Method and device for the automated handling of stacks of flat mail items

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PATENT NO 9782802
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14438298

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An automated flat mail items handling device includes a rotating apparatus, which rotates the stack during operation from a starting orientation, in which the mail items lie flat, one on top of the other, to a processing orientation, in which the mail items are arranged substantially standing next to each other. The device also includes a holder, which retains the stack while the stack is being rotated, and a transport support, which supports the stack in the processing orientation and by way of which the stack can be moved in a conveying direction. In order to be able to process more mail items per unit of time in the device and by way of the method, the transport support is separate from the rotating apparatus.

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SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTWITTELSBACHERPLATZ 2 MÜNCHEN 80333

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Berdelle-Hilge, Peter Konstanz, DE 50 370
Wanner, Bertram Meersburg, DE 9 29

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