EP1120288A1 - Vorrichtung zum optimierten Verschliessen von Briefklappen - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum optimierten Verschliessen von Briefklappen Download PDF

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EP1120288A1
EP1120288A1 EP01400181A EP01400181A EP1120288A1 EP 1120288 A1 EP1120288 A1 EP 1120288A1 EP 01400181 A EP01400181 A EP 01400181A EP 01400181 A EP01400181 A EP 01400181A EP 1120288 A1 EP1120288 A1 EP 1120288A1
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Serge Benard
Olivier Galtier
Stéphane Le Gallo
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Quadient Technologies France SA
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43M—BUREAU ACCESSORIES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B43M5/00—Devices for closing envelopes
    • B43M5/04—Devices for closing envelopes automatic
    • B43M5/042—Devices for closing envelopes automatic for envelopes with only one flap

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  • the present invention relates to the field of treatment of mail and it concerns a module for supplying mail items provided with a device for closing particularly flap envelopes suitable for thick envelopes.
  • closing the envelope flaps in a processing machine traditional mail is carried out by the pressure of handling means input of a franking module 20 or any other module of this machine (more often an extraction module or possibly a weigh module) placed immediately downstream of a module feed 10 in which these flaps have been previously wetted by a moistening device 14 disposed at the outlet of this module on the way transport of mail items.
  • the present invention therefore aims to overcome these defects in the closing of envelopes by proposing an article supply module mail with a device, both simple and reliable, facilitating the closing the flaps of thick envelopes.
  • Another purpose of the invention is to provide a device which can also be used work with thinner envelopes (current thickness) but whose documents contained therein have been inserted incorrectly.
  • an object of the invention is to provide a device which allows itself closing of envelopes without recourse to external means complementary.
  • Yet another object of the invention is to provide a device which does not involve an increase in the initial size of the power supply module or even which allows its reduction.
  • an envelope feed module loaded with a mail processing machine comprising at least means for conveying these articles and a moistening device ensuring wetting a flap of this envelope after it has been slightly separated from a body of the envelope, characterized in that it further comprises means for creating on said flap of the envelope a second fold line in addition to the natural fold line of the envelope existing at the junction of the envelope body with the flap.
  • these means of creating a second fold line have a pivoting blade, one end of which free is intended to cooperate with a horizontal notch formed in the body of the moistening device opposite this end of the blade, so as to "break" the flap of the envelope when it passes through the moistening device.
  • the pivoting blade is mounted on this moistening device at a separator intended to ensure before wetting the spacing of the flap relative to the body of the envelope.
  • the means for creating a second fold line include a pivoting divider, one of which free end is extended to cooperate with a horizontal notch formed in the body of the moistening device opposite this end of separator, so as to "break" the flap of the envelope when from its passage through the moistening device.
  • the power module further comprises mail item pick-up / take-off rollers arranged downstream of the moistening device and intended to ensure by pressure the closing of the envelope.
  • Pick / pull rollers are mechanically connected to said means for conveying the envelopes via a motion transmission mechanism.
  • this mechanism of motion transmission comprises means for transmitting the spacing of said conveying means from said rollers setting / extraction according to the thickness of the loaded envelope and according to a predetermined reduction ratio.
  • the pick / extract rollers are either associated each with a roller having the same axis but slightly larger in diameter and designed to firmly mark the second fold line when passing the envelope between the pick / extract rollers, these rollers then being preferably made of a sliding material, either one of these rollers grip / extraction is associated with a first roller having the same axis and the same diameter, a second pivotally mounted roller being intended to cooperate with this first roller to firmly mark the second fold line when passage of the envelope between the pick / extract rollers.
  • the invention also relates to a machine for processing mail comprising such a supply module. It can be a franking machine as a folding and inserting machine.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates very schematically two of the constituents main of a mail processing machine.
  • a supply module 10 for mail items 12 provided with its means 100 for separating mail items (in particular a channel 110 and selection rollers 120, 122) and its means of transporting mail items one by one, for example two drive rollers superimposed 130, 132, and then of a franking module 20 of items of mail provided with printing means (not shown) and its means of transporting mail items one by one, in particular two superimposed pick rollers 200, 202, mounted at the input of this module.
  • the franking module can be preceded by a mailing module dynamic weighing or more generally of an extraction module (or two), the pick rollers 200, 202 shown in FIG. 5 then in front be considered to be those of either of these two modules.
  • these gripping rollers can be simply replaced by belts.
  • Connection means 30 are additionally provided in each of these two modules to ensure mechanical connection and continuity of electrical connections within the mail processing machine (these connection means defining a minimum non-zero space between the two modules).
  • the power module also comprises very conventionally, at level of its outlet, a moistening device 14 for wetting the flap of the envelopes 12 which will then be closed during their subsequent passage to through module 20 pick rollers which immediately follows this supply module 10, whether it is an extraction module (we speak rather extraction rollers), a dynamic weighing module or a franking module.
  • the separator comprises a fixed part secured to the body 144 and a part articulated 148 on which is mounted a brush 150 whose bristles, directly in contact with the mooring tank 142 in the absence of envelopes, come then moisten the inner part 12a of the flap of these envelopes after that this has been removed from the body of the envelope by the separator 140 (see Figure 5b).
  • this mail processing machine has other components as well mechanical (feeding tray by example) than electronic (command and control means).
  • electronic (command and control means) are other components as well mechanical (feeding tray by example) than electronic (command and control means).
  • their description is not necessary to illustrate the present invention and they will therefore not be described or shown.
  • the inventors were able to observe that such a traditional mail processing machine was not free from defects, especially in the area of flap closure envelopes. They were able to note, after multiple tests, that these defects were all the more pronounced as these envelopes had a strong thickness or were filled with incorrectly inserted documents.
  • these inventors have imagined a power supply module whose humidification device is modified to facilitate the closing of the flaps these envelopes. They also sought to improve the guidance of the envelope and in particular to remove, or at least to limit, the micro-shocks suffered by the envelope in its transport from the power supply module to the module immediately following, for example an extraction module, at the level of lower extraction roller 202 of this second module 20.
  • means 152 are proposed for creating on the flap 12a of the envelope a second fold line 12b in addition to the fold line natural 12c of the envelope originally existing at the junction of the body of the envelope 12 with its flap 12a.
  • the separator 140 of the moistening device 14 can be provided with a pivoting blade or knife 152 associated with a pivot axis 154 and a torsion spring 156, the two ends of which are fixed respectively in the body of the separator 140 and in the blade 152 and which has function to return the blade to its original equilibrium position.
  • the vertical side jogging surface of the casing 146 forming fold guide has a horizontal notch 158 formed opposite the end of the blade 152 so as to "break" the flap 12a of the envelope during its passage over the separator 140 while ensuring a pressing effort on this one.
  • This second fold 12b offset from the natural fold of the envelope 12c and produced before this envelope leaves the power module guarantees a complete closure of the loaded envelope and thus overcomes both envelope bias problems and jamming problems in immediately following module entry. It also allows better check the curvature of the flap for optimized closure depending on of the thickness of this envelope as will be described later.
  • FIG. 2 An envelope feed module of a mail processing incorporating the aforementioned features of the invention is illustrated diagrammatically in FIG. 2.
  • This module includes a series 112 of drive rollers which directs the envelope 12 (slightly inclined and jogged at the rear) towards and under the selection mechanism 100.
  • a conveying device comprising in particular conventionally a presser assembly 136 and rollers of transport 130, 132 ensure the conveying and ejection of the envelope (after passage through the moistening device 14) outside the module supply 10 to module 20 immediately downstream, for example a dynamic weighing module, more generally an extraction module or a franking module.
  • gripping / extracting rollers 116, 126 are mounted just downstream of the moistening device 14 and are connected mechanically to the transport rollers 130, 132 and to the pressing assembly 136 by a movement transmission mechanism 138.
  • the lower roller 128 as the roller 126 is powered (carried by the same axis 134) but, for do not disturb the operation of this motor roller 126, it is produced made of a slippery material and has a slightly larger diameter. he can also be replaced by a "blister" from table 114, without edges angular, and whose height is greater than the difference in level existing between the plane of this table and the support plane of the envelope on the lower pick rollers 126.
  • the upper roller 118 is also carried by the same axis 124 as the upper roller 116 and it also has a slightly larger diameter.
  • the lower rollers and now have the same diameters as the rollers grip / extraction (and made of the same material) and only the lower roller 128 is integral with the lower roller 126.
  • the upper roller 118 now acts as a pressure device independent of that of the counter roller 116 and the support axis of which is connected by a pivot member 119 to the power module body 10.
  • Closing the flap as soon as it is anchored is important to avoid subsequent jamming problems.
  • the pick rollers 200, 202 at the input of the next module will "Confirm” this closing action by printing an effort to compression which will permanently seal the flap of the envelope.
  • the closing the envelope beforehand makes this less critical final stress, in particular for loaded envelopes thick which always undergo successive micro-shocks on contact with these second pick rollers.
  • This closing confirmation can be done in a known manner either in an extractor module (when it exists, but its presence becomes less essential because of the pick / extract rollers which ensure already have an extraction function), either directly in a module franking, via a pair of extractor rollers or plug. It can also be followed by a second and a third confirmation step according to the number of modules making up the mail processing, the second step being for example in a dynamic weighing module and the third in the module postage.
  • the creation of the second fold line can be performed directly, without the prior use of the swivel knife, when crushing of the envelope by the closing rollers 118, 128. In this case however, this second fold does not then look perfectly rectilinear but dependent on the loading of the envelope.

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