EP 1447147 A1 20040818 - Method of transporting and sorting items such as mail and item transport and sorting system
Title (en)
Method of transporting and sorting items such as mail and item transport and sorting system
Title (de)
Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Befördern und Sortieren von Artikeln wie Postgut
Title (fr)
Procédé et dispositif pour transporter et trier des articles comme du courrier
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 03075413 A 20030212
Abstract (en)
The invention relates to a method of transporting and sorting items such as mail, said method comprising the steps of: a) transporting at least one item with one or more initial lanes to an identification position, b) identifying an individual characteristic of said at least one item in said identification position c) transporting said at least one item to a sorting lane of a number of sorting lanes as a result of said identified characteristic, d) collecting said at least one item of one sorting lane in one or more transfer lanes, and e) transporting said at least one item to the initial lanes through one or more return lanes by one or more robot or similar transferring means wherein at least two of said method steps a) to e) are repeated until said at least one item are transferred to a relocation conveyor by the robot for distribution of said item. The invention also relates to an item transport and sorting system. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B07C 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B07C 3/00 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 2728466 A 19551227 - POSTLEWAITE WILLIAM R, et al
- [A] US 6076683 A 20000620 - OKADA GORO [US], et al
- [A] US 5054602 A 19911008 - KENT GRAHAM B [GB], et al
- [A] US 5993132 A 19991130 - HARRES LUIZ C [US], et al
- [A] US 6257821 B1 20010710 - WARD RONALD E [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1447147 A1 20040818; EP 1447147 B1 20070829; AT E371505 T1 20070915; DE 60315944 D1 20071011; DK 1447147 T3 20080121
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 03075413 A 20030212; AT 03075413 T 20030212; DE 60315944 T 20030212; DK 03075413 T 20030212