AU2001286883A1 - Method and apparatus for feeding envelopes - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for feeding envelopes

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Publication number
AU2001286883A1
AU2001286883A1 AU2001286883A AU8688301A AU2001286883A1 AU 2001286883 A1 AU2001286883 A1 AU 2001286883A1 AU 2001286883 A AU2001286883 A AU 2001286883A AU 8688301 A AU8688301 A AU 8688301A AU 2001286883 A1 AU2001286883 A1 AU 2001286883A1
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Australia
Prior art keywords
feeding envelopes
envelopes
feeding
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
AU2001286883A
Inventor
James B. Andreyka
Karel J. Janatka
Boris Rozenfeld
John W Sussmeier
William Wright
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Pitney Bowes Inc filed Critical Pitney Bowes Inc
Publication of AU2001286883A1 publication Critical patent/AU2001286883A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • B65H3/08—Separating articles from piles using pneumatic force
    • B65H3/10—Suction rollers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H1/00—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated
    • B65H1/02—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles on edge
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/30—Orientation, displacement, position of the handled material
    • B65H2301/32—Orientation of handled material
    • B65H2301/321—Standing on edge
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/30—Orientation, displacement, position of the handled material
    • B65H2301/32—Orientation of handled material
    • B65H2301/324—Inclined
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2406/00—Means using fluid
    • B65H2406/30—Suction means
    • B65H2406/36—Means for producing, distributing or controlling suction
    • B65H2406/361—Means for producing, distributing or controlling suction distributing vacuum from stationary element to movable element
    • B65H2406/3614—Means for producing, distributing or controlling suction distributing vacuum from stationary element to movable element involving a shoe in sliding contact with an inner section of the periphery of a rotating element
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/19—Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/1916—Envelopes and articles of mail

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Sheets, Magazines, And Separation Thereof (AREA)
  • Supplying Of Containers To The Packaging Station (AREA)
AU2001286883A 2000-08-28 2001-08-28 Method and apparatus for feeding envelopes Abandoned AU2001286883A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09648578 2000-08-28
US09/648,578 US6446955B1 (en) 2000-08-28 2000-08-28 Method and apparatus for feeding envelopes
PCT/US2001/026891 WO2002018249A1 (en) 2000-08-28 2001-08-28 Method and apparatus for feeding envelopes

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU2001286883A1 true AU2001286883A1 (en) 2002-03-13

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Family Applications (1)

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AU2001286883A Abandoned AU2001286883A1 (en) 2000-08-28 2001-08-28 Method and apparatus for feeding envelopes

Country Status (6)

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US (1) US6446955B1 (en)
EP (1) EP1330404B1 (en)
AU (1) AU2001286883A1 (en)
CA (1) CA2424149C (en)
DE (1) DE60125055T2 (en)
WO (1) WO2002018249A1 (en)

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US7601237B2 (en) * 2006-02-01 2009-10-13 The Boeing Company Fabric handling apparatus and method for composite manufacture
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US5415068A (en) 1993-10-18 1995-05-16 Pitney Bowes Inc. Multi-function envelope feeder
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Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
US6446955B1 (en) 2002-09-10
EP1330404A4 (en) 2004-06-16
WO2002018249A1 (en) 2002-03-07
EP1330404A1 (en) 2003-07-30
CA2424149A1 (en) 2002-03-07
CA2424149C (en) 2006-05-02
EP1330404B1 (en) 2006-12-06
DE60125055D1 (en) 2007-01-18
DE60125055T2 (en) 2007-06-28

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