EP1533260B1 - Improved aligning device for mailing machine - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates exclusively to the field of mail processing and more particularly relates to a device for jigging mail items intended to equip a mail item supply module of a mail processing machine.
- a mail piece jogging device which acts directly on the lateral (and possibly rear) positioning of the mail items is indispensable in a mail processing machine, since without jogging, the mail items would not show up in a suitable position. the printing station and the resulting postal impression could be refused by the postal administration.
- This device must also be retractable to allow the passage of large mail items.
- the present invention therefore aims to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks with an improved jogging device for exerting optimal stress on the stack of mail items.
- An object of the invention is also to provide a device that allows the processing of a stack of large mail items (typically> 200 mm) whose height exceeds a mean value of 150 mm.
- Another object of the invention is to propose a device whose integration into a traditional mail processing machine is easy to achieve without having to redefine the general architecture of this machine.
- a jigging device for mail processing machine comprising a receiving tray for receiving in a stack of articles the mail items to be printed, a jogging device for jogging this stack of articles against a wall of referencing, a selection means for extracting one by one from this stack of articles the mail items to be printed and printing means for printing a postal fingerprint on the selected mail article, said jogging device having a sliding slideway sliding on a fixed slide whose one end is fixed close to said reference wall above a transport path of the mail items and a jogging flap, characterized in that it further comprises a strip externally slidably mounted on said movable slide and at the end end of which is mounted said jogging flap, a brake friction pad fixed on said fixed slide and mounted between said fixed slide and said movable slide, and an elastic element whose one end is connected to said movable slide and the other end to said external strip to ensure an automatic retreat and a determined value said outer strip with respect to said movable slide once the
- Said setback value is given by the compressed length of a compression spring forming said elastic element.
- said friction pad is sized to apply a greater frictional force to the force obtained by the compression of said compression spring.
- said jogging flap is articulated to the terminal end of said outer strip both around a vertical axis and a horizontal axis. It may further include an elastic member for pulling the flap down against said receiving tray as it rotates about said vertical axis.
- This elastic element is formed by a tension spring fixed between a first stud secured to the jogging flap and a second stud integral with a support piece whose one end is mounted on said horizontal axis and the other end can slide in a groove of jogging flap. It may also comprise a piece bearing a heel forming a secondary jogging element and articulated on an axis fixed on the support piece and provided with an oblong groove which cooperates with a pin of said jogging flap.
- said jogging flap further comprises a shaft which during the rotation of the flap causes the embedding of a locking piece in an orifice of said outer strip to lock the flap in the jogging position.
- the present invention also relates to any mail processing machine incorporating the aforementioned jogging device.
- FIG. figure 1 A mail processing machine incorporating a jogging device according to the invention is illustrated in FIG. figure 1 . It conventionally comprises from upstream to downstream (with respect to the direction of movement of the mailpieces through the machine): a mail item supply station 10 provided with a receiving tray 12 on which are placed in a compact pile, homogeneous or not (depending on whether these articles are of the same size or not), the articles of mail to be printed; drive rollers 14 for conveying mail items through the machine along a transport path of the mail items; a lateral jogging device 16 of these mailpieces against a reference wall 18 whose upper part is inclined rearwardly; a selection station 20 for extracting one by one from the bottom of the stack the mail items to be printed; and a printing station 22 for printing a postal imprint on the selected mail article.
- this machine can also include means for gluing and closing mail items and possibly internal means of weighing mail items.
- the jogging device comprises a movable slide 32 which slides externally on a fixed slide ball 34.
- the movable slide is mounted in an outer protective strip 36 which can itself slide on this movable slide a very short predetermined distance and to the end end of which is articulated a jogging flap 30.
- an automatic retraction mechanism of the jogging device formed of a brake friction shoe 38 and a spring of compression 40 whose one end is connected to the movable slide 32 and the other end to the outer strip 36.
- the friction pad 38 is fixed on the fixed slide 34 between the movable slide and the latter and is dimensioned to apply a force of friction greater than the force obtained by the compression of the spring, so as to ensure automatic maintenance in the jogging position chosen by the operator according to the width of the stack of envelopes.
- the spring 40 is compressed by the operator when it pushes against the stack of envelopes the jogging flap mounted at the end of the strip and thus also moves the movable slide which is secured thereto along the fixed slide.
- the flap 30 abuts against the battery and the operator then releases the flap, the spring relaxes to return to its initial free state with a set back a few millimeters, for example 4 mm, bringing the headband back a fixed distance corresponding to the compressed length (compression height) of the spring, the movable slide being maintained in position by the braking pad. In this way, no envelope is deformed while the stack remains properly pressed against the fold guide.
- the jogging flap 30 can take two distinct positions: a rest position, or inactive, in which the flap must be able to fold at the top of the transport path of the envelopes to a height greater than the maximum thickness of an envelope, about 20 mm, and let the documents very large format (greater than the width of the receiving tray is about 200 mm) and an active position, in which the flap is folded down on the working path, the lower end of the flap 30A down from this maximum height to a height minimum sufficient to retain thin envelopes, typically about 2 mm.
- a rest position or inactive, in which the flap must be able to fold at the top of the transport path of the envelopes to a height greater than the maximum thickness of an envelope, about 20 mm, and let the documents very large format (greater than the width of the receiving tray is about 200 mm)
- an active position in which the flap is folded down on the working path, the lower end of the flap 30A down from this maximum height to a height minimum sufficient to retain thin envelopes, typically about 2 mm.
- the jogging flap 30 is hinged both around a vertical axis 42 which allows its pivoting by 90 ° from the inactive position in the extension of the strip 36 to the conventional active position parallel to the positioning wall. reference 18, but also on a horizontal axis 44 which allows this descent of the shutter during its rotation under the action of an elastic element 46. During this rotation about its vertical axis, it cooperates in its lower part 30A with a surface of cam 36A of the headband.
- the elastic element a tension spring, which makes it possible to pull the shutter downwards is fixed between a first stud 48 integral with this shutter and a second stud 50 integral with a support piece 52, one end of which is mounted on the horizontal axis 44 and the other end can slide in a groove 30B of the flap.
- the opening of the shutter towards its active position by pivoting about the vertical axis 42, will also cause its rotation about the horizontal axis 44 under the traction of the spring 46 until its lower end 30A comes to rest on the receiving tray 12.
- the shutter causes a shaft 54 which is integral with it to hold a locking piece 56 which will fit into a corresponding orifice 36B of the strip locking the flap in the jogging position (see FIG. figure 7 ).
- the operator To return to the inactive position, the operator must first lift the flap by pivoting about the horizontal axis 44 before folding it on the blank of the strip by pivoting about its vertical axis 42.
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La présente invention se rapporte exclusivement au domaine du traitement de courrier et elle concerne plus particulièrement un dispositif de taquage des articles de courrier destiné à équiper un module d'alimentation en articles de courrier d'une machine de traitement de courrier.The present invention relates exclusively to the field of mail processing and more particularly relates to a device for jigging mail items intended to equip a mail item supply module of a mail processing machine.
Un dispositif de taquage des articles de courrier qui agit directement sur le positionnement latéral (et éventuellement arrière) des articles de courrier est indispensable dans une machine de traitement de courrier, car sans taquage, les articles de courrier ne se présenteraient pas dans une position convenable au poste d'impression et l'empreinte postale qui en résulterait pourrait être refusée par l'administration postale. Ce dispositif doit en outre être escamotable pour permettre le passage d'articles de courrier de grande dimension.A mail piece jogging device which acts directly on the lateral (and possibly rear) positioning of the mail items is indispensable in a mail processing machine, since without jogging, the mail items would not show up in a suitable position. the printing station and the resulting postal impression could be refused by the postal administration. This device must also be retractable to allow the passage of large mail items.
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La présente invention a donc pour objet de pallier les inconvénients précités avec un dispositif de taquage perfectionné permettant d'exercer une contrainte optimale sur la pile d'articles de courrier. Un but de l'invention est aussi de proposer un dispositif qui permette le traitement d'une pile d'articles de courrier de grande dimension (classiquement > 200 mm) dont la hauteur dépasse une valeur moyenne de 150 mm. Un autre but de l'invention est de proposer un dispositif dont l'intégration dans une machine de traitement de courrier traditionnelle est aisée à réaliser sans avoir à redéfinir l'architecture générale de cette machine.The present invention therefore aims to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks with an improved jogging device for exerting optimal stress on the stack of mail items. An object of the invention is also to provide a device that allows the processing of a stack of large mail items (typically> 200 mm) whose height exceeds a mean value of 150 mm. Another object of the invention is to propose a device whose integration into a traditional mail processing machine is easy to achieve without having to redefine the general architecture of this machine.
Ces buts sont atteints avec un dispositif de taquage pour machine de traitement de courrier comportant un plateau de réception pour recevoir en une pile d'articles les articles de courrier à imprimer, un dispositif de taquage pour taquer cette pile d'articles contre une paroi de mise en référence, un moyen de sélection pour extraire un à un de cette pile d'articles les articles de courrier à imprimer et un moyen d'impression pour imprimer une empreinte postale sur l'article de courrier sélectionné, ledit dispositif de taquage comportant une glissière mobile coulissant sur une glissière fixe dont une extrémité est fixée à proximité de ladite paroi de mise en référence au dessus d'un chemin de transport des articles de courrier et un volet de taquage, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte en outre un bandeau externe monté à coulissement sur ladite glissière mobile et à l'extrémité terminale duquel est monté ledit volet de taquage, un patin de friction formant frein fixé sur ladite glissière fixe et monté entre ladite glissière fixe et ladite glissière mobile, et un élément élastique dont une extrémité est reliée à ladite glissière mobile et l'autre extrémité audit bandeau externe afin d'assurer un recul automatique et d'une valeur déterminée dudit bandeau externe par rapport à ladite glissière mobile une fois le volet de taquage amené en contact avec ladite pile d'articles de courrier.These objects are achieved with a jigging device for mail processing machine comprising a receiving tray for receiving in a stack of articles the mail items to be printed, a jogging device for jogging this stack of articles against a wall of referencing, a selection means for extracting one by one from this stack of articles the mail items to be printed and printing means for printing a postal fingerprint on the selected mail article, said jogging device having a sliding slideway sliding on a fixed slide whose one end is fixed close to said reference wall above a transport path of the mail items and a jogging flap, characterized in that it further comprises a strip externally slidably mounted on said movable slide and at the end end of which is mounted said jogging flap, a brake friction pad fixed on said fixed slide and mounted between said fixed slide and said movable slide, and an elastic element whose one end is connected to said movable slide and the other end to said external strip to ensure an automatic retreat and a determined value said outer strip with respect to said movable slide once the jogging flap brought into contact with said stack of mail items.
Ainsi, par cette structure simple de bandeau coulissant sur la glissière externe, on obtient un taquage optimal de la pile d'articles de courrier qui est ainsi comprimée sans excès.Thus, by this simple sliding strip structure on the outer slide, optimal stitching of the stack of mail items is obtained which is thus compressed without excess.
Ledit recul de valeur déterminée est donné par la longueur comprimée d'un ressort de compression formant ledit élément élastique. Avantageusement, ledit patin de friction est dimensionné pour appliquer un effort de frottement supérieur à l'effort obtenu par la compression dudit ressort de compression.Said setback value is given by the compressed length of a compression spring forming said elastic element. Advantageously, said friction pad is sized to apply a greater frictional force to the force obtained by the compression of said compression spring.
De préférence, ledit volet de taquage est articulé à l'extrémité terminale dudit bandeau externe à la fois autour d'un axe vertical et d'un axe horizontal. Il peut comporter en outre un élément élastique pour tirer le volet vers le bas contre ledit plateau de réception lors de sa rotation autour dudit axe vertical. Cet élément élastique est formé par un ressort de traction fixé entre un premier téton solidaire du volet de taquage et un second téton solidaire d'une pièce support dont une extrémité est montée sur ledit axe horizontal et l'autre extrémité peut coulisser dans une rainure du volet de taquage. Il peut comporter aussi une pièce portant un talon formant un élément de taquage secondaire et articulée sur un axe fixé sur la pièce support et munie d'une rainure oblongue qui coopère avec un pion dudit volet de taquage.Preferably, said jogging flap is articulated to the terminal end of said outer strip both around a vertical axis and a horizontal axis. It may further include an elastic member for pulling the flap down against said receiving tray as it rotates about said vertical axis. This elastic element is formed by a tension spring fixed between a first stud secured to the jogging flap and a second stud integral with a support piece whose one end is mounted on said horizontal axis and the other end can slide in a groove of jogging flap. It may also comprise a piece bearing a heel forming a secondary jogging element and articulated on an axis fixed on the support piece and provided with an oblong groove which cooperates with a pin of said jogging flap.
Avantageusement, ledit volet de taquage comporte en outre un arbre qui lors de la rotation du volet entraîne l'encastrement d'une pièce de blocage dans un orifice dudit bandeau externe pour verrouiller le volet en position de taquage.Advantageously, said jogging flap further comprises a shaft which during the rotation of the flap causes the embedding of a locking piece in an orifice of said outer strip to lock the flap in the jogging position.
La présente invention concerne également toute machine de traitement de courrier intégrant le dispositif de taquage précité.The present invention also relates to any mail processing machine incorporating the aforementioned jogging device.
L'invention sera mieux comprise au vu de la description détaillée qui va suivre accompagnée par des exemples illustratifs et non limitatifs en regard des figures suivantes sur lesquelles :
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figure 1 montre en perspective une machine de traitement de courrier intégrant un dispositif de taquage selon l'invention, - Les
figures 2 et3 illustrent en élévation et en coupe le dispositif de taquage de lafigure 1 , - Les
figures 4 et5 sont des vues externes du dispositif de taquage de lafigure 2 dans ses deux positions de fonctionnement, - La
figure 6 est une vue de détail du volet de taquage du dispositif des figures précédentes, et - La
figure 7 est une vue agrandie de lafigure 6 illustrant le moyens de blocage du volet en position de taquage.
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figure 1 shows in perspective a mail processing machine incorporating a jogging device according to the invention, - The
figures 2 and3 illustrate in elevation and in section the jogging device of thefigure 1 , - The
figures 4 and5 are external views of the jogging device of thefigure 2 in its two operating positions, - The
figure 6 is a detail view of the jogging flap of the device of the preceding figures, and - The
figure 7 is an enlarged view of thefigure 6 illustrating the locking means of the flap in jogging position.
Une machine de traitement de courrier intégrant un dispositif de taquage selon l'invention est illustrée à la
Selon l'invention, et comme l'illustrent plus en détail les
Pour éviter l'écrasement des enveloppes sur la paroi de mise en référence (ou guide-pli 18), il est prévu un mécanisme de recul automatique du dispositif de taquage formé d'un patin de friction formant frein 38 et d'un ressort de compression 40 dont une extrémité est reliée à la glissière mobile 32 et l'autre extrémité au bandeau externe 36. Le patin de friction 38 est fixé sur la glissière fixe 34 entre la glissière mobile et cette dernière et il est dimensionné pour appliquer un effort de frottement supérieur à l'effort obtenu par la compression du ressort, de façon à assurer un maintien automatique dans la position de taquage choisie par l'opérateur en fonction de la largeur de la pile d'enveloppes. Le ressort 40 est comprimé par l'opérateur lorsque celui-ci pousse contre la pile d'enveloppes le volet de taquage monté à l'extrémité du bandeau et donc déplace également la glissière mobile qui lui est solidaire le long de la glissière fixe. Lorsque le volet 30 vient en butée contre la pile et que l'opérateur relâche alors le volet, le ressort se détend pour revenir dans son état libre initial avec un recul déterminé de quelques millimètres, par exemple 4 mm, ramenant le bandeau en arrière d'une distance fixe correspondante à la longueur comprimée (hauteur de compression) du ressort, la glissière mobile étant quant à elle maintenue en position par le patin de freinage. De cette manière, aucune enveloppe n'est déformée alors que la pile reste convenablement plaquée contre le guide-pli.To prevent crushing of the envelopes on the referencing wall (or fold-guide 18), there is provided an automatic retraction mechanism of the jogging device formed of a
Par ailleurs, le passage des enveloppes de grand format ou de forte épaisseur ne doit pas être entravé voire interdit par le dispositif de taquage.Furthermore, the passage of large format envelopes or thick must not be hindered or even prohibited by the jogging device.
Aussi, le volet de taquage 30 peut prendre deux positions distinctes : une position de repos, ou inactive, dans laquelle le volet doit pouvoir à la fois se replier au dessus du chemin de transport des enveloppes à une hauteur supérieure à l'épaisseur maximale d'une enveloppe, soit environ 20 mm, et laisser passer les documents au format très important (supérieur à la largeur du plateau de réception soit environ 200 mm) et une position active, dans laquelle ce volet est rabattu sur ce chemin de travail, l'extrémité inférieure du volet 30A descendant de cette hauteur maximale vers une hauteur minimale suffisante pour retenir les enveloppes de faible épaisseur, classiquement environ 2 mm.Also, the
A cet effet, le volet de taquage 30 est articulé à la fois autour d'un axe vertical 42 qui permet son pivotement de 90° de la position inactive dans le prolongement du bandeau 36 à la position active classique parallèle à la paroi de mise en référence 18, mais aussi sur un axe horizontal 44 qui permet cette descente du volet pendant sa rotation sous l'action d'un élément élastique 46. Pendant cette rotation autour de son axe vertical, il coopère dans sa partie inférieure 30A avec une surface de came 36A du bandeau. L'élément élastique, un ressort de traction, qui permet de tirer le volet vers le bas est fixé entre un premier téton 48 solidaire de ce volet et un second téton 50 solidaire d'une pièce support 52 dont une extrémité est montée sur l'axe horizontal 44 et l'autre extrémité peut coulisser dans une rainure 30B du volet. L'ouverture du volet vers sa position active, par pivotement autour de l'axe vertical 42, va provoquer également sa rotation autour de l'axe horizontal 44 sous la traction du ressort 46 jusqu'à ce que son extrémité inférieure 30A vienne reposer sur le plateau de réception 12.For this purpose, the
Durant cette descente, le volet entraîne par un arbre 54 qui lui est solidaire une pièce de blocage 56 qui va s'encastrer dans un orifice correspondant 36B du bandeau verrouillant le volet en position de taquage (voir la
Les deux positions du volet de taquage apparaissent mieux sur les
En effet, lors de la rotation du volet autour de son axe horizontal 44, il se crée un espace vide sous le volet qui pourrait entraîner une mise en biais des articles de courrier sans ce mécanisme de taquage secondaire. Celui-ci comprend une pièce 58 articulée sur un axe 60 fixé sur la pièce support 52 et munie d'une rainure oblongue 62 qui coopère avec un pion 64 du volet de taquage 30. Lors de la descente du volet de taquage, le pion 64 de ce volet descend dans la rainure oblongue 62 en entraînant la pièce articulée 58 par pivotement, ce qui a pour effet d'éjecter en dessous du volet un talon 66 de cette pièce formant l'élément de taquage secondaire proprement dit, afin de combler en partie l'espace vide précité et d'assurer ainsi un parfait guidage des enveloppes sur les moyens de sélection. On notera la forme particulière que présente la partie inférieure de ce talon et qui lui permet, pour les petits formats d'enveloppes, de passer au dessus des rouleaux de sélection.Indeed, during the rotation of the flap about its
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- A jogging device for a mail processing machine having a receive deck (12) for receiving a stack of mail items for printing, a jogging device (16) for jogging said stack of items against a reference wall (18), selection means (20) for extracting mail items for printing one by one from the stack of items, and print means (22) for printing a postal imprint on the selected mail item, said jogging device comprising a jogging flap (30) and a moving slideway (32) sliding on a stationary slideway (34) having one end secured close to said reference wall above the transport path of mail items, characterized in that it further comprises an external strip (36) slidably mounted on said moving slideway and having the jogging flap mounted on its terminal end, a brake-forming friction shoe (38) secured to said stationary slideway and mounted between said stationary slideway and said moving slideway, and a resilient element (40) having one end connected to said moving slideway and its other end connected to said external strip in order to cause said external strip to back off automatically through a determined distance relative to said moving slideway once the jogging flap has been brought into contact with said stack of mail items.
- A jogging device for a mail processing machine according to claim 1, characterised in that said resilient element is a compression spring.
- A jogging device for a mail processing machine according to claim 2, characterized in that the determined backing-off distance is given by the compressed length of the spring.
- A jogging device for a mail processing machine according to claim 2, characterized in that said friction shoe is dimensioned to apply a friction force greater than the force obtained by compressing said compression spring.
- A jogging device for a mail processing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that said jogging flap is hinged to the terminal end of said external strip both about a vertical axis (42) and about a horizontal axis (44).
- A jogging device for a mail processing machine according to claim 5, characterized in that said jogging flap further comprises a resilient element (46) for pulling the flap downwards against said receive deck while it is pivoting about said vertical axis.
- A jogging device for a mail processing machine according to claim 6, characterized in that said resilient element is formed by a traction spring mounted between a first stud (48) secured to the jogging flap and a second stud (50) secured to a support part (52) having one end mounted to pivot about said horizontal axis and having its other end mounted to slide in a groove (30B) in the jogging flap.
- A jogging device for a mail processing machine according to claim 7, characterized in that it further comprises a part (58) that carries a heel (66) forming a secondary jogging element, that is hinged about an axis (60) carried by the support part (52), and that is provided with an oblong groove (62) that cooperates with a peg (64) on said jogging flap.
- A jogging device for a mail processing machine according to claim 6, characterized in that said jogging flap further comprises a shaft (54) which, during pivoting of the flap, causes a locking part (56) to engage in an orifice (36B) of the external strip in order to lock the flap in the jogging position.
- A mail processing machine including a jogging device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
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