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MACHINE TRIER LATTES COURROIE INCLINEE [1 record]

Record 1 1978-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Service Operation
DEF

Similar to a horizontal slat sorter except that the slats are centrally pivoted and pulled by a continuous chain. In action a series of the slats are tilted sideways and the commodities slide off by gravity into discharge chutes. The slats can be tilted in either direction at any point and commodities of widely varying lengths can be handled at rates up to 40 pieces per minute.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation postale
OBS

machine à trier à lattes

OBS

machine à trier les colis postaux, à courroie inclinée.

OBS

machine à trier: Dispositif mécanique, électrique, électromagnétique, électronique, etc., utilisé pour le tri.

Spanish

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