EP1637236A1 - Discharge pre-sorter comprising crossbelts - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a presorter for departure sorting according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
- Restpost takes place according to primary goals - with a presorter - and then to secondary targets with a main sorter.
- Letter center is a regional sorting point, which is defined for example by the first two digits of a four-digit postal code.
- shipments destined for a mail center are usually filled into containers.
- the consignments were also filled into containers and manually or partially automatically fed to the main sorters for a main sorting to be carried out at the same place.
- Restmail is a broadcast spectrum that until today mainly sorted manually.
- the requirements for an automatic system are very high, as residual mail shipments are not standardized Letter or Flatsorter can be processed. Solutions with conventional sorters are very difficult to realize because, on the one hand, a very large Patz pad is usually necessary and on the other hand, a manual sorting can be made very efficient.
- the manual performance of one person corresponds to about 1000 processed shipments per sorting pass. However, as usually two to three sorting passes are required, this results in an effective throughput of about 300-500 shipments per person.
- the present invention is therefore based on the object of specifying a Vorsorter for departure sorting, which meets the requirements listed above.
- the solution according to the invention with orthogonally arranged transverse bands also has the advantage that existing presensors in which transmissions according to the prior art can continue to be used.
- the shipments deposited in containers correspond to primary destinations, i. geographically remote other mail sorting centers.
- a cross-belt sorter comprises a plurality of cross-belt carriages 10, on each of which a consignment is conveyed.
- the transverse harnesses 10 may be configured according to EP 1 227 050 A1 [1].
- Each cross-belt sorter 1, 2 and 3 each have a feeder A1, A2, A3, with which the consignments to be sorted are supplied. In this case, an operator is usually assigned to these locations for loading in order to align the items, in the present case so-called remainder mail, with the address upwards.
- Each on a crossbelt car 10 lying transmission is detected according to the cross-belt sorter 1, 2, 3 of a reader 101, 102, 103 with respect to the address and registered in a central computer system, not shown.
- This central IT system contains a sorting plan for the presorting or the assigned primary goals.
- they are ejected to the left or right by an operation of the band located on the crossbelt carriage with respect to the conveying direction of the crossbelt gate.
- the actuation takes place by means of an engageable link, with which the translatory movement is converted into a rotational movement on the transverse harness 10 in order to drop a consignment located on the transverse load carriage 10. Details of the embodiment are shown in the font [1].
- the aforementioned backdrop is actuated by an actuator controlled by the central computer system.
- several transverse bands arranged orthogonally to the cross-belt sorter are now arranged.
- the number of such transverse bands Q1, Q2, etc. is at least equal to the number of main sorters to be achieved.
- the number of transverse bands is higher than the number of the main sorters to be achieved, thereby achieving redundancy with dynamic switching. This will be further explained below.
- the transverse band Q1 and Q4 is unidirectional.
- each chute 20 is added to supply the broadcasts by a conveyor belt 21 and 24 to the outlet X1 and X4.
- the transport belts 22 and 23 located between the transverse belt sorters 1 and 2 or 2 and 3, it is necessary to divide these transverse belts into sections with transverse belts Q2, Q2 'and Q3, Q3' of opposite direction of travel. Therefore, at the end of the transverse bands Q2 and Q2 'or Q3 and Q3', a chute 20 is added, which is not mandatory. Due to the chutes 20, the planes of the conveyor belts 21, 22, etc. are slightly lower than the plane of the transverse bands Q1, Q2, etc.
- the broadcasts are fed to a main sorter.
- the main sorter is preferably created below the inventive Vorsorters. "Below" means: Within the same facility or within the same building on a lower floor. This arrangement of the main gate below the Vorsorters is particularly possible because according to the invention no containers are provided between the presorter and the main sorter for the transport of the shipments. This makes it possible to realize a sorting center for residual mail sorting with a small floor space requirement.
- An implementation of the present invention is preferably carried out in the sense of the representation of FIG.
- presorters which are e.g. have eight linear cross sorters or cross-belt sorters, each of which is divided into two sorting sectors.
- four cross-belt sorters are arranged on a lower level and four cross-belt sorters on an upper level.
- the top four cross-belt sorters are mainly needed for pre-sorting and outgoing sorting.
- the lower four sorters can be used for inbound sorting.
- the above-mentioned redundancy can be achieved by the assignment of the main sorter to the postal codes and delivery areas can be made dynamically by the central computer system and thus in a temporary only default of a main sorter this leads in the presorter that the relevant shipments at must be ejected other than the original transverse band.
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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft einen Vorsorter zur Abgangssortierung nach dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruchs 1.The present invention relates to a presorter for departure sorting according to the preamble of
Für die Postsortierung wird zur Sortierung einerseits unterschieden nach Standardbriefen und Standardformaten und andererseits nach sogenannter Restpost (engl «rest mail», abgekürzt «REMA»). Restpost steht für Sendungen, die aufgrund ihrer Beschaffenheit und/oder ihrer Grösse und/oder ihres Gewichtes nicht mit den üblichen automatischen Sortieranlagen verarbeiten lassen. Im folgenden Kontext wird der Begriff Sendungen insbesondere für die vorstehend genannte Restpost verwendet.For sorting mail sorting is distinguished on the one hand by standard letters and standard formats and on the other hand by so-called residual mail (engl. "Rest mail", abbreviated "REMA"). Restpost stands for consignments that can not be processed with the usual automatic sorting systems due to their nature and / or their size and / or their weight. In the following context, the term broadcasts is used in particular for the abovementioned residual mail.
Die Sortierung von Restpost erfolgt zunächst nach Primärzielen - mit einem Vorsorter - und anschliessend nach Sekundärzielen mit einem Hauptsorter.The sorting of Restpost takes place according to primary goals - with a presorter - and then to secondary targets with a main sorter.
Beispiele für Primärziele:
- Briefzentrum, Hauptsorter;
- Letter center, main sorter;
Beispiele für Sekundärziele:
- Postleitzahl, Botenbezirk.
- Postal code, messenger district.
Primärziele und Sekundärziele sind durch Sortierpläne definiert. Mit Briefzentrum ist eine regionale Sortierstelle bezeichnet, die beispielweise durch die ersten zwei Stellen einer vierstelligen Postleitzahl definiert ist. In einem Vorsorter werden die für ein Briefzentrum bestimmten Sendungen in der Regel in Behälter abgefüllt. Bis anhin wurden auch für eine am gleichen Ort auszuführende Hauptsortierung die Sendungen ebenfalls in Behälter abgefüllt und manuell oder partiell automatisiert den Hauptsortern zugeführt.Primary targets and secondary targets are defined by sorting plans. Letter center is a regional sorting point, which is defined for example by the first two digits of a four-digit postal code. In a presorter, shipments destined for a mail center are usually filled into containers. Until now, the consignments were also filled into containers and manually or partially automatically fed to the main sorters for a main sorting to be carried out at the same place.
Restmail ist ein Sendungsspektrum, dass bis heute vorwiegend manuell sortiert wird. Die Anforderungen an ein automatisches System sind sehr hoch, da Restmailsendungen nicht mit standardisierten Brief- oder Flatsorter verarbeitet werden können. Lösungen mit konventionellen Sortern sind sehr schwierig zu realisieren, da einerseits in der Regel ein sehr grosser Patzbedarf notwendig ist und andererseits eine manuelle Sortierung sehr effizient gestaltet werden kann. Die manuelle Leistung einer Person entspricht ca. 1000 verarbeitete Sendungen pro Sortiergang. Da in der Regel jedoch zwei bis drei Sortiergänge notwendig sind, ergibt dies einen effektiven Durchsatz von ca. 300-500 Sendungen je Person.Restmail is a broadcast spectrum that until today mainly sorted manually. The requirements for an automatic system are very high, as residual mail shipments are not standardized Letter or Flatsorter can be processed. Solutions with conventional sorters are very difficult to realize because, on the one hand, a very large Patzbedarf is usually necessary and on the other hand, a manual sorting can be made very efficient. The manual performance of one person corresponds to about 1000 processed shipments per sorting pass. However, as usually two to three sorting passes are required, this results in an effective throughput of about 300-500 shipments per person.
Somit stellt sich auch für die Restpostsortierung das ökonomische Bedürfnis einer Automatisierung.Thus, the economic need for automation also arises for residual mail sorting.
Eine automatisierte Restpostsortierung sollte folgende Eigenschaften erfüllen:
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- Mit jedem Vorsorter ist jedes Ziel zu erreichen;
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- Sendungen müssen in der Abgangssortierung nicht in Behälter gefüllt und gelagert werden;
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- Ausfallsicherheit ist durch Redundanz mittels identischer Teile des Vorsorters sicherzustellen;
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- Flächenbedarf für einen Vorsorter und einen im Ablauf nachfolgenden Hauptsorter soll möglichst gering sein;
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- der Vorsorter soll leicht skalierbar sein;
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- bei Ausfall eines nachfolgenden Hauptsorters soll auf einfache Weise der Abgang auf einen anderen Hauptsorter umschaltbar sein.
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- With every presorter, every goal can be achieved;
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- Consignments do not have to be filled and stored in containers in the disposal sorting;
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- Fail-safety must be ensured by means of redundancy by means of identical parts of the Vorsorters;
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- Space requirement for a presorter and a main sorter following in the course should be as small as possible;
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- the presorter should be easily scalable;
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- in case of failure of a subsequent main gate should be easily switchable the departure to another main sorter.
Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen Vorsorter zur Abgangssortierung anzugeben, der die vorstehend aufgeführten Anforderungen erfüllt.The present invention is therefore based on the object of specifying a Vorsorter for departure sorting, which meets the requirements listed above.
Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäss durch den im Anspruch 1 angegebenen Vorsorter gelöst.This object is achieved according to the invention by the presorter specified in
Durch den erfindungsgemässen Vorsorter wird ermöglicht:
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- die Sendungen können ohne manuelle Arbeitsschritte einem Hauptsorter zugeführt werden.
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- Durch eine entsprechende Dimensionierung der Anzahl Querbänder lässt sich auf einfache Weise jedes Ziel erreichen, ohne dass deswegen die Komplexität erhöht wird.
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- Durch eine entsprechende Dimensionierung der Anzahl Querbänder und der Anzahl paralleler Querbandsorter ist ein Vorsorter auf einfache Weise an die Anforderungen hinsichtlich Anzahl Sortierziele und hinsichtlich Durchsatz skalierbar.
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- the shipments can be fed to a main sorter without manual steps.
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- An appropriate dimensioning of the number of transverse bands makes it easy to reach any target without increasing the complexity.
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- By appropriately dimensioning the number of transverse bands and the number of parallel cross-band sorters, a presorter can be scaled in a simple manner to the requirements with regard to the number of sorting destinations and with regard to throughput.
Die erfindungsgemässe Lösung mit orthogonal angeordneten Querbändern hat weiter den Vorteil, dass bestehende Vorsorter, bei denen Sendungen nach dem Stand der Technik weiterhin angewendet werden können. Die in Behälter ausgeschiedenen Sendungen entsprechen Primärzielen, d.h. geografisch abgesetzten andern Postsortierzentren.The solution according to the invention with orthogonally arranged transverse bands also has the advantage that existing presensors in which transmissions according to the prior art can continue to be used. The shipments deposited in containers correspond to primary destinations, i. geographically remote other mail sorting centers.
Vorteilhafte Ausführungsformen der vorliegenden Erfindungen sind in den abhängigen Ansprüchen angegeben.Advantageous embodiments of the present invention are indicated in the dependent claims.
Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand der Zeichnung näher erläutert. Dabei zeigen:
Figur 1- Prinzipdarstellung eines erfindungsgemässen Vorsorters;
Figur 2- Bevorzugte Anordnung der Abgänge.
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- Schematic representation of a novel Vorsorters;
- FIG. 2
- Preferred arrangement of the outlets.
In der Figur 1 ist eine Prinzipdarstellung eines erfindungsgemässen Vorsorters mit drei Querbandsortern 1, 2 und 3 gezeigt. Ein Querbandsorter umfasst eine Mehrzahl von Quergurtwagen 10, auf denen je eine Sendung gefördert wird. Die Quergurtwagen 10 können gemäss EP 1 227 050 A1 [1] ausgestaltet sein. Jeder Querbandsorter 1, 2 und 3 weist je einen Beschicker A1, A2, A3, auf, mit dem die zu sortierenden Sendungen zugeführt werden. Dabei ist diesen Stellen zur Beschickung meist eine Bedienperson zugeordnet, um die Sendungen, im vorliegenden Fall sogenannte Restpost, mit der Adresse nach oben auszurichten. Jede auf einem Quergurtwagen 10 liegende Sendung wird entsprechend dem Querbandsorter 1, 2, 3 von einem Leser 101, 102, 103 hinsichtlich der Adresse erfasst und in einem nicht dargestellten zentralen Informatiksystem registriert. Dieses zentrale Informatiksystem enthält einen Sortierplan für die Vorsortierung bzw. die zugeordneten Primärziele. Abhängig von den an die Primärziele zuzustellenden Sendungen werden diese durch eine Betätigung des auf dem Quergurtwagen befindlichen Bandes in bezüglich der Förderichtung des Querbandsorters nach links oder rechts ausgeworfen. Die Betätigung erfolgt durch einen zuschaltbare Kulisse, mit dem die translatorische Bewegung in eine rotatorische Bewegung auf dem Quergurtwagen 10 umgeformt wird, um ein auf dem Quergutwagen 10 befindliche Sendung abzuwerfen. Einzelheiten zur Ausgestaltung sind der Schrift [1] zu entnehmen. Die vorerwähnte Kulisse wird durch einen vom zentralen Informatiksystem gesteuerten Aktor betätigt. Etwas unterhalb der Ebene der Querbandsorter sind nun mehrere orthogonal zum Querbandsorter angelegte Querbänder angeordnet. Die Anzahl solcher Querbänder Q1, Q2, usw. ist mindestens gleich der Anzahl der zu erreichenden Hauptsorter. Vorzugsweise ist die Anzahl Querbänder höher als die Anzahl der zu erreichenden Hauptsorter um dadurch eine Redundanz mit einer dynamischen Umschaltung zu erlangen. Dies wird weiter unten noch weiter ausgeführt.1 shows a schematic representation of a novel Vorsorters with three
Wie in Figur 1 gezeigt, ist das Querband Q1 und Q4 unidirektional. An deren Ende ist je eine Rutsche 20 angefügt, um die Sendungen durch ein Transportband 21 bzw. 24 dem Abgang X1 bzw. X4 zuzuführen. Für die zwischen den Querbandsortern 1 und 2 bzw. 2 und 3 befindlichen Transportbänder 22 und 23 ist es erforderlich, dass diese Querbänder in Abschnitte mit Querbändern Q2, Q2' und Q3, Q3' entgegengesetzter Laufrichtung zu gliedern. Je am Ende der Querbänder Q2 und Q2' bzw. Q3 und Q3' ist deshalb eine Rutsche 20 angefügt, wobei dies nicht zwingend ist. Bedingt durch die Rutschen 20 sind die Ebenen der Transportbänder 21, 22, usw. etwas tiefer als die Ebene der Querbänder Q1, Q2, usw.As shown in Figure 1, the transverse band Q1 and Q4 is unidirectional. At the end of each
Von den Abgängen X1, X2, usw. werden die Sendungen einem Hauptsorter zugeführt. Der Hauptsorter ist vorzugsweise unterhalb des erfindungsgemässen Vorsorters angelegt. «Unterhalb» bedeutet: Innerhalb der gleichen Anlage oder innerhalb des gleichen Gebäudes auf einer tieferen Etage. Diese Anordnung des Hauptsorters unterhalb des Vorsorters ist insbesondere deshalb möglich, weil erfindungsgemäss zwischen dem Vorsorter und dem Hauptsorter für den Transport der Sendungen keine Behälter vorgesehen sind. Dadurch lässt sich ein Sortierzentrum für die Restmailsortierung mit geringem Grundflächenbedarf realisieren.From the outgoing X1, X2, etc., the broadcasts are fed to a main sorter. The main sorter is preferably created below the inventive Vorsorters. "Below" means: Within the same facility or within the same building on a lower floor. This arrangement of the main gate below the Vorsorters is particularly possible because according to the invention no containers are provided between the presorter and the main sorter for the transport of the shipments. This makes it possible to realize a sorting center for residual mail sorting with a small floor space requirement.
In der Figur 1 ist das Prinzip mit drei Quersortern 1, 2 und 3 und vier Abgängen X1, X2, X3 und X4 mit je einem Transportband 21 bis 24 gezeigt.In the figure 1, the principle with three
Eine Realisierung der vorliegenden Erfindung wird vorzugsweise im Sinne der Darstellung von Figur 2 vorgenommen. Zwischen den Querbandsortern 1 und 2 bzw. 2 und 3 sind mindestens zwei unabhängige Transportbänder 24 und 25 bzw. 22 und 23 angeordnet. Gemäss diesem Schema lassen sich so Vorsorter realisieren, die z.B. acht Linearcrossbeltsorter bzw. Querbandsorter aufweisen, wovon jeder in zwei Sortiersektoren unterteilt ist. Aus Platzgründen sind vier Querbandsorter auf einer unteren und vier Querbandsorter auf einer oberen Ebene angeordnet. Die oberen vier Querbandsorter werden hauptsächlich zur Vorsortierung und Abgangssortierung benötigt. Die unteren vier Sorter können zur Eingangssortierung verwendet werden.An implementation of the present invention is preferably carried out in the sense of the representation of FIG. Between the
Die vorstehend erwähnte Redundanz kann dadurch erreicht werden, indem durch das zentrale Informatiksystem die Zuordnung des Hauptsorter zu den Postleitzahlen und Zustellbezirken dynamisch vorgenommen werden kann und somit bei einem auch nur temporären Ausfall eines Hauptsorters dies im Vorsorter dazu führt, dass die betreffenden Sendungen bei einem anderen als dem ursprünglichen Querband ausgeworfen werden müssen.The above-mentioned redundancy can be achieved by the assignment of the main sorter to the postal codes and delivery areas can be made dynamically by the central computer system and thus in a temporary only default of a main sorter this leads in the presorter that the relevant shipments at must be ejected other than the original transverse band.
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- erster Querbandsorter, Linearcrossbeltsorterfirst cross-belt sorter, linear cross-sorter
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- zweiter Querbandsorter, Linearcrossbeltsortersecond cross-belt sorter, linear caster
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- zweiter Querbandsorter, Linearcrossbeltsortersecond cross-belt sorter, linear caster
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- Sortiereinheit; QuergurtwagenSorting unit; crossbelt
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- 21, 22, 23, 24, ..21, 22, 23, 24, ..
- Transportband zu den Abgängen X1, X2, X3, ..Conveyor belt to the outlets X1, X2, X3, ..
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- Leser, OCR-Leser für ersten QuerbandsorterReader, OCR reader for first cross-band sorter
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- Leser, OCR-Leser für zweiten QuerbandsorterReader, OCR reader for second cross-belt sorter
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- Leser, OCR-Leser für zweiten QuerbandsorterReader, OCR reader for second cross-belt sorter
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- Feeder, Beschicker zum ersten QuerbandsorterFeeder, feeder to the first cross-belt sorter
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- Feeder, Beschicker zum zweiten QuerbandsorterFeeder, feeder to the second cross-belt sorter
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- Feeder, Beschicker zum dritten QuerbandsorterFeeder, feeder to the third cross-belt sorter
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- Q2, Q2'; Q3, Q3'Q2, Q2 '; Q3, Q3 '
- zugehörige Querbänder entgegengesetzter Laufrichtungassociated transverse bands of opposite direction
- X1, X2, X3, ..X1, X2, X3, ..
- Abgänge, Zuführung zum nachfolgenden Hauptsorter.Departures, feed to the subsequent main sorter.
Vorrichtung zum Fördern und Sortieren von Stückgütern Siemens Schweiz AG; 8047 ZürichDevice for conveying and sorting piece goods Siemens Schweiz AG; 8047 Zurich
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dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
orthogonal zum Querbandsorter (1, 2, 3) mehrere Querbänder (Q1, Q2, ..) angeordnet sind, die zu je einem Abgang (X1, X2, ..) führen; wobei jedes Querband (Q1, Q2, .. ) vom Querbandsorter (1, 2, 3) mit Sendungen gemäss dem Sortierkriterium beschickbar ist.Presorter for sorting outgoing shipments, which contains:
characterized in that
orthogonal to the cross-belt sorter (1, 2, 3) a plurality of transverse bands (Q1, Q2, ..) are arranged, each leading to a departure (X1, X2, ..); wherein each transverse band (Q1, Q2, ..) from the cross-belt sorter (1, 2, 3) with transmissions according to the sorting criterion is chargeable.
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
einzelne Querbänder (Q2, Q3) in zwei entgegengesetzte laufende Abschnitte von Querbändern (Q2, Q2'; Q3, Q3') gegliedert sind.Presorter according to claim 1,
characterized in that
individual transverse bands (Q2, Q3) are divided into two opposite running sections of transverse bands (Q2, Q2 '; Q3, Q3').
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
zwischen jedem Abgang (X1, X2, ..) und dem entsprechenden Querband (Q1, Q2, .. ) ein Transportband (21, 22, ..) eingefügt ist, dass parallel zu den Querbandsortern (1, 2, 3) angeordnet ist.Presorter according to claim 2,
characterized in that
between each outlet (X1, X2, ..) and the corresponding transverse band (Q1, Q2, ..) a conveyor belt (21, 22, ..) is inserted, which is arranged parallel to the transverse belt sorters (1, 2, 3) ,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
für die Weiterführung der Sendung von einem Querband auf ein Transportband (21, 22, ..) eine Rutsche (20) vorgesehen ist.A presorter according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
characterized in that
for the continuation of the transmission of a cross belt on a conveyor belt (21, 22, ..) a chute (20) is provided.
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
parallel zwischen zwei Querbandsortern (1, 2, ..) wenigstens ein Transportband (22, 23, ..) angeordnet ist.Presorter according to one of claims 1 to 4,
characterized in that
at least one conveyor belt (22, 23, ..) is arranged parallel between two transverse belt sorters (1, 2, ..).
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