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EP1678065A1 - Device for singulating vertically positioned flat mailings from a stack of mail - Google Patents

Device for singulating vertically positioned flat mailings from a stack of mail

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EP1678065A1
EP1678065A1 EP04790890A EP04790890A EP1678065A1 EP 1678065 A1 EP1678065 A1 EP 1678065A1 EP 04790890 A EP04790890 A EP 04790890A EP 04790890 A EP04790890 A EP 04790890A EP 1678065 A1 EP1678065 A1 EP 1678065A1
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belt
stack
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belts
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Michael Schwarzbauer
Hauke Luebben
Oliver Kutzer
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Siemens AG
Siemens Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H1/00—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated
    • B65H1/02—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles on edge
    • B65H1/025—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles on edge with controlled positively-acting mechanical devices for advancing the pile to present the articles to the separating device
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C3/00—Sorting according to destination
    • B07C3/02—Apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution
    • B07C3/08—Apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution using arrangements of conveyors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • B65H3/02—Separating articles from piles using friction forces between articles and separator
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • B65H3/02—Separating articles from piles using friction forces between articles and separator
    • B65H3/04—Endless-belt separators
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • B65H3/46—Supplementary devices or measures to assist separation or prevent double feed
    • B65H3/52—Friction retainers acting on under or rear side of article being separated
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • B65H3/46—Supplementary devices or measures to assist separation or prevent double feed
    • B65H3/52—Friction retainers acting on under or rear side of article being separated
    • B65H3/5246—Driven retainers, i.e. the motion thereof being provided by a dedicated drive
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/30—Orientation, displacement, position of the handled material
    • B65H2301/35—Spacing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2513/00—Dynamic entities; Timing aspects
    • B65H2513/10—Speed
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2515/00—Physical entities not provided for in groups B65H2511/00 or B65H2513/00
    • B65H2515/30—Forces; Stresses
    • B65H2515/34—Pressure, e.g. fluid pressure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2553/00—Sensing or detecting means
    • B65H2553/80—Arangement of the sensing means
    • B65H2553/82—Arangement of the sensing means with regard to the direction of transport of the handled material

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a device for separating flat mail items in a standing position from a mail batch.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of providing a device for separating mail items which processes both types of mail items with high throughput and low multiple deduction rate as well as the rate of damage to items. According to the invention the object is achieved by the features of claim 1.
  • At least two trigger arms are arranged one above the other, which are followed by fixed, circumferential second trigger belts along the transport path, each trigger arm being assigned a sensor which emits a drive start signal at the fixed trigger pressure at the assigned trigger arm.
  • each trigger arm In front of the trigger arms and the second trigger belt there is an underfloor belt along the transport path.
  • the support element ends at a fixed distance from the undeflected trigger arms.
  • a flexible, elongated retaining element is arranged from the end of the support element to the beginning of the second trigger belt following the trigger rockers and further to this and to further trigger belts of at least one subsequent separation stage. The distance of the support element from the front end of the second trigger belt in the direction of transport is greater than the maximum permissible mail item length.
  • the control of the drives of the underfloor belt and trigger belt is designed so that the drives are started and the drives are stopped or the speed is reduced again when the stack pressure on the trigger arms is fixed, as soon as the consignment stage contained in the second trigger belt detects the second one Lanyard has higher transport speed of this lanyard. After a gap has occurred to the subsequent shipment, detected by means of a light barrier line arranged along the transport path, the drives of the trigger arms and the second trigger belt are restarted or switched to their normal trigger speed.
  • the foremost mail items are only separated when they are free of the stack pressure forces of the entire stack. This prevents the compressive forces emanating from the entire stack of mail items from being separated onto the de shipment is still available at the transition point to the second trigger belt.
  • the restraining force acting from the restraining element against the transport direction of the mail items can therefore be minimized. This is the prerequisite for a separation process that is gentle on the consignment.
  • the subsequent shipments are stopped at the earliest possible time, i.e. the gap is created as early as possible.
  • Trigger belt and the trigger belt of the further separation stages advantageously arranged vacuum chambers, which pull the mail items to the trigger belt during transport.
  • the vacuum of the vacuum chamber of the following singling stage is advantageously greater than the vacuum of the vacuum chamber of the second pressure belt.
  • the transport speed of the underfloor belt is lower than that of the trigger belt of the trigger arm. In this way it can be ensured that, even if the foremost mail item is slightly behind, the front mail item first reaches the second take-off belt compared to the subsequent mail item in the stack.
  • the fulcrum of the trigger rockers is located on the drive axis at the rear end in the trigger direction.
  • the figure shows a schematic top view of the separating device.
  • the batch of mail 2 is at the start of the device by the Underfloor belts 3 and the stack supports 5,5a are transported to friction belts 6 of an installation device 9.
  • the friction belts 6 run synchronously with the underfloor belts 3 during the initial loading and continue to convey the stack of mail items 2 in the direction of the pull-out arms 7a, 7b until they have reached their working position, ie until a defined stack pressure causes the pull-away arms 7a, 7b to reach a certain amount against a spring force has deflected.
  • This working position is detected by distance sensors 8a and 8b.
  • all drives are started. These are the drives of a first underfloor belt 10 in the area of the trigger rockers 7a, 7b and subsequent second trigger belt 13, an underfloor belt 11 of a separating stage 14, the trigger belt of the trigger rocker 7a, 7b, the second trigger belt 13, the trigger belt of the separating stage 14 and of Transfer rollers 15.
  • the front area of the stack of mail items, which is located on the underfloor belt 10 is transported along the take-off arms 7a, 7b and the second take-off belts 13 to the separating stage 14.
  • the foremost mail item 16 of the mail item stack is additionally transported by the drive belts of the two trigger arms 7a, 7b, which run faster than the underfloor belt 10. This ensures that the foremost mail item 16 reaches the singling level 14 as the first mail item even if the leading edge offset is negative with respect to the subsequent mail item.
  • a flexible, elongated retaining element 19 runs in a spring-loaded manner.
  • the underfloor belt 10 becomes actuated a sensor 17, which signals when the space in front of the trigger arms 7a, 7b is filled with mail, stopped or greatly reduced in speed.
  • the transport section 12 (take-off swing gene 7a, 7b and second trigger belt 13) is now filled by a shingled stream of mail.
  • the length of the transport section 12a (distance of the support element 4 from the front end of the second take-off belt 13 in the transport direction) must be greater than the maximum permissible mail item length. This avoids that the compressive forces emanating from the entire stack of mail items 2 on the mail item to be separated are still present at the transition point to the separating stage 14.
  • the restraining force acting from the restraining element 19 against the transport direction of the mail items can therefore be minimized. This is the prerequisite for a separation process that is gentle on the consignment.
  • the speed of the take-off belts of the separating stage 14 is higher than that of the pull-off belts of the trigger arms 7a, 7b and the coupled second trigger belts 13.
  • the transport section of trigger arms 12 is stopped.
  • the shipment speed is detected via a motion sensor 20, in which a scanning roller runs over the shipment and measures its speed.
  • the foremost shipment is now securely gripped by the transport belts of the separation stage 14.
  • the transport effect of the trigger belt after the trigger arm 7a, 7b is supported by vacuum chambers 30, 31.
  • the underfloor belts 10 and 11 additionally support the transport of heavy consignments throughout the separation area.
  • the underfloor belt 11 runs at a significantly lower speed than the take-off belts of the separation stage 14 and has a relatively low coefficient of friction with the lower edge of the mail item running on it.
  • the trigger arms 7a, 7b are two swingable arms which are arranged one above the other and which can be pushed into their working position independently of one another by the pressure of the stack of mail items 2.
  • the trigger arms 7a, 7b exert a permanent spring pressure on the stack of mail items 2 to be separated. Singe fertilizers not in vertical contact with the trigger arms 7a, 7b cause the trigger arms 7a, 7b to be deflected to different extents.
  • By evaluating the distance sensors 8a, 8b it can be determined how strongly and in which direction the upcoming mail items are inclined. The inclined position of the mail items to be deducted is determined by measuring the difference between the distance sensors 8a, 8b. If the inclined position is impermissibly large, the front area of the stack of mail items 2 is corrected using the positioning device 9.
  • the conveying of the mail item stack 2 by the underfloor belts 3 and the stack supports 5,5a is also controlled via the distance sensors 8a, 8b.
  • a metal sensor 35 is provided in the area of the underfloor belt 10 Detection of staples arranged.
  • This metal sensor 35 is used to identify stapled items (eg open magazines). Since stapled items are particularly susceptible to If there is any damage, the speeds of the take-off belts and the acceleration at the transition from the transport section 12 to the separating stage 14 are reduced after the detection of a staple. This means that after the detection of this critical type of shipment, the device automatically switches to a mode that is easier on the shipment until this shipment has left the device. Although this leads to a reduction in throughput for this type of shipment, it enables the automated processing of shipments that were previously only able to be processed manually.
  • stapled items eg open magazines. Since stapled items are particularly susceptible to If there is any damage, the speeds of the take-off belts and the acceleration at the transition from the transport section 12 to the separating stage 14 are reduced after the detection of a staple. This means that after the detection of this critical type of shipment, the device automatically switches to a mode that is easier on the shipment until this shipment has left the device. Although this leads to a reduction in throughput for this type of shipment, it enables the

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  • Sheets, Magazines, And Separation Thereof (AREA)
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Abstract

The invention relates to a device in which at least two discharge rockers (7a, 7b) are disposed on top of each other, said discharge rockers (7a, 7b) being adjacent to revolving second discharge belts (13) that are arranged in a fixed manner along the path of travel. The supporting element (4) in relation to which the stack of mail (2) is aligned ends at a defined distance from the undeflected discharge rockers (7a, 7b). A flexible, elongate retaining element (19) is placed in a resiliently pressing manner from the end of the supporting element (4) to the beginning of the second discharge belts (13) located downstream of the discharge rockers (7a, 7b) and further on to said discharge belts (13) and to other discharge belts of successive singulating stages (14). The distance of the supporting element (4) from the leading end of the second discharge belts (13) relative to the direction of travel is greater than the maximum permissible length of a mailing.

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Beschreibungdescription

Vorrichtung zum Vereinzeln von flachen Sendungen in stehender Position aus einem SendungsstapelDevice for separating flat mail items in a standing position from a mail batch

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Vereinzeln von flachen Sendungen in stehender Position aus einem Sendungsstapel .The invention relates to a device for separating flat mail items in a standing position from a mail batch.

Bisher werden für die Vereinzelung von unterschiedlichen Sendungsarten (Briefe, Karten / Großbriefe, Zeitschriften, Prospekte) hauptsächlich spezielle Vereinzelungsvorrichtungen eingesetzt . In einer Vereinzelung für Briefe (DE OS 26 13 261) wird ein Stapel stehender Sendungen an einem Stützelement ausgerichtet, auf Unterflurriemen von einer Stapelstütze gehalten in Richtung der Vereinzelungsstufe transportiert. Die Vereinzelung besitzt umlaufende Abzugsriemen aufweisende Abzugsschwingen, deren Drehpunkt sich am stromabwärtigen Ende be- findet. Eine weitere Vereinzelung für Briefe (US 5 074 540) weist ebenfalls die Sendungen zuführende Unterflurriemen mit einer Stapelstütze, einer Abzugsschwinge und einer Vereinzelungsstufe auf. Diese Vereinzelungen können Großbriefe nur in einem sehr eingeschränkten Umfang verarbeiten (Einschränkun- gen der Sendungsgröße, -dicke, -beschaffenheit ) . Bekannt wurden auch Vereinzelungen für Großbriefe (US 5 456 457 A, US 5 497 276) , die aber Standardbriefe nur unergonomisch und mit limitiertem Durchsatz verarbeiten können. Die Vorrichtung gemäß US 5 497 276 A besitzt dabei auch Unterflurriemen und eine Stapelstütze für die Stapelzuführung. Darüber hinaus beschreibt die US 6 003 857A eine Vereinzelungsvorrichtung, die für Mischpost geeignet ist.So far, special separating devices have mainly been used for separating different types of mail (letters, cards / large letters, magazines, prospectuses). In a separation for letters (DE OS 26 13 261) a stack of standing items is aligned with a support element, transported on the underfloor belts by a stack support in the direction of the separation stage. The singulation has trigger swings which have circumferential trigger belts, the pivot point of which is located at the downstream end. Another separation for letters (US Pat. No. 5,074,540) also has underfloor belts that deliver the mail items with a stacking support, a trigger arm and a separation stage. These separations can only process large letters to a very limited extent (restrictions on the size, thickness, consistency of the item). Separations for large letters (US Pat. No. 5,456,457, US Pat. No. 5,497,276) have also become known, but can process standard letters only in an unergonomic manner and with limited throughput. The device according to US Pat. No. 5,497,276 A also has underfloor belts and a stack support for the stack feed. Furthermore, US 6 003 857A describes a separating device which is suitable for mixed mail.

Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Vorrich- tung zum Vereinzeln von Sendungen zu schaffen, die beide Sendungsarten mit hohem Durchsatz und geringer Mehrfachabzugsrate sowie Sendungsbeschädigungsrate verarbeitet. Erfindungsgemäß wird die Aufgabe durch die Merkmale des Anspruches 1 gelöst .The invention is therefore based on the object of providing a device for separating mail items which processes both types of mail items with high throughput and low multiple deduction rate as well as the rate of damage to items. According to the invention the object is achieved by the features of claim 1.

Dabei sind übereinander mindestens zwei Abzugsschwingen ange- ordnet, denen sich entlang des Transportpfades fest angeordnete, umlaufende zweite Abzugsriemen anschließen, wobei jeder Abzugsschwinge ein Sensor zugeordnet ist, der bei einem festgelegten Stapeldruck an der zugeordneten Abzugsschwinge ein Antriebsstartsignal abgibt . Vor den Abzugsschwingen und den zweiten Abzugsriemen befindet sich entlang des Transportpfades ein Unterflurband. Das Stützelement endet in festgelegtem Abstand von den unausgelenkten Abzugsschwingen. Vom Ende des Stützelementes an den Beginn der den Abzugsschwingen folgenden zweiten Abzugsriemen und weiter an diese und an weitere Abzugsriemen mindestens einer noch folgenden Vereinzelungsstufe federnd angedrückt ist ein flexibles, langgestrecktes Rückhalteelement angeordnet. Der Abstand des Stützelementes vom vorderen Ende der zweiten Abzugsriemen in Transportrichtung ist größer als die maximal zulässige Sendungs1änge . Die Steuerung der Antriebe von Unterflurband und Abzugsriemen ist so ausgebildet, dass bei festgelegtem Stapeldruck an den Abzugsschwingen die Antriebe gestartet werden und die Antriebe wieder gestoppt oder in ihrer Geschwindigkeit reduziert werden, sobald die in der den zweiten Abzugsriemen folgenden Vereinzelungsstufe gefasste Sendung die gegenüber den zweiten Abzugsriemen höhere Transportgeschwindigkeit dieser Abzugsriemen aufweist. Nach dem Entstehen einer Lücke zur nachfolgenden Sendung, detektiert mittels einer entlang des Transportpfades angeordneten Lichtschrankenzeile, werden die An- triebe der Abzugsschwingen und der zweiten Abzugsriemen wieder gestartet bzw. auf ihre normale Abzugsgeschwindigkeit umgeschaltet .At least two trigger arms are arranged one above the other, which are followed by fixed, circumferential second trigger belts along the transport path, each trigger arm being assigned a sensor which emits a drive start signal at the fixed trigger pressure at the assigned trigger arm. In front of the trigger arms and the second trigger belt there is an underfloor belt along the transport path. The support element ends at a fixed distance from the undeflected trigger arms. A flexible, elongated retaining element is arranged from the end of the support element to the beginning of the second trigger belt following the trigger rockers and further to this and to further trigger belts of at least one subsequent separation stage. The distance of the support element from the front end of the second trigger belt in the direction of transport is greater than the maximum permissible mail item length. The control of the drives of the underfloor belt and trigger belt is designed so that the drives are started and the drives are stopped or the speed is reduced again when the stack pressure on the trigger arms is fixed, as soon as the consignment stage contained in the second trigger belt detects the second one Lanyard has higher transport speed of this lanyard. After a gap has occurred to the subsequent shipment, detected by means of a light barrier line arranged along the transport path, the drives of the trigger arms and the second trigger belt are restarted or switched to their normal trigger speed.

Die Vereinzelung der vordersten Sendungen erfolgt also erst dann, wenn diese frei von Stapeldruckkräften des Gesamtstapels ist. Hierdurch wird vermieden, dass die vom gesamten Sendungsstapel ausgehenden Druckkräfte auf die zu vereinzeln- de Sendung an der Übergangsstelle zu den zweiten Abzugsriemen noch vorhanden ist. Die vom Rückhalteelement gegen die Transportrichtung der Sendungen wirkende Rückhaltekraft kann daher minimiert werden. Dies ist die Voraussetzung für einen sendungsschonenden Vereinzelungsprozess .The foremost mail items are only separated when they are free of the stack pressure forces of the entire stack. This prevents the compressive forces emanating from the entire stack of mail items from being separated onto the de shipment is still available at the transition point to the second trigger belt. The restraining force acting from the restraining element against the transport direction of the mail items can therefore be minimized. This is the prerequisite for a separation process that is gentle on the consignment.

Durch die Detektion der Sendungsgeschwindigkeit mit Hilfe der Geschwindigkeitssensoren werden die nachfolgenden Sendungen zum frühest möglichen Zeitpunkt gestoppt, d.h. die Lücke wird frühestmöglich erzeugt.By detecting the shipment speed using the speed sensors, the subsequent shipments are stopped at the earliest possible time, i.e. the gap is created as early as possible.

Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung sind in den Unteransprüchen dargelegt .Advantageous embodiments of the invention are set out in the subclaims.

Um den Andruck der Sendungen an die Abzugsriemen und damit auch die Mitnahmekraft zu erhöhen, sind hinter den zweitenIn order to increase the pressure of the consignments on the trigger belts and thus the driving force, are behind the second

Abzugsriemen und den Abzugsriemen der weiteren Vereinzelungsstufen vorteilhaft Unterdruckkammern angeordnet, die während des Transportes die Sendungen an die Abzugsriemen ziehen.Trigger belt and the trigger belt of the further separation stages advantageously arranged vacuum chambers, which pull the mail items to the trigger belt during transport.

Damit die Sendungen von den zweiten Abzugsriemen sicher an die nachfolgende Vereinzelungsstufe übergeben werden, ist der Unterdruck der Unterdruckkammer der nachfolgenden Vereinzelungsstufe vorteilhaft größer als der Unterdruck der Unterdruckkammer der zweiten Andruckriemen.So that the mail items are safely transferred from the second take-off belt to the subsequent singling stage, the vacuum of the vacuum chamber of the following singling stage is advantageously greater than the vacuum of the vacuum chamber of the second pressure belt.

Zur aufwandsarmen Ermittlung der Sendungsgeschwindigkeiten im Vereinzelungsprozess ist es vorteilhaft, stationäre Abtastrollen oder -bänder vorzusehen.In order to determine the shipment speeds in the separation process with little effort, it is advantageous to provide stationary scanning rollers or belts.

Bei Schrägstellung der Sendungen nahe der Abzugsschwingen ist es zur Behebung der Schrägstellung bei geringem Stapeldruck vorteilhaft, zwischen den Unterflurriemen des Eingabebereiches und dem entlang des Transportpfades verlaufenden Unterflurband eine AufStelleinrichtung mit steuerbar angetriebenen Friktionsriemen anzuordnen, die bei mittels der Auslenkung der Abzugsschwingen ermittelter Schrägstellung des vorderen Teils des Stapels so antreibbar sind, dass der vordere Teil des Stapels aufgerichtet wird.When the consignments are inclined near the trigger arms, it is advantageous to eliminate the inclination at low stack pressure by arranging an installation device with controllably driven friction belts between the underfloor belts of the input area and the underfloor belt running along the transport path Part of the stack can be driven so that the front part of the stack is erected.

Da geheftete Sendungen, z.B. offene Zeitschriften, sehr an- fällig gegen Beschädigungen sind, ist es vorteilhaft, am Ü- bergang zwischen Abzugsschwinge und zweiten Abzugsriemen einen Metallsensor zum Detektieren von Heftklammern anzuordnen, der bei erkannter Heftklammer ein Signal an die Antriebssteuerung ausgibt, die hierauf mit einer Reduzierung der Abzugs- geschwindigkeiten und -beschleunigungen reagiert, bis dieSince stapled items, e.g. open journals, which are very susceptible to damage, it is advantageous to arrange a metal sensor for detecting staples at the transition between the trigger arm and the second trigger belt, which outputs a signal to the drive control when the staple is recognized, which then reduces the trigger - speeds and accelerations respond until the

Sendung mit der Heftklammer die Vereinzelungsvorrichtung einschließlich aller Vereinzelungsstufen verlassen hat.Consignment with the staple has left the separating device including all separating levels.

Vorteilhaft ist es auch, wenn die Transportgeschwindigkeit des Unterflurbandes geringer als die der Abzugsriemen der Ab- zugsschwinge ist. Dadurch kann sichergestellt werden, dass auch bei etwas zurückstehender vorderster Sendung gegenüber der nachfolgenden Sendung im Stapel die vorderste Sendung zuerst die zweiten Abzugsriemen erreicht.It is also advantageous if the transport speed of the underfloor belt is lower than that of the trigger belt of the trigger arm. In this way it can be ensured that, even if the foremost mail item is slightly behind, the front mail item first reaches the second take-off belt compared to the subsequent mail item in the stack.

Weiterhin ist es vorteilhaft, wenn sich der Drehpunkt der Abzugsschwingen am in Abzugsrichtung hinteren Ende auf der Antriebsachse befindet.It is also advantageous if the fulcrum of the trigger rockers is located on the drive axis at the rear end in the trigger direction.

Anschließend wird die Erfindung in einem Ausführungsbeispiel anhand der Zeichnung erläutert.The invention is then explained in an exemplary embodiment with reference to the drawing.

Dabei zeigt die Figur eine schematische Draufsicht auf die Vereinzelungsvorrichtung .The figure shows a schematic top view of the separating device.

Der im Eingabebereich 1 auf dem senkrecht auf die Sendungsunterkanten ausgerichtete Sendungsstapel 2 steht auf Unterflurriemen 3, ausgerichtet weiterhin an den stirnseitigen Vorder- kanten durch ein Stützelement 4 sowie gehalten durch zwei Stapelstützen 5,5a. Der Sendungsstapel 2 wird bei Start der Vorrichtung durch die Unterflurriemen 3 und die Stapelstützen 5,5a zu Friktionsriemen 6 einer AufStelleinrichtung 9 transportiert. Die Friktionsriemen 6 laufen bei der Erstbeladung synchron zu den Unterflurriemen 3 und fördern den Sendungsstapel 2 solan- ge in Richtung Abzugsschwingen 7a, 7b, bis diese ihre Arbeitsposition erreicht haben, d.h. bis ein festgelegter Stapeldruck die Abzugsschwingen 7a, 7b einen bestimmten Betrag gegen eine Federkraft ausgelenkt hat. Diese Arbeitsposition wird durch Abstandssensoren 8a und 8b detektiert. Nach Erreichen der Arbeitsposition der Abzugsschwingen 7a, 7b und zusätzlichem Betätigen eines Anwesenheitssensors 36 für die Anwesenheit von Sendungen werden sämtliche Antriebe gestartet. Dies sind die Antriebe eines ersten Unterflurbandes 10 im Bereich der Abzugsschwingen 7a, 7b und nachfolgender zweiter Abzugs- riemen 13, eines Unterflurbandes 11 einer Vereinzelungsstufe 14, der Abzugsriemen der Abzugsschwingen 7a, 7b, der zweiten Abzugsriemen 13, der Abzugsriemen der Vereinzelungsstufe 14 und von Übernahmerollen 15. Der vordere Bereich des Sendungsstapels, der sich auf dem Un- terflurband 10 befindet, wird entlang der Abzugsschwingen 7a, 7b und der zweiten Abzugsriemen 13 zur Vereinzelungsstufe 14 transportiert. Die vorderste Sendung 16 des Sendungsstapels wird zusätzlich durch die Antriebsriemen der beiden Abzugsschwingen 7a, 7b, welche schneller als das Unter- flurband 10 laufen, transportiert. Dadurch wird gewährleistet, dass die vorderste Sendung 16 auch bei negativem Vorderkantenversatz zur nachfolgenden Sendung die Vereinzelungsstufe 14 als erste Sendung erreicht. Vom Ende des Stützelementes 4 an den Beginn der den Abzugs - schwingen 7a, 7b folgenden zweiten Abzugsriemen 13 und weiter an diese und an die Abzugsriemen der folgenden Vereinzelungs- stufe 14 verläuft federnd angedrückt ein flexibles, langgestrecktes Rückhalteelement 19. Das Unterflurband 10 wird mit Betätigung eines Sensors 17, der meldet, wenn der Raum vor den Abzugsschwingen 7a, 7b mit Sendungen gefüllt ist, gestoppt bzw. in der Geschwindigkeit stark reduziert. Der Transportabschnitt 12 (Abzugsschwin- gen 7a, 7b und zweite Abzugsriemen 13) ist nun durch einen geschuppten Sendungsstrom gefüllt.The stack of mail items 2 in the input area 1, which is aligned perpendicular to the lower edge of the item, stands on underfloor belts 3, is still aligned on the front front edges by a support element 4 and is held by two stack supports 5,5a. The batch of mail 2 is at the start of the device by the Underfloor belts 3 and the stack supports 5,5a are transported to friction belts 6 of an installation device 9. The friction belts 6 run synchronously with the underfloor belts 3 during the initial loading and continue to convey the stack of mail items 2 in the direction of the pull-out arms 7a, 7b until they have reached their working position, ie until a defined stack pressure causes the pull-away arms 7a, 7b to reach a certain amount against a spring force has deflected. This working position is detected by distance sensors 8a and 8b. After reaching the working position of the trigger arms 7a, 7b and additionally actuating a presence sensor 36 for the presence of mail items, all drives are started. These are the drives of a first underfloor belt 10 in the area of the trigger rockers 7a, 7b and subsequent second trigger belt 13, an underfloor belt 11 of a separating stage 14, the trigger belt of the trigger rocker 7a, 7b, the second trigger belt 13, the trigger belt of the separating stage 14 and of Transfer rollers 15. The front area of the stack of mail items, which is located on the underfloor belt 10, is transported along the take-off arms 7a, 7b and the second take-off belts 13 to the separating stage 14. The foremost mail item 16 of the mail item stack is additionally transported by the drive belts of the two trigger arms 7a, 7b, which run faster than the underfloor belt 10. This ensures that the foremost mail item 16 reaches the singling level 14 as the first mail item even if the leading edge offset is negative with respect to the subsequent mail item. From the end of the support element 4 to the beginning of the second trigger belt 13 following the trigger rockers 7a, 7b and further to this and to the trigger belt of the following separating stage 14, a flexible, elongated retaining element 19 runs in a spring-loaded manner. The underfloor belt 10 becomes actuated a sensor 17, which signals when the space in front of the trigger arms 7a, 7b is filled with mail, stopped or greatly reduced in speed. The transport section 12 (take-off swing gene 7a, 7b and second trigger belt 13) is now filled by a shingled stream of mail.

Die Länge des Transportabschnittes 12a (Abstand des Stützelementes 4 vom in Transportrichtung vorderen Ende der zweiten Abzugsriemen 13) muss größer sein als die maximal zulässige Sendungs1änge . Hierdurch wird vermieden, dass die vom gesamten Sendungsstapel 2 ausgehenden Druckkräfte auf die zu vereinzelnde Sendung an der Übergangsstelle zur Vereinzelungsstufe 14 noch vorhanden ist. Die vom Rückhalteelement 19 ge- gen die Transportrichtung der Sendungen wirkende Rückhaltekraft kann daher minimiert werden. Dieses ist die Voraussetzung für einen sendungsschonenden Vereinzelungsprozess.The length of the transport section 12a (distance of the support element 4 from the front end of the second take-off belt 13 in the transport direction) must be greater than the maximum permissible mail item length. This avoids that the compressive forces emanating from the entire stack of mail items 2 on the mail item to be separated are still present at the transition point to the separating stage 14. The restraining force acting from the restraining element 19 against the transport direction of the mail items can therefore be minimized. This is the prerequisite for a separation process that is gentle on the consignment.

Die Geschwindigkeit der Abzugsriemen der Vereinzelungsstu- fe 14 ist höher als die der Abzugsriemen der Abzugsschwingen 7a, 7b und der gekoppelten zweiten Abzugsriemen 13. Sobald die vorderste Sendung die höhere Geschwindigkeit der Vereinzelungsstufe 14 erreicht hat, wird der Transportabschnitt Abzugsschwingen 12 gestoppt. Die Detektion der Sendungsge- schwindigkeit erfolgt über einen Bewegungssensor 20, bei dem eine Abtastrolle über die Sendung läuft und ihre Geschwindigkeit misst. Die vorderste Sendung ist nun von den Transportriemen der Vereinzelungsstufe 14 sicher gefasst . Die Transportwirkung der Abzugsriemen nach der Abzugsschwinge 7a, 7b wird durch Unterdruckkammern 30,31 unterstützt.The speed of the take-off belts of the separating stage 14 is higher than that of the pull-off belts of the trigger arms 7a, 7b and the coupled second trigger belts 13. As soon as the foremost shipment has reached the higher speed of the separating stage 14, the transport section of trigger arms 12 is stopped. The shipment speed is detected via a motion sensor 20, in which a scanning roller runs over the shipment and measures its speed. The foremost shipment is now securely gripped by the transport belts of the separation stage 14. The transport effect of the trigger belt after the trigger arm 7a, 7b is supported by vacuum chambers 30, 31.

Durch das Herausziehen der ersten Sendung gegen den nachfolgenden (im Transportabschnitt 12 stillstehenden) Sendungsstrom entsteht im Bereich des Übergangs zur Vereinzelungsstufe 14 bereits eine Lücke, welche durch eine Lichtschranken- zeile 18 detektiert wird. Sobald der gewünschte Abstand zur nachfolgenden Sendung erreicht ist, kann der Transportabschnitt 12 wieder gestartet werden. Der größte Anteil aller Lücken wird mit dieser Vorrichtung bereits am Übergang von Transportabschnitt 12 zur Vereinzelungsstufe 14 erzeugt. Die Unterflurbänder 10 und 11 unterstützen zusätzlich den Transport von schweren Sendungen im gesamten Vereinzelungsbereich. Das Unterflurband 11 läuft dabei mit einer deutlich geringeren Geschwindigkeit als die Abzugsriemen der Vereinze- lungsstufe 14 und besitzt zur auf ihm laufenden Sendungsunterkante einen relativ geringen Reibwert.Pulling out the first mail item against the subsequent mail stream (which is stationary in the transport section 12) already creates a gap in the area of the transition to the singling stage 14, which gap is detected by a light barrier line 18. As soon as the desired distance to the subsequent shipment has been reached, the transport section 12 can be started again. The largest proportion of all gaps is generated with this device at the transition from transport section 12 to separation stage 14. The underfloor belts 10 and 11 additionally support the transport of heavy consignments throughout the separation area. The underfloor belt 11 runs at a significantly lower speed than the take-off belts of the separation stage 14 and has a relatively low coefficient of friction with the lower edge of the mail item running on it.

Bei den Abzugsschwingen 7a, 7b handelt es sich um zwei übereinander angeordnete schwingfähige Arme, die unabhängig voneinander durch den Druck des Sendungsstapels 2 in ihre Ar- beitsposition geschoben werden können.The trigger arms 7a, 7b are two swingable arms which are arranged one above the other and which can be pushed into their working position independently of one another by the pressure of the stack of mail items 2.

Beim kontinuierlichen Betrieb üben die Abzugsschwingen 7a, 7b einen permanenten Federdruck auf den zu vereinzelnden Sendungsstapel 2 aus. Nicht vertikal an den Abzugsschwingen 7a, 7b anstehende Sen- düngen bewirken eine unterschiedlich weite Auslenkung beider Abzugsschwingen 7a, 7b. Durch die Auswertung der Abstandssensoren 8a, 8b kann erfasst werden, wie stark und in welche Richtung die anstehenden Sendungen geneigt sind. Die Schräglage der abzuziehenden Sendungen wird über eine Differenzmes- sung der Abstandssensoren 8a, 8b ermittelt. Ist die Schräglage unzulässig groß, wird der vordere Bereich des Sendungssta- pels 2 über die AufStelleinrichtung 9 korrigiert. Die sowohl vorwärts als auch rückwärts lauffähigen Friktionsriemen 6 der AufStelleinrichtung 9 üben einen Druck oder eine Bremskraft auf die Unterkante des Sendungsstapels aus. Durch das Abziehen der vordersten Sendungen 16 verändert sich die Lage der Abzugschwingen 7a, 7b in Richtung des Sendungsstapels 2. Auch das Nachfördern des Sendungsstapeis 2 durch die Unterflurriemen 3 und die Stapelstützen 5,5a wird über die Ab- Standssensoren 8a, 8b gesteuert. Beim Abzug einer dicken Sendung 16 wird die entstandene Stapellücke durch die Schwingenbewegung aufgefangen. Die Zuführung des Sendungsstapels 2 kann somit mit weniger Dynamik erfolgen. Die daraus resultierenden Stapeldruckkräfte sind erheblich geringer. Im Bereich des Unterflurbandes 10 ist ein Metallsensor 35 zur Detektion von Heftklammern angeordnet. Dieser Metallsensor 35 dient zur Identifikation von gehefteten Sendungen (z.B. offene Magazine). Da geheftete Sendungen besonders anfällig bzgl . Beschädigungen sind, wird nach der Detektion einer Heftklam- mer die Geschwindigkeiten der Abzugsriemen und die Beschleunigung am Übergang des Transportabschnittes 12 zur Vereinzelungsstufe 14 reduziert. Das bedeutet, dass nach der Detektion dieser kritischen Sendungsart die Vorrichtung automatisch solange in einen sendungsschonenderen Mode umschaltet, bis diese Sendung die Vorrichtung verlassen hat. Dies führt für diesen Sendungstyp zwar zu einer Durchsatzminderung, jedoch wird dadurch die maschinelle Verarbeitung von Sendungen ermöglicht, die bisher lediglich manuell zu verarbeiten waren. In continuous operation, the trigger arms 7a, 7b exert a permanent spring pressure on the stack of mail items 2 to be separated. Singe fertilizers not in vertical contact with the trigger arms 7a, 7b cause the trigger arms 7a, 7b to be deflected to different extents. By evaluating the distance sensors 8a, 8b, it can be determined how strongly and in which direction the upcoming mail items are inclined. The inclined position of the mail items to be deducted is determined by measuring the difference between the distance sensors 8a, 8b. If the inclined position is impermissibly large, the front area of the stack of mail items 2 is corrected using the positioning device 9. The friction belts 6 of the erection device 9, which can run both forwards and backwards, exert a pressure or a braking force on the lower edge of the stack of mail items. By pulling off the foremost mail items 16, the position of the pull-out arms 7a, 7b changes in the direction of the mail item stack 2. The conveying of the mail item stack 2 by the underfloor belts 3 and the stack supports 5,5a is also controlled via the distance sensors 8a, 8b. When a thick consignment 16 is pulled off, the resulting gap in the stack is absorbed by the swinging movement. The feed of the stack of mail items 2 can thus take place with less dynamics. The resulting stack pressure forces are considerably lower. A metal sensor 35 is provided in the area of the underfloor belt 10 Detection of staples arranged. This metal sensor 35 is used to identify stapled items (eg open magazines). Since stapled items are particularly susceptible to If there is any damage, the speeds of the take-off belts and the acceleration at the transition from the transport section 12 to the separating stage 14 are reduced after the detection of a staple. This means that after the detection of this critical type of shipment, the device automatically switches to a mode that is easier on the shipment until this shipment has left the device. Although this leads to a reduction in throughput for this type of shipment, it enables the automated processing of shipments that were previously only able to be processed manually.

Claims

Patentansprüche claims 1. Vorrichtung zum Vereinzeln von flachen Sendungen in stehender Position aus einem SendungsStapel (2), - mit einem Eingabebereich (1), einem Transportabschnitt (12) und wenigstens einer in Transportrichtung der Sendungen stromabwärts an den Transportabschnitt (12) anschließenden Vereinzelungsstufe (14) , - wobei im Eingabebereich (1) der Sendungsstapel (2) an einem Stützelement (4) ausgerichtet auf Unterflurriemen (3) steht und von mindestens einer Stapelstütze (5,5a) gehalten wird, und die Unterflurriemen (3) und die Stapelstützen (5,5a) den Sendungsstapel (2) zum Transportabschnitt (12) hin transportieren, - wobei der Transportabschnitt (12) mindestens zwei übereinander angeordnete Abzugsschwingen (7a, 7b) mit angetrieben umlaufenden Abzugsriemen, sich daran stromabwärts anschließende, fest angeordnete, angetrieben umlaufende zweite Abzugsriemen (13) sowie ein den Abzugs- schwingen (7a, 7b) und den zweiten Abzugsriemen (13) zugeordnetes angetriebenes Unterflurband (10) umfasst, - wobei sich der Drehpunkt der Abzugsschwingen (7a, 7b) mittels Federkraft gegen den Sendungsstapel (2) gedrückt werden, - wobei jeder Abzugsschwinge (7a, 7b) ein Abstandssensor (8a, 8b) zugeordnet ist, der bei einem festgelegten Stapeldruck an der jeweiligen Abzugsschwinge (7a, 7b) ein Antriebsstartsignal abgibt, - wobei die Vereinzelungsstufe (14) angetrieben umlaufende weitere Abzugsriemen umfasst, deren Transportgeschwindigkeit höher ist als die Transportgeschwindigkeit der zweiten Abzugsriemen (13) , - wobei das Stützelement (4) in einem festgelegten Abstand vor den unausgelenkten Abzugsschwingen (7a, 7b) endet, - wobei ein flexibles, langgestrecktes Rückhalteelement (19) angeordnet ist, welches vom Ende des Stützelements (4) an den Beginn der zweiten Abzugsriemen (13) und weiter an diese sowie an die Abzugsriemen der Vereinzelungsstufe (14) federnd angedrückt wird, - wobei der Abstand (12a) des Stützelements (4) vom stromabwärtigen Ende der zweiten Abzugsriemen (13) in Transportrichtung größer ist als die maximal zulässige Sendungslänge , - und wobei die Steuerung der Antriebe des Transportabschnitts (12) und der Vereinzelungsstufe (14) so ausgebildet ist, - dass bei dem festgelegten Stapeldruck an den Abzugsschwingen (7a, 7b) alle Antriebe des Transportabschnitts (12) und der Vereinzelungsstufe (14) gestartet werden, - dass die Antriebe des Transportabschnitts (12) wieder gestoppt oder in ihrer Geschwindigkeit reduziert werden, sobald eine von den Abzugsriemen der Vereinzelungsstufe (14) gefasste Sendung deren Transportgeschwindigkeit aufweist , - und dass die Antriebe des Transportabschnitts (12) wie- der gestartet bzw. auf ihre normale Abzugsgeschwindigkeit umgeschaltet werden, wenn mittels einer entlang des Transportpfades angeordneten Lichtschrankenzeile (18) eine Lücke zur nachfolgenden Sendung detektiert wird.1. Device for separating flat consignments in a standing position from a stack of consignments (2), - with an input area (1), a transport section (12) and at least one separating stage (14) downstream of the transport section (12) in the transport direction of the consignments , - in the input area (1) the stack of mail items (2) is aligned with a support element (4) on the underfloor belt (3) and is held by at least one stack support (5,5a), and the underfloor belt (3) and the stack supports (5 , 5a) transport the stack of mail items (2) to the transport section (12), - wherein the transport section (12) has at least two pulling arms (7a, 7b) arranged one above the other with driven rotating pulling belts, adjoining them downstream, firmly arranged, driven rotating second pulling belts (13) and a driven underfloor belt (10) associated with the trigger rockers (7a, 7b) and the second trigger belt (13) st, - the pivot point of the trigger arms (7a, 7b) being pressed against the stack of mail items (2) by means of spring force, - wherein each trigger arm (7a, 7b) is assigned a distance sensor (8a, 8b) which is applied at a specified stack pressure the respective trigger rocker (7a, 7b) emits a drive start signal, - the separation stage (14) comprising driven further trigger belts, the transport speed of which is higher than the transport speed of the second trigger belt (13), - the support element (4) at a predetermined distance ends in front of the undeflected trigger arms (7a, 7b), - wherein a flexible, elongated retaining element (19) is arranged, which from the end of the support element (4) to the beginning of the second trigger belt (13) and further resiliently pressed onto it and onto the take-off belt of the separating stage (14), - the distance (12a) of the support element (4) from the downstream end of the second take-off belt (13) in the transport direction being greater than the maximum permissible mail item length, - and The control of the drives of the transport section (12) and the singling stage (14) is designed such that - at the specified stack pressure on the trigger rockers (7a, 7b), all drives of the transport section (12) and the singling step (14) are started, - that the drives of the transport section (12) are stopped again or their speed is reduced as soon as a shipment caught by the take-off belts of the singling stage (14) has their transport speed, - and that the drives of the transport section (12) are started again or can be switched to their normal take-off speed if by means of a Li arranged along the transport path barrier line (18) a gap to the subsequent broadcast is detected. 2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, d a d u r c h g e k e n nz e i c h n e t , dass hinter den zweiten Abzugsriemen (13) und den Abzugsriemen der weiteren Vereinzelungsstufen (14) Unterdruckkammern (30,31) angeordnet sind, die während des Transportes die Sendungen an die Abzugsriemen ziehen.2. Device according to claim 1, d a d u r c h g e k e n n e e e c h n e t that behind the second trigger belt (13) and the trigger belt of the further separation stages (14) vacuum chambers (30,31) are arranged, which pull the mail items to the trigger belt during transport. 3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, d a d u r c h g e k e n nz e i c h n e t , dass der Unterdruck der Unterdruckkammer (30) der zweiten Abzugsriemen (13) kleiner ist als der Unterdruck der Unterdruckkammer (31) der nachfolgenden Vereinzelungsstufe (14) . 3. Device according to claim 2, characterized in that the vacuum of the vacuum chamber (30) of the second take-off belt (13) is smaller than the vacuum of the vacuum chamber (31) of the subsequent separation stage (14). 4. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, d a d u r c h g e k e n nz e i c h n e t , dass zur Ermittlung der Sendungsgeschwindigkeiten auf den Sendungen laufende, stationäre Abtastrollen oder -bänder (20) vorgesehen sind.4. The apparatus of claim 1, d a d u r c h g e k e n n e e e c h n e t that stationary scanning rollers or tapes (20) running on the mail items are provided to determine the mailing speeds. 5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, d a d u r c h g e k e n nz e i c h n e t , dass zwischen den Unterflurriemen (3) des Eingabebereiches (1) und dem entlang des Transportpfades verlaufenden Unterflurband (10) eine Aufstelleinrich- tung (9) mit steuerbar angetriebenen Friktionsriemen (6) angeordnet ist, die bei mittels der Auslenkung der Abzugsschwingen (7a, 7b) ermittelter Schrägstellung des vorderen Teils des Sendungsstapels (2) so antreibbar sind, dass der vordere Teil des Sendungsstapels (2) aufgerichtet wird.5. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that an installation device (9) with controllably driven friction belts (6) is arranged between the underfloor belts (3) of the input area (1) and the underfloor belt (10) running along the transport path, which can be driven with the inclined position of the front part of the stack of mail items (2) determined by the deflection of the trigger rockers (7a, 7b) in such a way that the front part of the stack of mail items (2) is erected. 6. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, d a d u r c h g e k e n nz e i c h n e t , dass am Übergang zwischen Abzugsschwingen (7a, 7b) und zweiten Abzugsriemen (13) ein Metallsensor (35) zum Detektieren von Heftklammern angeordnet ist, der bei erkannter Heftklammer ein Signal an die Antriebssteuerung ausgibt, die hierauf mit einer Reduzierung der Abzugsgeschwindigkeiten und -beschleunigungen reagiert, bis die Sendung mit der Heftklammer die Vereinzelungsvorrichtung einschließlich aller Vereinzelungsstufen (14) verlassen hat.6. The device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that a metal sensor (35) for detecting staples is arranged at the transition between trigger arms (7a, 7b) and second trigger belt (13), which outputs a signal to the drive control when the staple is recognized, which then responds by reducing the take-off speeds and accelerations until the item with the staple has left the separating device, including all separating stages (14). 7. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, d a d u r c h g e k e n nz e i c h n e t , dass die Transportgeschwindigkeit des Unterflurbandes (10) geringer als die der Abzugsriemen der Abzugsschwingen (7a, 7b) ist.7. The device according to claim 1, so that the transport speed of the underfloor belt (10) is lower than that of the trigger belt of the trigger rockers (7a, 7b). 8. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, d a d u r c h g e k e n nz e i c h n e t , dass sich der Drehpunkt der Abzugsschwingen (7a, 7b) an ihrem stromabwärtigen Ende auf der Antriebsachse befindet. 8. The device according to claim 1, so that the fulcrum of the trigger rockers (7a, 7b) is located at their downstream end on the drive axle.
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