Abstract: A pneumatic tube conveyor system comprises a dispatching station (13) for spatching conveying cases, a receiving/dispatching station (22) for receiving conveying cases, and an intermediate store (42). A tube system comprising a bidirectional line connects the dispatching station the receiving/dispatching stations and the intermediate store. The tube system is associated with a plurality of gates (21, 33, 40, 51, 54, 55, 57, 58). Control means serve for connecting the dispatching station to the receiving/dispatching station, the receiving station to the intermediate store, and the intermediate store to the dispatching station.

Abstract: A pneumatic tube conveyor station serves for receiving conveying cases (12) rriving from a forwarding tube (11) and having a high weight of, for example, 12 kg and a high travelling speed of, for example, 7 m/s. The conveying cases (12) are initially braked in a rotatable intermediate store (15) and are then transferred, after the intermediate store (15) has been rotated, to a unloading position (56). The intermediate store (15) is arranged in a position above the forwarding tube (11) and the unloading position (56). The intermediate store (15) and the unloading position (56) are connected one with the other by a substantially vertical tube section (40, 41, 55).

Abstract: A pneumatic tube conveyor station comprises a housing connected to a pneuic conveyor tube. A tube section is arranged displaceably within the housing. For dispatching or receiving conveying cases, the tube section can be brought into alignment with, and connected to, the conveyor tube in a pressure-tight relationship. For loading or unloading conveying cases, the tube section can be brought into a position axially spaced from the conveyor tube. The conveying cases can be displaced within the station between a receive/dispatch position where they are arranged coaxially with the conveyor tube, and a load/unload position where they are arranged parallel to the conveyor tube but distant therefrom. The tube section is displaced in an axial direction by a distance greater than the length (L) of one conveying case. An axial stop is provided for stopping arriving conveying cases in the receive/dispatch position.

Abstract: A pneumatic tube conveyor station comprises a loading position for convey cases (11) to be dispatched, in which the latter are placed in a waiting position on a supporting surface, ready for being collected. The conveying cases (11) are provided with a machine-readable label (61) for identifying the station of destination and for routing the conveying cases. A label scanner (51) is arranged at the pneumatic tube conveyor station (10). The supporting surface is designed as a rotary disc (41) which has a drive (43) connected to the label scanner (51) via a signal line (65).