Method of transporting and sorting items such as mail and item transport and sorting system

摘要

The invention relates to a method of transporting and sorting items such as mail, said method comprising the steps of: a) transporting at least one item with one or more initial lanes to an identification position, b) identifying an individual characteristic of said at least one item in said identification position c) transporting said at least one item to a sorting lane of a number of sorting lanes as a result of said identified characteristic, d) collecting said at least one item of one sorting lane in one or more transfer lanes, and e) transporting said at least one item to the initial lanes through one or more return lanes by one or more robot or similar transferring means wherein at least two of said method steps a) to e) are repeated until said at least one item are transferred to a relocation conveyor by the robot for distribution of said item. The invention also relates to an item transport and sorting system. <IMAGE>