EP1259386B1 - Machine for processing documents such as mail with adjustable singulator - Google Patents
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- Mail handling services use machines automatic documents for enveloping.
- Man's art imagined very early on to create autonomous machines allowing insert standard documents.
- These machines therefore make it possible to process a very large part of market applications.
- Documents loaded in stack are brought one by one into the machine to be folded and then put in an envelope.
- the machines are equipped with separators. Given the small variation thickness of so-called standard documents, these separators of these machines are fixed.
- the object of the present invention is to avoid this drawback and to offer a more user-friendly processing machine.
- the invention achieves its object thanks to a machine for processing documents such as mail, including a stack of documents to process, means for laterally driving the first document from the stack to a narrow passage between two separating members, the width of the passage, corresponding to the thickness of the document which must cross the passage, being adjustable by the relative displacement of one or the other of said separation members, characterized by automatic adjustment means the width of the passage depending on the document presented in the passage, these adjustment means comprising motorized means of relative displacement of said separation members, acting in response to a direction control signal in one direction or the other or stop, means for generating a displacement signal in the direction when the passage is closed at the start of the cycle, a presence detector document upstream of the passage generating a signal to open the passage, and a presence detector downstream of the passage generating a movement stop signal
- the adjustment means are associated with memory means memorizing the opening of the passage automatically adjusted so that the position values are saved in each program specific to each application and this so transparent to the operator.
- the separation members are constituted by a drive device and a separator and advantageously the adjustment means act on the position of the separator.
- the drive means and / or the device drive consist of a drive roller or a mat.
- the invention applies equally well to a processing machine with top-down or bottom-down.
- the first exemplary embodiment presents a mode of implementation work of the invention when the documents loaded are unstacked by the above.
- the documents 1 to be unstacked are stored beforehand in stack on the mobile tray 2 presented in Figure 1. Said tray is in movement according to arrow 3 by the actuator 4.
- the first document that is to say here the upper document, comes into contact with the call roller 5 mu according to arrow 6 by the motor 7, and is sent in the direction of the passage formed between the roller 9 and the separator 11.
- the central unit (not shown) managing the operation of the mechanism has previously generated a signal displacement in the direction of closure of said passage at the start of the cycle
- Figure 2 shows the next step.
- Document 1 goes before the document presence detection cell 8, located upstream of the passage, then comes into contact with the roller 9 rotated according to arrow 10 by the same engine 7.
- the central unit managing the operation of the mechanism stops the rise of platform 2 then triggers the incremental descent of the separator 11 according to arrow 12 via actuator 13, which opens a little the passage formed between the separation members 9, 11 is small.
- Figure 3 shows the next step.
- the distance between the separator 11 and the roller 9 becomes such that it allows the passage of the document 1 between said separator and roller.
- Document 1 then goes to cell 14 located downstream of the passage.
- the central unit managing the operation of the mechanism then stops the descent of the separator 11.
- Document 1 continues its movement then is supported by the rollers 15 and 16.
- the roller 15 is rotated according to arrow 17 by the same motor 7 and the roller 16, mounted in an elastic manner, can be lowered according to arrow 18 to absorb variations in document thickness 1.
- Figure 4 shows the final step. Document 1 having left the rollers 15 and 16, the plate 2, is again set in motion according to the arrow 3 by the actuator 4 and thus allow a new unstacking.
- the second exemplary embodiment presents a mode of implementation work of the invention when the documents loaded are unstacked by the below.
- the documents 1 to be unstacked are stored beforehand in stack on the conveyor belt 20 shown in Figure 5. Said conveyor around the pulleys 22 and 23 moved along the arrow 24 by the motor 25.
- Figure 6 shows the next step.
- the first document 1 passes in front of cell 26 then comes into contact with the roller 27 set in rotation according to the arrow 28 by the motor 25.
- the central unit managing the operation of the mechanism triggers the incremental rise of the separator 29 according to the arrow 30 via actuator 31.
- Figure 7 shows the next step.
- the distance between the separator 29 and the roller 27 becomes such that it allows the passage of document 1 between said separator and roller Document 1 then passes in front of cell 32.
- the central unit managing the operation of the mechanism then stops the rise of the separator 29.
- Document 1 continues its movement then is taken into account by the rollers 33 and 34.
- the roller 34 is rotated according to the boom 35 by the motor 37 and the roller 33 resiliently mounted can lower down according to arrow 36 to absorb variations in thickness of the documents 1.
- Figure 8 shows the final step.
- the central unit managing the operation of the mechanism then stops the rotation of the mat 20 via the stop of the motor 25 in order to avoid sending the following document 1 '.
- Document 1 is then completely ejected.
- the central unit managing the mechanism when unstacking the first document, stores the position of the separator. This data is saved with other parameters specific to the application being processed. When the user processes the same application, it will only need to recall the saved application and will thus avoid the cycle allowing to determine the ideal position of the separator since the latter will automatically set to the value position saved.
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La présente invention porte sur les machines de traitement de documents tels que du courrier. Elle concerne plus précisément mais non exclusivement les séparateurs de documents des machines de mise sous pli.The present invention relates to machines for processing documents such as mail. It concerns more precisely but not exclusively the document separators of the enveloping machines.
Les services de traitement du courrier utilisent des machines automatiques permettant de mettre sous pli des documents. L'homme de l'art a imaginé très tôt de créer des machines autonomes permettant d'effectuer la mise sous pli de documents standards. On entend par documents standards des documents d'épaisseurs fines comprises entre 0,05 mm et 0,5 mm. Ces machines permettent donc de traiter une très grande partie des applicatifs du marché. Les documents chargés en pile sont amenés un à un dans la machine pour y être pliés puis mis sous enveloppe. Pour éviter d'envoyer plusieurs documents dans une même enveloppe, les machines sont équipées de séparateurs. Compte tenu de la faible variation d'épaisseur des documents dits standards, ces séparateurs de ces machines sont fixes.Mail handling services use machines automatic documents for enveloping. Man's art imagined very early on to create autonomous machines allowing insert standard documents. We hear by standard documents documents of fine thicknesses between 0.05 mm and 0.5 mm. These machines therefore make it possible to process a very large part of market applications. Documents loaded in stack are brought one by one into the machine to be folded and then put in an envelope. To avoid sending multiple documents in one envelope, the machines are equipped with separators. Given the small variation thickness of so-called standard documents, these separators of these machines are fixed.
Le besoin de traiter des documents beaucoup plus épais telles les brochures est apparu plus tardivement et les machines permettant de traiter de tels documents sont peu nombreuses sur le marché. Dans ces machines, les épaisseurs devant être traitées sont très variables et de ce fait, ces machines sont munies de séparateurs réglables de façon manuelle. Ceci présente une contrainte majeure pour l'opérateur puisque ce dernier doit modifier les réglages de séparation à chaque changement d'épaisseur de document.The need to process much thicker documents such as brochures appeared later and the machines for processing such documents are few on the market. In these machines, the thicknesses to be treated are very variable and therefore, these machines are fitted with manually adjustable dividers. This presents a major constraint for the operator since the latter must change the separation settings each time the thickness of document.
La présente invention a pour but d'éviter cet inconvénient et de proposer une machine de traitement plus conviviale pour l'opérateur.The object of the present invention is to avoid this drawback and to offer a more user-friendly processing machine.
L'invention atteint son but grâce à une machine de traitement de documents tels que du courrier, comprenant une pile de documents à traiter, des moyens pour entraíner latéralement le premier document de la pile vers un passage étroit compris entre deux organes de séparation, la largeur du passage, correspondant à l'épaisseur du document qui doit traverser le passage, étant réglable par le déplacement relatif de l'un ou l'autre desdits organes de séparation, caractérisée par des moyens de réglage automatique de la largeur du passage en fonction du document qui se présente dans le passage, ces moyens de réglage comprenant des moyens motorisés de déplacement relatif desdits organes de séparation, agissant en réponse à un signal de commande de déplacement dans un sens ou dans l'autre ou d'arrêt, des moyens pour engendrer un signal de déplacement dans le sens de la fermeture du passage en début de cycle, un détecteur de présence de document en amont du passage engendrant un signal d'ouverture du passage, et un détecteur de présence en aval du passage engendrant un signal d'arrêt du déplacementThe invention achieves its object thanks to a machine for processing documents such as mail, including a stack of documents to process, means for laterally driving the first document from the stack to a narrow passage between two separating members, the width of the passage, corresponding to the thickness of the document which must cross the passage, being adjustable by the relative displacement of one or the other of said separation members, characterized by automatic adjustment means the width of the passage depending on the document presented in the passage, these adjustment means comprising motorized means of relative displacement of said separation members, acting in response to a direction control signal in one direction or the other or stop, means for generating a displacement signal in the direction when the passage is closed at the start of the cycle, a presence detector document upstream of the passage generating a signal to open the passage, and a presence detector downstream of the passage generating a movement stop signal
De manière particulièrement avantageuse, les moyens de réglage sont associés à des moyens de mémoire mémorisant l'ouverture du passage réglée automatiquement, de sorte qu'on sauvegarde les valeurs de position dans chaque programme propre à chaque application et ceci de façon transparente pour l'opérateur.Particularly advantageously, the adjustment means are associated with memory means memorizing the opening of the passage automatically adjusted so that the position values are saved in each program specific to each application and this so transparent to the operator.
Dans un mode préféré de réalisation, les organes de séparation sont constitués par un dispositif d'entraínement et un séparateur et avantageusement les moyens de réglage agissent sur la position du séparateur.In a preferred embodiment, the separation members are constituted by a drive device and a separator and advantageously the adjustment means act on the position of the separator.
De préférence, les moyens d'entraínement et/ou le dispositif d'entraínement sont constitués par un galet d'entraínement ou un tapis.Preferably, the drive means and / or the device drive consist of a drive roller or a mat.
L'invention s'applique aussi bien à une machine de traitement à dépilement par le haut ou à dépilement par le bas.The invention applies equally well to a processing machine with top-down or bottom-down.
D'autres avantages et caractéristiques de l'invention apparaítront à la lecture de la description suivante de deux modes de réalisation de l'invention. On se référera aux dessins annexés sur lesquels ;
- La figure 1 est une vue simplifiée de face représentant la première phase de fonctionnement du premier exemple de réalisation.
- La figure 2 est une vue simplifiée de face représentant la seconde phase de fonctionnement du premier exemple de réalisation.
- La figure 3 est une vue simplifiée de face représentant la troisième phase de fonctionnement du premier exemple de réalisation.
- La figure 4 est une vue simplifiée de face représentant la quatrième phase de fonctionnement du premier exemple de réalisation.
- La figure 5 est une vue simplifiée de face représentant la première phase de fonctionnement du second exemple de réalisation.
- La figure 6 est une vue simplifiée de face représentant la seconde phase de fonctionnement du second exemple de réalisation.
- La figure 7 est une vue simplifiée de face représentant la troisième phase de fonctionnement du second exemple de réalisation.
- La figure 8 est une vue simplifiée de face représentant la quatrième phase de fonctionnement du second exemple de réalisation.
- Figure 1 is a simplified front view showing the first phase of operation of the first embodiment.
- Figure 2 is a simplified front view showing the second phase of operation of the first embodiment.
- Figure 3 is a simplified front view showing the third phase of operation of the first embodiment.
- Figure 4 is a simplified front view showing the fourth phase of operation of the first embodiment.
- Figure 5 is a simplified front view showing the first phase of operation of the second embodiment.
- Figure 6 is a simplified front view showing the second operating phase of the second embodiment.
- Figure 7 is a simplified front view showing the third operating phase of the second embodiment.
- Figure 8 is a simplified front view showing the fourth operating phase of the second embodiment.
Le premier exemple de réalisation présente un mode de mise en oeuvre de l'invention lorsque les documents chargés sont dépilés par le dessus.The first exemplary embodiment presents a mode of implementation work of the invention when the documents loaded are unstacked by the above.
Les documents 1 devant être dépilés sont rangés préalablement en
pile sur le plateau mobile 2 présenté dans la figure 1. Ledit plateau, est mis
en mouvement selon la flèche 3 par l'actionneur 4. Le premier document,
c'est-à-dire ici le document supérieur, vient au contact du galet d'appel 5
mu selon la flèche 6 par le moteur 7, et est envoyé en direction du passage
formé entre le galet 9 et le séparateur 11. L'unité centrale (non représentée)
gérant le fonctionnement du mécanisme a préalablement engendré un signal
de déplacement dans le sens de la fermeture dudit passage en début de cycleThe
La figure 2 montre l'étape suivante. Le document 1 passe devant la
cellule 8 de détection de présence de document, située en amont du passage,
puis vient au contact du galet 9 mis en rotation selon la flèche 10 par le
même moteur 7. L'unité centrale gérant le fonctionnement du mécanisme
arrête la montée du plateau 2 puis déclenche la descente incrémentale du
séparateur 11 selon la flèche 12 via l'actionneur 13, ce qui ouvre petit à
petit le passage formé entre les organes de séparation 9, 11.Figure 2 shows the next step.
La figure 3 montre l'étape suivante. La distance entre le séparateur
11 et le galet 9 devient telle qu'elle permet le passage du document 1 entre
lesdits séparateur et galet. Le document 1 passe alors devant la cellule 14
située en aval du passage. L'unité centrale gérant le fonctionnement du
mécanisme arrête alors la descente du séparateur 11. Le document 1
poursuit son mouvement puis est pris en charge par les galets 15 et 16. Le
galet 15 est mis en rotation selon la flèche 17 par le même moteur 7 et le
galet 16, monté de façon élastique, peut s'abaisser selon la flèche 18 pour
absorber les variations d'épaisseur des documents 1. Figure 3 shows the next step. The distance between the
La figure 4 présente l'étape finale. Le document 1 ayant quitté les
galets 15 et 16, le plateau 2, est à nouveau mis en mouvement selon la
flèche 3 par l'actionneur 4 et ainsi permettre un nouveau dépilage.Figure 4 shows the final step.
Le second exemple de réalisation présente un mode de mise en oeuvre de l'invention lorsque les documents chargés sont dépilés par le dessous.The second exemplary embodiment presents a mode of implementation work of the invention when the documents loaded are unstacked by the below.
Les documents 1 devant être dépilés sont rangés préalablement en
pile sur le tapis de transport 20 montré sur la figure 5. Ledit tapis s'enroule
autour des poulies 22 et 23 mue selon la flèche 24 par le moteur 25.The
La figure 6 montre l'étape suivante. Le premier document 1 passe
devant la cellule 26 puis vient au contact du galet 27 mis en rotation selon
la flèche 28 par le moteur 25. L'unité centrale gérant le fonctionnement du
mécanisme déclenche la montée incrémentale du séparateur 29 selon la
flèche 30 via l'actionneur 31.Figure 6 shows the next step. The
La figure 7 montre l'étape suivante. La distance entre le séparateur
29 et le galet 27 devient telle qu'elle permet le passage du document 1 entre
lesdits séparateur et galet Le document 1 passe alors devant la cellule 32.
L'unité centrale gérant le fonctionnement du mécanisme arrête alors la
montée du séparateur 29. Le document 1 poursuit son mouvement puis est
pris en compte par les galets 33 et 34. Le galet 34 est mis en rotation selon
la flèche 35 par le moteur 37 et le galet 33 monté de façon élastique peut
s'abaisser selon la flèche 36 pour absorber les variations d'épaisseur des
documents 1.Figure 7 shows the next step. The distance between the
La figure 8 montre l'étape finale. Lorsque le bord arrière du
document 1 passe devant la cellule 32, l'unité centrale gérant le
fonctionnement du mécanisme arrête alors la rotation du tapis 20 via l'arrêt
du moteur 25 afin d'éviter l'envoi du document suivant 1'. Le document 1
est ensuite complètement éjecté.Figure 8 shows the final step. When the rear edge of the
Dans les deux modes de réalisation ci-dessus, lors du dépilage du premier document, l'unité centrale gérant le mécanisme met en mémoire la position du séparateur. Cette donnée est sauvée avec d'autres paramètres propres à l'application traitée. Lorsque l'utilisateur traitera à nouveau la même application, il lui suffira de rappeler l'application sauvegardée et évitera ainsi le cycle permettant de déterminer la position idéale du séparateur puisque ce dernier se positionnera automatiquement à la valeur de position sauvegardée.In the two embodiments above, when unstacking the first document, the central unit managing the mechanism stores the position of the separator. This data is saved with other parameters specific to the application being processed. When the user processes the same application, it will only need to recall the saved application and will thus avoid the cycle allowing to determine the ideal position of the separator since the latter will automatically set to the value position saved.
Il est évident que des versions simplifiées de l'invention peuvent être envisagées. Ainsi, le réglage du séparateur pourrait se faire de façon semi-automatique. L'opérateur pourrait régler la position du séparateur en actionnant sur le clavier une ou plusieurs touches permettant de monter ou de descendre ledit séparateur.It is obvious that simplified versions of the invention can be considered. Thus, the adjustment of the separator could be done semi-automatically. The operator could adjust the position of the separator by actuating one or more keys on the keyboard for mounting or to lower said separator.
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- A machine for processing documents such as mail, comprising a stack of documents to be processed, means (5,7; 20,25) for laterally driving the first document (1) of the stack toward a narrow passage located between two separating members (9,11; 27,29), the width of the passage, which corresponds to the thickness of the document that is to pass through the passage, being adjustable through the relative displacement of one or other of said separating members (9,11; 27,29), characterized by means (8, 13, 14; 26, 31, 32) for automatically adjusting the width of the passage according to the document (1) entering the passage, comprising power-operated means (13; 31) for driving the relative displacement of said separating members (9,11; 27,29), acting in response to a control signal for moving in one direction or the other or for stopping, means for generating a signal for moving in the direction closing the passage when the cycle starts, a detector (8; 26) sensing the presence of documents upstream of the passage generating a signal opening the passage, and a detector (14; 32) sensing the presence of documents downstream of the passage generating a signal for stopping displacement.
- The machine as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the adjusting means (8,13,14; 26; 31; 32) are associated with memory means memorizing the automatically adjusted opening of the passage.
- The machine as claimed in either of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the separating members consist of a drive device (9; 27) and of a singulator (11; 29).
- The machine as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the adjusting means (13; 31) act upon the position of the singulator (11; 29).
- The machine as claimed in any of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the drive means (5; 20) and/or the drive device (9; 27) consist of a roller or a belt.
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| FR0002180A FR2805212B1 (en) | 2000-02-22 | 2000-02-22 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING MACHINE SUCH AS MAIL WITH ADJUSTABLE SEPARATOR |
| FR0002180 | 2000-02-22 | ||
| PCT/FR2001/000161 WO2001062521A1 (en) | 2000-02-22 | 2001-01-18 | Machine for processing documents such as mail with adjustable singulator |
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