EP1321311A2 - Dispositif universel de mouillage de rabats - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- the present invention relates exclusively to the field of mail processing and it relates more particularly to a device for moistening flaps or envelope flaps integrated in a mail item supply module for a mailing machine mail processing and suitable for all types of envelopes, and in particular closed envelopes with flaps already glued (not in front therefore not be wet), envelopes with open shutters (at 90 °) say "nested”, and envelopes with folded flaps say "to the European ”, as well as flexible documents (A4 sheets by example) or rigid (advertising inserts in particular) intended to be marked with a postal imprint directly in the machine.
- a wetting and closing device for envelopes comprising downstream of a pair of drive rollers, a separator for separate the shutter from the body of the envelope, a dampener to moisten the flap thus spread and, disposed between this pair of rollers and the separator, a manually movable deflector for, according to its selection position, allowing the passage of closed envelopes does not not to be wet or the passage of envelopes with shutters folded down not glued.
- this device does not allow passage of nested envelopes, it has the major drawback of require pre-sorting of envelopes unless modified constantly the position of the movable deflector, which has for consequence of prohibiting all operation at rates high.
- the present invention therefore provides a moistening device universal, i.e. capable of wetting nested envelopes like envelopes with folded shutters but also to authorize the passage, without wetting, of closed envelopes like everything else then another document to be printed.
- An object of the invention is also to allow a perfect moistening whatever the thickness of the envelopes processed.
- Another object of the invention is to make such a device in a simple and inexpensive manner. Again an object of the invention is to integrate this device into a structure conventional feeder with high processing rate.
- a dampening device for shutters envelopes intended to be integrated into a power supply module mail items from a mail processing machine and comprising successively, along a transport path of these mail items, at least one pair of drive rollers, a separator to separate the flap of the envelope from the body of the envelope and a damper, placed just behind this separator, to moisten this flap once the flap is separated from the body of the envelope, characterized in that it further comprises suction means arranged just in front of the separator and a pressure finger acting at against means spring for, in the presence of envelopes to folded shutters, press the envelope towards these means and detach the flap from the body of the envelope and allow thus its passage under the separator without jamming or contacts inappropriate with the separator.
- the suction means include a powered fan by means of energy supply and connected to a conduit the end of which leads to the passage of envelope flaps at an article transport table of mail.
- this terminal end of the conduit suction device has an inclined surface at an inclination determined (approximately 30 °) relative to the surface horizontal of the transport table.
- fixed deflection means arranged under the transport table are provided to help the flap of the flaps envelopes nested.
- FIGS 1 and 2 show schematically in perspective and in cross section a power supply module mail items intended to be placed at the entrance of a overcome.
- a power supply module mail items intended to be placed at the entrance of a overcome.
- Mail items 10 can be treated by this module are preferably envelopes with shutters open, folded down or closed. But, it can also be simple documents (for example in A4 format) on which will be then directly printed a postal imprint.
- This power module includes in addition to its parts usual documents reception and selection (no shown), a moistening device formed successively (this is to say from upstream to downstream relative to the direction of advance of mail items) by a separator 12 to separate the shutter from the envelope 10A of the body of the envelope 10B and a damper, placed just behind this separator, to moisten this shutter once the shutter 10A separated from the body of the envelope 10B.
- This dampener is preferably formed by a brush or brush 14A whose end rests on the surface of a water tank 14B arranged under a table 16 for transporting mail items through the module power supply, the wetting of a flap being then carried out during its passage between the brush and the tank.
- Means of training 18A, 18B are also conventionally arranged at the same time as input separator for transporting mail items beyond separator to the moistener and at the separator outlet for convey to the entrance of the franking machine or module next to the mail processing machine, in principle a module for printing a postal imprint (not shown), when the power module is built into this machine.
- the input rollers of the print module act as means for closing previously moistened envelopes, unless the power module has its own closing means.
- the device moistening further comprises suction means 20, arranged under the transport table 16 and whose suction mouth 16A leads to the passage of the envelope flaps, just in front the separator and downstream of the transport rollers 18A, for allow a particularly easy detachment of these components by relation to the bodies of the envelopes, in particular in the case thick envelopes.
- suction means are formed by a fan 22, supplied with current from means 24 power supply of the power supply module, and connected to a suction pipe (or pipe) 26 whose terminal end (which has an inclined surface 28 pierced by the suction mouth 16A) opens through the transport table 16.
- the fan advantageously works continuously and provides suction constant at the envelope flap.
- this aspiration is also found present both when passing closed envelopes or when documents or during the passage of housed envelopes (including the flap is open at 90 °). It then acts on the very body of the envelope and no longer on the shutter alone. However, due to the low suction power, this action is in no way detrimental operation of the feeder and, in particular, it does not effect of changing the trajectory of these types of envelopes whose body must pass over the separator.
- the moistening device further comprises a finger presser 30 articulated on the feeder frame against elastic means, of the leaf spring type or equivalent 32, and intended to compress the flap of the envelopes towards the opening 16A of the suction duct during their passage to the above this conduit.
- this finger provides a dual function, a function to assist in the frank opening of flaps for envelopes with folded flaps and free closing of the flaps for closed envelopes.
- the feeder is advantageously provided with a groove 34 formed in the table transport 16, all along a reference wall 36 of this feeder.
- This wall 36 for jogging mail items further includes, under the transport table, a fixed deflector 38 delta wing profile to guide and fold down gradually the flap of these envelopes from their initial position at 90 ° to a terminal position close to 30 ° allowing their passage under the separator and their wetting in the best conditions (see the figure 2).
- the suction means make it possible to remedy the problem posed by the presence of an unglued area 10C which is always present on these closed envelopes (see Figure 5A on which the pressure finger has been depicted voluntarily removed from the envelope for clarity of explanation) and which is source in art previous unwanted contact (causing jams) with the separator.
- Figure 5B the action of the means suction 20 combined with that of the pressing finger 30 has the effect locally deform the envelope and close this area not bonded thus avoiding untimely contact with the separator.
- the closed envelope with glued shutter will therefore pass unhindered above the separator and therefore the moistener.
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Abstract
Description
- la figure 1 est une vue simplifiée en perspective d'un alimenteur comportant un dispositif universel d'humectage selon l'invention,
- la figure 2 est une vue en coupe transversale de l'alimenteur de la figure 1 au niveau du dispositif universel d'humectage,
- la figure 3 est une vue en coupe longitudinale partielle de l'alimenteur de la figure 1 illustrant les moyens d'aspiration,
- la figure 4 est une vue en perspective partielle illustrant le processus de séparation d'un volet d'enveloppe, et
- les figures 5A et 5B sont deux sections partielles identiques de l'alimenteur illustrant l'action des moyens d'aspiration sur des enveloppes fermées.
Claims (5)
- Dispositif de mouillage de volets d'enveloppes intégré à un module d'alimentation en articles de courrier et comportant successivement, le long d'un chemin de transport de ces articles de courrier, au moins une paire de rouleaux d'entraínement (18A) pour transporter ces articles de courrier, un séparateur (12) pour séparer le volet (10A) des enveloppes du corps (10B) de ces enveloppes, et un mouilleur (14A, 14B) pour humecter ce volet une fois séparé du corps de l'enveloppe, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte en outre des moyens d'aspiration (20) disposés juste devant le séparateur et un doigt presseur (30) agissant à l'encontre de moyens ressort (32) pour, en présence d'enveloppes à volets rabattus, plaquer l'enveloppe en direction de ces moyens d'aspiration et détacher le volet du corps de l'enveloppe en permettant ainsi son passage sous le séparateur, sans bourrage ni contacts inopportuns avec le séparateur.
- Dispositif de mouillage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens d'aspiration comportent un ventilateur (22) alimenté par des moyens d'alimentation en énergie (24) et relié à un conduit d'aspiration (26) dont l'extrémité terminale (16A) débouche sur le passage des volets d'enveloppes au niveau d'une table (16) de transport des articles de courrier.
- Dispositif de mouillage selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que l'extrémité terminale du conduit d'aspiration comporte une surface (28) inclinée selon une inclinaison déterminée par rapport à la surface horizontale de la table de transport.
- Dispositif de mouillage selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que cette inclinaison est sensiblement de 30°.
- Dispositif de mouillage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte en outre des moyens de déflection fixes (38) disposés sous la table de transport pour aider au rabat des volets des enveloppes nestées.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR0116680A FR2833885B1 (fr) | 2001-12-21 | 2001-12-21 | Dispositif universel de mouillage de rabats |
| FR0116680 | 2001-12-21 |
Publications (3)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| EP1321311A2 true EP1321311A2 (fr) | 2003-06-25 |
| EP1321311A3 EP1321311A3 (fr) | 2003-11-26 |
| EP1321311B1 EP1321311B1 (fr) | 2006-05-10 |
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| EP02293156A Expired - Lifetime EP1321311B1 (fr) | 2001-12-21 | 2002-12-19 | Dispositif universel de mouillage de rabats |
Country Status (4)
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| US (1) | US6893534B2 (fr) |
| EP (1) | EP1321311B1 (fr) |
| DE (1) | DE60211291T2 (fr) |
| FR (1) | FR2833885B1 (fr) |
Families Citing this family (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE202004011390U1 (de) * | 2004-07-16 | 2004-10-28 | Francotyp-Postalia Ag & Co. Kg | Anordnung für einen manuell betriebenen Befeuchter |
| FR2896723A1 (fr) * | 2006-01-31 | 2007-08-03 | Neopost Technologies Sa | Separateur a lame |
| FR2909309B1 (fr) | 2006-11-30 | 2009-02-27 | Neopost Technologies Sa | Dispositif de selection de rabats d'enveloppes en vue de leur mouillage. |
| USD577376S1 (en) * | 2008-02-13 | 2008-09-23 | Martin Yale Industries, Inc. | Manual envelope sealer |
| EP2123475B1 (fr) * | 2008-05-20 | 2013-10-09 | Neopost Technologies | Procédé et appareil pour l'insertion d'un article postal dans une enveloppe et l'humidification du rabat de l'enveloppe |
| DE102010003572B4 (de) | 2010-03-31 | 2012-10-04 | Böwe Systec Gmbh | Kuvertierer mit einer Vorrichtung zum Befeuchten einer Lasche oder einer Klebefläche eines Kuverts |
Citations (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4450037A (en) | 1983-06-22 | 1984-05-22 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Envelope flap sealing device |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| DE3337488C2 (de) * | 1983-10-13 | 1986-05-28 | Francotyp - Postalia GmbH, 1000 Berlin | Vorrichtung zum Heben von Briefklappen |
| US4955483A (en) * | 1988-12-28 | 1990-09-11 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Mail handling machine with mis-sealed envelope detector |
| DE4107573A1 (de) * | 1991-03-07 | 1992-09-10 | Francotyp Postalia Gmbh | Vorrichtung zum abheben von briefumschlagklappen |
| US5665198A (en) * | 1995-06-07 | 1997-09-09 | Bell & Howell Phillipsburg Company | System for envelope sealing in an insertion machine |
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- 2001-12-21 FR FR0116680A patent/FR2833885B1/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
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- 2002-12-18 US US10/321,542 patent/US6893534B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2002-12-19 EP EP02293156A patent/EP1321311B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2002-12-19 DE DE60211291T patent/DE60211291T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US4450037A (en) | 1983-06-22 | 1984-05-22 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Envelope flap sealing device |
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| Publication number | Publication date |
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| FR2833885B1 (fr) | 2004-06-04 |
| FR2833885A1 (fr) | 2003-06-27 |
| EP1321311B1 (fr) | 2006-05-10 |
| EP1321311A3 (fr) | 2003-11-26 |
| US6893534B2 (en) | 2005-05-17 |
| DE60211291T2 (de) | 2007-04-19 |
| US20030141019A1 (en) | 2003-07-31 |
| DE60211291D1 (de) | 2006-06-14 |
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