摘要 |
<p>An automated flats handling system is provided that includes mail shuttles, a tray unloading section, a quality control area, a shuttle tilter, a shuttle return section and a stacker/loader. The tray unloading section has a conveyor and unloads mail from a standard tray into one of the shuttles. The quality control area also has a conveyor and facilitates grooming the mail in the shuttle. The shuttle tilter tilts each shuttle prior to unloading the mail from the shuttle. The shuttle return section also has a conveyor and returns the shuttles to the tray unloading section. The stacker/loader cooperates with the shuttle tilter and unloads the mail from the shuttles, creates a mail stack from the unloaded mail, and loads a portion of the mail stack into an automation compatible tray.</p> |
申请人 |
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION;GOOD, MATTHEW G.;SCHLENDER, ROBERT L.;HILLERICH, THOMAS A.;TIMM, JACOB L.;MILLER, CHARLES M.;NEEBE, MARK T. |
发明人 |
GOOD, MATTHEW G.;SCHLENDER, ROBERT L.;HILLERICH, THOMAS A.;TIMM, JACOB L.;MILLER, CHARLES M.;NEEBE, MARK T. |