Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080226433 | Method and system for extracting sorted mail items in mail processing systems - A system for extracting mail items in a mail processing system includes at least one pocket for containing at least one mail item and an extraction device. The pocket has a bottom area and two lateral walls, wherein each lateral wall has at least one opening. The pocket further includes a release mechanism at the bottom area configured to place the bottom area in an open state and a closed state. The extraction device is configured to engage the lateral walls of the pocket so that contact elements of the extraction device extend through the lateral walls and urge the at least one mail item away from inner surfaces of the lateral walls. The extraction device is further configured to cause the at least one mail item to pass through the bottom area when in the open state. | 09-18-2008 |
20090032369 | DEVICE TO TRANSPORT STAPELS OF FLATS - Disclosed is a device for conveying a stack of flat objects, in particular a stack of mail items, in a conveyance direction. The conveyor device comprises a base face, a side wall, which is perpendicular to the base face, a base face conveyor facility let into the base face and a side wall conveyor facility let into the side wall. The side wall is divided into two partial side walls. The rear partial side wall—viewed in the conveyance direction—is offset outward in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction in relation to the front partial side wall. The side wall conveyor facility is let into the rear partial side wall. The base face conveyor facility is embodied to exert a force on the objects, which moves the objects toward the side wall conveyor facility. | 02-05-2009 |
20090060698 | Pile Transfer Device and Method - In a mail processing system, a support element has a flat floor with elements spaced from each other so that a comb-type or fork-type structure is produced, wherein the elements have front section extending upwards. A first transport device has a number of bands equipped with sectional separators, which are spaced from one another. To transfer piled postal items from the support element to the first transport device the floor is aligned with the transport device, and the floor and the transport device are interlocked, so that at least a part of one of the bands extends between the elements. | 03-05-2009 |
20090127069 | Device and Method for Transporting an Object by Means of a Supporting Component - A device and a method for transporting an object to a processing device by way of a supporting component. The processing device has a base and a side wall. The advancing device has a supporting component for carrying the object, a displacing component, and an activating component. The supporting component can be moved in an advancing direction toward the processing device. A slot has been formed into the side wall of the processing device. The displacing component is embodied for moving the supporting component transversally or obliquely to the advancing direction through the slot. The activating component is embodied for activating the displacing component in such a manner that the displacing component will move the support device through the slot and the side wall will sweep an object located on the support device off the support device so that the swept-off object will drop onto the base of the processing device. | 05-21-2009 |
20090133992 | Self-Correcting Conveyor Facility - A self-correcting conveyor facility has a conveyor belt for transporting flat objects, in particular mail items. The self-conveying correcting conveyor facility has an elastic conveyor belt for transporting flat objects, in particular mail items. The conveyor belt rests on a correction roller, which is supported in a rotatable manner in a roller support. The roller support is supported in a fixed support in such a manner that it can be rotated about a support rotation axis. The fixed support is arranged in such a manner that an angle results between the support rotation axis and the belt axis of the conveyor belt. Displacement of the conveyor belt causes rotation of the correction roller. This rotation stretches the conveyor belt. The rotation produces a restoring force, which displaces the conveyor belt back. | 05-28-2009 |
20090206014 | Memory Module for Flat Objects - A storage module for flat articles, has a storage region for a stack of articles, an introduction unit for the introduction of articles from an article stream into the storage region, and a draw-off unit arranged at the same end of the stack as the introduction unit, for drawing off articles from the storage region. The storage module has a movement device for moving the stack away from the introduction unit toward the draw-off unit. The storage module thus provides for an intermediate storage of the articles, which is protective of the mail items. | 08-20-2009 |
20110100881 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING ARTICLES OF DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS - An apparatus and a method stand up and process articles of different dimensions, in particular flat mail items. A conveying device transports articles to an up-ending apparatus. The up-ending apparatus transports the articles further and, in the process, up-ends the articles such that the up-ended articles stand on an edge. Up-ended articles are transported to a separating apparatus. The separating apparatus separates flat articles such that a stream of upright, spaced-apart articles leaves the separating apparatus. Up-ended and separated articles are transported to a format-separating device. The format-separating device divides the articles as a function of the dimensions thereof into article classes such that all of the articles of a set of articles belong to the same format class. All of the articles of a set of articles are transported as a stream of upright and spaced-apart articles to an appropriate processing device. The processing device processes the articles. | 05-05-2011 |
20120027553 | Storage Module for Flat Objects - A storage module for flat articles, has a storage region for a stack of articles, an introduction unit for the introduction of articles from an article stream into the storage region, and a draw-off unit arranged at the same end of the stack as the introduction unit, for drawing off articles from the storage region. The storage module has a movement device for moving the stack away from the introduction unit toward the draw-off unit. The storage module thus provides for an intermediate storage of the articles, which is protective of the mail items. | 02-02-2012 |
20120207572 | APPARATUS FOR HANDLING ARTICLES IN A TRANSPORTING UNIT, IN PARTICULAR AN INTERCHANGEABLE CONTAINER, AND UNLOADING APPARATUS - An apparatus for handling articles in a transporting unit, which may be an interchangeable container, having a mobile conveying unit that is moved into the transporting unit to unload the unit, collect and receive articles stacked in the unit under the control of an operator, and convey the articles out of the transporting unit in an unloading direction for further processing. The apparatus generally facilitates removal from the transporting unit with a small amount of effort during the unloading of non-uniformly or randomly stacked articles. The conveying unit has a floor conveyor which conveys in a loose random arrangement the articles that have been toppled or removed from the stack of articles. | 08-16-2012 |
20140166553 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LOADING A TRANSPORTING UNIT - A device for loading a transporting unit provided for transporting piece goods, in particular mail deliveries, includes a first conveying unit which can be moved into the transporting unit and is provided for conveying and unloading a first stream of piece goods in the transporting unit. At least one second conveying unit is provided for conveying and unloading a second stream of piece goods in the transporting unit in order to optimize loading with respect to a transport filling density of the transporting unit, along with an increased loading throughput and increased working convenience. The piece goods are distributed among the streams of piece goods according to at least one sorting criterion. | 06-19-2014 |