Sorting installation for articles having different destinations
US5346072A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 8, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S209/90
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invents relates to a sorting installation for articles having different destinations, especially letters. The installation comprises n sorting machines connected to a common conveyor. Each machine comprises pigeonholes associated with p.sub.i of the N possible destinations. The articles introduced at the input of the machine and not corresponding to one of the p.sub.i destinations are directed towards the storage regions, each region corresponding to the destinations associated with the other n-1 sorting machines to which the articles are periodically transferred.
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