Patent ID: 6107579
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: B07C

Abstract:
An arrangement for the automatic determination of the weight of mail items, comprising:a high speed feeder arrangement;a distributing device connected to the feeder arrangement;a plurality of conveying paths connected to the distributing device to supply mail items to a respective plurality of weighing systems, with respective conveying paths and weighing systems having conveyors for gripping the mail items;a plurality of additional conveying paths for supplying mail items subsequently as output from the respective plurality of weighing systems to a combining arrangement and then to a discharge arrangement, with respective additional conveying paths having respective conveyors for gripping the mail items;a respective driving arrangement provided for each respective conveying path, with each respective driving arrangement being rigidly connected to a central drive to be driven at a same, predetermined speed; anda respective controlled drive for each weighing system causes mail items on the plurality of conveying paths and in the respective plurality of weighing systems to be conveyed and permanently gripped at the same, predetermined speed.