Postal sorting machine including a bin-transfer structure
US7080739B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB07C3/008
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A postal sorting machine (1) comprises sort outlets (7) distributed in one or more horizontal rows that are superposed and parallel. A bin transfer structure (3) is placed along said rows of sort outlets (7), said transfer structure (3) comprising one or more superposed bin conveyors (9) extending parallel to respective rows of sort outlets and one or more superposed gangways (10) that are movable along the rows of sort outlets (7), each extending between a row of sort outlets (7) and a corresponding bin conveyor (9) to enable at least one storage bin (4) to be transferred from a sort outlet (7) to a corresponding bin conveyor (9).
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