Solystic

Patrick Tetaz-Receveur

Laurent Pellegrin

Wilfrid Beaugrand

Cedric Milord

The sorting installation () of the invention includes sorting outlets () aligned along a sorting conveyor (), each outlet being provided with a recess () for receiving a tray () in which sorted mailpieces () are stored. The installation also includes a tray conveyor () that extends in a certain conveying direction (F) under the sorting outlets for the purpose of transporting trays filled with sorted mailpieces from the sorting outlets to a feed inlet () of the sorting conveyor. The installation further includes a shuttle robot () suitable for traveling on the floor (S) in autonomous manner along the sorting outlets, the robot including handling means () suitable for extracting a tray from a recess of a sorting outlet and for placing it lengthwise on the tray conveyor.

Mail sorting installation with a shuttle robot for injecting trays onto a conveyor

The sorting installation () of the invention includes sorting outlets () aligned along a sorting conveyor (), each outlet having a recess () for receiving a tray () in which sorted mailpieces () are stored, and also a tray conveyor () that extends under the sorting outlets for moving full trays. The installation further includes a shuttle robot () provided with a chute () having a bottom end () that is slidingly attached to a guide rail () extending along the tray conveyor, the shuttle robot being designed to extract a tray full of mail automatically from a recess in a sorting outlet and to drop it onto the top portion of the chute in such a manner that, on reaching the bottom of the chute, the tray is injected onto the tray conveyor under the effect of gravity.

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Saint Romans, France

Patrick Tetaz-Receveur