EP 4115994 B1 20230607 - SORTING ARRANGEMENT FOR SORTING OBJECTS AND CORRESPONDING METHOD

Title (en)

SORTING ARRANGEMENT FOR SORTING OBJECTS AND CORRESPONDING METHOD

Title (de)

SORTIERANORDNUNG FÜR DIE SORTIERUNG VON OBJEKTEN SOWIE EIN ENTSPRECHENDES VERFAHREN

Title (fr)

AGENCEMENTS DE TRI DESTINÉ AU TRI DES OBJETS, AINSI QUE PROCÉDÉ CORRESPONDANT

Publication

EP 4115994 B1 20230607 (DE)

Application

EP 21184871 A 20210709

Priority

EP 21184871 A 20210709

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2023280347A1] The invention relates to a sorting arrangement for sorting objects, in particular items of mail, of different shapes, volumes and/or weights, wherein the sorting arrangement has a flat sorter (1) having a multiplicity of load receptacles (2) for objects to be sorted, which are moved along a sorting section (3) of the flat sorter (1) and are individually controllable for discharging a supported object into at least one first terminal (4) of the sorting arrangement, wherein the sorting arrangement has a pocket sorter (5) having a multiplicity of load receptacles (2) in the form of hanging pockets (2.1) for objects to be sorted, characterized in that the pocket sorter (5) has a pocket emptying means (6) by which the pockets (2.1) are emptied into at least one second terminal (4) different from the first terminal (4), wherein these two terminals (4) are assigned the same sorting aim. A corresponding method is also described.

IPC 8 full level

B07C 3/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B07C 3/02 (2013.01); B07C 2301/0083 (2013.01)

Citation (opposition)

Opponent : Dürkopp Fördertechnik GmbH

DE 102018219583 A1 20200520 - DUERKOPP FOERDERTECHNIK GMBH [DE]
AT 14694 U1 20160415 - KNAPP AG [AT]
DE 102006025617 B4 20091001 - SSI SCHAEFER NOELL GMBH [DE]
US 7235756 B2 20070626 - DE LEO GUIDO [IT], et al
DE 3010213 A1 19801030 - ELSAG
WO 2022163885 A1 20220804 - YANG DONGGYU [KR]
SSI SCHAEFER GROUP: "Overhead Conveying System, Fashion Logistics, eCommerce, Order Mail, Returns Processing, LOXXESS AG", YOUTUBE, 20 February 2015 (2015-02-20), XP093165161, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI7X9MiiuWA>
SSI SCHAEFER D-A-CH: "Lagerautomation bei Stockmann | E-COMMERCE | OMNI CHANNEL | HÄNGEWARE | SSI SCHÄFER", YOUTUBE, 30 January 2018 (2018-01-30), XP093165164, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLy3FbK5p2s>

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4115994 A1 20230111; EP 4115994 B1 20230607; EP 4115994 C0 20230607; DE 202022002838 U1 20231013; WO 2023280347 A1 20230112

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21184871 A 20210709; DE 202022002838 U 20220706; DE 2022100483 W 20220706