Compagnie Generale D'automatisme Cga-hbs

Compagnie Generale D'automatisme

Mannesmann Dematic Postal Automation S.a.

Christian Laumond

Bernard Constant

Michel Divoux

Christian Plent

Louis Sabatier

Vincent Grasswill

Dominique Decharran

Pierre Campagnolle

Fran&ccedil;ois Agier

Denis Imbert

A routing device that allows two incoming streams of flat objects on two upstream conveyors to converge symmetrically at a small angle toward a downstream conveyor and be grouped into a single stream of flat objects, such that the two upstream conveyors paths form a Y-shaped structure with the conveying path defined by the downstream conveyor. The upstream conveyors each have a press belt ( ) stretched over elastically deformable wheels ( ) with fixed axles and a backing belt ( ) against which the press belt presses to convey the flat objects. The press belts ( ) of the upstream conveyors meet at a gripping point constituting the entry to the downstream conveyor and are pressed against one another downstream of the gripping point by two elastically deformable wheels ( &prime;) with fixed axles for defining the path of the downstream conveyor.

Routing device for grouping two streams of flat objects, such as mail envelopes, into one stream

A machine for processing mail comprises a mechanical jogging device between an unstacking head (3) and a conveyor path (1) for conveying a stack (2) of postal items. The jogging device comprises inclined rollers (8) rotated so that a postal item of the stack, on arriving vertically over the rollers, is capable of dropping edge-on, under the action of gravity, onto the rollers and of being driven towards a jogging margin (7) while simultaneously being moved towards the unstacking head by the effect of the rollers rotating so that its free face comes substantially into contact against the unstacking head.

Mail processing machine having a mechanical jogger with rollers

The device essentially comprises a conveyor, on which bins for storing articles stacked flat are loaded, and a coupling deck between the conveyor and the magazine, the coupling deck being hinged about its end adjoining the magazine and having firstly a tipping trough for tipping over the bin coming off the conveyor about the leading bottom edge of the bin, and secondly lateral retaining fins for retaining the bin tipped over onto the deck while the deck is being tilted. The invention is applicable to installations for unstacking postal articles.

Device for loading articles onto an unstacking magazine and a loading

The present invention relates to a feed device for feeding a sorting machine for sorting flat objects and comprising at least one input feeder for the objects and pockets to which the objects are fed vertically for transport, the feed device allowing the objects to be fed one by one from the input feeder towards a vertical pocket. A conveyor module comprises at least two stop gates spaced by a distance greater than the maximum length of the objects. An accelerator module is located between the conveyor module and a vertical transfer device and comprises a downstream stop gate. The vertical ejection device is formed by an injecting module. These modules are provided with continuously operating positive entrainment devices and the stop gates control the movements of the objects in response to detectors located in the path of the objects.

Feed device for a sorting machine for sorting flat objects such as

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