Apparatus for sorting mail and the like

US5785488A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Josef Raschke · Pliening, DE
• Rudolf Schuster · Heimstetten, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 14, 1997
• Grant date: Jul 28, 1998
• Expiry date: Jan 14, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65H2701/1916
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The apparatus comprises PA1 a magazine (M) for the acceptance of the stacked unit load and for offering the unit load in an upper fetching position (A) of the stack, PA1 a guide profile (FP) of the magazine (M) that is at least approximately L-shaped in crossection and that is arranged inclined such that the unit load lies against both legs of the guide profile, and PA1 a rotor (R) that carries at least one suction grab (SG) that is adjustable in radial direction and swivellably arranged, and PA1 a conveyor (F) for the acceptance and further-transport of the separated unit load, whereby PA1 magazine (M), rotor (R) and conveyor (F) are aligned such relative to one another in terms of their spatial position that the suction grab (SG) can seize the unit load respectively offered in the fetching position (A) of the magazine (M) and transfer it to the conveyor (F) after a rotation of the rotor(R).