EP1503909B1 - Station de mise sous enveloppe pour des systemes de traitement de courrier - Google Patents

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EP1503909B1
EP1503909B1 EP03732339A EP03732339A EP1503909B1 EP 1503909 B1 EP1503909 B1 EP 1503909B1 EP 03732339 A EP03732339 A EP 03732339A EP 03732339 A EP03732339 A EP 03732339A EP 1503909 B1 EP1503909 B1 EP 1503909B1
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    • B43M3/00—Devices for inserting documents into envelopes
    • B43M3/04—Devices for inserting documents into envelopes automatic

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  • An inserting station with essential of the above features can the expert, for example, from Fig. 1 DE 100 15 755 C1 refer.
  • an inserting station of this type provides that the envelope conveying device starting from an envelope separating device a parallel course to the conveyor belt for the promotion of the side dishes or Has sets of inserts and at their end alignment means in the form of on the envelope format adjustable stops, such that the envelope intermediate conveyor, in the known inserting a to the conveying direction of the Conveyor has vertical conveying direction, one of the envelope conveying device conveyed envelope in precisely aligned state and takes over by clamping between a guided via an inserter envelope conveyor belt on the one hand and on this lowerable roller bar on the other in turn transported to a precise position in front of the insertion device and shut down there, so then after lifting the said roller bar filling the Envelopes with supplements or sets of inserts can be made, after which the roll bar lowered back to the filled envelope, and the envelope conveyor in operation is set, and then carried out a discharge of the filled envelope.
  • Object of the present invention is an inserting station with the Characteristics of the preamble of claim 1 in such a way that while maintaining the favorable positioning possibility for the operator of Effort for the alignment of the envelopes to be filled on the way between the envelope separating device and the insertion device simplified becomes.
  • the inserting station specified here should also be used for increased working speeds be suitable and at such increased operating speeds of For example, more than 12,000 work cycles per hour work reliably.
  • the invention is based on the finding that in sections different and different strong coupling between the respective Kuvert spirit and by providing an oblique course of a winninges finally in a single operation in front of the insertion device an orientation of the envelopes relative to two coordinate axes can be done simultaneously, without previously on intermediate sections of the Kuvert presume a precise pre-alignment would have to be made.
  • the inserting station according to FIG. 1 contains below a conveyor track plate 1 stored in a known manner and driven endless circulating conveyor chains.
  • 2 and 3 which are provided in a well-known manner with conveying fingers 5, so that juxtaposed counselfingerpove that of the respective upper strand of the Lift conveyor chains over the conveyor belt plate 1, define side fan trays, in along the course of the feed conveyor Z formed by the conveyor chains
  • Inserts or supplements may be inserted in the supplements and in Direction of the arrow P1 are moved to the inserting station.
  • the drive the conveyor chains 2 and 3 can operate intermittently or continuously.
  • the in Fig. 1 is generally designated 6.
  • the envelope conveyor 6 closes to an envelope separating device 7, in which from an envelope stack Inserted on the edge envelopes in a conventional manner a consequence isolated envelopes is generated.
  • the envelope conveyor 6 takes this sequence of scattered envelopes and transports them substantially in a horizontal plane lying flat on a group of endless, encircling, on rollers and driven rollers guided drive belt 8 on, wherein the transportable envelopes of pressure rollers or pressure rollers 9 and 10 loaded on its upper side and in frictional contact with the upper parts of the drive belt 8 are held.
  • Fig. 1 is indicated only schematically and which causes first the completed, leading edge of an envelope under the pressure roller 9, the envelope flap opening station 11 and the Pressure roller 10 passes, but then the first still above the envelope opening lying envelope flap under the backward pointing fingers the envelope flap opening station catches and the envelope with opened, flat lying flap through the conveyor belt 8 and the pressure roller 10 further promoted becomes.
  • the opened envelopes are through the conveyor belt 8 and through the pressure roller 10 under a cover plate 12 in promoted.
  • the cover plate 12 may bend at its upstream edge 13 have.
  • the cover plate 12 attached to the frame of the envelope conveyor 6 preferably adjustable, causes the one Part of a funded envelope, the gap between the conveyor belt. 8 and the pressure roller 10 has left, gently in contact with the Obertrümern the Conveyor belt 8 is held, wherein the conveyor belt 8 in the conveying direction at the by a dash-dotted line 14 indicated boundary below the cover plate to be redirected to roles again.
  • a Envelope intermediate conveyor 16 Before the end of the envelope conveyor 6 and the end of the conveyor track plate 1 of the feed device is an envelope intermediate conveyor table 15 a Envelope intermediate conveyor 16.
  • This envelope intermediate conveyor table 15 is below the table level with parallel to the conveying direction of the envelope conveyor 6 extending mounting cheeks 17 and 18 provided over which the envelope intermediate conveyor table 15 in the direction parallel to the conveying direction the envelope conveying device 6 for adjustment to various envelope formats of the envelope conveying device 6 is pulled away or pushed onto it and in the each position can be fixed.
  • the envelope intermediate conveyor table 15 In the envelope intermediate conveyor table 15 are elongated Cutouts 20 and 21, which are close to the cover plate 12 of the envelope conveyor 6 adjacent edge of the envelope intermediate conveyor table 15 and start run approximately diagonally across the surface of the envelope intermediate conveyor table 15.
  • the envelope conveying device 6 is designated by a and is in the range of 15 ° to 75 °, with an angle range of 40 ° to 50 ° to be preferred.
  • the end of the conveyor track plate 1 At the end of the envelope intermediate conveyor 16 is opposite in position the end of the conveyor track plate 1 provided an angle stop arrangement, from a lowered by means of a drive 29 stop rule 30 and a lowerable by means of a drive 31 stop pin 32 consists.
  • the Stopper ruler 30 and the stopper pin 32 may also be a common Actuator be provided. Are the stop ruler 30 and the stop pin 32 raised above the level of the envelope intermediate conveyor table 12 as this is shown in Fig. 1, the angle stop arrangement is effectively switched.
  • a Disabling can either lowering both the stop ruler 30th as well as the stop pin 32 or can also be done in the way that either the stop rule 30 or the stopper pin 32 alone ineffective switched, so in the present example are lowered, depending on whether after the start of a conveyed by the Kuvert prescribed nature concern 16 envelope at the angle stop a discharge further in oblique direction accordingly the arrow P2 or parallel to the conveying direction of the envelope conveying device 6 according to the arrow P3 or perpendicular thereto according to the arrow P4.
  • the conveyor track plate 1 may in its front region, but in the Drawing is not shown, along the Kuverture worn 6 facing Edge be provided with a slight bend to the insertion of envelope parts and envelope flap in the gap between the conveyor plate 1 and the top of the envelope intermediate conveyor table 15, similar to the function as related to the bend 13 of the cover plate 12 has been described.
  • Inserting the supplements or supplements into the opened ready and aligned in precise position envelope is done by means of a slide-in device 35, which in FIGS. 1 and 2 dash-dotted as a block symbol is indicated.
  • the insertion device 35 is of a type which includes sets of Insertion fingers, which from top to bottom down to the level of the top the conveyor track plate 1, if they are in a conveying direction of the Feeding means facing working stroke, the paths of the insertion fingers run alongside or between the tracks of the conveyor fingers 5, in such a way that the insertion fingers of the insertion device 35 in the working stroke a supplement or a set of inserts from its position in front of a pair of conveying fingers 5 of the Remove feeder and then in the course of the working stroke in the open Insert the envelope.
  • the speed of the insertion fingers of the insertion device 35 in the working stroke chosen so that the insertion fingers overtake the originallyfingerport 5 and on this way a sufficient distance between the conveyor finger pair and the Make the trailing edge of the supplement or supplement set, so that the Conveyor fingers have the opportunity to be at the front end of their upper career without disturbing the operation below the level of the conveyor track plate. 1 lower. If the garnish or the supplement set is inserted in the envelope, so the insertion fingers are raised above the level of the conveyor plate and returned in a return stroke to a starting position.
  • the insertion fingers may take the form of flags on endless, circumferential belts have over driven rollers and rollers are guided, such that the flags at the end of the working stroke on the in the insertion direction led up front rollers and along the respective upper strand the belt can be returned to the starting position, in which then turn a lowering of the outer flag ends to the level of the conveyor plate top he follows.
  • slide-in devices include three-link straight-line transmission for directing one on a reciprocating Carrier of the three-link gearbox mounted shaft for storage swivel and thereby lowerable on the conveyor track plate surfaces and in the return stroke of her lift-off insert finger.
  • the hold-down plate 12 with cages for ball rolling 36 be provided, which has a certain pressure on the between the Obertrümern the conveyor belt 8 and the bottom of the hold-down plate 12th Apply continuous envelope, without a lateral movement transverse to the conveying direction the conveyor belt 8 then significantly to Behinderri when the leading envelope edge in engagement with the conveying nip between the conveyor belts 22 of the envelope intermediate conveyor 16 and the pinch rollers 22a of the holder 24 passes is.
  • Corresponding ball rolling bodies with associated guide cages can also according to a modification not shown on a corresponding extension be provided to the holder 24 to the frictional forces between the Envelope underside and the Obertrümern the conveyor belts 22 and 23 on the Kuvert nuweg the envelope intermediate conveyor 16 until it starts to the Angle stop arrangement without blocking a transverse movement relative to To cause conveying direction of the envelope intermediate conveyor.
  • Fig. 4 in which in turn corresponding parts as in Figs. 1 and 2 are also provided with the same reference numerals, shows a modification of the Kuvert fundamental nature phenomenon sexually, wherein the inclined cutouts 20 and 21 and the conveyor belt assemblies with the conveyor belts 22 and 23 via the range of the angle stop assembly are extended out.
  • the envelope intermediate conveyor 16 can thus their funding will be used to fill the envelope and Ineffective switching the angle stop assembly the filled envelope in the Direction according to the arrow P2 of Fig. 1bibfördem such that a part the conveying means of the envelope intermediate conveying device 16 at the same time as an envelope advancing conveyor device is usable.
  • the drive motor 27 for moving the conveyor belt 22 and 23 also kept in operation while the envelope is starting on the angle stop assembly located in its precise position in front of the insertion device 35, which on the one hand simplifies the control functions and prevents others from about before the effectiveness of fixatives containing a positioned envelope hold on the surface of the envelope intermediate conveyor table 15, the envelope of the attacks of the angle stop assembly springs back and its precise Positioning loses.
  • Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate one over the previously described embodiments modified form of the envelope intermediate conveyor 16, which between an envelope conveying device 6 and a feed device Z for inserts or inserts sets, for example, according to FIG. 1 are used can.
  • the envelope intermediate conveyor 16 can with a on its frame to an axis parallel to the conveying direction of the envelope conveying device 6 pivotable axis be mounted bracket 24, on which counter-holding rollers 22 a with the Alignment of their axes of rotation described in connection with FIG at an angle a + 90 ° with respect to the conveying direction of the envelope conveying device 6 can be stored.
  • the pivotable holder 24 with the counter-holding rollers is however, to simplify the illustration of Fig. 5 omitted there. It was noted that also in a practical embodiment of the envelope intermediate conveyor 16 as shown in FIG. 5, a pivotable holder 24 with counter-holding rollers in certain cases can be completely eliminated, as can be seen from the other Description of the embodiment of FIG. 5 results.
  • the envelope intermediate conveyor table 15 contains elongated Cutouts 20 whose central longitudinal axis at an angle of a to the Conveying direction of the envelope conveyor 6 is oriented horizontally. From these However, cutouts rise above the level of the top of the envelope intermediate conveyor table 15, in contrast to the embodiment of FIG. 1 not about the respective upper run of conveyor belt, which in Fig. 1 with 22 and 23 but the respective upper strand of perforated, endless, over Casters and drive rollers guided conveyor belts 40, below the respective upper strand of a perforated conveyor belt 40, for example, as in Fig. 6, immediately adjacent to the Kuvertudgeisch 15 subsequently, itself along the conveyor belts extending vacuum chambers 41 are provided, the Via vacuum connections 42 can be acted upon by a vacuum.
  • a decreasing in the conveying direction of the envelope intermediate conveyor 16 Fixing an envelope to be conveyed on the conveying means of the envelope intermediate conveying device 16 in analogy to the statements relating to the Fig. 1 and 2 is obtained in the embodiment of FIG. 5, characterized in that either the number of adjacent perforated conveyor belts 40, as in 5, decreases in the conveying direction of the envelope intermediate conveying device 16, so that finally in the area of the angle stop arrangement, which here generally designated 43, only a single perforated vacuum conveyor belt is effective, or by the fact that in the conveying direction of the Kuvert fundamental fact observed 16 several, separated and each one individually actable vacuum chambers 41 are provided, each increasingly be subjected to a weaker vacuum, thus ensuring is that when a in the envelope intermediate conveyor 16 promoted envelope reaches the angle stop assembly 43, the envelope opposite the funding of Kuvert fundamental phenomenon adopted when starting up is sufficiently movable against the angle stop assembly and a precise alignment experiences.
  • the conveying means in the area of the envelope conveying device 6 and / or the Funding in the field of Kuvertweiter circumstancess can also contain perforated vacuum conveyor belts.
  • perforated vacuum conveyor belts formed conveying the envelope conveyor it should be noted that it can be controlled either by controlling the effective Vacuum and / or by controlling the number juxtaposed, parallel running perforated vacuum conveyor belts in such a manner effective are that in one end portion of a movement of the envelope with in one Movement component horizontally transverse to the conveying direction of the envelope conveyor enable.

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  1. Station de mise sous enveloppe pour des systèmes de traitement de courrier, comprenant
    un dispositif de transport aller (Z) pour le transport aller horizontal d'encarts ou d'ensemble d'encarts le long d'une trajectoire de transport vers un dispositif d'introduction (35) présentant une course de travail dans le sens de transport de la trajectoire de transport ;
    un dispositif de séparation d'enveloppe (7) pour la séparation d'enveloppes à partir d'une pile d'enveloppes et pour la génération d'une succession d'enveloppes séparées ;
    un dispositif de transport d'enveloppe (6) agencé parallèlement à la trajectoire de transport à côté de celle-ci pour la prise en charge de la succession d'enveloppes séparées et pour la remise de ces enveloppes à un dispositif de transport intermédiaire d'enveloppe (16) ;
    le dispositif de transport intermédiaire d'enveloppe (16) transportant les enveloppes après l'enlèvement du dispositif de transport d'enveloppe (6) sensiblement parallèlement au plan de la trajectoire de transport avant le dispositif d'introduction (35) ; et
    des moyens d'alignement (30, 32) pour le positionnement d'une enveloppe à remplir dans la position précise avant le dispositif d'introduction (35) ;
    le dispositif de transport d'enveloppe (6) étant réalisé au moins dans une section d'extrémité voisine du dispositif de transport intermédiaire d'enveloppe (16) de telle sorte qu'il s'applique en frottant sur une enveloppe séparée de telle sorte que l'enveloppe peut être déplacée avec une composante de mouvement horizontalement et transversalement au sens de transport du dispositif de transport d'enveloppe (6) ;
    le dispositif de transport intermédiaire d'enveloppe (16) ayant une direction de transport agencée dans l'angle (α) dans la plage de 15 degrés à 75 degrés par rapport à la direction de transport du dispositif de transport d'enveloppe (6) et s'appliquant dans une zone voisine du dispositif de transport d'enveloppe (6) sur le bord placé devant de l'enveloppe de telle sorte que cette enveloppe ne peut pas être déplacée, lors de l'application du dispositif de transport intermédiaire d'enveloppe (16), avec une composante de mouvement transversalement au sens de transport du dispositif de transport intermédiaire d'enveloppe (16) ;
    cependant le dispositif de transport intermédiaire d'enveloppe (16) est réalisé dans une section voisine du dispositif d'introduction (35) de telle sorte qu'une enveloppe transportée peut être déplacée par rapport au dispositif de transport intermédiaire d'enveloppe (16) dans son plan en surmontant des forces de frottement ;
    caractérisée en ce que, à la fin du dispositif de transport intermédiaire d'enveloppe, il est prévu dans la position par rapport au dispositif d'introduction (35) un dispositif de butée angulaire (30, 32), qui peut être connecté volontairement de façon active ou inactive et vers lequel l'enveloppe peut être transportée dans sa position active avec alignement sur sa position précise par le dispositif de transport intermédiaire d'enveloppe (16) ; et
    en ce que le dispositif de butée angulaire (30, 32) peut être connecté alors de façon inactive après le remplissage de l'enveloppe avec un encart ou un ensemble d'encarts par le dispositif d'introduction, de telle sorte que l'enveloppe chargée peut être évacuée de la station de mise sous enveloppe par un dispositif d'acheminement ultérieur d'enveloppe.
  2. Station de mise sous enveloppe selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le sens de transport du dispositif de transport intermédiaire d'enveloppe (16) s'écarte du sens de transport du dispositif de transport d'enveloppe (6) de préférence dans la plage de 40 degrés à 50 degrés par rapport au dispositif d'introduction (35).
  3. Station de mise sous enveloppe selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de transport d'enveloppe (6) passe par un dispositif d'ouverture de rabat d'enveloppe (11).
  4. Station de mise sous enveloppe selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de transport d'enveloppe (6) contient des bandes transporteuses ou des courroies transporteuses (8) disposées parallèlement entre elles, continues et rotatives et des rouleaux ou cylindres de contre-support (9, 10) s'appliquant sur le côté supérieur de l'enveloppe et coopérant respectivement avec le brin supérieur des bandes transporteuses ou des courroies transporteuses dans une partie placée en amont de la section d'extrémité citée par rapport au sens de transport.
  5. Station de mise sous enveloppe selon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de transport d'enveloppe (6) présente dans la section d'extrémité citée, en tant que moyen de contre-support coopérant avec le brin supérieur des bandes transporteuses ou des courroies transporteuses (8) et s'appliquant sur le côté supérieur de l'enveloppe, une plaque de contre-support (12) solidaire du boítier ou des corps de roulement à billes (36) guidés dans des cages d'une plaque de contre-support solidaire du boítier.
  6. Station de mise sous enveloppe selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de transport d'enveloppe (6) contient des bandes transporteuses perforées, continues et passant par des chambres à vide, le vide pouvant être réglé par des chambres à vide situées dans la section d'extrémité citée et/ou le nombre de bandes transporteuses perforées et guidées de façon juxtaposée dans la section d'extrémité est abaissé de telle sorte que l'enveloppe transportée peut être déplacée dans la section d'extrémité citée avec la composante de mouvement citée transversalement au sens de transport du dispositif de transport d'enveloppe (6).
  7. Station de mise sous enveloppe selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de transport intermédiaire d'enveloppe contient des bandes transporteuses ou des courroies transporteuses (22, 23) rotatives, continues et disposées parallèlement entre elles et, dans la zone voisine du dispositif de transport d'enveloppe (6), contient des rouleaux de contre-support coopérant respectivement avec le brin supérieur de ces bandes transporteuses ou courroies transporteuses, dont les axes de rotation sont orientés perpendiculairement au sens de transport du dispositif de transport intermédiaire d'enveloppe (16).
  8. Station de mise sous enveloppe selon la revendication 7, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de transport intermédiaire d'enveloppe (16) présente dans une zone située plus près de l'extrémité des brins supérieurs des bandes transporteuses ou courroies transporteuses que de leur début, en tant que moyens de contre-support coopérant avec le brin supérieur des bandes transporteuses ou courroies transporteuses (22, 23) et s'appliquant sur le côté supérieur de l'enveloppe, une plaque de contre-support solidaire du boítier ou des corps de roulement à billes guidés dans des cages d'une plaque de contre-support solidaire du boítier.
  9. Station de mise sous enveloppe selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de transport intermédiaire d'enveloppe (16) contient des bandes transporteuses (40) perforées, continues et passant par des chambres à vide, le vide de chambres à vide situées dans la zone proche du dispositif de butée angulaire (43) pouvant être réglé et/ou le nombre de bandes transporteuses (40) perforées et guidées de façon juxtaposée pouvant être réduit dans cette zone de telle sorte que l'enveloppe transportée peut être déplacée par rapport au dispositif de transport intermédiaire d'enveloppe (16) dans son plan en surmontant des forces de frottement.
  10. Station de mise sous enveloppe selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de transport intermédiaire d'enveloppe (16) est commandé de telle sorte que ses moyens de transport sont maintenus en service également lorsque l'enveloppe transportée s'est arrêtée contre le dispositif de butée angulaire.
  11. Station dé mise sous enveloppe selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de transport intermédiaire d'enveloppe est formé par un prolongement des moyens de transport du dispositif de transport intermédiaire d'enveloppe (16) au-delà de la zone du dispositif de butée angulaire.
  12. Station de mise sous enveloppe selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de transport ultérieur d'enveloppe a un sens de transport qui correspond à celui du dispositif de transport aller (Z).
  13. Station de mise sous enveloppe selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de transport ultérieur d'enveloppe a un sens de transport qui est disposé transversalement au sens d'introduction du dispositif d'introduction (35).
  14. Station de mise sous enveloppe selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 13, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif d'introduction (35) est situé au-dessus d'une plaque d'introduction ou d'une plaque de glissière de guidage et prélève des encarts ou des ensembles d'encarts sur le dispositif de transport aller (Z), celui-ci se terminant à une distance définie des moyens de transport, horizontaux et disposés en biais, du dispositif de transport intermédiaire d'enveloppe (16).
  15. Station de mise sous enveloppe selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 14, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif d'introduction entraíne après la mise hors service, en particulier l'abaissement du dispositif de butée angulaire (30, 32) par le prolongement de sa course de travail après l'opération d'introduction, le transfert de l'enveloppe remplie au dispositif de transport ultérieur d'enveloppe.
  16. Station de :mise sous enveloppe selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 15, caractérisée en ce que le sens de transport et le tracé du parcours des moyens de transport du dispositif de transport intermédiaire d'enveloppe (16) sont choisis de telle sorte qu'ils sont dirigés dans l'espace angulaire défini par le dispositif de butée angulaire.
  17. Station de mise sous enveloppe selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 16, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de butée angulaire est formé d'une règle de butée (30) et d'une goupille de butée (32).
  18. Station de mise sous enveloppe selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 17, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de transport intermédiaire d'enveloppe (16) présente une table (15), dont la position par rapport à un châssis du dispositif de transport d'enveloppe (6) peut être réglée (17, 18) horizontalement dans son sens de transport.
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