公开(公告)号：US09463492B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-11

申请号：US14345122

申请日：2014-01-13

Applicant: SOLYSTIC

Inventor： Olivier Roch

IPC: G06F7/00 ,  B07C3/00 ,  B65H39/02

CPC classification number: B07C3/00 ,  B07C2301/0083 ,  B65H39/02 ,  B65H2701/18267 ,  B65H2701/18269 ,  B65H2701/1916

Abstract: A method of merging postal articles (11) for delivery together with mailpieces (2) sorted in a machine (1) into relevant delivery rounds, the method comprising the following steps: entering data into the sorting machine that is representative of the delivery addresses of the postal articles to be merged; in the sorting machine, simulating an ordered sequence of mailpieces for delivery on the relevant delivery round, and, on the basis of said data, determining in this simulated sequence respective locations for said postal articles to be merged; sorting said mailpieces into sorting outlets of the machine for delivery on relevant delivery rounds, and, while each mailpiece is being machine-sorted, detecting whether said mailpiece is a mailpiece adjacent to a postal article to be merged in said simulated sequence; and responding to each said detection by inserting a separator (10) into the sorting machine so as to direct it automatically towards the sorting outlet of the machine that corresponds to the delivery address of said postal article.

公开(公告)号：US11679417B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-20

申请号：US17478085

申请日：2021-09-17

Applicant: SOLYSTIC

Inventor： Steve Breysse ,  Olivier Roch ,  Richard Blache ,  Bruno Stuner

IPC: B07C1/04 ,  G06V20/10 ,  B07C3/00 ,  B07C3/14 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J13/08 ,  B65G47/248 ,  B25J15/06 ,  H04N23/90

CPC classification number: B07C1/04 ,  B07C3/008 ,  B07C3/14 ,  B25J9/1669 ,  B25J9/1697 ,  B25J13/08 ,  B65G47/248 ,  G06V20/10 ,  B25J15/0616 ,  H04N23/90

Abstract: An equipment for automatically feeding parcels to a sorting conveyor, the equipment having a platform for temporarily storing a pile of parcels arranged loosely, a first vision system designed to form a digital image of the loose pile of parcels while the pile is stationary on the platform, a processor unit having setting data for responding to the digital image by identifying a parcel for singulating that presents a grip face that is not covered by another parcel, and by supplying indicative data about the three-dimensional position, the orientation in three dimensions, and the dimensions of the grip face, and a pneumatic gripper head of a robotic arm that is controlled on the basis of the data so as to take hold of the parcel for singulating by its grip face.