EP1773513B1 - Vorrichtung zum sortieren von postsendungen - Google Patents

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EP1773513B1
EP1773513B1 EP05759651.2A EP05759651A EP1773513B1 EP 1773513 B1 EP1773513 B1 EP 1773513B1 EP 05759651 A EP05759651 A EP 05759651A EP 1773513 B1 EP1773513 B1 EP 1773513B1
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Peter GÖRTZ
Bernard Kehrbaum
Heinz Jürgen KEEN
Jochen Gülck
Matthias Sens
Dietmar Doll
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07CPOSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C3/00Sorting according to destination

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  • the invention relates to a device for sorting mailpieces, in which the mailpieces are sorted in a sorting process with at least two sorting passes after a sequence of at least one delivery point having multiple delivery points, for which the mailpieces are input to a sorting device having a plurality of endpoints each of which a container for receiving the mail items is positioned, the mail items are dropped in a first sorting pass at the terminals in the container, which are assigned to an applied to the mailing delivery address and fed the mail in the containers of the material input again for at least one further sorting pass become.
  • the delivery points of the delivery passages are assigned to end points of a sorting device in a specific manner.
  • the mailings are then collected according to the delivery address applied to them at the terminals associated with the delivery addresses.
  • reassignments are made between the delivery points and the end points of the sorting device, wherein the delivery points that were associated with a single pass in a previous pass are appropriately distributed to all endpoints.
  • the mail items of the sorting device for a pass of the sorting device are supplied in a predetermined order, which results from the order of the terminals at which the programs have been collected in a previous pass.
  • a two-pass procedure is used for the sequence sorting, in which programs for a number of delivery points can be sorted, which corresponds to the squared number of terminals of the sorting device.
  • shipments for a plurality of individual delivery times are usually sorted in the sequence sorting and, in the case of standard and compact letters, output as a total stack from the sorting device.
  • the sorting and, in particular, the sequence sorting of large and large letters is considerably more complicated because, due to the size of the letters and, above all, due to the very different mailing formats, no substantially homogeneous piles of mailings of the same format are created by the sorting device can.
  • a sorting device for large and large letters which can also be used for sorting the sequence of gears, for example, from the international patent application WO 02/090006 out.
  • the known sorting device contains a letter sorting machine in which letters are fed to a plurality of material inputs and dropped at terminals into containers. To carry out a sequence sorting, it contains a storage device in the containers, which have been filled in a pass, are picked up and sorted in order to be able to supply them to the substance inputs for a subsequent pass in the appropriate order.
  • the filled containers of each terminal are collected after completion of a pass and put these collections in the order of terminals.
  • sequence sorting of large and maxi letters is carried out, as is the sequence sorting of standard and compact letters, using a sorting plan in which a sorting matrix is formed for each pass, by which each delivery point taken into account during the sorting is assigned a terminal.
  • the required size of the sorter exceeds the amount of space available at sorting centers of a postal company.
  • a first sorting machine is used for sorting by destination.
  • the one of this Device sorted items are then fed to the means for sorting the sequence.
  • a sorting device for sorting the gantry is therefore at least two sorting machines, whereby the mechanical sorting is very uneconomical.
  • the sequence sorting is therefore usually performed manually.
  • the invention has for its object to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art and to allow a sequence sorting of mail, which can be carried out in particular with compact and simple as possible constructed sorting.
  • the device according to the invention for sorting mailpieces has at least one material input for feeding mailpieces, at least one identification link for detecting delivery address on the mailpieces, at least one destination and a delivery point and for applying unique identification codes to the mailpieces, a means for storing the association between the mailpieces and the identification code, a plurality of terminals at which the mailpieces are dropped into containers as a function of the identification code and taking into account the association between the identification code and at least one conveyor for transporting the containers from the terminals to the material input.
  • the device is characterized in particular in that it has an activating means for activating a first and a second operating state of the device, wherein in the first operating state an allocation means assigns at least one destination to each terminal, the mailpieces in dependence of an association between the identification code and the destination the mail items are discarded at the corresponding terminals and filled containers are transported away from the terminals of the area of the device and in the second operating state assigns the assignment means for a first sorting pass a sorting process for sorting the sequence of each terminal a delivery point, the mail items depending on an association between the Identification codes and the delivery points are dropped at the corresponding terminals, the conveyor transports the filled containers from the terminals to the substance input and the allocation means for a second sorting pass of the sorting process for sorting the course sequence assigns a delivery point to each terminal point and the mailpieces of the association between the identification codes and the delivery points are dropped at the corresponding terminal points.
  • the device has the advantage that it can be used both for the sorting of mail items according to the destination as well as for the sequence sorting.
  • the term destination may mean a destination region, a delivery district group and / or a single delivery district and refers in particular to the Sorting depth required to prepare for sequence sorting.
  • the entire sorting of the mailpieces can thus be carried out by means of a single machine, which can be operated flexibly in two operating states.
  • the allocation means suppresses the delivery points for which there are no items.
  • the apparatus preferably further includes means for dispensing a release card into the containers. This is particularly advantageous if, during the sequence sorting in the second operating state, consignments for a plurality of delivery districts are dispensed into a container. The consignments for different delivery districts can then be separated by the separation card.
  • At least one terminal is assigned an overflow function. There, the mail items are dropped when the container is already filled at the terminal which the delivery address of the mailings is assigned.
  • the device Furthermore, it is advantageous to equip the device with a means for detecting identification features of the containers and with a controller which performs a supply of the containers to the material inputs depending on the identification features.
  • the device also has a means for assigning the identification features to the shipments located in the containers.
  • the identification feature is preferably applied to the container identification codes.
  • the device has a fill level control in the region of the end points for determining the fill level of the containers arranged at the end points.
  • the sorting device can be controlled in particular so that at a terminal at which there is a completely filled container, no more mailpieces are dropped and these broadcasts are directed, for example, to a terminal, which is associated with an overflow function.
  • delivery addresses applied to the mailpieces can be detected, it being possible to determine for which delivery items consignments based on the detected delivery addresses, and wherein the delivery points can be suppressed in the association between the terminals and the delivery points for which not at least one Mailing is present.
  • the delivery points can be assigned to a terminal for which there is at least one mail item.
  • sorting large and large letters which are not available daily for the majority of delivery points, so that a significant number of terminals for the sorting of a predetermined number of delivery times can be saved.
  • Sorting devices with a much smaller footprint can thus be used for the sequence sorting.
  • the transport paths for the mailpieces are shorter, whereby the processing time for sorting is shortened.
  • the containers can be easily transported in the order of substance input, which corresponds to the spatial arrangement of the terminals.
  • Filled containers at the end point associated with the overflow are transported out of the area of the sorting device and are not considered further in the sorting process.
  • the number of shipments is determined, which are available for each delivery point.
  • Shipments that are not taken into account in a first sorting process can be sorted by the sequence in a subsequent sorting process.
  • a sorting of several subsets of the total amount of items in multiple sorting processes also takes into account in particular the logistical conditions in the sorting of mailpieces.
  • the resulting subsets of consignments sorted according to the sequence of services for a delivery service can be combined by a further sorting into a total quantity of consignments sorted according to the service sequence.
  • Separation card are sorted after the last belonging to a delivery program in the container containing shipments for several Zustellêt.
  • the sorting of the mailpieces after the sequence of courses can be carried out in a distribution center at a destination of the mailpieces.
  • the delivery addresses can also be detected on the mail items at a dispatch location of the mailpieces.
  • an identification code can be applied to the mailpieces which are uniquely associated with the mailing.
  • the assignment may conveniently be stored in a unit accessed during the sorting of the items.
  • the items are dropped depending on the identification code at the end of the sorter.
  • dimensions and / or weight of the mailpieces can also be detected. After a check of the dimensions and / or the weight of such items can be discharged from the program run, which can not be sorted reliably due to their size and / or weight.
  • GBf large letters
  • MBf maximum letters
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EP10181623.9A EP2298459B1 (de) 2004-07-21 2005-07-15 Verfahren zum Sortieren von Postsendungen
PL10181623T PL2298459T3 (pl) 2004-07-21 2005-07-15 Sposób sortowania przesyłek pocztowych
EP10181621A EP2298458A3 (de) 2004-07-21 2005-07-15 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Sortieren von Postsendungen

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