Progressive modularity assortment system with high and low capacity bins

摘要

A modular bin or pocket (210) has an integrated transport assembly (230) and mail piece diverter assembly (380) and is usable in a bin stacker section (310,320,410,420) in mail handling and sorting systems. The modular bin (210) is individually removable, interchangeable and replaceable from the bin stacker sections of the mail processing system to allow for repair or maintenance of malfunctioning bins leading to reduced down time of the mail processing system. The modular bin further enables vertical and/or horizontal progressive modularity, i.e., vertical and/or horizontal expansion, of the bin stacker sections of the mail processing system which allows for cost-effective expansion of mail handling systems. Further, there is disclosed a tray management system and a tier diverter system that are usable in mail handling systems that use the modular bin with double sided bin stacker sections or single sided bin stacker sections with or without a turnaround section.