Patent ID: 8082060
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: B07C

Abstract:
1. A method of delivering mail articles to predetermined delivery locations, comprising: moving at least one vehicle from a loading point to a delivery point; transferring a first mail article from an infeed line to a loading device at a first speed; transferring the first mail article from the loading device to a transfer unit; controlling the transfer unit so that the first mail article moves at a second speed; moving the transfer unit linearly and parallel to the vehicle's path and synchronous with the at least one vehicle, pivoting a loading arm of the loading device, said loading arm being pivotally coupled to the infeed line, with the loading arm's pivot being close to the interface between the infeed line and the loading arm, wherein the pivoting speed of the loading arm corresponds to the linear speed of the transfer unit such that the loading arm's end that is remote from the pivot, stands coupled to the transfer unit as the transfer unit moves parallel to the at least one vehicle.