System for conveying groups of partially overlapping postal objects

A conveying system comprising:

• a mobile conveying device (15) provided to convey at least one group (9) of postal objects received at input from a flow-fowling device (8), said mobile conveying device comprises a translating-lifting device (15);
• an accumulation device (17) having a plurality of cells (18), each of said cells adapted to contain said at least one group of postal objects (9) fed to said accumulation device (17) by said mobile conveying device (15);
• each cell (18) defining a through cavity (36) including a base wall delimited, at least partially, by a plane portion (38a) of a conveyor belt (38) that extends throughout the length of said through cavity (36);
• said flow-forming means (8) provided to generate at output said group (9) of postal objects aligned in a rectilinear reference direction, partially overlapping one another and arranged so that front edges of said postal objects spaced apart from one another;
• said translating-lifting device (15) provided with at least one motor-driven belt (31) to receive at input said at least one group of postal objects fed by said flow-forming means (8) and to feed at output said at least one group of postal objects towards an input of one of said cells (18);
• said translating-lifting device (15) being movable in a rectilinear direction between at least one loading position, in which said translating-lifting device (15) is functionally coupled with said flow-forming means (8) to receive said at least one group of postal objects on said belt (31), and an unloading position, in which said translating-lifting device (15) is functionally coupled with said accumulation device (17) for the feed of said at least one group of postal objects towards a selected cell (18);
• said conveying device conveying said postal objects from said flow-forming means (8) to one of said cells of said accumulation device (17) in three mutually orthogonal rectilinear directions;
• said at least one group (9) of postal objects conveyed by said mobile conveying device (15) and received by one of said cells of said accumulation device (17) being aligned in the rectilinear reference direction, partially overlapping one another and arranged so that the front edges of said postal objects spaced apart from one another.

A conveying system comprising:

• a mobile conveying device (15) provided to convey at least one group (9) of postal objects received at input from flow-forming means (8), said mobile conveying device comprises a translating-lifting device (15);
• an accumulation device (17) having a plurality of cells (18), each of said cells comprising said at least one group of postal objects (9) fed to said accumulation device (17) by said conveying device (15);
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• first (45) and second means (46) provided for electrical connection between said translating-lifting device (15) and each of said cells (18);
• said flow-forming means (8) provided to generate at output said group (9) of postal objects aligned in a reference direction, partially overlapping one another and arranged so that front edges of said postal objects spaced apart from one another;
• each of said cells (18) defining a through cavity (36) such that a base wall of said cavity being delimited, at least partially, by a plane portion (38a) of a conveyor belt (38) extending throughout the length of said through cavity (36);
• said first and second electrical-connection means (45, 46) coupling in the closed condition when said translating-lifting device is coupled to one of said cells for unloading said at least one group of postal objects towards said one of said cells or unloading said postal objects contained in said one of said cells towards said translating-lifting device (15);
• said first and second electrical connection means set in the closed condition enabling transit of an electrical supply from said translating-lifting device (15) to an electric motor that drives said belt (38).

A conveying system comprising:

• mobile conveying device (15) provided to convey at least one group (9) of postal objects received at input from flow-forming means (8);
• said flow-forming means (8) provided to generate at output said group(9) of postal objects aligned in a reference direction partially overlapping one another and arranged so that front edges of said postal objects spaced apart from one another;
• said conveying device comprising at least one rotating device (60) receiving at input said at least one group of postal objects (9) arriving in a first rectilinear direction of advance (P1) and modifying the direction of advance of said at least one group of postal objects (9) feeding at output said at least one group of postal objects in a second different rectilinear direction of advance (P2), said second direction being transverse with respect to said first direction;
• said rotating device (60) comprising a rotating element (62) angularly mobile under the thrust of motor means about a vertical axis (64) and carrying at least one rectilinear belt conveyor (66) defining an input (76a) and an output (76b);
• said rotating element (62) being angularly mobile between at least one loading position, in which said conveyor belt (66) is aligned with said first rectilinear direction (P1) and an unloading position, in which the conveyor belt (66) is aligned with said second rectilinear direction (P2);
• said rotating element (62) having a square shape in plan view and defining four rectilinear sides (68) extending along which are respective rectilinear conveyor belts (66a, 66b, 66c and 66d).