that a fixed number of loaded containers are kept in a storage position in front of the loading station and / or in front of the sorting station / s until the respective station becomes free.
  • the loading station is provided for manually loading the compartments and has a coding device for manually entering the delivery addresses.
  • the loading station has a compartment wall for manual pre-sorting of the fertilizers before loading the compartments.
  • the common address information for each pre-sorted distribution section is specified by the machine controller before the start of the specialist loading in order to comply with the processing sequence associated with the automatically sorted mail flow. So only the house numbers have to be coded.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic top view of a device according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a schematic side view of a container in a sorting station.
  • a section conveyor belt 1 transports consignments 2 (there are consignments of a delivery point in each section) from left to right in the distribution sequence to a collection station (not shown), in which the packages are then collected in containers in the distribution sequence become.
  • a packing station can be located in front of this collecting station, in which the items of a delivery point are packed or bundled.
  • the mail items 2 were placed in the sections of the section conveyor belt 1.
  • the conveyor track 5 runs in opposite directions, container 3 with a plurality of compartments 4, each for a narrow shipment in an upright position.
  • container 3 with a plurality of compartments 4, each for a narrow shipment in an upright position.
  • container 3 there are several containers 3 that move asynchronously. This can be done in that each container 3 has its own drive, which can be controlled independently of the drives of the other containers 3, or an endless conveying means circulates continuously, to which the containers can be connected and disconnected in a controlled manner, for example at certain waiting positions or by a stationary container 3.
  • the containers 3 filled with mail items 8 that cannot be processed automatically in sorters are stopped and then according to the known assignment of the sections of the section conveyor belt 1 to the delivery points and their known delivery address emptied to the corresponding sections, which is explained in more detail below. If the respective container 3 in its sorting station 6 has been completely emptied and is not prevented from moving further by a container 3 located in front of it, it is fed via the circulating transport path 5 to a loading station 9, in which it is stopped in the loading position and loaded manually becomes.
  • the respective shipment 8 is also encoded by the operator, ie he enters the data of the delivery address (destination address) read in a coding device (keyboard) 11.
  • the delivery point is then automatically determined with the aid of a file in which the delivery addresses are assigned to the destination addresses and optionally their order in the distribution order.
  • the delivery point is then assigned to the respective compartment 4, transmitted to the device for the controlled opening of the compartments 4, which controls the unloading of the compartments 4 in the sorting position 6 onto the sections of the section conveyor belt 1.
  • This device also has the information as to which conveyor belt section is assigned to which delivery point, so that the corresponding compartment 4 is opened when the conveyor belt section moved past is below it.
  • the shipments 8 are pre-sorted in a partition 10 in distribution areas (eg street).
  • this distribution area is shown on a display which is controlled by the machine control and only the house number has to be coded when loading. Both in front of the loading ation 9 and in front of the sorting position (s) 6, the containers 3 can remain in storage positions until they can be picked up in the following station 9, 6.
  • the device is located on the section conveyor belt 1 in the transport direction after the sorter, which the section conveyor belt 1 automatically occupies.
  • the mailings 8 that can only be processed manually are at the top in the respective section.
  • the emptying of the containers 3 in the sorting station 6 is shown in more detail in FIG.
  • the container 3 has a plurality of narrow, obliquely arranged compartments 4, which are inclined rearward in the transport direction of the section conveyor belt 1, in which the items 8 are located on their narrow sides.
  • Each compartment 4 has a bottom 13 which can be pivoted downwards and to which an outwardly directed lever is attached.
  • a locally fixed opening mechanism 12 e.g. a lifting magnet
  • the section conveyor belt 1 loaded in the sorter moves to the right in the direction of the arrow.
  • the movable part of the opening mechanism 12 presses against the bottom from below and causes the bottom 13 to pivot downward, so that the Program 8 falls on this section.
  • the compartments 4 are inclined so that the mail items 8 slide into the section.
  • the container 3 is transported further against the transport direction of the section conveyor belt 1, which is also possible in the transport direction, and runs past a locally fixed closer 14, which causes all levers to return to their original position be pressed, ie that the bottom 13 pivots up and thus all compartments 4 are closed again.

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  • Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
  • Discharge Of Articles From Conveyors (AREA)

Abstract

Selon l'invention, sur une partie d'une bande de transport (1) divisée en sections, sur laquelle les envois sont déposés dans l'ordre de distribution, se trouvent des caissons (3) mobiles qui circulent sur une piste de transport (5) fermée et comportent respectivement plusieurs compartiments (4) destinés à recevoir respectivement un envoi et à être ouverts, de façon commandée, par le bas. Ces compartiments (4) ne peuvent être vidés que si les caissons (3) se trouvent en position de repos dans une station de triage (6). Le vidage automatique sur les sections associées aux points de délivrance se fait conformément à l'adresse de destination reconnue marquée sur les envois (8). Lorsqu'un caisson (3) est complètement vidé, il peut être ramené à une station de chargement (9) où les compartiments (4) sont de nouveau remplis avec des envois (8), les compartiments (4) sont, avec les envois (8), affectés aux points de délivrance conformément à l'adresse de destination correspondante, et cette affectation est transmise à un dispositif servant à l'ouverture commandée des compartiments (4).
EP04764903A 2003-09-16 2004-09-07 Dispositif pour reunir des envois plats traites manuellement avec un flux d'envois tries automatiquement selon l'ordre de distribution Expired - Fee Related EP1663525B1 (fr)

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DE10342804A DE10342804B3 (de) 2003-09-16 2003-09-16 Vorrichtung zum Zusammenführen manuell verarbeitbarer flacher Sendungen mit einem Strom automatisch nach der Verteilreihenfolge sortierter Sendungen
PCT/EP2004/009960 WO2005035146A1 (fr) 2003-09-16 2004-09-07 Dispositif pour reunir des envois plats traites manuellement avec un flux d'envois tries automatiquement selon l'ordre de distribution

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EP1663525B1 EP1663525B1 (fr) 2007-11-07

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JP (1) JP2007504940A (fr)
KR (1) KR20060090973A (fr)
CN (1) CN100591432C (fr)
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WO (1) WO2005035146A1 (fr)

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DE10342804B3 (de) 2005-04-14
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