Global Patent Index - EP 0827786 B1

EP 0827786 B1 20020410 - Method and device for controlling an arrangement distributing articles to be sorted to physical destinations

Title (en)

Method and device for controlling an arrangement distributing articles to be sorted to physical destinations

Title (de)

Verfahren und Einrichtung zum Steuern einer Vorrichtung zum Verteilen von Sortiergutstücken auf physikalische Zielstellen

Title (fr)

Procédé et dispositif de commande d'une installation de distribution d'articles à trier vers des destinations physiques

Publication

EP 0827786 B1 20020410 (DE)

Application

EP 97810625 A 19970902

Priority

CH 220896 A 19960909

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0827786A1] The sorting machine has the letter items moved along a track by grips and with address data on each item read by the control. The letter items are each provided with a destination with the final sort into a variable capacity store formed by several sites. This enables the sorter to cope with varying amounts of mail for each destination without having maximum capacity bins for each address. The sorter is capable of handling different thickness of letter and can be used to sort any type of flat item with destination codes.

IPC 1-7

B07C 3/02; B07C 3/08

IPC 8 full level

B07C 3/02 (2006.01); B07C 3/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B07C 3/02 (2013.01 - EP US); B07C 3/082 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 209/90 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE DK ES FI FR GB IT LI NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0827786 A1 19980311; EP 0827786 B1 20020410; AT E215850 T1 20020415; DE 59706943 D1 20020516; JP H10113616 A 19980506; US 6079570 A 20000627

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 97810625 A 19970902; AT 97810625 T 19970902; DE 59706943 T 19970902; JP 24273397 A 19970908; US 92575597 A 19970909