Separator for heterogenous flat objects
US4701094A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 1986 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S209/939
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The article separator comprises at least one transfer station (20) receiving the articles to be transferred to the entrance of at least one delivery conveyor (4). Each transfer station is equipped with at least one pickup arm (21) with a suction head (22) at one end, driven between the transfer station and the delivery conveyor and having a plurality of orifices (23) which can be selectively connected to a vacuum source or a blown air source under the control of a video processing circuit (33) coupled to a camera (32) that registers the scene at the front of the transfer station. The separator can handle mail deemed to be non-mechanically-sortable hereto.
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