Automatic loading/unloading apparatus for automatically loading/unloading flat articles stacked on edge, a sorting machine for sorting flat articles, an unloading method, and a postal sorting method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9376273
APP PUB NO 20140110315A1
SERIAL NO

13805925

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Automatic loading/unloading apparatus (1) for automatically loading flat articles (200) stacked on edge into storage trays (300) and for automatically unloading flat articles (200) stacked on edge therefrom, each of the storage trays (300) having a bottom plate (301) provided with a through window (306), said automatic loading/unloading apparatus having a stationary actuator (4) in register with said window and a moving actuator (5) that receives said storage tray (300) and that is mounted to move between:

    a waiting position in which said stationary actuator (4) is set back from said moving actuator (5) and is not in contact with said flat articles (200); andan unloading position in which said stationary actuator (4) passes through said window (306) while carrying said flat articles (200) until it comes flush with said stacking zone (3) suitable for receiving said flat articles (200) without said storage tray (300) being interposed between said flat articles (200) and said stacking zone (3).

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SOLYSTIC14 AVENUE RASPAIL GENTILLY CEDEX 94257

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Campagnolle, Pierre Allex, FR 14 163
Hugues, Damien Bourg les Valence, FR 13 29
Petit, Marie Valence, FR 1 4

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