EP2034452B1 - Procédé destiné à affranchir, imprimer et illustrer des objets d'expédition plats - Google Patents

Procédé destiné à affranchir, imprimer et illustrer des objets d'expédition plats Download PDF

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EP2034452B1
EP2034452B1 EP07405269A EP07405269A EP2034452B1 EP 2034452 B1 EP2034452 B1 EP 2034452B1 EP 07405269 A EP07405269 A EP 07405269A EP 07405269 A EP07405269 A EP 07405269A EP 2034452 B1 EP2034452 B1 EP 2034452B1
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    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00467—Transporting mailpieces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • G07B2017/00491—Mail/envelope/insert handling system

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  • the invention relates to a method for franking, printing and / or imaging of flat shipping objects, such as envelopes, cards, mailers, labels, printed products and the like.
  • franking system which is associated with a conveyor system for conveying the shipping objects by the franking system, which conveyor system is the at a distance subsequent mailing objects to a franking process, and the postage stamped in a certain area area, printed and / or illustrated shipping objects then leads to the franking in a row.
  • Unsatisfactory is also a known embodiment in which the franked envelopes or shipping objects are moved after leaving the franking system in a direction transverse to the conveying direction transport, in which a shingled stream of slender formats, such as C5, for the purpose of exemption of the freshly printed fields of the shipping objects not reliable can be formed. Moreover, such an arrangement method is possible only with considerable space requirement and correspondingly high movement use of an operator.
  • the pre-published US 2003/01892283 A1 relates to a method and an apparatus for stacking packages, respectively from a letter processing machine resp. be fed to an addressing machine.
  • a receiving conveyor region is provided, which is arranged higher than a downstream conveying in the same direction Stapetitz Scheme.
  • US 200370151193 A1 2 shows a stacking device connected downstream of a postage meter machine, comprising a conveyor belt arranged at the exit of the franking machine for receiving and for the vertically downward transport of envelopes over an inclined surface into a container.
  • EP 1 431 049 A1 It is a transport system and method for a high speed processing system cooperating with a lower level upstream printing system Speed.
  • the object of the present invention is to process the freshly prepaid shipping objects so that in particular the printed stamps and / or advertising signs as well as other information remain undamaged,
  • the dispatching objects leaving the franking system at a distance one behind the other are deposited in an imbricated formation into a shed formation in which the distance between the shipping objects corresponds at least approximately to the size of the area freshly franked on a shipping object.
  • the shipping objects are conveyed via the drop step to a transport system angoerdneter underneath the franking system with a direction opposite to the conveying direction of the franking system.
  • Direction of transport deposited in a scale flow in which the distance of the transported in the longitudinal direction of shipping objects at least approximately corresponds to the length of the shipping objects used for franking.
  • the Schuppenstrom Struktur is advantageously carried out by a reduced after franking the shipping objects transport speed, ie, a lower speed than the applied during franking conveying speed with which the shipping objects are individually printed.
  • the formation of imbricated flow is assisted by a stop, which is switched into the trajectory of the mailing objects leaving the franking system in order to establish the distance between the objects to be sent.
  • the attack can intercept the shipping objects resp. position and initially guide laterally in a direction transverse to the conveying direction when franking transport direction.
  • a device for franking, printing and / or imaging of flat shipping objects by means of franking system which has a franking unit for franking and / or imaging of the shipping objects, which are fed individually to the franking unit, passed through this and carried away, wherein the mailing unit is associated with a conveyor system forming a franking section, the delivery end of which terminates in a transport system.
  • Franking systems are placed on plan shelves or tables and have a freely accessible length for operation by persons.
  • the increasing processing volume of the flat shipping objects such as letters, cards or printed matter of all kinds force to higher processing speeds, so that the performance of the franking systems of an operator is no longer manageable and therefore make technical improvements required.
  • these are arranged at the end of a franking system Collection container incapable of further processing the large volume of prepaid shipping objects. be prepared for further processing, especially if the shipping objects are automatically separated from a stack supplied to a franking and / or imaging aggregate. This circumstance has prompted designers of franking systems to equip the latter with a transport system at the end of delivery which is suitable for forming a shingled stream of the franked and / or imaged shipping objects.
  • this object is achieved in that the shipping objects leaving the franking system at a distance from one another are deposited in a shingled stream on a transport system arranged below the conveyor system and oriented in the opposite direction to the conveying direction of the conveyor system, in which the distance of the shipping objects from each other at least approximately corresponding to the length of the freshly franked area on a mailpiece used for franking.
  • a transport system arranged below the conveyor system and oriented in the opposite direction to the conveying direction of the conveyor system, in which the distance of the shipping objects from each other at least approximately corresponding to the length of the freshly franked area on a mailpiece used for franking.
  • an underschl foundedes transport system which consists of an endlessly circulating between two spaced axes conveyor belt of which one is driven and with which a transport surface is formed, wherein the transport surface is approximately parallel to the conveying path of the franking system associated conveyor system.
  • a conveyor belt can also be used transversely to the transport direction extending and lined up in the latter transport rollers as a transport system, wherein the transport rollers by means of driven traction means,
  • a roller chain or a drive belt can be drivingly connected to each other.
  • the transport system can travel along a conveying path which runs through the feed line provided for the franking system.
  • Feed line, the franking and / or Betradeungsumble and the WegLabrange the franked shipping objects is formed, adjustable and adjustable trained.
  • this does not mean that the delivery end of the transport system, the upstream end of the delivery of the franking system resp. the feed end of the conveyor system is superior, although this could be an advantage for removing the shipping items for further handling of the franked shipping items.
  • the transport speed of the transport system relative to the conveying speed of the mailpieces to be franked resp. the moving on the conveyor system of the franking system packages is changeable in order to maintain the isolation or to be able to transport the shipping objects in a shingled stream with selectable scale distance can.
  • the speed used for franking may also be used to form the transport stream on the transport system, but this would not correspond to the use of optimal performance of the franking system.
  • the upstream end of the transport system is assigned a stop for the franked shipping objects guided away from the franking system by the delivery system.
  • the stop in turn, the distance of the shipping objects on the transport system be influenced and prevented that the shipping system leaving the franking system are not promoted too far to be no longer detected by the transponder system can.
  • the stop is preferably spaced and adjustably spaced from the upstream end of the transport system and may be used in cooperation with the position of the transport system in the conveying direction of the shipping objects, in particular for optimizing the transport flow on the transport system.
  • the transfer of the franked shipping objects to the transport system can be promoted if the downstream end of a delivery device of the franking system is opposite the transport system.
  • a receiving device jamming the shipping objects is arranged at the delivery end of the transport system, which collects the incoming shipping objects into a heap or stack, so that they can be removed by hand.
  • the receiving device is advantageously designed as a positionally adjustable support element, on which the shipping objects accumulate at least partially erect.
  • the support element can be adjusted appropriately in different inclination position so that the accumulating shipping objects erect each other and form a sloping stack that is easily removed.
  • the support element can, at an angle oriented transversely to the transport direction of the transport system, into different inclined positions adapted to the formation of the shipping objects stream, to be panned.
  • the franking and transport system can be detachably connected one above the other.
  • the conveyor belt of the transport system be provided with passages and below a working strum with an evacuable chamber which extends approximately to the delivery end of the transport system, so that the shipping objects adhere to the perforated conveyor belt until leaving the transport system,
  • a stacking device receiving the shipping objects may be arranged, in which the shipping objects are taken over one another after dropping.
  • a turntable is suitable as a stack floor, which is rotatable by 180 ° to compensate for the different thickness of a mailpiece and has a pre-collection device that holds the shipping objects during rotation of the table.
  • the Fig. 1 to 3 show a device 1 with a franking system 2 for franking and / or imaging of flat shipping objects 3, such as envelopes, cards, mailers, small packages, labels, printed products or the like.
  • the franking system 2 consists of a franking unit 4, the shipping objects 3 with a Marks and / or advertising signs and / or information provides, the franking unit 4 by hand or by means of mechanical feeding device 5 can be charged.
  • a supply device can be seen with which the shipping objects are separated from a stack (not shown) on its underside and then fed to the franking unit 4 by means of a loading device 6.
  • a usable automatic feeding device 5 with shipping objects 3 is in the European patent application no.
  • a conveyor system 7 ensures a continuous conveyor flow from the feed via the feedthrough and the routing of the shipping objects 3 in the franking system 2.
  • the conveyor section of the conveyor system 7 assigned to the franking system 2 could be referred to as a franking section.
  • Fig. 1 in that the franking system 2, in technical language, also denotes a franking machine, is placed on a plate 8 or a table whose length approximately corresponds to that of the franking system.
  • the plate 8 may be fixed to a stand 11 supported on the floor (mobile) or to a wall (not shown).
  • a conveying end 9 of the conveying system 7 assigned to the franking system 2 opens into a transport system 10, which is located below the franking 2 and the conveying system 7, respectively. extends and is driven in the opposite direction to these promoting.
  • the transport system 10 has an endless circulating conveyor belt 12, which at the franking 2- resp. the conveyor system 7 facing upper side resp. Funding side forms a working group 13 to which the franked resp. imaged shipping objects 3 fall over a level formed by the conveyor system 7 and the transport system 10 (case level or conveyor stage). The height of this step is more than the thickest shipping object 3 transported on the transport system 109.
  • the step or drop step could also be designed to be changeable, for which purpose the height distance between conveyor system 7 and the conveyor system 10, which runs approximately parallel to it and forms an approximately horizontal conveyor plane, would have to be adjustable.
  • the conveyor belt 12 of the transport system 10 revolves around two spaced guide rollers 14 which have transversely to the transport direction arranged axes, one of which is driven.
  • the transport system has a side cover 21.
  • a device could be used which forms a conveying plane for transporting objects to be transported 3 by transport rollers. With the conveyor ends, the transport system 10 dominates the conveyor 7- resp.
  • Franking 2 formed adjustable, that is, the measure of the supernatant of the upstream in the transport direction conveying end of the transport system 10 may be selected so that a trouble-free operation.
  • the ideal Ueberstandsmass depends on the format, weight and / or speed of the franking continuous shipping items 3. Accordingly, by the transport speed of Trasnsportsystems 10 resp.
  • a stop 16 for the franked and / or imaged mailpieces 3 led away from the franking system 2 by the conveyor system 7 is arranged at the upstream conveying end of the transport system 10.
  • the stop 16 provides a guarantee for a deflection of the shipping objects 3 and supports the desired formation of transported on the transport system 10 shipping objects 3.
  • the stop 16 can be adjusted relative to the upstream end of the conveyor system 10, ie approximately or further removed. This is like in the Fig.
  • the transport system 10 preferably also projects beyond the upstream conveying end of the franking 2 or its conveying system 7 when the former is maximally extended beyond the downstream conveying end of the franking 2 or conveying system, respectively. This projected maximum, so that the shipping objects 3 are easily removed at the end of delivery of the transport system 10.
  • a receiving device 18 is attached, at which the shipping objects 3 lift to a stack-like formation standing.
  • the receiving device 18 causes a congestion of standing shipping objects 3 and has a respect to position about a transversely to the transport direction of the transport system 10 aligned axis in different inclinations adjustable support member 19 and a lateral guide 20.
  • the receiving device 18 projects beyond the franking system 2 or the conveyor system 7 arranged above it.
  • Franking system 2 and transport system 10 are formed separable from each other, whereby a subsequent cultivation of the transport system 10 to a franking system 2 is possible, respectively. the franking system 2 that can be removed with a transport system 10 also (not according to the invention) solo is usable.
  • the conveyor belt of the transport system 10 may be provided with openings and the workstring be performed on an underneath tightly arranged, evacuated chamber, which causes the shipping objects to leave the chamber, respectively. of the transport end stick on the working strand of the conveyor belt.
  • a stacking device accommodating the shipping objects could also be arranged, which advantageously has a turntable and a pre-collecting device arranged above it.

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  1. Procédé destiné à affranchir, imprimer et/ou illustrer des objets d'expédition plats (3), comme des enveloppes, des cartes postales, des pochettes d'expédition, des étiquettes, des produits imprimés et analogues, au moyen d'un système d'affranchissement (2) auquel est associé un système convoyeur (7) pour convoyer les objets d'expédition à travers le système d'affranchissement (2), lequel système convoyeur (7) apporte à une opération d'affranchissement les objets d'expédition (3) qui se suivent à distance entre eux et, à la suite de l'affranchissement, évacue les uns à la suite des autres les objets d'expédition (3) affranchis, imprimés et/ou illustrés dans une région de surface donnée, sachant que les objets d'expédition (3) qui quittent le système d'affranchissement (2) à distance les uns à la suite des autres sont déposés en un flux imbriqué, par l'intermédiaire d'un palier de chute libre, sur un système de transport (10) disposé en dessous du système convoyeur (7), présentant une direction de transport opposée à la direction de convoyage du système convoyeur et sur lequel l'espacement entre les objets d'expédition (3) correspond au moins approximativement à la longueur, utilisée pour l'affranchissement, de la région de surface d'un objet d'expédition (3) qui vient juste d'être affranchie.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la formation du flux imbriqué s'effectue au moyen d'une vitesse de transport réduite à la suite de l'affranchissement des objets d'expédition (3).
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que, pour former le flux imbriqué, on fait entrer en action une butée qui limite la trajectoire des objets d'expédition affranchis (3).
  4. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que la vitesse de transport du système de transport (10) peut être modifiée par rapport à la vitesse de convoyage du système convoyeur (7) des objets d'expédition (3) à affranchir.
EP07405269A 2007-09-07 2007-09-07 Procédé destiné à affranchir, imprimer et illustrer des objets d'expédition plats Not-in-force EP2034452B1 (fr)

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DE502007005476T DE502007005476D1 (de) 2007-09-07 2007-09-07 Verfahren zum Frankieren, Bedrucken und Bebildern von flachen Versandobjekten
AT07405269T ATE486333T1 (de) 2007-09-07 2007-09-07 Verfahren zum frankieren, bedrucken und bebildern von flachen versandobjekten
EP07405269A EP2034452B1 (fr) 2007-09-07 2007-09-07 Procédé destiné à affranchir, imprimer et illustrer des objets d'expédition plats
EP10005678.7A EP2221771B1 (fr) 2007-09-07 2007-09-07 Procédé destiné à affranchir, imprimer et illustrer des objets d'expédition plats
AU2008207654A AU2008207654A1 (en) 2007-09-07 2008-08-29 Process for franking, printing, and/or producing images on flat mail items
US12/231,548 US20090083198A1 (en) 2007-09-07 2008-09-03 Process for franking, printing, and/or producing images on flat mail items
CN200810212807.6A CN101380855B (zh) 2007-09-07 2008-09-05 对扁平寄送物品盖印、印刷和/或加插图的方法及装置

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