Global Patent Index - EP 1715963 B1

EP 1715963 B1 20080409 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SORTING POSTAL ARTICLES USING TWO FEEDERS

Title (en)

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SORTING POSTAL ARTICLES USING TWO FEEDERS

Title (de)

SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM SORTIEREN VON POSTGUT UNTER VERWENDUNG VON ZWEI ZUFÜHREINRICHTUNGEN

Title (fr)

SYSTEME ET PROCEDE DE TRI D'OBJETS DE CORRESPONDANCE UTILISANT DEUX CHARGEURS

Publication

EP 1715963 B1 20080409 (EN)

Application

EP 05707263 A 20050208

Priority

  • EP 2005001261 W 20050208
  • US 54229504 P 20040209

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2005075116A1] A system for sorting postal articles includes a plurality of postal article feeders (2, 4). A delay line (18) receives postal articles from one of the feeders (2, 4), and a delivery line (16) receives postal articles from another of the feeders (2, 4). Each one of a plurality of towers (10, 12, 14) has a plurality of destination compartments (20) arranged to receive the postal articles from the delay line (18) and the delivery line (16). The destination compartments (20) move laterally with respect to the towers (10, 12, 149. A plurality of trays (24, 26) receives the postal articles from the delivery and delay lines (16, 18) and delivers the postal articles to select destination compartments (20).

IPC 8 full level

B07C 3/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B07C 3/08 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2005075116 A1 20050818; CN 1917968 A 20070221; DE 602005005955 D1 20080521; DE 602005005955 T2 20090520; EP 1715963 A1 20061102; EP 1715963 B1 20080409; JP 2007520342 A 20070726

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2005001261 W 20050208; CN 200580004308 A 20050208; DE 602005005955 T 20050208; EP 05707263 A 20050208; JP 2006551824 A 20050208