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    • 专利摘要:
    An object sorting equipment (3) for sorting objects in top-open containers (6), for example bags, is characterized in that it comprises autonomous shuttle carriages (1) moving for each moving an object from a loading point (4) to a receptacle, in that the shuttle carts each have a carrying tray (10) for an object adapted to overhang the top opening of a receptacle, and in that there is provided a retaining means (16) above the openings of the receptacles which leaves a space (18) for the passage of a carrying tray between the retaining means and the opening of a receptacle and which holds the loaded object on the carrier tray above the receptacle opening when the shuttle carriage moves away from the receptacle so that the object falls by gravity into the receptacle.
    公开号:FR3036984A1
    申请号:FR1555086
    申请日:2015-06-04
    公开日:2016-12-09
    发明作者:Luc Chirol；Emmanuel Miette
    申请人:Solystic SAS；
    IPC主号:
    专利说明:

    [0001] TECHNICAL FIELD The invention relates to the field of sorting objects, and more particularly to postal sorting equipment for sorting postal objects, such as parcels, into open containers on the top, such as bags. PRIOR ART Currently, the reduced-flow sorting of postal parcels is weakly automated in sorting centers. Here is meant by reduced flow, a flow of up to three thousand parcels per hour. This type of sorting is generally carried out manually by specialized operators who pick up packages one by one from a sampling point, which visually recognize a destination affixed to a parcel that has been picked up, and then, according to a certain sorting plan. , determine the sorting bag in which the package must be deposited. The sorting bags can then be retrieved for distribution on the postman's tour or emptied for a new sorting pass of the parcels. Thus, the sorting rate of the parcels in these sorting centers depends essentially on the number of Operators who work and their ability to sort the parcels in the bags according to the sorting plan. It will also be understood that the change of sorting planes at each sorting pass requires a concentration effort to the Operators which can lead to sorting errors. 30 Note also that there are fully automated sorting machines called "online sorters with hooves" used for sorting some postal items 3036984. These machines are, however, not very suitable for sorting mail with reduced flow due to their high cost and the excessive footprint of these machines.
    [0002] DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The object of the invention is therefore to provide a solution for limiting the intervention of the Operators in a postal sorting package while ensuring a good rate of sorting packages. The goal is also to provide a reliable and cost-effective automated solution for low-volume parcel processing that is adapted to dynamically manage multiple sorting passes. The idea underlying the invention is to move the parcels or other postal objects with shuttle carts between a loading point of the packages and the bags, bags and shuttle carriages being adapted so that the deposit of a package from a cart into a bag is done by gravity alone. For this purpose, the object of the invention is an item sorting equipment for sorting objects in containers open at the top, characterized in that it comprises autonomous shuttle-trucks in displacement to transport each object from a loading point to a receptacle, in that the shuttle carts each have a carrying tray for a postal article adapted to overhang the top opening of a receptacle, and in that a means is provided for retainer 30 above the openings of the receptacles which leaves a space for the passage of a carrying tray between the retaining means and the opening of a receptacle and which holds the loaded object on the carrying tray above the opening of the receptacle when the shuttle carriage moves away from the receptacle so that the object falls by gravity into the receptacle. The article sorting device according to the invention may advantageously have the following particularities: the receptacles are aligned in rows and each shuttle carriage is controlled to move along the row of receptacles in such a way that the carrying tray the shuttle carriage successively overhangs the receptacles; the receptacles are bags suspended from gallows and the shuttle carriages are in the form of a lying U with a lower branch of the U which is adapted to pass under the hanging bags and an upper branch of the U which is adapted to overhang the bag openings; - The retaining means is a fixed pallet suspended above the bags.
    [0003] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention will be better understood and other advantages will appear on reading the detailed description of an embodiment taken by way of non-limiting example and illustrated by the appended drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of sorting equipment according to the invention seen in profile; Figure 2 is a schematic representation of a sorting equipment according to the invention seen from above. Description of the Embodiments The sorting equipment according to the invention is designed for sorting with reduced flow objects and more particularly non-machinable postal objects of the parcel type. With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, sorting equipment 5 according to the invention 1 comprises shuttle carriages 1 each consisting of a carriage 2A for carrying a package 3 and a shuttle 2B for moving the car. package 3 placed on the carriage 2A. The carriage 2A and the shuttle 2B may be provided to be attachable or not. Each shuttle 2B is an autonomous shuttle capable of moving between a loading point 4 of the packages 3 shown in FIG. 2 at drop-off points 5 of the packages in which receptacles 6, each having an opening on the top, are arranged here. bags hanging. The receptacles could also be bins, crates such as crates-pallets or the like. As can be seen in FIG. 1, each carriage 2A has a U-shape lying down with a lower branch 7 above the rollers 8 of the motorized shuttle 2B and an upper branch 9 on which is fixed a horizontal carrying tray 10. As can be seen in FIG. 1, the plate 10 on the leg 9 of the U is able to overhang the top opening of the bag 6 when the lower leg 7 of the U is under the bag 6. In FIG. the opening 11 of the top of the bags 6, which are aligned in one or more longitudinal rows. It is shown in Figure 2 that only one row of bags. The in-line bags thus constitute sorting outlets for a parcel post sorting process according to a certain sorting plan in one or more sorting passes. We can have receptacles 6 of different sizes adapted to filling rates in different packages according to the sorting outlets.
    [0004] FIG. 2 very schematically illustrates a control / control system for shuttle trucks 1 which here includes an automatic address recognition system 14 with a camera 15 which is mounted at a height in order to be able to observe the face. 10 top of each package 6 placed on a carrying tray 10 of a shuttle carriage 1 passing under the camera. It is understood that the shuttle trucks 1 are controlled remotely and wireless by geolocation from the system 13.
    [0005] The automatic address recognition system 14 may be a conventional system using an OCR adapted to recognize a destination address of the package from a digital image of the package taken by the camera 15 and containing this destination address.
    [0006] It is understood that the system 14 may also be a barcode reader able to read barcodes affixed to the packages. As can be seen in FIG. 2, the shuttle carriages 1 are controlled by the system 13 to follow a path formed by the sections D1, D2, D3, D4 and D5. The section D1 starts from the point of deposition 4 of a package on the platform of a shuttle carriage arriving for example from a storage area not shown. Section D1 ends here where the address recognition system 14 is located.
    [0007] The section D2 extends the section D1 and makes a 90 ° angle to reach one end of a row of bags or other receptacles. At the end of the section D2, the shuttle carriage 1 is in alignment with the bags 6 and shuttle 2A of the shuttle carriage can therefore follow the edge of this row of bags along the longitudinal section D3. The package 3 is then moved over the successive openings 11 of the bags.
    [0008] As shown in FIG. 1, there is provided, above each opening 11 of a receptacle, a retaining means 16 which leaves a space for the passage of a carrying plate between the retaining means and the opening of the container. receptacle and which holds the object 3 loaded on the tray 15 portage above the opening of the receptacle when the shuttle carriage 1 away from the receptacle, here following the section D4 which is perpendicular to the section D3. By moving away from the bag 6 along the section D4 the carrying plate 10 of the shuttle carriage 1, the package 3 falls by gravity into the bag 6 shown in FIG. 2. The retaining means 16 can be in the form of a pallet formed by a fallen edge of the suspension bracket 17 of the bag 6 and which leaves a slot 25 with the edge of the opening of the bag. A large pallet can also be used as a retaining means, which extends over the entire length of the row of bags 6. The section D4 is extended by a last section D5 which makes a right angle and which returns to the loading point 4 .
    [0009] 3036984 7 It is therefore understood that a plate 10 of a shuttle-carriage is able to overhang with a package 3 successively the bags 6 and when it arrives over a bag corresponding to a sorting outlet 5, the carriage- The shuttle is moved back along the section D4 and the package 3 retained by the pallet 16 falls by simple gravity into the bag 6 constituting the sorting outlet. With this arrangement, it is possible to provide for a single operator to load the shuttle carriages 1, one by one, at the loading point 4, the sorting being then performed automatically under the control of the system 13. According to the invention, it is also possible to have several loading points 4 of the shuttle carts 1 in packages 3. If the sorting comprises several sorting passes, the bags 6 can be removed from the jibs 17 by the Operator and replaced by bags. empty, the full bags being sequenced in point 4 for a new sorting pass 20 parcels.
    权利要求:
    Claims (5)
    [0001]
    REVENDICATIONS1. Equipment for sorting objects (3) for sorting objects in receptacles (6) open at the top, characterized in that it comprises autonomous shuttle-carriages (1) on the move to each transport an object of a loading point (4) to a receptacle, in that the shuttle carts each have a carrying tray (10) for an object adapted to overhang the top opening of a receptacle, and in that it is provided a retaining means (16) above the openings of the receptacles which leaves a space (18) for the passage of a carrying tray between the retaining means and the opening of a receptacle and which retains the loaded object on the carrier tray above the opening of the receptacle when the shuttle carriage moves away from the receptacle so that the object falls by gravity into the receptacle.
    [0002]
    2. Sorting equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that the receptacles are aligned in rows and each shuttle carriage is controlled to move along the row of receptacles in such a way that the carrying platform of the shuttle carriage overhangs. successively receptacles.
    [0003]
    3. Sorting equipment according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the receptacles are bags hanging from the gallows (17) and the shuttle carts have the shape of a U-coated with a lower branch of the U which is adapted to pass under the suspended bags 3036984 and an upper branch of the U which is adapted to overhang the openings of the bags.
    [0004]
    4. Sorting equipment according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the retaining means (16) is a pallet suspended above the bags.
    [0005]
    5. Sorting equipment according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the objects are postal objects.
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