DE102010062688A1 - Container with a rotating device and turning process - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a container with a rotating device for rotating an object in the container, in particular a stack of flat mail items. The container (Beh) comprises a base (Bo), a supporting side wall (Abs-Sw) and at least one further side wall (Sw-Geg). The rotating device comprises a first flat holding element (HE.1) and a second flat holding element (HE.2). These two holding elements (HE.1, HE.2) are mechanically connected to one another. In a filling position of the rotating device, the first holding element (HE.1) rests on the supporting side wall (Abs-Sw), and the second holding element (HE.2) lies on the floor (Bo). In an upright position of the rotating device, the first holding element (HE.1) lies on the floor (Bo). An object (St) located in the container (Beh) then rests on the first holding element (HE.1). An object (St) can then be brought into the container (Beh) when the rotating device is in the filling position. The rotating device is then transferred to the erecting position, whereby the object (St) is rotated in the container (Beh).

Description

The invention relates to a container with a rotating device for rotating an object in the container, in particular a stack of flat mailpieces, as well as a method for rotating an article in a container.

A container having the features of the preamble of claim 1 and a method having the features of the preamble of claim 9 are made US 4,671,505 known.

In US 4,671,505 a sorter with multiple containers will be described. Each container has in each case a "tray inlet 17". This "tray inlet 17" is capable of holding and turning flat objects.

The invention has for its object to provide a container with the features of the preamble of claim 1 and a method having the features of the preamble of claim 9, which allow the use of a mechanically simple design container and a rotating an object in the container with little effort.

The object is achieved by a container having the features of claim 1 and a method having the features of claim 9. Advantageous embodiments are specified in the subclaims.

• – einen Boden,
• – eine Dreheineinrichtung,
• – eine Abstütz-Seitenwand und
• – mindestens eine, vorzugsweise mehrere weitere Seitenwände.

The solution according to the container has

• - a floor,
• A turning device,
• - a jacking side wall and
• - At least one, preferably a plurality of further side walls.

The side walls and the floor enclose a space for receiving an object.

• – ein erstes flächiges Halteelement und
• – ein zweites flächiges Halteelement.

The rotary device includes

• - A first planar retaining element and
• - A second flat retaining element.

These two holding elements are mechanically connected to each other.

The turning device can be spent in a filling position. The container is then in a filling state. In this filling position, an object can be placed in the enclosed space. The rotating device can be moved from the filling position to a righting position while the article is in the enclosed space. As a result, the container is moved from the filling state to a set-up state. The bottom and the side walls surround a space in which the object is located, both in the filling state and in the erecting state.

The container according to the solution makes it possible, with little effort, to turn an object which is located in the space which is enclosed by the at least two side walls and the bottom. Before turning, the rotating device is in the filling position and the container is thereby in the filling state, and the object lies on the second holding element. The first retaining element leans against the supporting side wall. The second holding element lies on the floor. A pull on the second support member causes the second support member to be pulled away from the support sidewall. The weight of the object also pushes the first holding element down. Those edges of the two holding elements, in which the two holding elements are connected to each other, slide over the bottom of the container. The second holding element is moved from a horizontal position to a vertical or oblique position. These position changes of the two holding elements help to transfer the container from the filling state to the erecting state and thereby to rotate the article in the container. For turning, it is not necessary to grip the first holding element or the object itself. The rotation can be effected only by a train on the second holding element. It is not necessary for a worker or automatic handling machine to reach into the enclosed space to move the turning device from the filling position to the erecting position. Rather, the object is rotated by an operation that engages only outside of the enclosed space turn.

This also makes it difficult to turn an object to be gripped, z. B. a stack of flat objects or a deformable article or a smooth-surfaced article.

When rotating, the center of gravity of the object is often near the axis of rotation about which the object is rotated. Therefore, only a small torque is applied to spend the rotating device from the filling position to the righting position. The weight of the object to be rotated aids in the rotation rather than counteracting it.

The object is always held during rotation in the container by at least one holding element, usually simultaneously by two holding elements. This reduces the risk that the item will fall over or disintegrate into its components, which could otherwise occur especially if the item is a stack of flat objects.

The invention eliminates the need for a worker or automatic handling machine to directly grasp the object to rotate it. This can often be difficult, for. Because the article is fragile, is a stack of flat objects or directly against a sidewall of the container and has little or no space between the article and this sidewall. Thanks to the invention, the object can rather be rotated by exerting a tensile force on the second retaining element. This tensile force is small compared to the weight of the article in the container, especially because the weight of the article facilitates rotation and does not hinder it. To exercise this move, neither a worker nor an automatic handling machine need to reach into the container. The invention eliminates the need to engage shafts or grooves in the support sidewall to provide recesses to provide clearance between a sidewall and the article to grip the article to be rotated.

The device according to the solution avoids the necessity of having to compress the object for the purpose of turning in order to hold the object by means of increased friction. This compression requires that a high force be applied, which could damage the article.

Thanks to the invention, it is not necessary to admit openings in the bottom of the container through which an actuating element z. B. is pushed with pins, which then engages and rotates an object in the enclosed space through the floor.

Thanks to the invention, existing containers can continue to be used. The turning device can be inserted or inserted into an existing container. An already existing container does not need to be changed at all or only slightly to be able to effect the turning according to the solution. This advantage is particularly useful if many containers have already been procured and should continue to be used. This is z. This is often the case, for example, with postal service providers or other carriers because the carriers do not want to change proven transport processes.

The invention provides no dimensions for the container used. On the contrary, the rotary device according to the invention can be adapted to objects to be rotated and / or existing containers. Therefore, the solution according to the device z. B. adapt to existing sorting and transport vehicles without having to modify a system or a vehicle.

Throughout the rotation, the object - or at least a substantial portion of the object - is in the enclosed space. This prevents the object from falling out of the container when it is rotated.

The invention makes it unnecessary to remove the object from a container for the purpose of turning and to tilt it into another container or otherwise to spend it in this other container. Rather, the object remains in the same container during rotation and is also thereafter in the same container. This also makes it unnecessary to use for transporting an object successively different types of containers in which the object is in different positions.

The invention can be used to produce a stack of flat objects, e.g. As flat mail items to rotate. These articles can have different dimensions and different bending stiffnesses. Because the two holding elements support the stack when turning, the risk of the stack falling apart when turning is reduced.

The first planar holding element extends in a first holding plane, the second planar holding element in a second holding plane. An angle always occurs between these two holding planes. In a Embodiment, this angle is greater than or equal to 90 degrees when the rotating device is in the filling position. The angle is preferably equal to the angle between the bottom and the support sidewall. When the turning device is in the erecting position, the angle between the two holding planes is preferably also greater than or equal to 90 degrees.

Preferably, the two flat retaining elements are hinged together. As a result, the first holding element can be rotated relative to the second holding element or pivoted in another way. This embodiment reduces the risk that a holding element canted in the interior of the container. Furthermore, the embodiment reduces the risk that the first holding element is moved away from the supporting side wall and creates a gap between an article in the container and a side wall extending between the first holding element and the supporting side wall and through which an object in the container can fall down instead of being turned. The articulated connection significantly reduces the mechanical stress between the two holding elements compared to a rigid connection. A rigid connection could be damaged during rotation due to the weight of an object in the container.

It is also possible to rigidly connect the two holding elements together, for. B. so that the two holding elements - seen in a direction parallel to the ground - form a V. The angle between the legs of this V is preferably greater than 90 degrees. This embodiment enables a particularly simple mechanical construction. It is possible to connect the two rigidly connected holding elements in addition by a connecting element stable together.

In one embodiment, the container additionally has a guide device. This guide device connects the first holding element to the supporting side wall and prevents the first holding element from being moved away from the supporting side wall. In particular, this guiding device prevents a pull on the second retaining element from causing the first retaining element to be pulled away from the supporting side wall. This prevents a gap between the supporting side wall and the first holding element is formed. Such a gap could cause an object in the container to fall down without being turned.

Preferably, a spacer element is attached to the first holding element. This spacer causes, when the rotary device is in the righting position, between the bottom and the first holding element, a distance occurs and the first holding element is not flat due to the spacer element on the ground. This makes it easier to grip the first holding element. This makes it easier to spend the container after removal of the object again in the filling position that is pulled vertically or obliquely upwards on the first holding element. In one embodiment, the spacing element is additionally designed as a damping element and is arranged such that the first holding element is located between the object and the spacing element. As a result, the spacer element dampens the impact of the first holding element on the ground during rotation.

Preferably, the container has a locking element. This locking element connects the first retaining element to the supporting side wall and prevents the rotary device from being unintentionally transferred from the filling position to the erecting position, even when pulling on the second retaining element. Only after a dearretieren of this locking element can the rotating device be transferred to the righting position. A locking body of this locking element may be attached to the supporting side wall or on the first holding element and engages in a corresponding recess.

In one embodiment, the container is open at the top and an article can be transferred from above into the enclosed space when the container is in the fill state and the spinner is in the fill position. In one embodiment, the container has a lateral opening, for. B. by a side wall is omitted. The object can be spent by a horizontal movement in the enclosed space inside.

In one embodiment, two containers according to the invention can be stacked one above the other in such a way that one container is placed in the other container from above as the upper container. As a result, the two containers take up little space. However, this is in one embodiment only when the lower container is empty, ie no object is in the enclosed area, and its rotary device is in the filling position and the first holding element then leaning against the supporting side wall. On the other hand, if the turning device is in the raising position, the upper container can not be placed in the lower position Set container. This configuration allows a quick check whether a container is in the filling state or not.

The container can be z. B. to use a sorting plant spends several flat objects in the container while the container is in the filling state. The object planes of the flat objects are arranged parallel to the ground, and the flat objects form a stack in the container, the stack lying on the ground. This stack is rotated by means of the rotary device according to the solution. After rotation, the spinner is in the upright position and the container is in the upright condition. The flat objects lean against the first holding element and / or a side wall of the container and stand on the bottom of the container. It is possible to grab a single object in the thus turned stack and remove from the container or to insert another flat object in the stack at a certain point.

In the following the invention will be described with reference to an embodiment. Showing:

1 the container of the embodiment in the filling position, wherein further mail items are transferred from above into the container,

2 the completely filled container in the filling position, wherein the locking element is just being released,

3 the container at the transition from the filling position to the erecting position, wherein a pulling movement is exerted on the handle,

4 the container at a later moment during the transition to the upright position,

5 the container in the erecting position, wherein the first holding element lies on the ground and the second element rests on the opposite side wall.

In the exemplary embodiment, a plurality of containers according to the solution are used to transport flat postal items (standard letters, large letters, postcards, catalogs, etc.). The mail items are sorted by a sorting system according to a predetermined sorting feature and distributed to the containers. This sorting feature is usually the delivery address to which a mail item is to be transported or a delivery region to which the delivery address belongs.

The sorting system is fed to a plurality of containers, which are in a filling state described below, d. H. the respective rotating device is in a filling position. A measuring device checks whether actually every supplied container is in the filling state and is empty. For example, an image capture device generates at least one computer-accessible image of the container from the side. An image evaluation unit evaluates this image and checks whether a retaining element protrudes beyond the upper edge of a side wall of the container or not. If it is discovered that a retaining element projects beyond the upper edge, it is decided that the container is not in the filling state and is brought to a processing station, e.g. B. by a conveyor belt transports the container there. In the processing station, the rotating device of this container is manually or automatically brought to the filling position.

The sorting system thus spends into each container, which is in the filling state, in each case a plurality of postal items that the mail items are horizontal in the container. The respective object level of each flat mail item thus extends horizontally and therefore parallel to the bottom of the container.

The side walls of the container, after filling, limit movement of the flat mailpieces in their respective article planes. The stack is at the bottom of the container so that the center of gravity of the container is low. As a result, the filled container is safe when he z. B. is transported in a transport vehicle, and can not tip over.

At a later date, an editor, z. As a mail carrier, are enabled to search for individual mail items in this container and to remove a found mailing the container, for example, all mail for a particular recipient. To make this possible, it is desired that the mail items are in a vertical or obliquely inclined position in the container, that is no longer in the lying position. The mailpieces must therefore be rotated and placed in this vertical or oblique position. This turning of the stacked mailpieces should be carried out so that the mail pieces are not damaged or kinked when turning. Furthermore, the same container should be used both during the sorting and during the subsequent processing by the processor, thus saving a step in which stacked mail items are transferred from one container to another container and rotated during reloading.

• – einen rechteckigen Boden,
• – mindestens drei, vorzugsweise vier Seitenwände, die fest mit dem Boden verbunden sind, und
• – nach oben eine Öffnung.

The solution according to the container has in the embodiment

• - a rectangular floor,
• - At least three, preferably four side walls, which are firmly connected to the ground, and
• - up an opening.

• – einen Boden Bo, der senkrecht auf der Zeichenebene von 1 bis 5 steht,
• – eine Abstütz-Seitenwand Abs-Sw,
• – eine der Abstütz-Seitenwand Abs-Sw gegenüberliegende Seitenwand Sw-geg,
• – zwei weitere Seitenwände, von denen lediglich die Oberkante OK einer Seitenwand angedeutet ist,
• – ein erstes Halteelement HE.1, das in 1 an der Abstütz-Seitenwand Abs-Sw lehnt,
• – ein zweites Halteelement HE.2, das in 1 auf dem Boden Bo liegt,
• – eine mechanische Gelenkverbindung Gel zwischen dem ersten Halteelement HE.1 und dem zweiten Halteelement HE.2.
• – ein Betätigungselement BE mit einem Griff Gri und einem Verbindungselement Verb,
• – ein Abstandselement Abs, und
• – ein Arretierelement Arr.

1 shows a solution according to the container in the filling position. Shown is the container Beh. This container Beh has the following components:

• - a bottom Bo, which is perpendicular to the plane of 1 to 5 stands,
• A support sidewall Abs-Sw,
• One of the support side wall Abs-Sw opposite side wall Sw-geg,
• Two further side walls, of which only the upper edge OK of a side wall is indicated,
• A first holding element HE.1, which is in 1 leaning against the supporting side wall Abs-Sw,
• A second holding element HE.2, which is in 1 lying on the floor Bo,
• A mechanical articulation joint between the first holding element HE.1 and the second holding element HE.2.
• An actuating element BE with a handle Gri and a connecting element Verb,
• A spacer Abs, and
• A locking element Arr.

The sidewalls Abs-Sw, Sw-geg and each other sidewall shown are approximately perpendicular to the bottom Bo. It is possible that the container Beh upwards, ie away from the bottom Bo, increases, d. H. the side walls Abs-Sw, Sw-geg are inclined slightly outwards. The bottom Bo and the side walls Abs-Sw, Sw-geg enclose an approximately cuboidal space, in which an object, in the exemplary embodiment so the stack of flat mail can spend. The mail items are transported from the sorting system either from above through the opening into the container Beh, wherein the mailings slide into the container Beh due to gravity. Or a sidewall is omitted, and the mailpieces are transported through the omitted sidewall into the container Beh.

The three or four side walls of the container Beh all reach up to the height of the top OK. A hook Hak is attached to the handle Gri. This hook Hak prevents in the filling position that the actuating element BE falls into the container. Rather, the hook Hak holds the handle Gri on the opposite side wall Sw-geg firmly.

In the exemplary embodiment, each holding element HE.1, HE.2 has the shape of a rigid rectangle. Preferably, each rigid rectangle has rounded edges and / or rounded corners to reduce the risk of injury or tilting.

The container Beh already contains a stack St.1 of horizontal postal items. These mailpieces are approximately aligned with the first holding element HE.1. Three more mail pieces forming a stack St.2 will be in the situation of 1 spent from above in a stacking direction SR in the container. The also horizontally lying mail items of the stack St.2 slide vertically downwards in the stacking direction SR to the stack St.1 already in the container Beh. The container Beh stands on the edition Aufl.

The bottom Bo is approximately rectangular, it can have rounded corners. As a result, two shorter side walls and two longer side walls are formed. The one shorter side wall is connected to the turning device described below and is therefore described below as the support side wall Abs-Sw.

In one embodiment, a guide device, which in the exemplary embodiment comprises a rail and an upper and a lower stop, is embedded in this support side wall Abs-Sw. The two stops limit the rail.

The bottom stop is near the bottom, the top stop near the top edge of the support side wall Abs-Sw.

• – das erste flächige Halteelement HE.1,
• – das zweite flächige Halteelement HE.2,
• – die gelenkige Verbindung Gel zwischen den beiden Halteelementen HE.1 und HE.2 und
• – das Betätigungselement BE mit dem Griff Gri und dem Verbindungselement Verb.

The container according to the solution Beh has a rotary device. This turning device includes:

• The first planar holding element HE.1,
• The second flat holding element HE.2,
• - The articulated connection gel between the two holding elements HE.1 and HE.2 and
• - The actuator BE with the handle Gri and the connecting element verb.

The connecting element Verb connects the handle Gri articulated to the second holding element HE.2.

Both between the handle Gri and the connecting element verb and between the connecting element verb and the second holding element HE.2 each have a hinged connection. The two holding elements HE.1, HE.2 are hinged together. The joint gel between the two holding elements HE.1, HE.2 is z. B. designed as a hinge. Seen in a viewing direction perpendicular to the drawing plane of 1 to 5 form the two holding elements HE.1, HE.2 a V. The angle between these legs can be changed thanks to the articulation joint gel.

It is possible that a spring acts on the two holding elements HE.1, HE.2 and endeavors to bring the two holding elements HE.1, HE.2 in a position in which both holding elements HE.1, HE.2 itself extend in the same plane. As a result, the first holding element HE.1 is pressed against the supporting side wall Abs-Sw. A stack of mail pieces folds the two holding elements HE.1, HE.2 against the force of this spring.

The first holding element HE.1 has two edges, namely in 2 an upper edge and a lower edge. Near the upper edge, the spacer Abs is connected. This edge is located near the support sidewall Abs-Sw. In 1 it can be seen that the spacer Abs is attached to that surface of the first holding element HE.1, which points to the supporting side wall Abs-Sw. It is possible that a management facility, for. B. a groove, prevents the spacer is moved laterally, that is perpendicular to the plane of 1 to 5 ,

The other, lower edge of the first holding element HE.1 is hingedly connected to the second holding element HE.2, more precisely with an edge of the second holding element HE.2. For example, there is a hinge between the lower edge of the first holding element HE.1 and the one edge of the second holding element HE.2. The second holding element HE.2 can thereby be rotated relative to the first holding element HE.1. The spacing element Abs of the first holding element is designed such that the first holding element HE.1 can not only be moved up and down, but can also rotate relative to the supporting side wall Abs-Sw.

In another embodiment, a flexible band is flat connected to two holding elements HE.1, HE.2. This band holds the two holding elements HE.1, HE.2 together so that a gap with a predetermined maximum width occurs between the two holding elements and the first holding element HE.1 can be rotated relative to the second holding element HE.2. For example, the band is connected to each holding element HE.1, HE.2 in the manner of a U in two flat areas. The band forms a loop on which to pull. This loop acts as a handle of the rotary device.

The connecting element Verb is movably connected to the other edge of the second holding element HE.2. The second holding element HE.2 is therefore bounded on one side by the connecting element Verb and on the other side by the articulation gel to the first holding element HE.1. The first holding element HE.1 is bounded on one side by this articulated joint gel. In one embodiment, the 1 to 5 show the others, in 1 upper edge of the first holding element HE.1 move freely.

In an alternative embodiment, the container Beh additionally has a guide device with a rail. This guide device is embedded in the support side wall Abs-Sw. The guide device has an upper and a lower stop. The upper stop is near the top edge OK, the bottom stop near the bottom Bo. A fastener of the first holding member HE.1 slides up and down in this rail, between the upper stop and the lower stop. The fastening element prevents the first retaining element HE.1 from being pulled away from the supporting side wall Abs-Sw or being displaced horizontally. If the container Beh is in the filling position, then the fastener is located at the top stop. In the transition from the filling position to the erect position, the fastener slides in the guide device down to the lower stop.

The first holding element HE.1 has in this other embodiment, a fastening element. This fastener is embedded in the rail of the guide device and can slide in this guide device up and down between the two stops back and forth. The guiding device and the fastening element prevent the first retaining element HE.1 from being pulled away from the supporting side wall Abs-Sw.

In one embodiment, a locking element Arr on the first retaining element HE.1 prevents the first retaining element HE.1 from sliding downwards. The arresting element arr thus holds the first holding element HE.1 in the uppermost possible position on the supporting side wall Abs-Sw. In 1 a hook-shaped locking body of the locking Arr is shown in the locked position. This locking body engages in a corresponding recess in the supporting side wall Abs-Sw.

The rotating device can spend before filling in a filling position and transfer from this filling position after filling in a righting position. As a result, the container Beh is in a filling state before being filled and after being turned in a erecting state. In the exemplary embodiment, the container Beh has no guide device, and the components of the rotary device are in the filling position (see. 1 ) arranged as follows:
The free edge of the first holding element HE.1 with the spacer Abs is located near the upper edge OK of the mounting side wall Abs-Sw. The first holding device HE.1 is arranged approximately parallel to the supporting side wall Abs-Sw, in such a way that the spacer element Abs is at the top and the articulated joint between the first holding element HE.1 and the second holding element HE.2 is close to the bottom Bo is located. The first holding element HE.1 leans against the supporting side wall Abs-Sw. In the support side wall Abs-Sw an opening Öff is recessed. The spacer Abs and the locking body of the Arr arresting member project through this opening Publ.

The second holding element HE.2 is located on the bottom Bo of the container Beh. The connecting element verb to the handle Gri is located on the bottom Bo or lies on the opposite side wall Sw-geg, ie on that side wall, which is located opposite the supporting side wall Abs-Sw. In this filling position, the sorting system can spend flat mail items in a lying position in the container Beh. The mail items in the container Beh form a stack which lies on the second holding element HE.2 and is aligned on the one side on the first holding element HE.1.

In the exemplary embodiment, the sorting system emits a signal as soon as it has discharged all the mailpieces that are to be transported into this container Beh. The container Beh is now filled. The stack of flat mailpieces in the container Beh acts as the object to be rotated. The container Beh is removed in one embodiment of the sorting system and placed on a support surface Aufl.

2 shows the filled container Beh with a stack St of lying mail. It is shown that the handle Gri has now been brought into a vertical position, in which it is possible to grasp the handle Gri and exert a pulling movement. An arrow in the opening Öff indicates how the arresting element Arr is released, namely by a rotary movement. In the exemplary embodiment, an agent pulls Gri on the handle and previously releases the arresting element Arr.

Now the turning device is moved from the filling position to a righting position. For this purpose, the Arretierelement Arr is dearetiert in one embodiment. As a result, in the embodiment with the guide device, the fastening element of the first retaining element HE.1 in the rail can slide downwards.

An operator or an automatic handling machine pulls on the handle Gri of the actuating element BE. The handle Gri is pulled horizontally or obliquely upwards away from the support side wall Abs-Sw. This pulling movement and the weight of the mail items of the stack St, which are located in the container Beh cause in the embodiment with the guide device that the fastening element of the first holding element HE.1 slides in the rail of the guide device down. In the embodiment, the 1 to 5 show, the high bending stiffness of the two holding elements HE.1, HE.2 and the hinge gel between these two holding elements HE.1, HE.2, that the first holding element HE.1 slides down and the free edge of the first holding element HE .1 slides along the supporting side wall Abs-Sw. The spacer Abs causes a distance between the first holding member HE.1 and the support side wall Abs-Sw is generated. This spacer Abs slides along the supporting side wall Abs-Sw.

The joint gel between the first holding element HE.1 and the second holding element HE.2 slides over the bottom Bo of the container Beh away, so that increases the distance between the supporting side wall Abs-Sw and the joint gel. The joint gel is thus moved to the opposite side wall Sw-geg to. The stack St with the mail continues to rest on the second holding element HE.2 and is aligned with the first holding element HE.1.

The free edge of the second holding element HE.2 - this is the edge to which the connecting element verb is attached - reaches the opposite side wall Sw-geg. By pulling the handle, this free edge along the side wall Sw-geg is pulled vertically or obliquely upwards. This causes the second holding element HE.2 from the previously horizontal position in an inclined position. The first holding element HE.1 is entrained due to the hinge gel and passes from the initially vertical position in an oblique or approximately horizontal position.

3 show the container Beh and the rotating device at the transition from the filling position to the righting position. The handle Gri is pulled vertically or diagonally upwards in the direction of the arrow. The locking element Arr and the spacer Abs are slid out of the opening Öff. The first holding element HE.1 with the spacing element Abs rests obliquely on the supporting side wall Abs-Sw. The second holding element HE.2 rests with the one edge on the bottom Bo and leans with the other edge on the opposite side wall Sw-geg. The angle between the surfaces of the two holding elements HE.1, HE.2 is now less than 90 degrees, while the angle in the filling position is greater than 90 degrees. The holding elements HE.1, HE.2 thereby adapt to the geometry of the container Beh. The locking body of the locking Arr and the spacer Abs slide out of the opening Öff out.

4 shows a continuation of the transition from the filling position to the righting position. The second holding element HE.2 has slid further to the right. In the 4 right edge of the second retaining element HE.2, to which the connecting element verb is attached, has slid over the top edge OK of the opposite side wall Sw-geg. The first holding element HE.1 has temporarily lost its contact with the supporting side wall Abs-Sw and rotates downwards until the spacer Abs strikes the bottom Bo. An arrow indicates this rotation. The stack St with the mail items rests with the lower edges of the mail items on the first holding element HE.1, and the stack leans against the second holding element HE.2. The angle between the surfaces of the two holding elements HE.1, HE.2 has become larger again.

These movements of the two holding elements HE.1, HE.2 are terminated at the latest when, in the embodiment with the guide device, the fastening element of the first holding element HE.1 reaches the lower stop. In the embodiment with the spacer Abs, the movements of the two holding elements HE.1, HE.2 are terminated when the spacer Abs meets the bottom Bo. The stack St with the mail now stands on the oblique or approximately horizontal first holding element HE.1 and rests on the oblique second holding element HE.2. As a result, the mailpieces are almost erect.

5 show the container Beh and the rotary device in the righting position. The spacer Abs has reached the bottom Bo. The first holding element HE.1 rests on the floor Bo. The spacer Abs causes the first holding element HE.1 is slightly inclined. This inclination makes it difficult for the rotated stack to tip over. The second holding element HE.2 rests against the opposite side wall Sw-geg and is also held by the hinge gel with the first holding element HE.1. The connector Verb and the handle Gri are outside the container Beh and hang down. The mail items of the stack St are erected obliquely. In this pose, it is possible to "finger" through the stack St and search for a particular item of mail in the stack St. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS reference numeral importance Section Distance element of the first holding element HE.1 arr Locking element of the first holding element HE.1 ed Pad on which the container Beh stands BE Actuator with handle Gri and connecting element verb Para-Sw Support-sidewall Beh container Bo Bottom of the container Beh gel Articulated connection between the first holding element HE.1 and the second holding element HE.2 gri Handle of the actuator BE Hak Hook on the handle Gri HE.1 first holding element HE.2 second holding element OK Upper edge of a side wall of the container Beh öff Opening in the support side wall Abs-Sw SR stacking direction St.1 already formed stack in the container Beh St.2 Stacks of postal items that are additionally filled into the container Beh verb Connecting element of the actuating element BE

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• US 4671505 [0002, 0003]

Claims (9)

Container (Beh) with - a bottom (Bo), - a supporting side wall (Abs-Sw), - at least one further side wall (Sw-geg) and - a rotating device (HE.1, HE.2, BE) wherein the bottom (Bo) and the at least two side walls (Abs-Sw, Sw-geg) enclose a space for receiving at least one article (St) and the turning device (HE.1, HE.2, BE) configured thereto is to rotate an object (St), which is located in the enclosed space, characterized in that the turning device (HE.1, HE.2, BE) - a first planar holding element (HE.1) and - a second planar holding element (HE.2) comprises, the two holding elements (HE.1, HE.2) are mechanically connected to each other, the rotary device (HE.1, HE.2, BE) is displaceable in a filling position and thereby the container (Beh) is displaceable in a filling state, when the rotary device (HE.1, HE.2, BE) is in the filling position, - the first holding element (HE.1) on the support -Be the second holding element (HE.2) lies on the bottom (Bo) and - the container (Beh) provides an area within the enclosed space, - wherein an article (St) is shaped in this way Spend area that the object (St) on the second holding element (HE.2) is located, the rotating device (HE.1, HE.2, BE) from the filling position in a righting position and thereby the container (Beh) can be transferred from the filling state into a erecting state and, when the rotating device (HE.1, HE.2, BE) is in the erecting position, - the first holding element (HE.1) lying on the floor (Bo) and - an object located in the enclosed space (St) on the first holding element (HE.1) rests. Container according to claim 1, characterized in that the turning device (HE.1, HE.2, BE) additionally comprises an actuating element (BE), the actuating element (BE) is mechanically connected to the second retaining element (HE.2) and the container (Beh) is designed so that A pull on the actuating element (BE) - Causes a transfer of the container (Beh) from the filling position in the upright position. A container according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that - The container (Beh) has a hinged connection (gel) between the two holding elements (HE.1, HE.2) and - The two holding elements (HE.1, HE.2) are pivotally connected to each other by means of this articulated connection (gel). Container according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the container (Beh) additionally comprises a guide device with a stop and the guide device, the first holding element (HE.1) so mechanically with the supporting side wall (Abs- Sw) connects that - the first holding element (HE.1) can be moved parallel to the plane of the supporting side wall (Abs-Sw) on the ground (So) to and from the bottom (Bo) and - the first holding element (HE .1) relative to the supporting side wall (Abs-Sw) can be pivoted, - but a movement of the first holding element (HE.1) is prevented by the support side wall (Abs-Sw) away, wherein the stop the movement of the first Retaining element (HE.1) when transferring the rotating device (HE.1, HE.2, BE) in the erecting position parallel to the supporting side wall (Abs-Sw) to the bottom (Bo) to be limited. Container according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The turning device (HE.1, HE.2, BE) comprises a spacer element (Abs), - The spacer element (Abs) is connected to the first holding element (HE.1) and When the turning device (HE.1, HE.2, BE) is in the erecting position, the spacer element (Abs) is located between the first holding element (HE.1) and the bottom (Bo). Container according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the container (Beh) has a locking element (Arr), the locking element (Arr) when the rotary device (HE.1, HE.2, BE) is in the filling position, - The first holding element (HE.1) with the support side wall (Abs-Sw) connects and - prevents the turning device (HE.1, HE.2, BE) from being moved to the righting position. Container according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the at least one further side wall (Sw-geg) is arranged such that that an object (St) in the closed space is located between the supporting side wall (Abs-Sw) and the further side wall (Sw-geg), and the container (Beh) is designed in such a way that that when the turning device (HE.1, HE.2, BE) is in the erecting position, the second holding element (HE.2) on the other side wall (Sw-geg) leaning and is supported by the further side wall (Sw-geg). Processing plant with At least one container (Beh) according to one of claims 1 to 7, A discharge device designed to transfer an article into the container (Beh), - A transport device which is adapted to transport the container (Beh) to the discharge device, and - A test device, which is designed to check whether the rotating device (HE.1, HE.2, BE) of the container (Beh) is in the filling position or not. Method for turning an article (St) using a container (Beh) comprising: - a bottom (Bo), - a supporting sidewall (Abs-Sw), - at least one further sidewall (Sw-geg) and - a rotary Means (HE.1, HE.2, BE) and the method comprises the steps of - the object (St) is spent in that space, of the at least two side walls (Abs-Sw, Sw-geg) and the Floor (Bo) is enclosed, and - the object located in the enclosed space (St) is rotated, characterized in that the rotary device (HE.1, HE.2, BE) - a first planar holding element (HE.1) and - a second planar holding element (HE.2) comprises, the two holding elements (HE.1, HE.2) are mechanically connected to each other and the method additionally comprises the steps that - the rotary device (HE.1, HE. 2, BE) is brought into a filling position and thereby the container (Beh) in a filling state, - wherein in the filling Position the second holding element (HE.2) on the floor (Bo) and the first holding element (HE.1) on the support side wall (Abs-Sw) leaning, - the object (St) is thus placed in the enclosed space in that the object (St) lies on the second holding element (HE.2), - a tensile force is exerted on the second holding element (HE.2), the direction of the pulling movement being perpendicularly upwards or obliquely from the supporting side wall (Abs -Sw) shows away, and - By this pulling movement, the rotating device (HE.1, HE.2, BE) from the filling position in a Aufricht position and thereby the container (Beh) is brought from the filling state in a Aufricht-state, - wherein in the erecting position the first holding element (HE.1) lies on the bottom (Bo) and - the object (St) lies on the first holding element (HE.1).

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