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DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FEEDING AND SORTING OBJECTS

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Publication number
ATE175902T1
ATE175902T1 AT95921548T AT95921548T ATE175902T1 AT E175902 T1 ATE175902 T1 AT E175902T1 AT 95921548 T AT95921548 T AT 95921548T AT 95921548 T AT95921548 T AT 95921548T AT E175902 T1 ATE175902 T1 AT E175902T1
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Austria
Prior art keywords
items
travel path
feeding
sorting objects
along
Prior art date
Application number
AT95921548T
Other languages
German (de)
Inventor
Henri Bonnet
Original Assignee
United Parcel Service Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US08/248,057 external-priority patent/US5547063A/en
Application filed by United Parcel Service Inc filed Critical United Parcel Service Inc
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of ATE175902T1 publication Critical patent/ATE175902T1/en

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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/58—Article switches or diverters
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/30—Orientation, displacement, position of the handled material
    • B65H2301/32—Orientation of handled material
    • B65H2301/321—Standing on edge
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/44—Moving, forwarding, guiding material
    • B65H2301/442—Moving, forwarding, guiding material by acting on edge of handled material
    • B65H2301/4422—Moving, forwarding, guiding material by acting on edge of handled material with guide member moving in the material direction
    • 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
    • B65H2404/20—Belts
    • B65H2404/26—Particular arrangement of belt, or belts
    • B65H2404/267—Arrangement of belt(s) in edge contact with handled material
    • 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
    • B65H2404/63—Oscillating, pivoting around an axis parallel to face of material, e.g. diverting means
    • B65H2404/631—Juxtaposed diverting means with each an independant actuator
    • 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
    • B65H2404/64—Other elements in face contact with handled material reciprocating perpendicularly to face of material, e.g. pushing means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/19—Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/1916—Envelopes and articles of mail

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
  • Feeding Of Articles To Conveyors (AREA)
  • Branching, Merging, And Special Transfer Between Conveyors (AREA)
  • Separation, Sorting, Adjustment, Or Bending Of Sheets To Be Conveyed (AREA)
  • Attitude Control For Articles On Conveyors (AREA)
  • Collation Of Sheets And Webs (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
  • Vending Machines For Individual Products (AREA)
  • Special Conveying (AREA)

Abstract

An apparatus for transporting and sorting substantially planar individual items (30) along an item travel path comprising several conveyors (60,62) following said travel path. Said conveyors co-operating in urging the items along the travel path. The apparatus further comprising a plunger/pusher means (34) for ejecting items out of the path and into specific bins corresponding to codes (33) printed on the items.
AT95921548T 1994-05-24 1995-05-23 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FEEDING AND SORTING OBJECTS ATE175902T1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/248,057 US5547063A (en) 1994-05-24 1994-05-24 Apparatus and method of sorting objects
US34960494A 1994-12-05 1994-12-05

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
ATE175902T1 true ATE175902T1 (en) 1999-02-15

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AT95921548T ATE175902T1 (en) 1994-05-24 1995-05-23 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FEEDING AND SORTING OBJECTS
AT98111209T ATE203487T1 (en) 1994-05-24 1995-05-23 DEVICE FOR FEEDING AND SORTING ITEMS

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AT98111209T ATE203487T1 (en) 1994-05-24 1995-05-23 DEVICE FOR FEEDING AND SORTING ITEMS

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EP (2) EP0760714B1 (en)
JP (2) JPH10500619A (en)
AT (2) ATE175902T1 (en)
CA (1) CA2189669C (en)
DE (2) DE69521919T2 (en)
DK (2) DK0760714T3 (en)
ES (1) ES2161003T3 (en)
PT (1) PT876980E (en)
WO (1) WO1995032138A2 (en)

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WO1995032138A3 (en) 1996-04-25
CA2189669A1 (en) 1995-11-30
JPH10202201A (en) 1998-08-04
DK0760714T3 (en) 1999-09-13
DE69521919T2 (en) 2002-04-11
EP0876980A2 (en) 1998-11-11
DE69507472T2 (en) 1999-05-27
ATE203487T1 (en) 2001-08-15
EP0760714A1 (en) 1997-03-12
DE69507472D1 (en) 1999-03-04
EP0876980B1 (en) 2001-07-25
CA2189669C (en) 2002-12-17
PT876980E (en) 2002-01-30
EP0760714B1 (en) 1999-01-20
DE69521919D1 (en) 2001-08-30
DK0876980T3 (en) 2001-10-22
ES2161003T3 (en) 2001-11-16
EP0876980A3 (en) 1998-12-09
WO1995032138A2 (en) 1995-11-30
JPH10500619A (en) 1998-01-20

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