EP2085340A1 - Vorrichtung zur Auswahl von Postartikeln mit regulierbarer Düse - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zur Auswahl von Postartikeln mit regulierbarer Düse Download PDF

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EP2085340A1
EP2085340A1 EP09151544A EP09151544A EP2085340A1 EP 2085340 A1 EP2085340 A1 EP 2085340A1 EP 09151544 A EP09151544 A EP 09151544A EP 09151544 A EP09151544 A EP 09151544A EP 2085340 A1 EP2085340 A1 EP 2085340A1
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Francis Coret
Yannick Claris
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • B65H3/02—Separating articles from piles using friction forces between articles and separator
    • B65H3/06—Rollers or like rotary separators
    • B65H3/063—Rollers or like rotary separators separating from the bottom of pile
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • B65H3/46—Supplementary devices or measures to assist separation or prevent double feed
    • B65H3/52—Friction retainers acting on under or rear side of article being separated
    • B65H3/5207—Non-driven retainers, e.g. movable retainers being moved by the motion of the article
    • B65H3/523—Non-driven retainers, e.g. movable retainers being moved by the motion of the article the retainers positioned over articles separated from the bottom of the pile
    • B65H3/5238—Retainers of the pad-type, e.g. friction pads
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2401/00—Materials used for the handling apparatus or parts thereof; Properties thereof
    • B65H2401/10—Materials
    • B65H2401/13—Coatings, paint or varnish
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2511/00—Dimensions; Position; Numbers; Identification; Occurrences
    • B65H2511/20—Location in space
    • B65H2511/21—Angle
    • B65H2511/214—Inclination
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/19—Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/1916—Envelopes and articles of mail

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  • the present invention relates to the field of mail processing and more particularly relates to a mail item selection device implemented in an automatic feeder module, or feeder, a postage meter franking machine.
  • a franking machine must be adapted to receive different types of mail items such as documents, folds or envelopes having greater or lesser thicknesses, typically from 0.1 mm to 16 mm.
  • it often has upstream of an automatic power supply module, in particular for conveying these mail items at different speeds and usually comprising means for receiving / stacking, selecting, transporting and possibly closing these items.
  • the receiving / stacking means conventionally comprise jogging means for pressing the mailpieces against a reference wall. These jogging means can be of different kinds.
  • the patent US 5,112,337 discloses a double inclination of the receiving tray towards the rear and towards the referencing wall in order to properly reference the mail items whose flaps are then spaced apart in a slot.
  • a mail item selection device comprising at least one die cooperating with a plurality of opposed selection rollers passing through a receiving tray of a stack of mail items, to select one by one said items. of mail and transport them downstream, characterized in that said die has a predetermined inclination of an angle ⁇ with respect to a horizontal plane defined by said receiving plate with a distance between a low end portion of said die and said larger receiving tray at the portion of said die closest to a referencing wall than that furthest from said referencing wall.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
  • Separation, Sorting, Adjustment, Or Bending Of Sheets To Be Conveyed (AREA)
  • Sheets, Magazines, And Separation Thereof (AREA)
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FR0850630A FR2927069A1 (fr) 2008-01-31 2008-01-31 Dispositif de selection d'articles de courrier a filiere reglable

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US4344613A (en) * 1979-04-18 1982-08-17 Kingo Isikawa Device for successively stripping sheet from a stack of sheets
US4585223A (en) * 1983-09-26 1986-04-29 Alexander Tam Envelope feeder
EP0195348A1 (de) * 1985-03-13 1986-09-24 SMH-ALCATEL Société anonyme dite: Entstapler für flache Gegenstände
US4930764A (en) 1988-12-28 1990-06-05 Pitney Bowes Inc. Front end feeder for mail handling machine
US5112337A (en) 1991-02-05 1992-05-12 Depuy Du Pont Orthopaedics Variable angle, selective length tibial drill guide
US5599011A (en) * 1993-07-26 1997-02-04 Uarco Incorporated Sheet feeder
US5946996A (en) * 1997-12-31 1999-09-07 The Staplex Company, Inc. Automatic feed chadless envelope slitter

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US1011820A (en) † 1907-06-21 1911-12-12 Elie W Labombarde Mechanism for feeding blanks, sheets, and the like.
US3210073A (en) † 1962-12-03 1965-10-05 Edward S Godlewski Feeding mechanism
US3664660A (en) † 1967-12-20 1972-05-23 Ruenzi Kurt Device for feeding flat objects to a processing machine
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US5112037A (en) 1990-12-24 1992-05-12 Pitney Bowes Inc. Front feeder for large size mail handling machine
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US3991998A (en) * 1975-05-27 1976-11-16 Decision Data Computer Corporation Document feed system
US4344613A (en) * 1979-04-18 1982-08-17 Kingo Isikawa Device for successively stripping sheet from a stack of sheets
US4585223A (en) * 1983-09-26 1986-04-29 Alexander Tam Envelope feeder
EP0195348A1 (de) * 1985-03-13 1986-09-24 SMH-ALCATEL Société anonyme dite: Entstapler für flache Gegenstände
US4930764A (en) 1988-12-28 1990-06-05 Pitney Bowes Inc. Front end feeder for mail handling machine
US5112337A (en) 1991-02-05 1992-05-12 Depuy Du Pont Orthopaedics Variable angle, selective length tibial drill guide
US5599011A (en) * 1993-07-26 1997-02-04 Uarco Incorporated Sheet feeder
US5946996A (en) * 1997-12-31 1999-09-07 The Staplex Company, Inc. Automatic feed chadless envelope slitter

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US7828284B2 (en) 2010-11-09
CA2651432A1 (fr) 2009-07-31
US20090194932A1 (en) 2009-08-06
DE602009000379D1 (de) 2011-01-13
EP2085340B2 (de) 2019-12-18
CA2651432C (fr) 2014-03-25
EP2085340B1 (de) 2010-12-01

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