EP 0552778 A3 19940302 -
Publication
Application
Priority
IT TO920045 A 19920122
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0552778A2] A post-sorting machine having an inlet (4) receiving a flow of postal items (7) (letters and postcards) and an outlet (10) from which the postal items (7) leave. The machine (1) includes a primary conveyor line (17) connecting the inlet (4) to the outlet (10) and a secondary conveyor line (21) as an alternative to the primary line (17) and parallel to this latter. The primary conveyor line (17) is connected to the secondary line (21) by diverter means (27) which direct the postal items (7) into a plurality of connecting sections (25) along which several holding stations (33) able to receive and retain the postal items (7) are disposed in cascade. After passing through the holding stations (33) the postal items (7) are sent through the secondary line (21) to the outlet (10). <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B07C 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B07C 3/02 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XY] EP 0429118 A1 19910529 - NEDERLAND PTT [NL]
- [Y] FR 2650767 A1 19910215 - ROUGIER YANN [FR]
- [YA] FR 2440785 A1 19800606 - NIPPON ELECTRIC CO [JP]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE DE ES FR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0552778 A2 19930728; EP 0552778 A3 19940302; IT 1256777 B 19951215; IT TO920045 A0 19920122; IT TO920045 A1 19930722
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 93100919 A 19930121; IT TO920045 A 19920122