Stacking machine for processing standard- up to C4-sized postal items

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EP 2 374 745 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	18.01.2012 Bulletin 2012/03

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	12.10.2011 Bulletin 2011/41

(21)	Application number: 11162146.2

(22)	Date of filing: 12.04.2011

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B65H 31/06^(2006.01)

B65H 29/70^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	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
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME

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Priority:

12.04.2010 IT TO20100275

(71)	Applicant: ELSAG DATAMAT S.p.A.
	Genova (IT)

(72)	Inventors:
	Franzone, Cristiano 16154 Genova (IT) BADANZA, Simone Antonino 16132 Genova (IT) Solari, Felice 16033 Lavagna (IT)

(74)	Representative: Jorio, Paolo et al
	Studio Torta S.p.A. Via Viotti, 9 10121 Torino 10121 Torino (IT)

(54)	Stacking machine for processing standard- up to C4-sized postal items

(57) A stacking machine comprising a launching device (3) to handle standard and elongated postal items (40) one by one, a bottom wall (18) to support a longitudinal side of the postal item when the latter is processed by the launching device (3), a stop wall (9) facing the launching device (3) to stop the postal items launched by the launching device (3), a compacting module (6) comprising a resting plane (15) to support a longitudinal side of the stacked postal items (40) processed by said launching device (3), and a first helix (10) arranged to engage a tail portion (42) of a postal item (40) exiting the launching device (3) and configured to guide the tail portion (42) towards the compacting module (6) and to free the outlet of the launching device (3), the stop wall (9) being spaced from the launching device (3) so that when a C4 postal item contacts the stop wall (9), the first helix (10) engages the tail portion of the C4 postal item.

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