EP0631827B2 - Sortie d'installation de tri - Google Patents

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EP0631827B2
EP0631827B2 EP94108992A EP94108992A EP0631827B2 EP 0631827 B2 EP0631827 B2 EP 0631827B2 EP 94108992 A EP94108992 A EP 94108992A EP 94108992 A EP94108992 A EP 94108992A EP 0631827 B2 EP0631827 B2 EP 0631827B2
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Jakob Sturzenegger
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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
    • B07C3/06—Linear sorting machines in which articles are removed from a stream at selected points
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
    • B65H2404/60—Other elements in face contact with handled material
    • B65H2404/69—Other means designated for special purpose
    • B65H2404/692—Chute, e.g. inclined surface on which material slides by gravity
    • B65H2404/6922—Shaft-like element channel

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  • the present invention relates to a sorting plant outlet with a vertical drop channel and with a guide channel connected to this Guide one from a transport container into the drop channel discarded sorted goods in a collecting container.
  • Sorting systems are today for in-house Material transportation is widely used and for example in libraries, hospitals, Large mail order companies, publishers, in the pharmaceutical and Cosmetics industry and used in large photo laboratories. Because in most applications the sorted goods is designed in such a way that when it falls freely a certain amount of risk of damage cannot be excluded, it is recommended the sorting outlets are not simply vertical chutes train, but so that a deceleration of the goods to be sorted. Of course, this applies especially for fragile items to be sorted, such as Recordings.
  • EP-A-0 503 403 there is a sorting exit Type described, in which the material to be sorted in the guide channel is led positively and thereby in a defined Position for transfer to the collection container brought.
  • the guide channel is as a twist having closed channel formed, the the goods to be sorted as they pass into the defined transfer position rotates.
  • This sorting out has Sorting systems for sound carriers, such as music cassettes and Compact Dics, for books and for video cassettes well proven.
  • a very important area of application for sorting systems are large photo laboratories in which the equipment for sorting and distributing with photographic Material filled order bags can be used. Although this type of goods is damaged is very unlikely to fall down here too there is no wish for the order bags to let it fall into the collecting container but rather in a defined position to hand over. The reason for this desire is that if you just fall into the container these are usually filled completely out of order, which increases the capacity of the receptacles is only partially exploited. And this means that the full receptacles against in rapid succession empty ones need to be replaced, so unnecessary Many receptacles are needed that are unnecessary much effort has to be handled.
  • a sorting system outlet is now intended by the invention be specified, on the one hand, an orderly Filling the collection container and on the other hand if possible allows quick passage of the goods to be sorted.
  • the drop channel into part of the Deflection part forming guide channel opens, of at least two against each other and inclined to the fall channel, in the area of the There are deflection surfaces lying the upright in the deflecting part falling sorting goods through the first sohräg lying deflection surface around the direction of fall is rotated.
  • the dropped job bag falls in the drop channel down freely, upright, meets one of the deflection surfaces and is thereby from the high position swung into the flat position.
  • the job bag hits to the next deflection surface and is stabilized and aligned and then glides in a stable transverse position to the collecting container and falls into it. On this way there is an order pocket in the collecting container on the other so that an orderly stack is formed.
  • Fig. 1 shows a front view of an outgoing module a sorting system and FIG. 2 shows a side view this module, based on Fig. 1 from the left seen.
  • the module includes a stand 1 on the floor, which on its Head part a transport track 2 for box-like Transport containers, the so-called sorting boxes 3, having.
  • Each sorting box 3 has a number of, for example Equipped with 18 compartments, each of which is intended to hold an article and a Has bottom flap.
  • the transport track 2 is rail-like educated; are transverse between the rails to these drop channels 4 of the individual sorting outlets arranged.
  • the module 24 has such Fall channels and sorting outlets.
  • the sorting boxes are coded and their position is determined by a sensor determined and followed with a cycle, so that a error-free sorting is guaranteed.
  • the collecting container 5 can by box-like Container or through with specially shaped handles for easy removal and convenient handling Carrier bags are formed.
  • the receptacles are 5 in three levels one above the other, one with Shelves 6 for the rack 5 provided frame 7 is provided.
  • This frame can be above the top row of collecting containers 5 an additional Storage board 8 with compartments 9 for manual sorting Goods such as posters or oversized mailing bags, exhibit.
  • a column of three each collecting containers 5 placed one above the other is one a unit group with three sorting branches assigned.
  • FIG. 3 shows such an outgoing group in the direction of view from the front, as in FIG. 1,
  • FIGS. 4 to 6 each show two views of the three sorting outlets S 2 , S 1 and S 3 forming the outgoing group.
  • the first three drop channels within the module shown and the associated column of collecting containers are numbered with corresponding indices 1 to 3 and designated by the reference numerals 4 1 to 4 3 and 5 1 to 5 3 .
  • the sorting outlet S 1 with the drop channel 4 1 thus supplies the collecting container 5 1 , the sorting outlet S 2 with the falling channel 4 2 the collecting container 5 2 and the sorting outlet S 3 with the falling channel 4 3 the collecting container 5 3 .
  • the order bags to be sorted reach the drop channel 4 upright in the drop channel and fall vertically downward through the differently high drop channels, the different length or height of the drop channels being due to the fact that the collecting containers 5 are arranged one above the other.
  • the drop channel 4 of each sorting outlet S 1 , S 2 , S 3 merges at its lower end into a guide channel 10 which consists of a deflection part 11 and an outlet part 12, the latter being in the form of an inclined, flat-bottomed channel Has.
  • the deflecting part 11 is a very important element of the sorting process, because here the flat material to be sorted is turned from its upright position into the flat position and aligned with the collecting container.
  • the fall height also affects the inclination of the Deflection part 11 between drop channel 4 and outlet part 12.
  • the angle ⁇ between the drop channel and the deflecting part increases with increasing drop height, whereas the corresponding Inclination of the outlet part 12 remains the same or decreases slightly.
  • the angles are in FIGS. 4 to 6 drawn in true to size.
  • the sorting exits are made of a suitable plastic, such as glass fiber reinforced polyester manufactured and are simply put together during assembly and by means of suitable holding ribs on corresponding ones Counterparts of frame 1 fixed.

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  • Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
  • Combined Means For Separation Of Solids (AREA)
  • Processes Of Treating Macromolecular Substances (AREA)
  • Manufacture Of Iron (AREA)
  • Photographic Processing Devices Using Wet Methods (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
  • Photoreceptors In Electrophotography (AREA)
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  1. Sortie d'installation de tri avec un canal de chute vertical (4) et avec un canal de guidage (10) faisant suite à celui-ci pour le guidage d'un produit à trier éjecté d'un conteneur de transport dans le canal de chute dans un récipient de collecte (5), caractérisée en ce que le canal de chute (4) débouche dans une partie de déviation (11) constituant une partie du canal de guidage (10) qui est constituée d'au moins deux surfaces de déviation inclinées l'une relativement à l'autre, et relativement au canal de chute (4) situées au voisinage du canal de chute, où le produit de tri tombant de chant dans la partie de déviation (11) est tourné par la première surface de déviation située en biais autour de la direction de chute.
  2. Sortie d'installation de tri selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le canal de guidage (10), à la suite de la partie de déviation (11), présente une partie d'évacuation (12) sous la forme d'une goulotte à fond plat.
  3. Sortie d'installation de tri selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que les récipients de collecte (5) sont disposés à au moins deux, de préférence à trois hauteurs, et en ce que des sorties de tri (S) avec la partie d'évacuation (12) sont prévues aux hauteurs correspondantes et canaux de chute (4) de hauteurs différentes, et en ce que respectivement trois sorties de tri (S1, S2, S3) sont réunies avec des canaux de chute de hauteurs différentes, pour former un groupe d'évacuation.
  4. Sortie d'installation de tri selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que la partie de déviation (11) des deux sorties de tri supérieures (S1, S2) est constituée de deux et celle de la sortie de tri inférieure (S3) de trois surfaces de déviation.
  5. Sortie d'installation de tri selon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce qu'a lieu aux surfaces de déviation (13), une rotation du produit de tri autour de son axe situé dans la direction de chute, un pivotement du produit de tri à partir de son plan vertical et une stabilisation et orientation du produit de tri vers la partie d'évacuation (12).
  6. Sortie d'installation de tri selon l'une des revendication 1 à 5, caractérisée en ce que le canal de guidage (10) part suivant un angle incliné (α) du canal de chute (4) et a la forme d'une goulotte.
  7. Sortie d'installation de tri selon les revendications 6 et 3, caractérisée en ce que l'angle précité (α) augmente au fur et à mesure qu'augmente la longueur du canal de chute (4).
  8. Sortie d'installation de tri selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisée en ce que celle-ci est réalisée de préférence en polyester renforcé par des fibres de verre.
EP94108992A 1993-06-29 1994-06-13 Sortie d'installation de tri Expired - Lifetime EP0631827B9 (fr)

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FR2425280A1 (fr) † 1978-05-12 1979-12-07 Tissmetal Lionel Dupont Poste de reception pour systeme de tri automatique de colis
DE3013315A1 (de) † 1979-08-30 1981-03-26 Francesco San Macario Varese Canziani Einrichtung zum foerdern und sortieren von gegenstaenden
US4688678A (en) † 1984-04-04 1987-08-25 G B Instruments, Inc. Sorter apparatus for transporting articles to releasing locations
WO1988009224A1 (fr) † 1987-05-26 1988-12-01 Slide Management Systems, Inc. Procede et appareil de dechargement de plateaux de diapositives pour projecteurs
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EP0521394A2 (fr) † 1991-07-04 1993-01-07 ALCATEL ITALIA S.p.A. Dispositif de tri, en particulier pour des systèmes utilisant des pochettes de tri

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US2115805A (en) † 1936-05-27 1938-05-03 Ibm Mail sorter
FR2425280A1 (fr) † 1978-05-12 1979-12-07 Tissmetal Lionel Dupont Poste de reception pour systeme de tri automatique de colis
DE3013315A1 (de) † 1979-08-30 1981-03-26 Francesco San Macario Varese Canziani Einrichtung zum foerdern und sortieren von gegenstaenden
US4688678A (en) † 1984-04-04 1987-08-25 G B Instruments, Inc. Sorter apparatus for transporting articles to releasing locations
WO1988009224A1 (fr) † 1987-05-26 1988-12-01 Slide Management Systems, Inc. Procede et appareil de dechargement de plateaux de diapositives pour projecteurs
EP0332590A1 (fr) † 1988-03-07 1989-09-13 Start S.R.L. Appareil pour transférer des pièces d'usinage d'une station de travail vers une autre dans des positions déterminées
EP0503403A1 (fr) † 1991-03-08 1992-09-16 Sinomec Ag Système de tri et/ou de distribution d'objets selon leur destination et l'usage de système
EP0521394A2 (fr) † 1991-07-04 1993-01-07 ALCATEL ITALIA S.p.A. Dispositif de tri, en particulier pour des systèmes utilisant des pochettes de tri

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