阅读说明：本技术 用于处理寄送物的组件 (Assembly for handling mailings ) 是由 贝恩德·哈特曼 于 2020-09-07 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明的主题是一种用于包裹操纵系统(1)的包裹收集设备(2),该包裹收集设备用于从该包裹操纵系统(1)的运输供应工具(4)卸载多个包裹(3)并且将卸载的包裹(3)转移至该包裹操纵系统(1)的运输输出工具(5),其中该包裹收集设备(2)包括：收集元件(6),该收集元件具有在从该运输供应工具(4)转移至该运输输出工具(5)期间用于至少一个包裹(3)的放置面(7)；以及在该放置面上布置的、能够在停用位置与工作位置之间转移的至少一个侧向元件(8,10),该至少一个侧向元件具有用于至少一个包裹(3)的另外的放置面(9,11),其中在侧向元件(8,10)处于该工作位置中时,该侧向元件(8,10)的放置面(9,11)齐平地连接到该收集元件(6)的放置面(7),并且该包裹收集设备(2)还包括联接装置(27),该联接装置用于与该运输输出工具(5)能够机械松脱地联接。本发明还涉及一种包括这种包裹收集设备(2)的包裹操纵系统(1)。(The subject of the invention is a package collecting device (2) for a package handling system (1) for unloading a plurality of packages (3) from a transport supply (4) of the package handling system (1) and transferring the unloaded packages (3) to a transport output (5) of the package handling system (1), wherein the package collecting device (2) comprises: a collecting element (6) having a placement surface (7) for at least one parcel (3) during transfer from the transport provider (4) to the transport output (5); and at least one lateral element (8, 10) arranged on the placement surface and displaceable between a deactivated position and a working position, having a further placement surface (9, 11) for at least one parcel (3), wherein the placement surfaces (9, 11) of the lateral elements (8, 10) are connected flush to the placement surface (7) of the collecting element (6) when the lateral elements (8, 10) are in the working position, and the parcel collecting device (2) further comprises a coupling device (27) for mechanically releasable coupling with the transport output means (5). The invention also relates to a package handling system (1) comprising such a package collecting device (2).)

1. A package collection device (2) for a package handling system (1) for unloading a plurality of packages (3) from a transport supply (4) of the package handling system (1) and transferring the unloaded packages (3) to a transport output (5) of the package handling system (1), wherein

The package collecting device (2) comprises: a collecting element (6) having a placement surface (7) for at least one parcel (3) during transfer from the transport provider (4) to the transport output (5); and at least one lateral element (8, 10) arranged on the placement surface and transferable between a deactivated position and an operative position, the at least one lateral element having a further placement surface (9, 11) for at least one package (3), and

when the lateral elements (8, 10) are in the working position, the placement surfaces (9, 11) of the lateral elements (8, 10) are connected flush to the placement surface (7) of the collecting element (6), and the package collecting device (2) further comprises a coupling means (27) for mechanically releasable coupling with the transport output means (5).

2. The parcel collection apparatus (2) according to the preceding claim, comprising two lateral elements (8, 10) transferable between a rest position and an operative position, arranged on mutually opposite sides of the collection element (6).

3. A package collecting device (2) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the coupling means (27) is adapted to lift and lower the package collecting device (2).

4. The package collecting device (2) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the coupling means (27) are designed for positioning the package collecting device (2) in a substantially horizontal direction and are provided with an overload means acting in a horizontal direction, which overload means effects a fixed coupling of the package collecting device (2) with the transport output (54) below a preferably adjustable limit load and effects an automatic decoupling of the package collecting device (2) with the transport output (5) in a horizontal direction when the limit load is reached.

5. The package collecting device (2) according to the preceding claim, wherein the coupling means (27) is designed as a slip clutch (27).

6. A package collecting device (2) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the resting surfaces (9, 11) of the lateral elements (8, 10) are inclined in a direction directed towards the collecting element (6) when the lateral elements (8, 10) are in the working position.

7. Pack collecting device (2) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the resting faces (9, 11) of the lateral elements (8, 10) are inclined in a direction transverse to the collecting element (6), in particular designed funnel-shaped.

8. A package collecting device (2) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the lateral element (8, 10) is provided with a pull-out device (15, 16) by means of which the lying face (9, 11) of the lateral element (8, 10) can be enlarged, wherein the pull-out device (15, 16) preferably comprises a push element (15, 16) which can be positioned relatively to the lying face (9, 11) of the lateral element (8, 10) and which in the pulled-out state forms a substantially flush and/or flat face with the lying face (9, 11) of the lateral element (8, 10).

9. The parcel collecting apparatus (2) according to the preceding claim, further having a pivoting element (19) relatively positionable with respect to the pushing element (15, 16), which in the pivoted-away state forms a substantially flush and/or flat face together with the pushing element (15, 16) and the resting faces (9, 11) of the lateral elements (8, 10).

10. Package collecting device (2) according to one of the preceding claims, further comprising a folding support, which is arranged on the collecting element on the one hand and which aligns and/or fixes the placement face (9, 11) of the lateral element (8, 10) as prescribed when the lateral element is in the working position, and which is preferably received in an envelope below the placement face (7) of the collecting element (6) when the lateral element (8, 10) is in the rest position.

11. A package handling system (1) comprising a package collecting device (2) according to one of the preceding claims.

12. The package handling system (1) according to the preceding claim, comprising a transport output (5), preferably in the form of a retractable belt conveyor (5), wherein the package collecting device (2) is releasably coupled with the transport output (5) by means of the coupling means (27).

13. A package collection device (2) for a package handling system (1) for unloading a plurality of packages (3) from a transport supply (4) of the package handling system (1) and transferring the unloaded packages (3) to a transport output (5) of the package handling system (1), wherein

The package collecting device (2) comprises: a collecting element (6) having a placement surface (7) for at least one parcel (3) during transfer from the transport provider (4) to the transport output (5); and at least one lateral element (8, 10) arranged on the placement surface and transferable between a deactivated position and an operative position, the at least one lateral element having a further placement surface (9, 11) for at least one package (3), and

when the lateral elements (8, 10) are in the working position, the placement surfaces (9, 11) of the lateral elements (8, 10) are connected flush to the placement surface (7) of the collecting element (6), and the package collecting device (2) further comprises a coupling means (27) for mechanically releasable coupling with the transport output means (5). The (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the parcel collecting device (2) is relatively positionable, in particular vertically and/or horizontally, by means of the transport output means (5).

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a package collection device for a package handling system for unloading a plurality of packages from a transport supply of the package handling system and transferring the unloaded packages to a transport output of the package handling system. The invention also relates to a package handling system comprising such a package collecting device.

Background

Mechanized and automated unloading devices are known from the prior art. Furthermore, parcel collecting devices are known from the prior art, which are fixedly integrated into such unloading installations and which in most cases require a high investment by the user when introducing new technology. Furthermore, these package collection devices typically require special control techniques and are stand-alone solutions.

A method and a device for automatically classifying objects are known from DE 69815649T 2. The apparatus comprises a plurality of conveyor platforms which are movable along a path between a loading zone in which objects are applied to the platforms and an unloading zone; in the unloading zone, the objects are unloaded from the platform into one or more collecting devices arranged laterally with respect to the route, wherein each conveyor platform defines two zones, wherein each of the two zones is designed for receiving objects, wherein the arrangement comprises means for modifying the loading sequence of the objects in the arrangement such that after loading the object to be unloaded first is arranged in a zone of the conveyor platform on the unloading side, on which unloading side the first collecting device for receiving the object is located.

From DE 60207887T 2a portable folding table is known which is foldable and collapsible and which is intended to be placed in a folded state in motor homes, aircraft and small installations.

Disclosure of Invention

Starting from this situation, the object of the present invention is to provide a flexible, cost-effective and easy-to-handle package collecting device for a package handling system, which can be adapted/adapted in particular to various peripheral devices, functions without high-cost control technology, and has a high safety standard for the operator.

The object of the invention is achieved by the features of the independent claims. Advantageous embodiments are specified in the dependent claims.

Accordingly, the object is achieved by a package collecting device for a package handling system for unloading a plurality of packages from a transport supply of the package handling system and transferring the unloaded packages to a transport output of the package handling system, wherein the package collecting device comprises: a collecting element having a placement surface for at least one parcel during transfer from the transport supply to the transport output; and at least one lateral element arranged on the placement surface and displaceable between a deactivated position and an operating position, which lateral element has a further placement surface for at least one parcel, wherein the placement surface of the lateral element is flush-connected to the placement surface of the collecting element when the lateral element is in the operating position, and the parcel collecting device further comprises a coupling device for mechanically releasable coupling with the transport output means.

The object is also achieved by a package handling system comprising a package collecting device according to the present invention, in particular by a package collecting device according to the present description or according to one or more of the dependent claims.

The gist of the invention is the interaction of the package collecting device with a transport output means, which is preferably designed as a telescopic belt conveyor. According to the invention, the interaction is designed in the form of a coupling device which effects a coupling of the wrap collection device to the transport output means similar to a drill bit to a drilling machine. In a basic embodiment, the package collecting device is substantially composed of two elements: a collecting element and lateral elements arranged at the sides thereof. In a preferred embodiment, the device according to the invention is substantially composed of three elements or units: i.e. a collecting element and two preferably mirror-symmetrically formed lateral elements. The two lateral elements are arranged (e.g. fitted) laterally (left and right) beside the collecting element thus central. The central collecting element contains a coupling device for coupling with a transport output means, in particular in the form of a telescopic belt conveyor. The working height of the package collecting device is preferably adjustable, in particular independently adjustable.

The package collecting device according to the invention advantageously forms a simple, robust and optionally purely mechanical device which can be coupled to a plurality of different transport outputs and thus offers greater flexibility in terms of retrofitting or retrofitting of existing package handling systems. The package collecting device according to the invention can be operated in an advantageous manner without control means, which makes it particularly suitable for implementation in different systems and their control schemes. Stated another way, existing complex systems do not have to be adapted or changed in their control when implementing the package collecting device according to the invention, which involves high cost advantages.

The collecting element can be designed in particular in the form of a table. The collecting element has a placement surface for the wrapping, which in turn is placed and supported on a base structure/support structure/foundation, in particular in the form of legs. The support surface can be formed in particular from a plate or the like and preferably has a surface structure which makes it possible to achieve and simplifies the sliding of the wrapping on it. Optionally, the placement surface can have or be formed by a conveying means, for example by a conveyor belt or the like. The storage surface of the collecting element can be inclined, in particular, toward the transport output means, so that the packages can be slid from the collecting element onto the transport output means. The collecting elements are preferably located on rollers which can be lowered in the set-up (Aufstellen) and thus ensure a fixed and safe state.

The lateral elements are preferably designed in the form of a table or as a table or have a table and form a further resting surface for the wrapping in addition to the resting surface of the collecting element. The table or the resting surface of the lateral elements is preferably designed to be rigid in such a way that an operator can reach the package and grasp one or more packages. The positioning of the lateral elements between the inactive position and the active position can be achieved by retraction/extension and/or folding/unfolding.

According to a particularly advantageous embodiment, the packaging tool collecting device comprises exactly two lateral elements which can be transferred between the inactive position and the active position, which are arranged on mutually opposite sides of the collecting element. Thus, the collecting element is arranged centrally between the two opposite lateral elements and may be referred to as a central collecting element. Preferably, the two lateral elements are designed and arranged mirror-symmetrically to one another.

It is particularly advantageous, according to another embodiment of the invention, that the coupling means are adapted for lifting and lowering the package collecting device. This may mean, on the one hand, that the coupling means themselves effect the lifting and lowering, or, on the other hand, that the coupling direction is designed for transferring the lifting and lowering effected by the separate actuating means to the package collecting device.

Alternatively or additionally, according to another embodiment, the coupling means may be designed for positioning the package collecting device in a substantially horizontal direction. Preferably, the coupling device is designed such that the transport output, in particular in the form of a telescopic belt conveyor, can guide/position the package collecting device forward and/or backward relative to the transport supply, so that the depth (in the horizontal direction) of the transport supply, which can be designed in particular for example in the form of a replaceable container, can be utilized. The coupling device can also be provided in particular with an overload device acting in the horizontal direction. Such an overload device makes it possible in a particularly advantageous manner to achieve a secure coupling of the package collecting device to the transport output means below a preferably adjustable limit load and to achieve an automatic decoupling of the package collecting device from the transport output means in the horizontal direction when the limit load is reached. In this way, the overload device exhibits a safety feature, by means of which, for example, injury to the operating personnel can be avoided in the event of an inadvertent incorrect positioning of the package collecting device relative to the transport supply device. Within the scope of the invention, a particularly simple and technically elegant solution may consist in that the coupling device is designed as a slip clutch. The coupling device can in particular be formed eccentrically to the transport output means.

According to another embodiment, the resting surface of the lateral element is inclined in a direction towards the collecting element when the lateral element is in the working position. In particular, the resting face of each lateral element may be inclined towards the central collecting element.

Alternatively or additionally, the placement surface of the lateral element may be inclined in a direction transverse to the collecting element, in particular designed funnel-shaped. The lateral element is thus designed such that the package can be slid in a direction towards an operator who is located in a conventional manner on the side of the lateral element opposite the transport provider. The placement surface of the lateral element can be designed, in particular, with a depression into which the package can be slid and then possibly slid back onto the opposite side and finally remains substantially positionally fixed in the region of the depression.

According to another embodiment, the lateral element is provided with a pull-out device. By means of such a pull-out device, the resting face of the lateral element can be enlarged in an advantageous manner. Preferably, the pull-out device is or comprises a push element which is relatively positionable with respect to the lying surface of the lateral element. The push element forms a preferably substantially flush and/or flat face with the resting face of the lateral element in the pulled-out state. Preferably, the pull-out device is arranged on the side of the lateral element which is intended for the operator. The pull-out device can also be designed such that it protrudes due to the pressure of the larger package and in this way automatically expands the placement surface. To a first approximation, the depth (in the horizontal direction) of the resting face of the lateral element may for example be enlarged from about 40cm to about 60 cm.

In a further embodiment of the invention, the lateral element has a pivoting element which can be positioned relative to the pushing element. This pivoting element can in particular form a substantially flush and/or flat face together with the resting faces of the pushing element and the lateral element in the pivoted-away state. Furthermore, the lateral elements may have push-pull pieces arranged below the resting face. The push-pull can likewise have a pivoting element for closing the gap between the push-pull and the table if required. According to one embodiment, the pivoting element can be pivoted open and closed in particular automatically.

Stabilization of the table with respect to the central collecting element can be achieved by means of a support frame arranged below the table surface. According to another embodiment, the package collecting device further comprises a folding support for the lateral element. This folding support is arranged on the one hand on the collecting element and, when the lateral element is in the operating position, aligns the placement surface of the lateral element as intended and/or fixes it. The folding struts are preferably received in the envelope below the resting face of the collecting element when the lateral element is in the inactive position. By designing the support frame in the form of a folding support frame, which can be pivoted into the enclosure when the lateral element is not in use, the apparatus has in an advantageous manner only a small space requirement. Preferably, the folding support has three legs, which are connected to each other by means of a connecting bar. When the lateral elements are folded, the legs of the folding support and the connecting bar are both located in the enclosure. Furthermore, the placement surface can enclose the envelope when the lateral element is folded. Preferably, the lateral elements are permanently connected to the collecting element or the central collecting element, in particular by the envelope.

The technical principle of the invention is as follows: the plurality of packages are typically loosely loaded in a shipping supply, preferably a replaceable container. By means of the transport output means, which are preferably designed as a telescopic belt conveyor, the pack collecting device is operated/positioned to the front edge (directed towards the pack collecting device) of the packs loaded loosely in the exchangeable containers. The lateral element is positionable between an operative position and a deactivated position. In the working position, the lateral element is ready for receiving a package. The lateral element or both lateral elements are first in the working position. The operator/staff pulls at least one of the packages onto the storage surface of one of the lateral elements. The packages are slid onto this storage surface onto a collecting element/central collecting element and from this collecting element/central collecting element onto a transport output. The formation of the toppling over on the lateral elements already occurs in the case of small packages, at the latest to merge on the collecting element/central collecting element. This dumping of the package is also known as a random heap. During the unloading, the package collecting device stands fixedly on the transport supply means/exchangeable container due to the corresponding defined relative positioning by the coupling device and is mechanically fixedly, but releasably, connected to the transport output means. This connection is preferably implemented such that the package collecting device can be moved/positioned back and forth in the exchangeable holder by means of the transport output. This mechanical connection can be released if during operation (i.e. during the stationary standing of the device on the exchangeable holder) an unintentional incorrect positioning of the pack collecting device relative to the exchangeable holder occurs, which in an advantageous manner increases the safety for the operator. The coupling device is for example a slip clutch.

If a loose pile of packages in the exchangeable holder is removed to the height of the table, the table is in the path in order to place the remaining packages onto the retractable belt conveyor. In this case, a pushing device which may be present is pushed in. The lateral element then enters the rest position, for example in such a way that: promote its plane of placing, fold the folding support frame and turn over the plane of placing downwards. When the lateral elements are in the inactive position, access to the operator is open in order to place the remaining packages onto the central collecting element and/or onto the retractable belt conveyor.

In summary, it can also be said that the central collecting element serves to connect the two lateral elements to the transport output or to the telescopic belt conveyor. The central collecting element also connects the pack collecting device to the transport output or the telescopic belt conveyor by means of a releasable mechanical connection in the form of a coupling device in such a way that the connection is released when the transport supply or the exchangeable container is unintentionally pulled open and the operator possibly located therein is not thrown out of the transport supply/exchangeable container together with the pack collecting device.

According to one embodiment, the collecting element and the lateral elements or the storage faces of the lateral elements and/or the pushing device and/or the pivoting device may be designed with different roughness, i.e. not as smooth, for example as a caster cover or a perforated plate or the like.

According to another embodiment, the package handling system may have an automatic handling device, for example in the form of a multi-axis robot, by means of which the operator may be assisted or replaced. In this case, the parcel collecting apparatus is preferably also provided with a status identification device for the parcels in the material flow, which status identification device detects, for example, the relative position of the parcel with respect to the parcel collecting apparatus and optionally the operating status of the parcel collecting apparatus. From these data, control parameters for the operating device are calculated by means of a computing unit and used to control the operating device. The package or packages are gripped by means of the handling unit and transported by a package collecting device to a transport output means or a retractable belt conveyor. In this case, commercially available multi-axis robots/multi-axis systems and controllers can be used.

The pack collecting device according to the invention differs from the known solutions in particular in that it is a purely mechanical solution and does not have the controls required for unloading. The package collecting device preferably provides two manual working positions which provide space, for example for applying further automated solutions (for example in the form of robots), in the sense of variability.

Drawings

The invention will be explained in detail below with the aid of preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings.

In the drawings:

figure 1 shows a schematic top view of an embodiment of the invention,

figures 2 a-2 c show details of a lateral element in an embodiment of the invention in three different viewing directions,

fig. 3 shows a schematic top view of another embodiment of the invention, with the lateral element in the working position,

FIG. 4 shows a schematic top view of the embodiment of FIG. 3 with the lateral elements in the inactive position, and

fig. 5 shows a schematic top view of another embodiment of the invention, wherein the first lateral element is in the active position and the second lateral element is in the inactive position.

Detailed Description

The described embodiments are only examples, which can be modified and/or supplemented in various ways within the scope of the claims. Each feature used to describe an embodiment can be used in any other embodiment, either individually or in combination with other features. Each feature used to describe one class of embodiments can also be applied in a corresponding manner to another class of embodiments.

Fig. 1 shows a package handling system 1 comprising a package collecting device 2 according to the invention. The package collecting device 2 is used to unload a plurality of packages 3 from a transport supply 4 of the package handling system 1 and to transfer the unloaded packages 3 to a transport output 5 of the package handling system 1. The transport supply 4 is designed in the embodiments herein as a replaceable container 4, while the transport output 5 is designed in the embodiments herein as a retractable belt conveyor 5.

The package collecting device 2 comprises a collecting element 6 with a placement surface 7 for the packages 3 during transfer from the transport provider 4 to the transport output 5. The package collecting device further comprises a first lateral element 8 arranged thereon, which has a further resting face 9 for the packages 3, and a second lateral element 10 arranged thereon, which has a further resting face 11. The lateral element 8 and the lateral element 10 can each be transferred between a rest position and an operating position. The placement surface 9 or 11 of the respective lateral element 8 or 10 is connected flush to the placement surface 7 of the collecting element 6 when the lateral element 8, 10 is in the operating position.

The package collecting device 2 further comprises coupling means 27 for mechanically releasable coupling with the transport output means 5. The coupling means 27 are adapted to lift and lower the package collecting device 2 in a vertical direction, i.e. a direction transverse to the plane of the drawing of fig. 1, relative to the exchangeable holder 4. This is achieved according to the invention in that: either the coupling means 27 realize the lifting and lowering of the package collecting device 2 itself or the coupling direction 27 is designed to transfer the lifting and lowering realized by separate actuating means (not shown in the figures) onto the package collecting device 2. Furthermore, the coupling means 27 are designed for positioning the package collecting device 2 in a substantially horizontal direction, i.e. in the direction of the drawing plane of fig. 1. By means of the coupling means 27, the package collecting device 2 is positionable both horizontally and vertically with respect to the telescopic belt conveyor 5. In this way the depth of the exchangeable holder 4 can be utilized.

The coupling device 27 is also provided with (not shown in the figures) horizontally acting overload means which effect a fixed coupling of the package collecting device 2 to the telescopic belt conveyor 5 below an adjustable limit load and an automatic decoupling of the package collecting device 2 from the telescopic belt conveyor 5 when the limit load is reached and exceeded.

In the other embodiments of fig. 2a, 2b and 2c, the resting faces 9, 11 of the lateral elements 8, 10 are inclined in the working position in a direction towards the collecting element 6 in such a way that the corresponding resting faces 9, 11 are lowered towards the collecting element 6. Furthermore, the bearing surfaces 9, 11 of the lateral elements 8, 10 are inclined in the direction transverse to the collecting element 6 in a partial region, i.e. in such a way that: the mounting surface is designed funnel-shaped with a central section 12 and edge sections 13a, 13b and 13c inclined relative to the central section 12. The lateral elements 8, 10 are therefore designed such that the pack 3 is first slid in a direction towards an operator 14, who is located on the opposite side of the respective lateral element 8, 10 from the exchangeable holder 4 (see, for example, fig. 1 or 5). The placement surfaces 9, 11 of the lateral elements 8, 10 are designed with a type of recess in such a way that the parcel 3 slides into the recess (via the edge section 13a), then slides back onto the recess, if appropriate on the opposite side (via the opposite edge section 13c), and finally remains substantially positionally fixed in the region of the recess (on the central section 12).

As illustrated in fig. 3, 4 and 5, the lateral element 8 and/or the lateral element 10 is provided with a pulling-out device 15 or 16. By means of such a pulling-out device 15, 16, the resting faces 9, 11 of the lateral elements 8, 10 can be enlarged in an advantageous manner. In the illustrated embodiment, the pull-out devices 15, 16 are push elements 15, 16 which are relatively positionable with respect to the resting faces 9, 11 of the lateral elements 8, 10 and are arranged on the side of the lateral elements which is to the operator 14. In the pulled-out state, the push elements 15, 16 form flush and flat resting faces 17, 18 with the respective resting faces 9, 11 of the respective lateral elements 8, 10. These standing surfaces are each designed such that they protrude due to the pressure of the larger package and automatically expand the standing surfaces 9, 11. To a first approximation, the depth d of the resting faces 9, 11 of the lateral elements 8, 10 may for example be enlarged from about 40cm to about 60 cm.

The lateral elements 8, 10 also have a pivoting element 19 that is relatively positionable with respect to the pushing elements 15, 16. In the pivoted-away state (shown in fig. 3 and 5), this pivoting element forms, together with the resting faces 9, 11 of the respective pushing element 15, 16 and the respective lateral element 8, 10, a substantially flush and/or flat face. The pivoting element 19 serves to close the gap between the pushing elements 15, 16 and the telescopic belt conveyor 5 when required. In the illustrated embodiment, the pivoting member 19 automatically pivots open and closed.

The stabilization of the lateral elements 8, 10 with respect to the collecting element 6 is achieved by means of a support 20 in the form of a folding support 20 arranged below the resting surfaces 9, 11. This support is arranged on the one hand on the collecting element 6 and on the other hand on the respective lateral element 8, 10. The support frame, when the lateral elements 8, 10 are in the operating position (see fig. 3 and the left side of fig. 5), properly aligns the placement surfaces 9, 11 of the lateral elements and secures them. When the lateral elements 8, 10 are in the rest position (see fig. 4 and the right side of fig. 5), the folding struts 20 are in the envelope 21, which is received under the respective resting face 7 of the collecting element 6. In this way, the device 2 advantageously has only a small space requirement. The folding stand 20 has three legs 22, 23, 24, which are connected to each other by means of connecting rods 25, 26. When the lateral elements 8, 10 are folded, the legs 22, 23, 24 and the connecting rods 25, 26 of the folding stand 20 are all located inside the enclosure 21. The support surfaces 9, 10 enclose the envelope 21 when the lateral elements 8, 10 are folded.

Fig. 5 shows the device 2 or system 1 according to the invention in an operating state, in which on the left the stack of packages 3 even exceeds the height of the lateral element 8, whereas on the right the stack of packages 3 in the exchangeable holder 4 has been removed to the height of the lateral element 10. In this state, the lateral elements 11 are in the way when the pack 3 in the exchangeable holder 4 is transferred further to the telescopic belt conveyor 5, so that the pull-out device 16 is pushed in. The lateral element 10 is then brought into the shown, deactivated position in such a way that: lifting its resting surface 11, folding the folding shelf 20 and turning the resting surface 11 downwards. Thus, access to the operator 14 is open in order to place the remaining packs 3 on the central collecting element 6 and/or the telescopic belt conveyor 5.

The described embodiments are only examples, which can be modified and/or supplemented in various ways within the scope of the claims. Each feature used to describe an embodiment can be used in any other embodiment, either individually or in combination with other features. Each feature used to describe one class of embodiments can also be applied in a corresponding manner to another class of embodiments.

List of reference numerals

Parcel handling system 1

Parcel collecting apparatus 2

Parcel, parcels 3

Transport supply, replaceable container 4

Transport delivery means, extensible belt conveyor 5

Collecting element 6

Placing surface 7

Lateral element 8

Placing surface 9

Lateral element 10

Mounting surface 11

Middle section 12

Edge sections 13a, 13b, 13c

Operator 14

Pulling-out device, pushing element 15

Pulling-out device, pushing element 16

Mounting surface 17

Mounting surface 18

Pivoting element 19

Support, folding support 20

Envelope 21

Support leg 22

Support leg 23

Support leg 24

Connecting rod 25

Connecting rod 26

Coupling element 27