EP0728075A1 - Dispositif pour inserer des documents dans des enveloppes - Google Patents

Dispositif pour inserer des documents dans des enveloppes

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EP0728075A1
EP0728075A1 EP95900088A EP95900088A EP0728075A1 EP 0728075 A1 EP0728075 A1 EP 0728075A1 EP 95900088 A EP95900088 A EP 95900088A EP 95900088 A EP95900088 A EP 95900088A EP 0728075 A1 EP0728075 A1 EP 0728075A1
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Prior art keywords
envelope
envelopes
contents
conveyor
spreading
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EP0728075B1 (fr
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Robert Eckl
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Boewe Systec AG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43M—BUREAU ACCESSORIES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B43M3/00—Devices for inserting documents into envelopes
    • B43M3/04—Devices for inserting documents into envelopes automatic
    • B43M3/045—Devices for inserting documents into envelopes automatic for envelopes with only one flap

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  • the invention relates to an inserting device, each with a stacking and pulling device for the envelopes and the envelope contents, and with an arrangement for
  • EP-A 0 504 114 discloses the problem of roughly doubling the packaging speed. It was believed that back and forth movements of various elements in the previously known inserting machine were the reason why the performance could not be increased. Instead, EP-A 0 504 114 proposes to increase performance by opening and pulling the envelope off the stack by rotating elements which are mounted on the same axis but are driven differently. However, in this disclosure, a packing bag is also used, to which the envelope that has been brought up must first be opened in order to do so insert the envelope contents brought in from another side into the envelope. This also means that downtimes are pre-programmed, which have an effect on performance.
  • the invention is based on the object to bring about the desired increase in performance by working with several packing bags, at the same time filling an envelope on one packing bag and another envelope elsewhere with the envelope contents, in this way to reduce the cycle times significantly.
  • the cycle time is thus shortened in that the opening of the envelope onto the expansion element (packing bag) takes place at the same time as the contents of the envelope are being inserted into another envelope and that the time required for feeding or removing an envelope is added is used to promote the spreading organs from the receiving station for envelopes into the delivery station.
  • Another object of the invention relates to the special design of the link chain according to claim 4. Thereafter, the link chain consists of two spaced apart and parallel to each other
  • the inserted envelope can thus be easily expanded when it is pulled onto the two mutually parallel spreading members, whereby the advantage is achieved that a larger amount of envelope content can be inserted.
  • the spreading elements loaded with the envelope are gradually moved to a raised level, which prevents collisions with the gripping tools for the envelopes. It is therefore expedient for the single chain to have at least four, preferably eight, spreading members arranged at the same distance from one another.
  • the conveyor for the envelopes has a plurality of grippers arranged at the same distance from one another for grasping the envelope flaps and takes over the envelopes from a stack pull-off device in its lower run and the one in its upper run Passes envelopes to the expansion organs. Details of the invention are shown schematically and for example in the drawing. Show it:
  • FIG. 1 a schematic side view of an inserting machine
  • FIG. 2 shows an enlarged side view of a spreading arrangement for envelopes designated by (7) in FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 3 a top view of the spreading arrangement according to arrow A in FIG. 2,
  • FIG. 4 a front view of the spreading arrangement according to arrow B in FIG. 2,
  • FIG. 5 an enlarged side view of a gripper designated by (17) in FIG. 1 and
  • FIG. 6 shows an enlarged side view of the arrangement designated in FIG. 1 for inserting the
  • the envelopes (20) are removed from a stack (1), an intermediate stack or from a specific position with the aid of a removal device (2) and transferred to a conveyor (5).
  • This conveyor (5) is designed, for example, as a rotating toothed belt and is provided with a plurality of grippers (17) and rotates around horizontal axes. It is essential that this conveyor (5) with its upper run (19) forms a conveyor plane (13) which extends horizontally.
  • the lower run (18) of this conveyor (5) extends in the take-off plane of the take-off device (2).
  • the conveying plane (12) of the conveyor (6) for envelope contents (21) is located at a clear height from the conveying plane (13) of the conveyor (5) for envelopes (20).
  • envelope contents (21) are located in one or more stacks (3), to which deduction devices (4) are assigned.
  • the conveyor plane (12) of the conveyor (6) for envelope contents (21) runs parallel to the conveyor plane (13) of the conveyor (5) for envelopes (20) and has a clear distance from it.
  • This space between the two conveyor levels (12, 13) is filled by a spreading arrangement (7) for envelopes (20), which in turn consists of a link chain (10) which has several spreading elements (9) (packing pockets), as detailed in Figures 2 to 4 is shown.
  • the link chain (10) rotates in a vertical conveying plane according to arrow 11 and is intended for the spreading elements
  • expansion element (10) has a plurality of expansion elements (9) at the same distance one behind the other, the expansion element (9) located in the conveyor plane (13) is loaded with the open envelope, while another expansion element (9) located in the conveyor plane (12) contains it spread Envelope (20) ready to insert the contents of the envelope (21) and to pull off the filled envelope.
  • the cycle times of the inserting machine according to the invention can be significantly reduced, because it is advisable to have the conveyors (5 and 6) circulate continuously, whereas the link chain (10) with the spreading elements (9) is driven step by step.
  • the link chain (10) with spreading members (9) attached to it is shown enlarged. While the lower spreader (9) has not yet received an envelope, the middle and upper spreader (9) show how the envelope (20) with its envelope flap (23) has been pushed onto the spreader (9).
  • the link chain (10) is divided into two individual chains (14, 15), which run around each other around parallel horizontal axes (16) and can consist, for example, of toothed belts.
  • the spreading elements (9) of the two individual chains (14, 15) are parallel to one another when they are in the conveying planes (12) or (13). Accordingly, an open envelope is pulled onto two mutually opposite spreading members (9).
  • the individual expansion element (9) therefore only needs to penetrate into the envelope edge assigned to it, which results in a maximum expansion, which also makes it possible to insert a larger amount of the envelope content (21).
  • FIG. 5 shows in an enlarged view how the removed and opened envelope (20) is gripped by the gripper (17) of the envelope conveyor (5) and taken along the lower run (18) of this envelope conveyor (5) in the direction of the arrow.
  • the arrangement, shown enlarged in FIG. 6, for inserting the envelope contents (21) into envelopes (20) comprises a conveyor (25) provided with drivers (24), whose drivers (24) have the envelope contents (21) on the conveying plane (12) on the back Detect and insert into the ready-made envelopes (20).

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  • Supplying Of Containers To The Packaging Station (AREA)
  • Container Filling Or Packaging Operations (AREA)
  • Making Paper Articles (AREA)
  • Paper (AREA)
  • Electrical Discharge Machining, Electrochemical Machining, And Combined Machining (AREA)
  • Automatic Analysis And Handling Materials Therefor (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention vise à augmenter sensiblement le rendement d'une machine pour insérer des documents dans des enveloppes. Alors que le brevet EP-A-0 504 114 publié à cette fin préconise l'utilisation d'éléments rotatifs pour ouvrir l'enveloppe et pour en saisir le rabat, l'invention permet d'ouvrir et de saisir l'enveloppe (20) dans un premier plan de transport (13), d'insérer les documents (21) dans un autre plan de transport (12) étagé par rapport au premier et de prévoir, entre, une chaîne à maillons (10) pourvue de plusieurs éléments écarteurs (9). Cette chaîne à maillons (10) se déplace transversalement aux plans de transport (12, 13) et achemine et dépose les enveloppes (20) saisies par les éléments écarteurs (9) à l'endroit indiqué pour y insérer les documents (21).
EP95900088A 1993-11-12 1994-10-26 Dispositif pour inserer des documents dans des enveloppes Expired - Lifetime EP0728075B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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DE9317366U DE9317366U1 (de) 1993-11-12 1993-11-12 Kuvertiervorrichtung
DE9317366U 1993-11-12
PCT/EP1994/003519 WO1995013197A1 (fr) 1993-11-12 1994-10-26 Dispositif pour inserer des documents dans des enveloppes

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EP0728075A1 true EP0728075A1 (fr) 1996-08-28
EP0728075B1 EP0728075B1 (fr) 1997-03-26

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US (1) US5706636A (fr)
EP (1) EP0728075B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP2974781B2 (fr)
CA (1) CA2176489C (fr)
DE (2) DE9317366U1 (fr)
ES (1) ES2099648T3 (fr)
WO (1) WO1995013197A1 (fr)

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EP0728075B1 (fr) 1997-03-26
CA2176489A1 (fr) 1995-05-18
JP2974781B2 (ja) 1999-11-10
CA2176489C (fr) 2000-10-17
WO1995013197A1 (fr) 1995-05-18
DE59402256D1 (de) 1997-04-30
JPH09504754A (ja) 1997-05-13
ES2099648T3 (es) 1997-05-16
DE9317366U1 (de) 1994-12-01
US5706636A (en) 1998-01-13

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