EP0725029A1 - Assistance device for adjusting the folding dimensions in a folder-inserter - Google Patents

Assistance device for adjusting the folding dimensions in a folder-inserter Download PDF

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EP0725029A1
EP0725029A1 EP96400175A EP96400175A EP0725029A1 EP 0725029 A1 EP0725029 A1 EP 0725029A1 EP 96400175 A EP96400175 A EP 96400175A EP 96400175 A EP96400175 A EP 96400175A EP 0725029 A1 EP0725029 A1 EP 0725029A1
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Marek Krasuski
Dominique Mazeiller
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
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  • the invention relates to the field of folding and automatic insertion of sheet documents in envelopes.
  • the invention relates more particularly to an inserting folding machine comprising a tray intended to receive documents to be folded and a folding mechanism fed with documents to be folded by the tray and having at least one folding stop whose position is adjustable under the control of 'a processor.
  • Such a machine is known from document FR-9111992.
  • This machine actually comprises two feed trays, one for receiving the documents to be folded, the other for receiving the envelopes. It also includes two folding pockets each provided with a movable folding stop and whose position is adjustable under the control of the processor.
  • a and B correspond to two dimensions for folding a document in two folds.
  • the data representative of the folding dimensions A and B are entered by the keyboard by the user of the machine.
  • An inexperienced user is not always able to enter the right data for a document the first time. Generally, it proceeds by trial and error by carrying out several tests until a satisfactory folding and insertion in an envelope is obtained.
  • the object of the invention is to propose a device to help the user adjust, in an inserting folding machine, the folding dimensions of a document to be folded, avoiding him to proceed by trial and error.
  • a pointing member capable of traversing the entire height of a document to be folded present in the tray and of providing a signal indicative of the distance of its displacement along the height of this document.
  • the processor is also connected to this pointing device to calculate data representative of the folding dimensions of this document from the signal provided by the pointing device in order to automatically adjust the position of the stop.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows the elements of the insert folding machine according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 shows a document with two folds to be inserted in an envelope.
  • Figure 3 schematically shows a detail of the pointing device according to the invention.
  • FIG. 1 the inserter folding machine according to the invention is shown in a very simplified manner. It includes a tray 1 intended to receive documents to be folded and automatically feeding documents D, a folding mechanism 2, by an entry placed under the tray 1.
  • the folding mechanism 2 comprises various rolls 3,4,5,6 which cause a document to be folded in folding pockets, here two pockets 7 and 8. Each pocket is provided with a folding stop 9 and 10 movable in translation inside the pocket.
  • the stops are moved in the pockets under the action of movement transmitting members 11 and 12 represented here by endless belts driven by motors. Each stop is moved to occupy a position corresponding to a folding dimension of the document D to be folded.
  • rollers introduce each document D to be folded first in the pocket 7 where a fold is made along the dimension A shown in Figure 2. Then the rollers introduce this folded document in the pocket 8 where a second fold is made according to dimension B shown in FIG. 2.
  • a pointing member which makes it possible to easily and automatically adjust the position of the folding stops as a function of the type of document to be folded and of the envelope in which it is to be inserted.
  • This pointing member comprises a bar 14 which extends along the width of the tray 1 (therefore along the width of the document D in the tray 1).
  • This bar is mounted movable in translation along the height of the tank 1 to slide along the entire height L of the document D. For example, this bar slides in two slides provided on the lateral sides of the tank 1.
  • It also comprises a cable 15 which is connected at one end to the bar 14 and at its other end to a drum 16 around which it is wound.
  • a spiral spring mounted on the axis of rotation of the drum 16 forces the latter to wind the cable 15 to automatically bring the bar down to the bottom of the tray where it retracts.
  • the bar 14 is used to designate the position of the address block Ad on the document D from the bottom of the tray (that is to say from the bottom of the document D) to the top of the tray until it is placed just in below the address block Ad on document D, and the distance X3 of its movement is recovered by a sensor 18 sensitive to the rotation movement of the drum 16.
  • This sensor can for example be an incremental optical encoder which is able to supply the microprocessor 13 a signal indicative of this distance X3.
  • the processor 13 is arranged to calculate the data representative of the folding dimensions A and B from the distance X3 recovered from the sensor 18 and from the dimension L corresponding to the height of the document D, from the dimension H corresponding to the height of the envelope E into which the folded document D is to be inserted and of the dimension X2 corresponding to the distance between the bottom of the envelope E and the bottom of the window Fe of the envelope.
  • the dimensions H and X2 are shown in Figure 2. They are previously entered into the processor 13 by the user of the machine, via a keyboard for example or a similar pointing system. With regard to dimension H, this can also be entered by keyboard or retrieved via a sensor detecting the passage of the front edge and the rear edge of document D and on the basis of the speed of movement of the document. document D. It can still be entered using a similar position pointer.
  • the processor commands the display of an appropriate assistance message for the attention of the user.
  • the bar 14 is provided with a pressure sensor 19 visible in FIG. 3 which is connected to the processor 13 by means of an electrical connection 15 in the form of a ribbon instead of a simple cable.
  • the pressure sensor does not detect any pressure against the document.
  • the bar is positioned just below the address block Ad, the user presses the bar against the document and the pressure sensor delivers the signal which is detected by the processor.
  • it is easy to program the processor 13 so that it takes into account the signal supplied by the sensor 18 only when the pressure probe is pressed.
  • the strip 14 carries a light-emitting diode 20 which is supplied with electric current via the electrical connection 15.
  • the lighting of the diode serves to inform the user of the machine that it is placed in a mode assistance in adjusting the position of the folding stops.
  • the processor is programmed to command the lighting of the diode 20 following the entry of a command by menu or by pressing a specific key linked to the processor such as the key 21. Then, the user of the machine moves the bar 14 along the height of the document to be folded as indicated above to recover the dimension X3. Following this, the processor calculates the folding dimensions A and B to automatically adjust the position of the stops 9 and 10.

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A feed-tray (1), with a sliding indicator switch-bar (14), delivers documents (D) to a folder (2). In rising, the bar unwinds a ribbon-cable (15) from a spring-loaded drum (17, 16), the extension being measured by the control unit (13) through an optical sensor (18) on the drum spindle. The user inputs document length (L), and envelope depth (H) and window position (X2), by key-ad, then raising the bar, depresses it at the address position to record the distance (X3) from the document foot. Using these measurements, the controller sets (11, 12) the stops (9, 10) in both folder pockets (7, 8). The folder rollers (3, 4, 5, 6) then impose two successive folds, bringing the address, after insertion, under the envelope window. If the dimensions are incompatible with this outcome, an alarm is given.

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L'invention se rapporte au domaine du pliage et de l'insertion automatique de documents en feuille dans des enveloppes.The invention relates to the field of folding and automatic insertion of sheet documents in envelopes.

L'invention concerne plus particulièrement une machine plieuse inséreuse comprenant un bac destiné à recevoir des documents à plier et un mécanisme de pliage alimenté en documents à plier par le bac et ayant au moins une butée de pliage dont la position est réglable sous la commande d'un processeur.The invention relates more particularly to an inserting folding machine comprising a tray intended to receive documents to be folded and a folding mechanism fed with documents to be folded by the tray and having at least one folding stop whose position is adjustable under the control of 'a processor.

Une telle machine est connue du document FR-9111992. Cette machine comprend en fait deux bacs d'alimentation, l'un pour recevoir les documents à plier, l'autre pour recevoir les enveloppes. Elle comprend aussi deux poches de pliage chacune munie d'une butée de pliage mobile et dont la position est réglable sous la commande du processeur. Sur la figure 2, A et B correspondent à deux dimensions de pliage d'un document selon deux plis.Such a machine is known from document FR-9111992. This machine actually comprises two feed trays, one for receiving the documents to be folded, the other for receiving the envelopes. It also includes two folding pockets each provided with a movable folding stop and whose position is adjustable under the control of the processor. In FIG. 2, A and B correspond to two dimensions for folding a document in two folds.

Dans la machine connue du document indiqué ci-dessus, les données représentatives des dimensions de pliage A et B sont entrées au clavier par l'utilisateur de la machine. Un utilisateur inexpérimenté n'est pas toujours capable d'entrer du premier coup les bonnes données pour un document. Généralement, il procède par tâtonnements en réalisant plusieurs essais jusqu'à obtenir un pliage et une insertion sous enveloppe satisfaisants.In the known machine of the document indicated above, the data representative of the folding dimensions A and B are entered by the keyboard by the user of the machine. An inexperienced user is not always able to enter the right data for a document the first time. Generally, it proceeds by trial and error by carrying out several tests until a satisfactory folding and insertion in an envelope is obtained.

Le but de l'invention est de proposer un dispositif pour aider l'utilisateur à régler, dans une machine plieuse inséreuse, les dimensions de pliage d'un document à plier en lui évitant de procéder par tâtonnements.The object of the invention is to propose a device to help the user adjust, in an inserting folding machine, the folding dimensions of a document to be folded, avoiding him to proceed by trial and error.

A cet effet, selon l'invention, il est prévu dans la machine plieuse inséreuse, un organe de pointage apte à parcourir toute la hauteur d'un document à plier présent dans le bac et à fournir un signal indicatif de la distance de son déplacement le long de la hauteur de ce document. Le processeur est en outre connecté à cet organe de pointage pour calculer des données représentatives des dimensions de pliage de ce document à partir du signal que lui fournit l'organe de pointage afin de régler automatiquement la position de la butée.For this purpose, according to the invention, there is provided in the inserting folding machine, a pointing member capable of traversing the entire height of a document to be folded present in the tray and of providing a signal indicative of the distance of its displacement along the height of this document. The processor is also connected to this pointing device to calculate data representative of the folding dimensions of this document from the signal provided by the pointing device in order to automatically adjust the position of the stop.

Un exemple de réalisation de l'invention est décrit plus en détails ci-dessous en référence aux dessins.An exemplary embodiment of the invention is described in more detail below with reference to the drawings.

La figure 1 montre schématiquement les éléments de la machine plieuse inséreuse selon l'invention.FIG. 1 schematically shows the elements of the insert folding machine according to the invention.

La figure 2 montre un document comportant deux plis à insérer dans une enveloppe.Figure 2 shows a document with two folds to be inserted in an envelope.

La figure 3 montre schématiquement un détail de l'organe de pointage selon l'invention.Figure 3 schematically shows a detail of the pointing device according to the invention.

Figure 1, la machine plieuse inséreuse selon l'invention est montrée de façon très simplifiée. Elle comprend un bac 1 destiné à recevoir des documents à plier et alimentant automatiquement en documents D, un mécanisme de pliage 2, par une entrée placée sous le bac 1.Figure 1, the inserter folding machine according to the invention is shown in a very simplified manner. It includes a tray 1 intended to receive documents to be folded and automatically feeding documents D, a folding mechanism 2, by an entry placed under the tray 1.

Le mécanisme de pliage 2 comporte divers rouleaux 3,4,5,6 qui entraînent un document à plier dans des poches de pliages, ici deux poches 7 et 8. Chaque poche est munie d'une butée de pliage 9 et 10 mobile en translation à l'intérieur de la poche. Les butées sont déplacées dans les poches sous l'action d'organes de transmission de mouvements 11 et 12 représentés ici par des courroies sans fin entraînées par des moteurs. Chaque butée est déplacée pour occuper une position correspondant à une dimension de pliage du document D à plier.The folding mechanism 2 comprises various rolls 3,4,5,6 which cause a document to be folded in folding pockets, here two pockets 7 and 8. Each pocket is provided with a folding stop 9 and 10 movable in translation inside the pocket. The stops are moved in the pockets under the action of movement transmitting members 11 and 12 represented here by endless belts driven by motors. Each stop is moved to occupy a position corresponding to a folding dimension of the document D to be folded.

Ces organes de transmission de mouvement sont commandés par un processeur 13 qui leurs fournit les données A et B correspondant à deux dimensions de pliage d'un document à plier. A noter qu'ici, les rouleaux introduisent chaque document D à plier d'abord dans la poche 7 où un pli est réalisé suivant la dimension A montrée figure 2. Puis les rouleaux introduisent ce document plié dans la poche 8 où un second pli est réalisé suivant la dimension B montrée à la figure 2.These motion transmission members are controlled by a processor 13 which supplies them with the data A and B corresponding to two folding dimensions of a document to be folded. Note that here, the rollers introduce each document D to be folded first in the pocket 7 where a fold is made along the dimension A shown in Figure 2. Then the rollers introduce this folded document in the pocket 8 where a second fold is made according to dimension B shown in FIG. 2.

Selon l'invention, il est prévu un organe de pointage qui permet de régler facilement et automatiquement la position des butées de pliage en fonction du type de document à plier et de l'enveloppe dans laquelle il doit être inséré.According to the invention, there is provided a pointing member which makes it possible to easily and automatically adjust the position of the folding stops as a function of the type of document to be folded and of the envelope in which it is to be inserted.

Cet organe de pointage comprend une barrette 14 qui s'étend suivant la largeur du bac 1 (donc suivant la largeur du document D dans le bac 1). Cette barrette est montée mobile en translation suivant la hauteur du bac 1 pour coulisser le long de toute la hauteur L du document D. Par exemple, cette barrette coulisse dans deux glissières prévues sur les côtés latéraux du bac 1.This pointing member comprises a bar 14 which extends along the width of the tray 1 (therefore along the width of the document D in the tray 1). This bar is mounted movable in translation along the height of the tank 1 to slide along the entire height L of the document D. For example, this bar slides in two slides provided on the lateral sides of the tank 1.

Il comprend encore un câble 15 qui est relié par une extrémité à la barrette 14 et par son autre extrémité à un tambour 16 autour duquel il s'enroule. Un ressort spiralé monté sur l'axe de rotation du tambour 16 force ce dernier à enrouler le câble 15 pour ramener automatiquement la barrette vers le bas du bac où elle s'escamote.It also comprises a cable 15 which is connected at one end to the bar 14 and at its other end to a drum 16 around which it is wound. A spiral spring mounted on the axis of rotation of the drum 16 forces the latter to wind the cable 15 to automatically bring the bar down to the bottom of the tray where it retracts.

La barrette 14 sert à désigner la position du bloc d'adresse Ad sur le document D depuis le bas du bac (c'est-à-dire depuis le bas du document D) vers le haut du bac jusqu'à être placée juste en dessous du bloc d'adresse Ad sur le document D, et la distance X3 de son déplacement est récupérée par un capteur 18 sensible au déplacement en rotation du tambour 16. Ce capteur peut par exemple être un codeur optique incrémental qui est apte à fournir au microprocesseur 13 un signal indicatif de cette distance X3.The bar 14 is used to designate the position of the address block Ad on the document D from the bottom of the tray (that is to say from the bottom of the document D) to the top of the tray until it is placed just in below the address block Ad on document D, and the distance X3 of its movement is recovered by a sensor 18 sensitive to the rotation movement of the drum 16. This sensor can for example be an incremental optical encoder which is able to supply the microprocessor 13 a signal indicative of this distance X3.

Quand l'utilisateur relâche la barrette 14, celle-ci revient vers le bas du bac sous l'action du ressort de rappel, du tambour et du câble.When the user releases the bar 14, it returns to the bottom of the tray under the action of the return spring, the drum and the cable.

Le processeur 13 est agencé pour calculer les données représentatives des dimensions de pliage A et B à partir de la distance X3 récupérée du capteur 18 et de la dimension L correspondant à la hauteur du document D, de la dimension H correspondant à la hauteur de l'enveloppe E dans laquelle le document D plié doit être inséré et de la dimension X2 correspondant à la distance entre le bas de l'enveloppe E et le bas de la fenêtre Fe de l'enveloppe. Les dimensions H et X2 sont reportées sur la figure 2. Elles sont préalablement entrées dans le processeur 13 par l'utilisateur de la machine, par l'intermédiaire d'un clavier par exemple ou d'un système de pointage analogue. En ce qui concerne la dimension H, celle-ci peut aussi être entrée par clavier ou récupérée par l'intermédiaire d'un capteur détectant le passage du bord avant et du bord arrière du document D et sur la base de la vitesse de déplacement du document D. Elle peut être encore saisie à l'aide d'un pointeur similaire de position.The processor 13 is arranged to calculate the data representative of the folding dimensions A and B from the distance X3 recovered from the sensor 18 and from the dimension L corresponding to the height of the document D, from the dimension H corresponding to the height of the envelope E into which the folded document D is to be inserted and of the dimension X2 corresponding to the distance between the bottom of the envelope E and the bottom of the window Fe of the envelope. The dimensions H and X2 are shown in Figure 2. They are previously entered into the processor 13 by the user of the machine, via a keyboard for example or a similar pointing system. With regard to dimension H, this can also be entered by keyboard or retrieved via a sensor detecting the passage of the front edge and the rear edge of document D and on the basis of the speed of movement of the document. document D. It can still be entered using a similar position pointer.

A titre d'exemple, le processeur est programmé pour déterminer les dimensions de pliage A et B en résolvant le système d'équations et d'inéquations suivant:

  • . X1 = X2 + 5mm
  • . B <= H - 5mm
  • . X1 = X3 - B - A
  • . B>= A + 3mm
  • . L - A - B <= H - 5mm
As an example, the processor is programmed to determine the folding dimensions A and B by solving the following system of equations and inequalities:
  • . X1 = X2 + 5mm
  • . B <= H - 5mm
  • . X1 = X3 - B - A
  • . B> = A + 3mm
  • . L - A - B <= H - 5mm

Il est entendu que si la solution au système d'équations indiqué ci-dessus n'existe pas, le processeur commande l'affichage d'un message d'assistance approprié à l'attention de l'utilisateur.It is understood that if the solution to the system of equations indicated above does not exist, the processor commands the display of an appropriate assistance message for the attention of the user.

Selon l'invention, la barrette 14 est munie d'un palpeur à pression 19 visible figure 3 qui est relié au processeur 13 par l'intermédiaire d'une liaison électrique 15 en nappe à la place d'un simple câble. Quand l'utilisateur déplace la barrette 14 suivant la hauteur L du document à plier présent dans le bac, le palpeur à pression ne détecte aucune pression contre le document. Quand la barrette est positionnée juste en dessous du bloc adresse Ad, l'utilisateur appuie sur la barrette contre le document et le capteur à pression délivre le signal qui est détecté par le processeur. Ainsi, il est facile de programmer le processeur 13 pour qu'il prenne en compte le signal fourni par le capteur 18 seulement quand le palpeur à pression est enfoncé.According to the invention, the bar 14 is provided with a pressure sensor 19 visible in FIG. 3 which is connected to the processor 13 by means of an electrical connection 15 in the form of a ribbon instead of a simple cable. When the user moves the bar 14 along the height L of the document to be folded present in the tray, the pressure sensor does not detect any pressure against the document. When the bar is positioned just below the address block Ad, the user presses the bar against the document and the pressure sensor delivers the signal which is detected by the processor. Thus, it is easy to program the processor 13 so that it takes into account the signal supplied by the sensor 18 only when the pressure probe is pressed.

Avantageusement, la barrette 14 porte une diode électroluminescente 20 qui est alimentée en courant électrique par l'intermédiaire de la liaison électrique 15. L'allumage de la diode sert à informer l'utilisateur de la machine que celle-ci est placée dans un mode assistance pour le réglage de la position des butées de pliage. Le processeur est programmé pour commander l'allumage de la diode 20 suite à l'entrée d'une commande par menu ou par enfoncement d'une touche spécifique reliée au processeur comme la touche 21. Ensuite, l'utilisateur de la machine déplace la barrette 14 le long de la hauteur du document à plier comme indiquer ci-dessus pour récupérer la dimension X3. Suite à quoi, le processeur calcule les dimensions de pliage A et B pour régler automatiquement la position des butées 9 et 10.Advantageously, the strip 14 carries a light-emitting diode 20 which is supplied with electric current via the electrical connection 15. The lighting of the diode serves to inform the user of the machine that it is placed in a mode assistance in adjusting the position of the folding stops. The processor is programmed to command the lighting of the diode 20 following the entry of a command by menu or by pressing a specific key linked to the processor such as the key 21. Then, the user of the machine moves the bar 14 along the height of the document to be folded as indicated above to recover the dimension X3. Following this, the processor calculates the folding dimensions A and B to automatically adjust the position of the stops 9 and 10.

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Une plieuse inséreuse comprenant un bac (1) destiné à recevoir des documents (D) à plier, un mécanisme de pliage (2) alimenté en documents par le bac et ayant au moins une butée de pliage (9,10) dont la position est réglable sous la commande d'un processeur (13), caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu un organe de pointage (14) apte à parcourir toute la hauteur (L) d'un document à plier présent dans le bac et à fournir un signal indicatif de la distance (X3) de son déplacement le long de la hauteur de ce document, le processeur (13) étant en outre connecté à cet organe de pointage (14) pour calculer des données représentatives des dimensions de pliage (A,B) de ce document à partir du signal (X3) que lui fournit l'organe de pointage afin de régler automatiquement la position de la butée.An inserting folder comprising a tray (1) intended to receive documents (D) to be folded, a folding mechanism (2) fed with documents by the tray and having at least one folding stop (9,10) whose position is adjustable under the control of a processor (13), characterized in that there is provided a pointing member (14) capable of traversing the entire height (L) of a document to be folded present in the tray and of providing a signal indicative of the distance (X3) of its movement along the height of this document, the processor (13) being further connected to this pointing device (14) to calculate data representative of the folding dimensions (A, B ) of this document from the signal (X3) provided by the pointing device in order to automatically adjust the position of the stop. La plieuse inséreuse selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle l'organe de pointage comprend une barrette (14) s'étendant suivant la largeur du bac et montée mobile en translation sur la bac suivant la hauteur du bac, une liaison souple (15) reliée d'une part à la barrette et d'autre part à un tambour (16) sur lequel elle s'enroule, un ressort de rappel (17) tendant à forcer le tambour à enrouler la liaison souple et un capteur (18) sensible au déplacement en rotation du tambour, ce capteur fournissant le signal (X3) indicatif de la distance du déplacement de la barrette suivant la hauteur du bac.The inserter as claimed in claim 1, in which the pointing member comprises a bar (14) extending along the width of the container and mounted movable in translation on the container according to the height of the container, a flexible connection (15) connected on the one hand to the bar and on the other hand to a drum (16) on which it is wound, a return spring (17) tending to force the drum to wind the flexible connection and a sensor (18) sensitive to movement in rotation of the drum, this sensor providing the signal (X3) indicative of the distance of movement of the bar according to the height of the tank. La plieuse inséreuse selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle la barrette (14) est munie d'un palpeur à pression (19) et la liaison souple est une liaison électrique en nappe reliant le palpeur au processeur (13).The inserter as claimed in claim 2, in which the bar (14) is provided with a pressure probe (19) and the flexible connection is an electrical connection in sheet connecting the probe to the processor (13). La plieuse inséreuse selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle la barrette (14) est munie d'une diode électroluminescente (20), le processeur étant programmé pour commander l'allumage de la diode au travers de la liaison électrique quand le déplacement de la barrette sert à calculer les données représentatives des dimensions de pliage du document présent dans le bac.The inserter as claimed in claim 3, in which the strip (14) is provided with a diode light-emitting (20), the processor being programmed to control the lighting of the diode through the electrical connection when the displacement of the strip is used to calculate the data representative of the folding dimensions of the document present in the tray.
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