Title (en)

Automatic mailbox

Title (de)

Automatischer Briefkasten

Title (fr)

Boîte aux lettres automatiques

Publication

EP 0864375 A3 20000920 (EN)

Application

EP 98830088 A 19980223

Priority

IT FI970040 A 19970228

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0864375A2] Mail-box including means for collecting or accumulating the mail, characterized in that it includes means for moving said mail from an inlet section to said collecting or accumulating means and means for postmarking and printing a sorting code onto the mail inserted through said inlet section, the mail-box also comprising means for moving the mail, between said inlet section and said postmarking and code printing means, and processing means for automatically driving said mail moving means and said postmarking and code printing means according to data coming from an external interface and according to enabling signals coming from sensors connected with the above mentioned means. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B07C 1/00; G07B 17/00

IPC 8 full level

B07C 1/00 (2006.01); G07B 17/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B07C 1/00 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00209 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

• [Y] EP 0692212 A1 19960117 - CARRIERO MICHELE [IT]
• [YA] EP 0462427 A2 19911227 - SHENG JUNG WU [TW]
• [YA] US 3982690 A 19760928 - KRIZAN BRADFORD J, et al
• [A] US 4923022 A 19900508 - HSIEH TZU-YEN [TW]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0864375 A2 19980916; EP 0864375 A3 20000920; IT 1291794 B1 19990121; IT FI970040 A0 19970228; IT FI970040 A1 19980828

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98830088 A 19980223; IT FI970040 A 19970228