ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIESILTLVFIROMKCYALTRBGCZEEHUPLSKBAHRIS..MTNORSMESM..................JDIM360 Ver 2.15 (14 Jul 2008) - 1620000/02374745EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA320120118EP11162146.220110412itenenTO2010027520100412IT2012011820120320111012201141B65H 31/06 20060101AFI20111213BHEP B65H 29/70 20060101ALI20111213BHEP deStapelvorrichtung für die Bearbeitung von Poststücken mit Standard- bis C4-FormatenStacking machine for processing standard- up to C4-sized postal itemsfrDispositif d'empilement pour le traitement du courrier du format standard et jusqu'à taille C41ELSAG DATAMAT S.p.A.101131142E8639/11-EPVia Giacomo Puccini 2GenovaITFranzone, CristianoVia Mascagni 6016154 GenovaITBADANZA, Simone AntoninoVia Giovanni Santolini 24/2216132 GenovaITSolari, FeliceVia Roma 74/316033 LavagnaITJorio, Paoloet al101276941Studio Torta S.p.A. Via Viotti, 910121 TorinoITALATBEBGCHCYCZDEDKEEESFIFRGBGRHRHUIEISITLILTLULVMCMKMTNLNOPLPTRORSSESISKSMTRBAME20120118201203

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.