Postal sorting machine with a manual feed station
US8267243B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB07C3/02
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A postal sorting machine comprising an automatic feed station (8) with an unstacker device (2), a manual feed station (9), and a sorting conveyor adapted to move mailpieces in series one behind another in a conveying direction (31), the automatic feed station being designed to feed the conveyor automatically with mailpieces from a stack of mailpieces, the manual feed station (9) being adapted to receive mailpieces inserted individually and to place them in the conveyor. The manual feed station (9) comprises a protective cover forming a sort of tunnel over the conveyor, and an insertion slot (26) provided in the protective cover and through which a mailpiece can be inserted into the tunnel, said slot being in vertical alignment with a mailpiece receiving and handling space (34) for receiving and handling a mailpiece in the conveyor, which space is funnel-shaped.
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