EP1054741B1 - Installation de tri pour envois postaux plats - Google Patents

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EP1054741B1
EP1054741B1 EP99913072A EP99913072A EP1054741B1 EP 1054741 B1 EP1054741 B1 EP 1054741B1 EP 99913072 A EP99913072 A EP 99913072A EP 99913072 A EP99913072 A EP 99913072A EP 1054741 B1 EP1054741 B1 EP 1054741B1
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Rudolf Schuster
Josef Romeder
Wolfgang Brixius
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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
    • B07C3/008—Means for collecting objects, e.g. containers for sorted mail items
    • 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
    • B07C1/02—Forming articles into a stream; Arranging articles in a stream, e.g. spacing, orientating
    • B07C1/025—Devices for the temporary stacking of objects provided with a stacking and destacking device (interstack device)
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H31/00—Pile receivers
    • B65H31/22—Pile receivers removable or interchangeable

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  • the invention relates to a sorting system for flat Postage, especially for letters of different sizes and Thickness.
  • Such a device is e.g. by EP-C 0 708 691 known.
  • a sorting device described and illustrated at the endlessly revolving Sorting compartments several sorting lines parallel to each other run through.
  • Collection container for the sorted mail are located in the sorting section output stations.
  • the Sorting bins are provided with movable flaps that controllable opened via the associated collection containers can be, so that the postal matter down in the Can fall out.
  • a sorting system is known from WO 97/36806 A1 become, in which the mail is stacked in collection containers which is automatically moved into the Dispensing stations inserted and again after filling be taken out.
  • the automated Change device eliminates the manual operating effort for the container change in the delivery stations.
  • the Dispensing stations are located on a mobile buffer shelf from which the empty containers are removed by means of the robot and are inserted into the dispensing stations. The robot also removes the full containers from the dispensing stations and put them in the shelves.
  • US 5 503 399 A is another sorting system became known, in which the isolated mail to the Dispensing stations first in fixed collection compartments of the system is stacked. To the side and below these collecting compartments there are simple collection containers into which the Submit the collected postal items to a fan using a pusher becomes. The full collection containers are not closer to removed as described and replaced by empty.
  • the invention has for its object the sorting operations to facilitate and the manual effort in the sorting system to reduce.
  • the system-specific collection container can be in its Design optimal to the sorting, changing and Transport processes in the plant can be adapted without doing so to pay special attention to its external dimensions.
  • the operators' transport containers now do not need any sloping floor more so that the usable volume of such Container raised.
  • the system-specific collection containers are used immediately after emptying, whereby their total number compared to the total number of Transport container remains small.
  • the decanting station enables automatic decanting of the Postal items in the transport containers with the help of specific Aids that are optimally adapted to the transfer conditions can be, so that the postal matter in an orderly manner can be handed over.
  • the gripper according to claim 3 enables simple Design of the collection container. It can be constructive and in his movements are designed so that the mail with little interference in the transport container can be inserted.
  • the collecting container according to claim 4 favors the access of the Grab on the collected mail, with the top open slot-like frankings have access from the outside enable.
  • the bottom of the collecting container can in Cross section e.g. be comb-like, with between web-like elevations are formed in the depressions to whom the postal matter lies. But it is also possible that Floor in the manner of a pincushion to save material to train pin-like elevations.
  • the gripping fingers can so that they can be pushed freely under the mail and this in a packing without internal shifts from the Lift the collection container out and into the transport container deploy.
  • the tines form and the gripper fingers provide a stable frame for the mail item to be lifted. This makes it possible to use the tines and to keep the gripping fingers relatively slim so that the Wells and the channels formed accordingly flat and the corresponding wall thicknesses kept correspondingly small can be.
  • the Handle elements e.g. centrally on the front of the Collection containers are arranged.
  • the bottom of The ejection movement of the mail items on the sorting compartments is optimal customized.
  • the mail now slides against an edge in a defined manner and is held securely in this position.
  • the angle of inclination of the floor can e.g. up to 40 °, which makes the Collection container is correspondingly higher.
  • Figure 1 is a box-like open at the top Collection container 1 on two opposite one another End faces with handle-like handling means 2.
  • a longitudinal side wall 3 has vertical channels 3.
  • the side wall is on the opposite long side provided slot-like frankings 4 open at the top, which they from the top to a bottom 5 of the Extend collecting container 1.
  • the system-specific collection container is in one Dispensing station of a sorting system for letter-like flat items Postage can be used and from there to a decanting station Sorting system transportable.
  • the serve Handling means 2 the container change in and from the Dispensing stations by means of a not shown Changing device.
  • the transfer station shown here in the peripheral area of the System has a movable hand-like gripper 6, with whose help removed the postal matter from the collecting container 1 and in an empty one provided nearby Transport container 7 can be filled.
  • the gripper 6 has 4 foldable gripper fingers on the side of the frankings 8, which through the frankings 4 under the im Collecting container 1 located postal items can be pushed.
  • the gripper 6 is on the opposite side vertical flat tines provided in the Channels 3 of the opposite side wall to the bottom 5 can be pushed in.
  • the powered gripper fingers 8 can move to the lower ends of the tines 9 become and get hooked with these. In this position the Gripper a stable support frame for the one to be lifted out Postgut 10.
  • the gripper 6 can now over the neighboring Transport container 7 are moved and in this to Dip on. After that, the hooking on the ends the gripping finger 8 released; so that this under the burden of overlying postal items 10 when subsequently pulled out the gripper 6 from the transport container 7 down again swivel and release the inserted mail without this gets messy.

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  1. Installation de tri, comprenant bacs de collecte (1) pour des envois postaux (10) plats individualisés,
    les bacs de collecte (1) spécifiques de l'installation pouvant être insérés dans des postes de sortie et en être retirés au moyen d'au moins un dispositif de remplacement automatisé, les bacs de collecte (1) étant équipés de moyens de manipulation (2) pour le dispositif de remplacement ainsi que de moyens auxiliaires destinés à extraire les envois postaux,
    les bacs de collecte pouvant être transportés vers un dispositif périphérique (par exemple 6) de l'installation de tri et l'installation de tri comportant un dispositif mécanisé pour vider les bacs de collecte,
    caractérisée en ce que les bacs de collecte (1) pleins peuvent, au moyen du dispositif de remplacement, être placés sur un convoyeur de transport de l'installation et être transportés sur celui-ci vers le dispositif périphérique,
    que le dispositif pour vider les bacs de collecte est associé au dispositif périphérique de l'installation de tri et fait partie d'un poste de transvasement dans lequel le courrier (10) peut être prélevé dans les bacs de collecte (1) et être placé dans des paniers de transport (7) simples.
  2. Installation de tri selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisée en ce que le bac de collecte plus haut a des dimensions latérales inférieures à celles du panier de transport (7) et présente une fond (5) pivotant et verrouillable qui forme le dispositif auxiliaire destiné à prélever le courrier,
    que le bac de collecte, dans le poste de transvasement, peut être inséré dans le panier de transport (7),
    que le fond (5) peut être déverrouillé dans cette position d'insertion et
    que le bac de collecte, après le déverrouillage du fond (5), peut être soulevé et extrait du panier de transport (7).
  3. Installation de tri selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisée en ce que le poste de transvasement comporte au moins un préhenseur (6) en forme de main qui extrait un paquet complet de courrier (10) du bac de collecte (1) et l'amène dans le panier de transport (7).
  4. Installation de tri selon la revendication 3,
    caractérisée en ce que le bac de collecte (1) en forme de caisse, dans au moins une de ses parois latérales, est pourvu de dégagements (4) en forme de fentes s'étendant sensiblement verticalement et destinés à des doigts (8) du préhenseur (6) et qu'un fond (5) du bac de collecte (1) présente des creux (11), s'étendant dans la direction de préhension, pour les doigts de préhension et que les creux (11) et les dégagements (4) forment le dispositif auxiliaire.
  5. Installation de tri selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée en ce que le préhenseur (6) comporte des dents (9) faisant saillie verticalement vers le bas ainsi que des doigts de préhension (8) montés pivotants qui peuvent être introduits, dans les dégagements (4), dans les creux (11) du fond (5),
    que la paroi latérale, située à l'opposé des dégagements (4) en forme de fentes, est pourvue de canaux (3) en forme d'encoches, orientés verticalement et ouverts en direction du courrier (10), dans lesquels les dents (9) peuvent être introduites en passant devant le courrier (10) collecté et
    que les extrémités des doigts de préhension (8) peuvent être reliées de manière amovible, en particulier être verrouillées, avec les extrémités des dents (9).
  6. Installation de tri selon une des revendications 1 à 4,
    caractérisée en ce que les moyens de manipulation (2), réalisés en particulier sous forme de poignées et destinés au dispositif de remplacement, sont aménagés sur les autres parois latérales transversales du bac de collecte (1) qui ne sont pas concernées par les mesures de transvasement.
  7. Installation de tri selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5,
    caractérisée en ce que l'installation de tri est équipée de casiers de tri tournants dont le courrier (10), au niveau des postes de sortie correspondants, peut tomber dans les bacs de collecte (1) et
    que le bac de collecte (1) présente un fond (5) oblique qui, dans la direction d'entraínement des bacs de tri, est incliné vers le haut selon un angle d'au moins 15°.
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