Global Patent Index - EP 1011394 A1

EP 1011394 A1 20000628 - CARTRIDGE FOR CONTAINING FLAT ARTICLES

Title (en)

CARTRIDGE FOR CONTAINING FLAT ARTICLES

Title (de)

KASSETTE ZUR AUFNAHME VON FLACHEN ARTIKELN

Title (fr)

CASSETTE DESTINEE A CONTENIR DES ARTICLES PLATS

Publication

EP 1011394 A1 20000628 (EN)

Application

EP 97920232 A 19970328

Priority

  • US 9705823 W 19970328
  • US 62576896 A 19960329
  • US 4364697 P 19970130

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9736523A1] A cartridge (25) for containing mail. The cartridge (25) is specially adapted for use in a method and apparatus for automatically stacking mail into cartridges in output compartments (20) of a sorting machine (15), robotically transferring filled cartridges from the output compartments to a buffer shelf (40); and from the buffer shelf (40) to a docking station (55) of a cartridge unloader and automatic feeder to the input of the sorting machine, and for transferring empty cartridges from the docking station to either the buffer or the output compartments of the sorter (15), is provided.

IPC 1-7

A47F 7/00

IPC 8 full level

B07C 1/02 (2006.01); B07C 3/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B07C 1/025 (2013.01); B07C 3/08 (2013.01); B65H 2301/422542 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9736523 A1 19971009; AU 2447797 A 19971022; CA 2250532 A1 19971009; DE 69730451 D1 20040930; DE 69730451 T2 20050901; EP 1011394 A1 20000628; EP 1011394 A4 20020724; EP 1011394 B1 20040825

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9705823 W 19970328; AU 2447797 A 19970328; CA 2250532 A 19970328; DE 69730451 T 19970328; EP 97920232 A 19970328