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EP 0836535 A1 19980422 - MACHINE FOR SORTING OBJECTS SUCH AS POSTAL ENVELOPES

Title (en)

MACHINE FOR SORTING OBJECTS SUCH AS POSTAL ENVELOPES

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM SORTIEREN VON GEGENSTÄNDEN WIE BRIEFUMSCHLÄGEN

Title (fr)

MACHINE DE TRI D'OBJETS DU GENRE ENVELOPPES DE COURRIER

Publication

EP 0836535 A1 19980422 (FR)

Application

EP 96924038 A 19960628

Priority

  • FR 9601011 W 19960628
  • FR 9508022 A 19950629

Abstract (en)

[origin: US5998753A] PCT No. PCT/FR96/01011 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 11, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 11, 1998 PCT Filed Jun. 28, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/01398 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 16, 1997A sorting machine with a standard operator work space containing a compact and ergonomic assembly of a hopper (5) for a horizontal stack of envelopes (3) between a control panel (6) and an extraction head (9), and a set of pigeonholes (11) for receiving a large enough number of sorted envelopes to prepare a postman's round. The pigeonholes are arranged above the hopper and supplied by a conveyor moving along a path in such a way that the orientation of the envelopes remains the same as they are delivered from the hopper (5) to the pigeonholes.

IPC 1-7

B07C 3/06

IPC 8 full level

B07C 3/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B07C 3/06 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 209/902 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 5998753 A 19991207; AT E192674 T1 20000515; DE 69608274 D1 20000615; DE 69608274 T2 20010104; EP 0836535 A1 19980422; EP 0836535 B1 20000510; FR 2735995 A1 19970103; FR 2735995 B1 19970912; WO 9701398 A1 19970116

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 98148598 A 19980311; AT 96924038 T 19960628; DE 69608274 T 19960628; EP 96924038 A 19960628; FR 9508022 A 19950629; FR 9601011 W 19960628