Apparatus for measuring the stiffness of mailpieces
AssigneeSolystic
InventorsHicham El Bernoussi, Anthony La Paglia, Jean-Marc Teluob, Jean-Michel Reboul, Fabrice Eyraud
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Abstract
Apparatus for measuring the stiffness of mail articles on the principle of measuring deflection of a beam in bending comprises a rectilinear conveying portion for conveying the mail articles, a deflection roller disposed in a staggered offset manner between two wheels having deformable rims in such a manner as to form a substantially triangular peak on the rectilinear conveying portion, and an inlet ramp that is disposed upstream from the peak and that follows the upward slope of the peak.
Claims19
A measurement apparatus for measuring a stiffness of flat articles, comprising:
- a rectilinear conveying portion, wherein the flat articles are conveyed in series and on an edge;
- a stiffness sensor for measuring a deflection of a beam in bending, the stiffness sensor being disposed along the conveying portion for measuring in a contactless manner the stiffness of each flat article;
- a deflection roller being disposed in a staggered offset manner between a first wheel and a second wheel, the first and second wheels having deformable rims that form a substantially triangular peak on the conveying portion;
- disposed upstream from the peak relative to a conveying direction of the flat articles, wherein the flat articles follow an upward slope of the peak without any obstacle;
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- an inlet ramp, wherein an upward slope of the inlet ramp is less than or equal to 10°.
A postal sorting machine, comprising:
- a sorting conveyor with sorting outlets;
- a reject outlet;
- a conveying portion disposed upstream from the sorting outlets and from the reject outlet;
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- a measurement apparatus for measuring a stiffness of flat articles disposed at the conveying portion, the measurement apparatus, comprising:
- a rectilinear conveying portion, wherein the flat articles are conveyed in series and on an edge;
- a stiffness sensor for measuring a deflection of a beam in bending, the stiffness sensor is being disposed along said the conveying portion for measuring in a contactless manner the stiffness of each flat article;
- a deflection roller being disposed in a staggered offset manner between a first wheel and a second wheel, the first and second wheels having deformable rims that form a substantially triangular peak on the conveying portion;
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- an inlet ramp disposed upstream from said the peak relative to a conveying direction of the flat articles, wherein the flat articles to follow an upward slope of the peak without any obstacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.