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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1986
Francois Courjaret, Paris, FR;
Gilbert Del Fabbro, Valence, FR;
Jean-Noel Devic, Cornas, FR;
Michel Divoux, Chateauneuf sur Isere, FR;
Guy Forella, Saint Peray, FR;
Jean-Pierre Hamant, Valence, FR;
Dominique Tubiana, Nanterre, FR;
Claude Pavie, Houilles, FR;
Compagnie Generale d'Automatisme CGA-HBS, Paris, FR;
Abstract
The article separator comprises at least one transfer station (20) receiving the articles to be transferred to the entrance of at least one delivery conveyor (4). Each transfer station is equipped with at least one pickup arm (21) with a suction head (22) at one end, driven between the transfer station and the delivery conveyor and having a plurality of orifices (23) which can be selectively connected to a vacuum source or a blown air source under the control of a video processing circuit (33) coupled to a camera (32) that registers the scene at the front of the transfer station. The separator can handle mail deemed to be non-mechanically-sortable hereto.