Global Patent Index - EP 1791657 A1

EP 1791657 A1 20070606 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SORTING POSTAL ITEMS

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SORTING POSTAL ITEMS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM SORTIEREN VON POSTSENDUNGEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF POUR TRIER DES ENVOIS POSTAUX

Publication

EP 1791657 A1 20070606 (DE)

Application

EP 05773749 A 20050805

Priority

  • EP 2005008509 W 20050805
  • DE 102004040100 A 20040818

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006018159A1] The invention relates to a method for sorting postal items (SKBf, GBf, MBf) according to formats. The method is characterized in that: postal items (SKBf, GBf, MBf) having at least two formats are fed by first conveying means (20) to a sorting location; postal items (GBf, MBf) of a first format are removed from the first conveying means (20) in the area of the sorting location at a number of sorting stations (30) arranged one behind the other in a direction of conveyance of the first conveying means (20), and are fed to a second conveying means (40), which, in the area of the sorting location, extends laterally next to the first conveying means (20), and; the postal items (SKBf) with other formats remain on the first conveying means (20). The invention also relates to a device suited for carrying out the aforementioned method.

IPC 8 full level

B07C 1/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B07C 1/14 (2013.01 - EP KR US); Y10S 209/90 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 209/923 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2006018159A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2006018159 A1 20060223; AT E427790 T1 20090415; CA 2577627 A1 20060223; DE 102004040100 A1 20060309; DE 102004040100 B4 20120503; DE 502005007048 D1 20090520; EP 1791657 A1 20070606; EP 1791657 B1 20090408; JP 2008509812 A 20080403; KR 20070059092 A 20070611; US 2008257798 A1 20081023; US 7960668 B2 20110614

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2005008509 W 20050805; AT 05773749 T 20050805; CA 2577627 A 20050805; DE 102004040100 A 20040818; DE 502005007048 T 20050805; EP 05773749 A 20050805; JP 2007526343 A 20050805; KR 20077005641 A 20070309; US 66058305 A 20050805