MACHINE FOR SORTING OBJECTS SUCH AS POSTAL ENVELOPES

摘要

PCT No. PCT/FR96/01011 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 11, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 11, 1998 PCT Filed Jun. 28, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/01398 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 16, 1997A sorting machine with a standard operator work space containing a compact and ergonomic assembly of a hopper (5) for a horizontal stack of envelopes (3) between a control panel (6) and an extraction head (9), and a set of pigeonholes (11) for receiving a large enough number of sorted envelopes to prepare a postman's round. The pigeonholes are arranged above the hopper and supplied by a conveyor moving along a path in such a way that the orientation of the envelopes remains the same as they are delivered from the hopper (5) to the pigeonholes.