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Sorting facility for flat mail items

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EP1062058A1
EP1062058A1 EP99917772A EP99917772A EP1062058A1 EP 1062058 A1 EP1062058 A1 EP 1062058A1 EP 99917772 A EP99917772 A EP 99917772A EP 99917772 A EP99917772 A EP 99917772A EP 1062058 A1 EP1062058 A1 EP 1062058A1
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feed belt
deflection devices
mail items
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Burghard Rebel
Bertram Wanner
Karsten Knipper
Raymond P. Brady
Christoph Maurer
Rudolf Schuster
Adolf Hoepler
Christian Kassel
Matthias Stroessner
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Siemens AG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C1/00—Measures preceding sorting according to destination
    • B07C1/02—Forming articles into a stream; Arranging articles in a stream, e.g. spacing, orientating

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  • the invention relates to a sorting system for flat mail items with a rotating feed belt leading to a sorting device.
  • a sorting device for flat mail is known, for example, from WO 95/02468. It is common to feed the mail item to the sorting device by means of a feed belt which has a plurality of successive processing stations along a horizontal straight transport path. Processing stations of this type are, for example, input stations in which the postal matter is applied from side belts to the feed belt. Other stations include an alignment, a viewing station, an ejector and downstream Drucksta ⁇ tions for labeling of the mail to the destination addresses corresponding signatures.
  • the position of the mail is checked in the viewing station and the destination address is read. Incorrectly positioned mail items are laterally removed from the feed belt in the following ejector. Unclearly written addresses are sent to a workplace and corrected there. For this transition before ⁇ a greater amount of time is needed, so that the portion between the display terminal and the finishing ent must be ⁇ kept talking long.
  • the invention has for its object to improve the function of the feed belt and to reduce its overall length. This object is lost by the invention according to claim 1 ge ⁇ .
  • the deflection of the feed belt makes it possible to distribute the processing stations over sections of the feed belt lying one above the other, so that the total length is Nang. So that the arrangement of the feed belt is adapted to the multi-storey design of the sorting device, which is easily possible with the available room height.
  • Ejecting the movement component of the feed belt is used so that this process can be realized with simpler mechanical means.
  • the ejection curve avoids a transverse movement and follows a simple throwing par with a correspondingly improved target accuracy.
  • the processing stations can be arranged in a space-saving manner in two sections of the feed belt lying one above the other.
  • the feed belt is advantageously guided around the input stations in such a way that the mail item remains on the outside of the conveyor belt facing away from the deflecting means.
  • the mail can be kept on the conveyor belt frictionless m in its transport position.
  • the sorting system according to claim 8 makes it possible to move the mail items over the as roller-like deflecting means without bending. By rounding off the corners of the polygon, it is possible to reduce the number of its sides to such an extent that the smallest possible envelope diameter is achieved without the feed belt being kinked inadmissibly.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows the course of a feed belt 1, which runs in a meandering shape according to the straight arrows, to a sorting device 2.
  • the feed belt 1, which is oriented horizontally in its transverse direction, has a first, horizontally extending section 3 with a plurality of input stations 4 for flat mail items 5 lying one behind the other.
  • the top of the feed belt 1 is provided with protruding stops 6 on the upper side m of the constant pitch, which form receiving compartments for the mail items 5.
  • the mail items 5 m of an alignment station 7 are aligned with the stops 6.
  • a subsequent viewing station 8 detects the destination addresses applied to the postal items 5 and checks the position of the postal items 5 on the conveyor belt.
  • a subsequent ejector 9 removes, for example, incorrectly positioned or oversized 4
  • ß Postcoding 5 from the feed belt 1 m a collecting container 10.
  • the feed belt 1 is deflected by 180 ° and returned below the first section 3 to the beginning.
  • the collecting container 10 is located in the extension of the first section 3, so that the goods to be ejected 5 of the extended transport direction can be sorted out without a transverse movement m of a simple throwing parabola m the collecting container 10.
  • the feed belt 1 is deflected via two further deflection devices 11 by approximately 90 ° m each, a second functional section 12 which extends above the first section 3 parallel to the latter.
  • a further processing station m in the form of a printing station 13, to which the mail items 5 can be provided with a distinctive signature.
  • the viewing station 8 and the printing station 13 are connected via data lines (not shown) to a screen workstation (not shown) in which inaccurately read addresses can be corrected by hand.
  • the length of the feed belt 1 between the viewing station 8 and the printing station 13 can be kept so long by the present invention that there is sufficient time for the correction of the addresses with a small base area.
  • the deflection devices 11, which rotate with the feed belt 1 according to the round arrows, are designed in the form of rolls as equilateral polygons, the side length of which corresponds to the distance between two successive stops 6.
  • the feed belt 1 is adjusted relative to the deflection devices 11 such that the stops 6 are each in the corner region of the 5
  • Deflection devices 11 are located.
  • the support section of the feed belt 1 for the mail items 5 lies in a straight line on the flat sides of the deflection device. It is thereby achieved that the postal items 5 are each arranged above the straight sides of the polygons and thus cannot be bent during deflection.

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Abstract

A conveyor belt (1) leading to a sorting device (2) comprising two superimposed functional sections (3, 12) that are interconnected by redirected intermediate sections, thereby reducing the overall length of the conveyor belt (1).

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Beschreibungdescription

Sortieranlage für flache PostguterSorting system for flat postal items

Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Sortieranlage für flache Postguter mit einem zu einer Sortiereinrichtung fuhrenden umlaufenden Zufuhrband.The invention relates to a sorting system for flat mail items with a rotating feed belt leading to a sorting device.

Eine Sortiereinrichtung für flaches Postgut ist z.B. durch die WO 95/02468 bekannt geworden. Es ist üblich, das Postgut der Sortiereinrichtung mittels eines Zufuhrbandes zuzuführen, das entlang einer waagerechten geraden Transportstrecke mehrere aufeinanderfolgende Bearbeitungsstationen aufweist. Derartige Bearbeitungsstationen sind z.B. Eingabestationen, m denen das Postgut aus Seitenbandern auf das Zufuhrband aufgebracht wird. Andere Stationen sind z.B. eine Ausrichtstation, eine Sichtstation, ein Auswerfer und nachgeordnete Drucksta¬ tionen zur Beschriftung des Postgutes mit den Zieladressen entsprechenden Signaturen.A sorting device for flat mail is known, for example, from WO 95/02468. It is common to feed the mail item to the sorting device by means of a feed belt which has a plurality of successive processing stations along a horizontal straight transport path. Processing stations of this type are, for example, input stations in which the postal matter is applied from side belts to the feed belt. Other stations include an alignment, a viewing station, an ejector and downstream Drucksta ¬ tions for labeling of the mail to the destination addresses corresponding signatures.

In der Sichtstation wird die Lage des Postgutes überprüft und die Zieladresse eingelesen. Fehlerhaft aufliegende Postguter werden im nachfolgenden Auswerfer seitlich aus dem Zufuhrband entfernt. Undeutlich geschriebene Adressen werden an einen Arbeitsplatz übermittelt und dort korrigiert. Für diesen Vor¬ gang wird eine größere Zeitspanne benotigt, so daß der Abschnitt zwischen der Sichtstation und der Endbearbeitung ent¬ sprechend lang gehalten werden muß.The position of the mail is checked in the viewing station and the destination address is read. Incorrectly positioned mail items are laterally removed from the feed belt in the following ejector. Unclearly written addresses are sent to a workplace and corrected there. For this transition before ¬ a greater amount of time is needed, so that the portion between the display terminal and the finishing ent must be ¬ kept talking long.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, die Funktion des Zufuhrbandes zu verbessern und seine Baulange zu verringern. Diese Aufgabe wird durch die Erfindung gemäß Anspruch 1 ge¬ lost.The invention has for its object to improve the function of the feed belt and to reduce its overall length. This object is lost by the invention according to claim 1 ge ¬.

Durch die Umlenkung des Zufuhrbandes ist es möglich, die Bearbeitungsstationen auf übereinanderliegende Abschnitte des Zufuhrbandes zu verteilen, so daß sich die Gesamtlange ver- πngert. Damit wird die Anordnung des Zufuhrbandes der mehrstockigen Bauweise der Sortiereinrichtung angepaßt, was bei der zur Verfugung stehenden Raumhohe problemlos möglich ist, Die Abdeckeinrichtung verhindert, daß die Postguter m Abschnitten mit z.B. umgekehrter Transportlage vom Zufuhrband herunterfallen können.The deflection of the feed belt makes it possible to distribute the processing stations over sections of the feed belt lying one above the other, so that the total length is Nang. So that the arrangement of the feed belt is adapted to the multi-storey design of the sorting device, which is easily possible with the available room height.

Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen sind m den Ansprüchen 2 bis 7 gekennzeichnet :Advantageous further developments are characterized in claims 2 to 7:

Durch die Weiterbildung nach Anspruch 2 ist es möglich, einen Auffangbehalter für die ausgeworfenen Postguter m der Verlängerung des Zufuhrbandes anzuordnen, so daß die Postguter m der Transportrichtung ausgeworfen werden können. Dadurch verringert sich die Baubreite der AuswerfStation . Für dasThrough the development according to claim 2, it is possible to arrange a collecting container for the ejected mail items m the extension of the feed belt, so that the mail items m can be ejected in the transport direction. This reduces the width of the ejection station. For the

Auswerfen selbst wird die Bewegungskomponente des Zufuhrbandes genutzt, so daß dieser Vorgang mit einfacheren mechanischen Mitteln realisiert werden kann. Die Auswurfkurve vermeidet eine Querbewegung und folgt einer einfachen Wurfpara- bei mit entsprechend verbesserter Zielgenauigkeit .Ejecting the movement component of the feed belt is used so that this process can be realized with simpler mechanical means. The ejection curve avoids a transverse movement and follows a simple throwing par with a correspondingly improved target accuracy.

Durch die Weiterbildung nach Anspruch 3 können die Bearbeitungsstationen m zwei übereinander liegenden Abschnitten des Zufuhrbandes raumsparend angeordnet werden.Through the development according to claim 3, the processing stations can be arranged in a space-saving manner in two sections of the feed belt lying one above the other.

Durch die Weiterbildung nach Anspruch 4 wird zwischen der Sichtstation und der Druckstation eine Leerstrecke eingefugt, die so lang gehalten ist, daß die für das Nachbessern der Adresse erforderliche Zeitspanne ohne zusatzlichen Bedarf an Grundflache eingehalten werden kann.Through the development according to claim 4, an empty path is inserted between the viewing station and the printing station, which is held so long that the time required for the improvement of the address can be maintained without additional need for basic area.

Durch die Weiterbildung nach Anspruch 5 wird das Zufuhrband m vorteilhafter Weise um die Eingabestationen derart herumgeführt, daß das Postgut jeweils auf der den Umlenkemπch- tungen abgewandten Außenseite des Transportbandes verbleibt, wobei durch die Umlenkeinrichtungen nach Anspruch 6 ein senk- 3By means of the development according to claim 5, the feed belt is advantageously guided around the input stations in such a way that the mail item remains on the outside of the conveyor belt facing away from the deflecting means. 3

rechter Abschnitt gebildet wird, der die erforderliche Höhendifferenz ermöglicht.right section is formed, which enables the required height difference.

Durch die Weiterbildung nach Anspruch 7 kann das Postgut am Zufuhrband reibungsfrei m seiner Transportstellung gehalten werden.Through the development according to claim 7, the mail can be kept on the conveyor belt frictionless m in its transport position.

Die Sortieranlage nach Anspruch 8 ermöglicht es, die Postguter ohne Verbiegen über die als rollenartigen Umlenkemnch- tungen zu fuhren. Durcn die Abrundung der Ecken des Polygons ist es möglich, die Anzahl seiner Seiten soweit zu verringern, daß ein möglichst kleiner Hulldurchmesser erreicht wird, ohne daß dabei das Zufuhrband unzulässig geknickt wird.The sorting system according to claim 8 makes it possible to move the mail items over the as roller-like deflecting means without bending. By rounding off the corners of the polygon, it is possible to reduce the number of its sides to such an extent that the smallest possible envelope diameter is achieved without the feed belt being kinked inadmissibly.

Durch die Weiterbildung nach Anspruch 9 wird dabei eine definierte Lage des Postgutes auf dem Zufuhrband erreicht, so daß ein Knicken sicher vermieden werden kann.Through the development according to claim 9, a defined position of the mail item is achieved on the feed belt, so that kinking can be safely avoided.

Im folgenden wird die Erfindung anhand eines m der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausfuhrungsbeispieles naher erläutert.The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to an exemplary embodiment shown in the drawing.

Figur 1 zeigt schematisiert den Verlauf eines gemäß den geraden Pfeilen maanderformig umlaufenden Zufuhrbandes 1 zu einer Sortiereinrichtung 2. Das in seiner Querrichtung horizontal orientierte Zufuhrband 1 weist einen ersten, sich waagerecht erstreckenden Abschnitt 3 mit mehreren hintereinander liegenden Eingabestationen 4 für flache Postguter 5 auf. Das Zufuhrband 1 ist auf seiner Oberseite m gleichbleibendem Tei- lungsabstand mit abstehenden Anschlagen 6 versehen, die Auf- nahmefacher für die Postguter 5 bilden.FIG. 1 schematically shows the course of a feed belt 1, which runs in a meandering shape according to the straight arrows, to a sorting device 2. The feed belt 1, which is oriented horizontally in its transverse direction, has a first, horizontally extending section 3 with a plurality of input stations 4 for flat mail items 5 lying one behind the other. The top of the feed belt 1 is provided with protruding stops 6 on the upper side m of the constant pitch, which form receiving compartments for the mail items 5.

Im Anschluß an die Eingabestationen 4 werden die Postguter 5 m einer Ausrichtstation 7 an den Anschlagen 6 ausgerichtet. Eine darauf folgende Sichtstation 8 detektiert die auf die Postguter 5 aufgebrachten Zieladressen und überprüft die Lage der Postguter 5 auf dem Transportband. Ein anschließender Auswerfer 9 entfernt z.B. fehlerhaft aufliegende oder zu gro- 4Following the input stations 4, the mail items 5 m of an alignment station 7 are aligned with the stops 6. A subsequent viewing station 8 detects the destination addresses applied to the postal items 5 and checks the position of the postal items 5 on the conveyor belt. A subsequent ejector 9 removes, for example, incorrectly positioned or oversized 4

ße Postguter 5 vom Zufuhrband 1 m einen Auffangbehalter 10. In einer unmittelbar folgenden, als rollenartigen Umlen- kemrichtung 11 wird das Zufuhrband 1 um 180° umgelenkt und unterhalb des ersten Abschnittes 3 zu dessen Anfang zurückgeführt. Der Auffangbehalter 10 befindet sich m der Verlängerung des ersten Abschnittes 3, so daß die auszuwerfenden Transportguter 5 der verlängerten Transportrichtung ohne Querbewegung m einer einfachen Wurfparabel m den Auffangbe- halter 10 aussortiert werden können.ß Postguter 5 from the feed belt 1 m a collecting container 10. In an immediately following, as a roller-like deflection 11, the feed belt 1 is deflected by 180 ° and returned below the first section 3 to the beginning. The collecting container 10 is located in the extension of the first section 3, so that the goods to be ejected 5 of the extended transport direction can be sorted out without a transverse movement m of a simple throwing parabola m the collecting container 10.

Das Zufuhrband 1 wird über zwei weitere Umlenkeinrichtungen 11 um jeweils ungefähr 90° m einen zweiten Funktionsabschnitt 12 umgelenkt, der sich oberhalb des ersten Abschnittes 3 parallel zu diesem erstreckt. Oberhalb dieses Funkti- onsabschnittes 12 befindet sich zumindest eine weitere Bearbeitungsstation m Form einer Druckstation 13, m der die Postguter 5 mit einer kennzeichnenden Signatur versehen werden können. Die Sichtstation 8 und die Druckstation 13 sind über nicht dargestellte Datenleitungen mit einem nicht darge- stellten Bildschirmarbeitsplatz verbunden, in dem ungenau gelesene Adressen von Hand korrigiert werden können. Die Lange des Zufuhrbandes 1 zwischen der Sichtstation 8 und der Druckstation 13 kann durch die vorliegende Erfindung so lang gehalten werden, daß mit geringer Grundflache hinreichend Zeit für die Korrektur der Adressen zur Verfugung steht.The feed belt 1 is deflected via two further deflection devices 11 by approximately 90 ° m each, a second functional section 12 which extends above the first section 3 parallel to the latter. Above this functional section 12 there is at least one further processing station m in the form of a printing station 13, to which the mail items 5 can be provided with a distinctive signature. The viewing station 8 and the printing station 13 are connected via data lines (not shown) to a screen workstation (not shown) in which inaccurately read addresses can be corrected by hand. The length of the feed belt 1 between the viewing station 8 and the printing station 13 can be kept so long by the present invention that there is sufficient time for the correction of the addresses with a small base area.

Um das Transportgut zwischen dem ersten Abschnitt 3 und dem Funktionsabschnitt 12 am Zufuhrband 1 zu sichern ist über diesen Zwischenabschnitt ein mitlaufendes Abdeckband 14 ge- fuhrt, das eng am Zufuhrband 1 anliegt.In order to secure the goods to be transported between the first section 3 and the functional section 12 on the feed belt 1, a moving cover belt 14, which lies closely against the feed belt 1, is guided over this intermediate section.

Die als sich mit dem Zufuhrband 1 gemäß den Rundpfeilen drehenden Umlenkeinrichtungen 11 sind rollenartig als gleichseitige Polygone ausgebildet, deren Seitenlange dem Abstand zwi- sehen zwei aufeinanderfolgenden Anschlagen 6 entspricht. Das Zufuhrband 1 ist relativ zu den Umlenkeinrichtungen 11 derart justiert, daß sich die Anschlage 6 jeweils im Eckbereich der 5The deflection devices 11, which rotate with the feed belt 1 according to the round arrows, are designed in the form of rolls as equilateral polygons, the side length of which corresponds to the distance between two successive stops 6. The feed belt 1 is adjusted relative to the deflection devices 11 such that the stops 6 are each in the corner region of the 5

Umlenkeinrichtungen 11 befinden. Der Auflageabschnitt des Zufuhrbandes 1 für die Postguter 5 legt sich geradlinig an die flachen Seiten der Umlenkeinrichtung an. Dadurch wird erreicht, daß die Postguter 5 jeweils über dem geradlinigen Seiten der Polygone angeordnet sind und somit beim Umlenken nicht verbogen werden können. Deflection devices 11 are located. The support section of the feed belt 1 for the mail items 5 lies in a straight line on the flat sides of the deflection device. It is thereby achieved that the postal items 5 are each arranged above the straight sides of the polygons and thus cannot be bent during deflection.

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6Patentansprüche 6 patent claims 1. Sortieranlage für flache Postguter (5) mit einem zu einer Sortiereinrichtung (2) fuhrenden umlaufenden Zufuhrband (1), dem m horizontal orientierten Abschnitten (3, 12) mehrere aufeinanderfolgende Bearbeitungsstationen (z.B. 4, 7, 8, 9, 13) für die flach aufliegenden Postguter (5) zugeordnet smα, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Zufuhrband (1) zwischen den Bearbeitungsstationen (9, 13) über zumindest zwei Umlenkeinrichtungen (11) gefuhrt ist, an denen das Zufuhrband (1) jeweils zumindest annähernd rechtwinklig umgelenkt ist, und daß dem Zufuhrband (1) im Bereich zwischen den vorzugsweise als rollenartig ausgebildeten Umlenkeinrichtungen (11) eine Abdeckeinrichtung (z.B. 14) für die Postguter (5) zugeordnet ist.1. Sorting system for flat mail items (5) with a rotating supply belt (1) leading to a sorting device (2), the m horizontally oriented sections (3, 12) for several successive processing stations (for example 4, 7, 8, 9, 13) the flat-lying mail items (5) assigned to smα, characterized in that the feed belt (1) is guided between the processing stations (9, 13) via at least two deflection devices (11), on each of which the feed belt (1) is deflected at least approximately at right angles , and that the feed belt (1) is assigned a covering device (for example 14) for the mail items (5) in the area between the deflection devices (11), which are preferably designed as rolls. 2. Sortieranlage nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine der Bearbeitungsstationen als Auswerfer (9) für fehlerhaft aufliegende Postguter (5) fungiert, und daß auf den Auswerfer (9) unmittelbar anschließend eine der Umlenkeinrichtungen (11) folgt.2. Sorting system according to claim 1, characterized in that one of the processing stations acts as an ejector (9) for incorrectly lying mail items (5), and that the ejector (9) is immediately followed by one of the deflection devices (11). 3. Sortieranlage nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das maanderformig verlaufende Zufuhrband (1) von einem ersten Abschnitt (3) aus der Zufuhrrichtung m einer ersten der Umlenkeinrichtungen (11) um annähernd 180° in die Gegen- richtung umgelenkt ist, und daß das Zufuhrband (1) aus diesem Abschnitt (3) mittels zumindest einer weiteren der Umlenkeinrichtungen (11) um weitere 180° in die Zufuhrrichtung zurückgeführt ist.3. Sorting system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the meandering feed belt (1) is deflected by a first section (3) from the feed direction m a first of the deflection devices (11) by approximately 180 ° in the opposite direction, and that the feed belt (1) from this section (3) is returned by at least one more of the deflection devices (11) by a further 180 ° in the feed direction. 4. Sortieranlage nach Anspruch 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, 74. Sorting system according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in 7 daß vor dem Auswerfer (9) eine Sichtstation (8) zur Adressenerkennung angeordnet ist und daß eine weitere Bearbeitungsstation als Druckstation (13) ausgebildet ist, die sich m einem Funktionsabschnitt (12) nach der letzten Umlenkeinrichtung (11) befindet.that a viewing station (8) for address recognition is arranged in front of the ejector (9) and that another processing station is designed as a printing station (13) which is located in a functional section (12) after the last deflection device (11). 5. Sortiereinrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Anspr che, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Zufuhrband (1) vom Auswerfer (9) m einer annähernden 360°-Schleιfe um die vorangehenden Bearbeitungsstationen5. Sorting device according to one of the preceding Anspr che, characterized in that the feed belt (1) from the ejector (9) m an approximately 360 ° loop around the preceding processing stations (z.B. 4, 7, 8) zu den nachfolgenden Bearbeitungsstationen(e.g. 4, 7, 8) to the subsequent processing stations (z.B. 13) herumgeführt ist.(e.g. 13) is led around. 6. Sortiereinrichtung nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Zufuhrband (1) m einer zweiten und dritten Umlen- kemπchtung (11) um jeweils annähernd 90° umgelenkt ist.6. Sorting device according to claim 5, characterized in that the feed belt (1) m of a second and third Umlen- kemπchtung (11) is deflected by approximately 90 °. 7. Sortiereinrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Abdeckeinrichtung als partiell mit dem Zufuhrband (1) umlaufendes Abdeckband (14) ausgebildet ist, daß mit diesem über die Umlenkeinrichtungen (11) gefuhrt ist.7. Sorting device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover device is designed as a partially with the feed belt (1) revolving cover belt (14) that this is guided over the deflection devices (11). 8. Sortieremlage für flache Postguter (5) mit einem zu einer Sortiereinrichtung (2) fuhrenden, über rollenartige Umlen- kemrichtungen umlaufenden Zufuhrband (1) das die Postguter (5) m zumindest annähernd gleichem Teilungsabstand transportiert, insbesondere nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Umlenkeinrichtungen (11) als zirkulär gleichseitige Polygone ausgebildet sind, deren Seitenlange dem Teilungsab- stand der Postguter entspricht und daß die Transportlage der Postguter (5) derart auf die Winkelstellung αer Umlenkeinrichtungen (11) abgestimmt ist, daß die vorzugsweise abgerundeten Eckbereiche der Umlenkeinrichtungen (11) zwischen den aufeinanderfolgenden Postgutern (5) liegen.8. Sorting system for flat mail items (5) with a feed belt (1) leading to a sorting device (2) and running over roller-like deflecting devices, which transports the mail items (5) m at least approximately the same pitch apart, in particular according to one of the preceding claims, thereby characterized in that the deflection devices (11) are designed as circular equilateral polygons, the side length of which corresponds to the spacing of the postal items and that the transport position of the postal items (5) is such that the Angular position of the deflection devices (11) is coordinated such that the preferably rounded corner areas of the deflection devices (11) lie between the successive mail items (5). 9. Sortieranlage nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Zufuhrband (1) auf der Seite der Postguter (5) mit im Teilungsabstand abstehenden Anschlagen (6) für die Postguter (5) versehen ist, und daß die Anschlage (6) über die Eckbereiche der Umlenkeinrichtungen (11) gefuhrt sind. 9. Sorting system according to claim 8, characterized in that the feed belt (1) on the side of the postal items (5) with spacing stops (6) for the postal items (5) is provided, and that the stops (6) on the Corner areas of the deflection devices (11) are guided.
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