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EP1093862A1
EP1093862A1 EP99810958A EP99810958A EP1093862A1 EP 1093862 A1 EP1093862 A1 EP 1093862A1 EP 99810958 A EP99810958 A EP 99810958A EP 99810958 A EP99810958 A EP 99810958A EP 1093862 A1 EP1093862 A1 EP 1093862A1
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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
    • B07C3/00—Sorting according to destination
    • B07C3/02—Apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution
    • B07C3/08—Apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution using arrangements of conveyors

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  • the invention relates to a distribution arrangement for parcels, with a conveyor and at least one producer group, which transfers the packages to the conveyor and with at least one target group, which the packages of the conveyor for further transport takes over.
  • Distribution arrangements of the type mentioned are known and serve In particular, specifically addressed packets are controlled to be handed over for dispatch to vehicles that are ready on a ramp.
  • the loaded vehicles deliver the parcels Sales or delivery points, for example to the Kiosks of a particular district.
  • the packages are in the Usually compiled and addressed individually and can in some cases only from a printed product consist.
  • a known arrangement has a U-shaped conveyor with one producer group on one arm and one on the other Arm a target group is arranged.
  • a U-shaped one Conveyor can also be a closed one Concentricity can be used that a producer group with a Target group connects.
  • the performance be distributed over several, smaller conveyor systems that only a limited number of producers and target groups connect with each other.
  • an additional, funding system covering all producer and target groups be provided, which is only a part of the total Crowd encourages.
  • the parcels start from the little ones hand over the higher-level conveyor system. Such an arrangement is in operation at the Süd German Symposium in Kunststoff.
  • the invention has for its object an arrangement of the type mentioned, which creates the difficulties mentioned avoids.
  • the arrangement should still be inexpensive producible and reliable.
  • the task is with a generic distribution arrangement solved in that the conveyor has a closed Concentricity forms and in at least two on top of each other lying levels and that at least one producer group and two target groups along the closed Concentricity are arranged in series.
  • the Order is the delivery of packages from one Funding body to another not necessary and therefore faults due to transfer errors can be excluded become. It is also advantageous that the electronic Tracking packages is easier than before because collaboration of two or more mechanical transport systems falls away.
  • the conveyor is completely loaded by a producer group, which incidentally also consists of a device unit can exist, and a subsequent one partial delivery of the packages to a target group, the resulting gaps through packages of a subsequent one Producer group can be filled again.
  • the Conveyor device by a producer group the existing ones Gaps filled by packages from a subsequent producer group become.
  • a major advantage of the system according to the invention is also seen in the fact that on two superimposed Flat running concentricity due to its length an intermediate buffer function between the producer groups and the Can meet target groups. With this function the Parcels do not leave the round trip and therefore not on other system will be handed over. Buffered packets come back to the delivery after a certain period of time Past the target position without leaving the system have to.
  • To control the filling level of the buffered Packets can be derived simple algorithms that either throttle the producer groups or decrease of packages to the target groups accelerate by an overflow to prevent the system.
  • the system according to the invention can thus be represented well electronically. An overload the computer can thus also with high performance be avoided.
  • the system 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a conveyor device 2, which forms a closed round run R.
  • the Conveyor can be a device with one here Not shown conveyor, such as a conveyor belt his. It has a drive 42 and a control device 43.
  • the controlled drive of such conveyors 2 is known per se to the person skilled in the art and needs not to be explained.
  • the runout R runs according to Figure 3 in a lower plane A and at a distance arranged upper level B. In the lower level A is the range from point 15 to Point 16 extends. After point 16 there is a climb 12 to upper level B and from point 17 to point 18, the run R runs in the upper level B. From point 18 leads from a fall path 13 back to the lower level A. and to point 15. The direction of conveyance is through the two Arrows 19 and 20 indicated.
  • the concentricity R thus points two loops 21 and 22 each with a riser 12 or fall distance 13 on.
  • the packets 3 are formed, for example Print products from one not shown here Rotation with downstream package formation groups taken over become.
  • the packets 3 generated are machine-readable addressed and at the locations 6 of the conveyor device 2 Pass concentricity R.
  • the handover usually takes place at Conveyor running 2.
  • the packages 3 a barcode reader 14 or another suitable reading device which reads the address, so that the packages 3 target a target position of the target group 7 or 8 can be funded.
  • These target groups 7 and 8 are arranged in series one after the other. On this Target groups 7 and 8 are arranged according to FIG.
  • ramps 9, which are supplied via funding bodies 10 and 11 and on which the vehicles 44 to be loaded are arranged.
  • the conveying bodies 10 convey the packages 3 of promote the upper level B to the ramp 9 and the conveying members 11 the packages 3 in the lower level A also to the ramp 9.
  • the packages 3 can go from the producer group 5 to the target group 8 or optionally also given to the following target group 7 become. Is it as a result of a fault or out of a other reason not possible, packages 3 to target groups 7 and 8, the packages that have not been delivered remain on the concentric run R and arrive at producer group 4 over and on loop 22 to upper level B. Finally, these packets 3 reach loop 21 past the producer group 5 in turn to the target groups 8 or 7.
  • the round trip R can thus take up packets that cannot be included in target groups 7 and 8.
  • the concentricity R can take the packets 3 until they arrive at the starting point 15 again. From that moment on the producer group 5 are stopped so that packets continue producer group 4 can be funded. It can for example, 100 packages from producer group 5 circulate. The packages of the producer group 5 can in this way if necessary be buffered for a certain time without that the system has to be switched off.
  • Packets 3 of producer group 4 arrive at loop 22 and via the ascent section 12 to the upper level B and here for example past target group 7. Not given here Packets 3 finally reach this upper level B to target group 8. It is essential that starting from producer groups 4 and 5 each have two target groups 7 and 8 can be reached before the further producer group 5 or 4 loaded the concentricity R. This is special high performance possible. Also for packages 3 of the producer group 4 there is the possibility of intermediate buffering, as above explained.
  • the arrangement 1 has two levels A and B and two Loops 21 and 22. In principle there is also an arrangement over more than two levels and with more than two Loops possible. A version with only is also conceivable a producer group 4 or 5.
  • the distribution arrangement 1 ' according to FIG. 2 has two rotations R 'and R' ', which are closed and each have a conveyor 2 'or 2' '.
  • This Conveyors 2 'and 2' ' are in the direction of the arrows 45 and 46 driven and for the targeted delivery of the parcels 3 controlled.
  • Both runs R 'and R' 'each extend over a lower level A and an upper level B. Die dotted areas run in the upper Level B, while the areas shown with solid lines run in the lower level A. Correspondingly points each run has a climb and a fall.
  • the arrangement 1 ' can also one producer group 30 or 31 two target groups 33 or 34 and 35 before the other producer group reaches the Concentricity R 'or R' 'loaded. Packages that cannot be delivered can remain on the concentricity R 'or R' 'so that also an intermediate buffer function is guaranteed here.

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