EP2413291A1 - Vorrichtung zur Auswahl von losen Postartikeln - Google Patents

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EP2413291A1
EP2413291A1 EP10305850A EP10305850A EP2413291A1 EP 2413291 A1 EP2413291 A1 EP 2413291A1 EP 10305850 A EP10305850 A EP 10305850A EP 10305850 A EP10305850 A EP 10305850A EP 2413291 A1 EP2413291 A1 EP 2413291A1
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Frédéric Jost
Emmanuel Bernard
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00467—Transporting mailpieces
    • 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
    • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
    • B65H2404/50—Surface of the elements in contact with the forwarded or guided material
    • B65H2404/53—Surface of the elements in contact with the forwarded or guided material with particular mechanical, physical properties
    • B65H2404/531—Surface of the elements in contact with the forwarded or guided material with particular mechanical, physical properties particular coefficient of friction
    • B65H2404/5311—Surface with different coefficients of friction
    • 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 20 mm.
  • an automatic feeding module for conveying these mail items at different speeds and comprising means for receiving, selecting, transporting and possibly closing these items. mail.
  • An automatic feeder comprising a selection module having a double-die structure particularly adapted to the passage of mail items of different thicknesses and making it possible to very greatly limit the double passes which are highly detrimental since they entail both a billing charge. (weighing two items instead of one) of one of the two mail items, a postage of the article underneath and a non-closing of the article from above, the mail items of large thickness, and more particularly those with windows, risking moreover being damaged or torn.
  • the present invention aims to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks by proposing a postage meter selection device for postage meter feeder particularly suitable for processing mail items of varying sizes and formats.
  • a mail item selection device comprising at least a first die formed by a plurality of movable pads for selecting one by one said mail items and transporting them downstream, characterized in that the at least one of said plurality of pads of said first die has a variable coefficient of adhesion which increases from top to bottom, the upper part of said pad having a low coefficient of adhesion and the lower part a high coefficient of adhesion .
  • said at least one of said plurality of movable pads of said first die may be coated over substantially its entire height with an elastomeric material having a variable coefficient of adhesion which is increasing from top to bottom said variation of the coefficient of adhesion can then be obtained by varying the thickness of said elastomeric material or by modifying the surface state of said elastomeric material or be comprising a flexible comb-shaped plate disposed in front of said first die, the teeth of said comb being formed of a low coefficient of friction material, said at least one of said plurality of movable pads of said first die on which is flattened in part the tooth facing it during the passage of said mail items being coated over substantially its entire height with an elastomeric material having a high coefficient of adhesion.
  • said elastomeric material is a polyurethane and said flexible plate is made of polycarbonate covered with polyethylene.
  • said elastomeric material having a high coefficient of adhesion has a symmetrical structure allowing a reversal of the position of said movable pad.
  • the selection device further comprises a second die formed by a plurality of movable shoes cooperating with a plurality of opposite selection belts.
  • the invention also relates to a mailing machine feeder for mailing machines comprising a device for selecting said mail items.
  • An automatic mail supply module conventionally comprises a feed zone formed essentially of a tray intended to receive a pile of mail items and comprising first means of transport (rollers or belts) for driving these items of mail.
  • first means of transport rollers or belts
  • Second transport means are generally provided at the exit of this separation zone for conveying the mail articles thus extracted downstream.
  • FIGS. 1 to 3 show more specifically a device according to the invention for separating mail items 10 which essentially comprises a first die (called pre-selection die 12) mounted above a support plate 14 forming the transport path of the mail items followed by a second die (said selection die 16) cooperating with a plurality of adjacent and opposite selection belts 18A, 18B, 18C to select a mail item and a single one and carry it downstream.
  • pre-selection die 12 mounted above a support plate 14 forming the transport path of the mail items followed by a second die (said selection die 16) cooperating with a plurality of adjacent and opposite selection belts 18A, 18B, 18C to select a mail item and a single one and carry it downstream.
  • the first die 12 is articulated around an axis of rotation 20 and can pivot against an elastic return means, for example the torsion spring 22, during the passage of mail items. .
  • the second die 16 can move vertically under the action of an arm 24 which can pivot about an axis of rotation 26 against a means of resilient return, for example the compression spring 28, one end of which is supported on a frame portion 30 of the selection device.
  • the vertical displacement of this second die is guided in translation by an axis 32A of a support arm 32 of the rollers 34A, 34B, 34C which moves in a slot 36A of a connecting arm 36 of the second die.
  • the axis of rotation 26 of the second die is offset upstream with respect to the axis of rotation of the first die.
  • the first and second dies 12, 16 are not arranged perpendicularly to the transport path of mail items but inclined downstream of about 45 °. They each consist of several pads, three in the illustrated example, the three pads 16A, 16B, 16C of the second die being disposed above the three selection belts 18A, 18B, 18C while the three pads 12A, 12B, 12C of the first die are arranged between these selection belts above the support plate 14 (see FIG. figures 2 and 3 ).
  • At least one and preferably two of the pads 12A, 12B of the first die are coated with an elastomeric material 38A, 38B having a variable coefficient of adhesion. More particularly, the coefficient of adhesion increases from top to bottom, the upper part of the pad provided with this coating having a low coefficient of adhesion and the lower part having a high coefficient of adhesion.
  • the third pad 12C, the furthest away from a referencing wall 40 of the mail items, which is active only for large mail items is devoid of such a coating.
  • the pads of the second die 16 are also provided with such a coating with a high coefficient of adhesion (not referenced but visible on the figure 1 ).
  • the elastomeric coating material of the first die is preferably a polyurethane whose thickness varies (the greater the thickness, the more the material will deform and maximize the contact with the article) and increases from the top (about 2 mm) to bottom of the pad (about 4 mm). It can also be a uniform polyurethane of constant thickness having undergone a surface treatment to ensure this roughness variability from top to bottom (the more the surface is granular minus the contact with the article will be important).
  • the elastomeric material may be directly adhered to the pad or preferably clipped thereon so as to easily allow replacement once worn.
  • this variation of the coefficient of adhesion of the pads of the first die is obtained simply by the addition of a flexible plate 42 in the form of a comb in front of the first die 12, the teeth of this comb formed of a material to low coefficient of friction then facing the different pads of the first and second dies, at least one and preferably two of the pads 12A, 12B of the first die on which will be pressed the tooth or teeth facing them during the passage of articles of mail being then coated uniformly (so with a constant thickness) of an elastomeric material having a high coefficient of adhesion.
  • this plating must have the effect of only partially masking the pad so as to create the desired difference in adhesion, low in the upper part (by contact with the low coefficient of friction tooth) and raised in the lower part (by contact with the uncoated skid portion with a high coefficient of adhesion).
  • the flexible plate comb 42 comprises four teeth 42A, 42B, 42C, 42D, so that only the four pads (two pads 12A, 12B of the first die and two pads 16A, 16B of the second die) closest to the reference wall 40 are preceded by these teeth formed of a low coefficient of friction material. Because of the shift of the first and second dies, the teeth 42A, 42C facing the second die 16 are longer than those 42B, 42D facing the first die 14 and may optionally be preformed (see FIG. figure 1 ). This material is preferably polycarbonate coated with polyethylene to increase the gliding effect. As in the first embodiment, the pads of the second die 16 are also provided with such a coating of an elastomeric material with a high coefficient of adhesion.
  • the uniform elastomeric material with high adhesion coefficient preferably has a symmetrical structure allowing a reversal of the position of the pad so as to double the life (the worn pad is then returned).
  • the operation of the selection device is as follows.
  • the mailpieces to be treated being placed on the tray of the feed device, the envelopes of small thickness, that is to say the thickness of which is less than 2 mm, and the standard thickness envelopes is ie whose thickness is between 2 and 6mm, will first of all come into contact with the lower part of the skates of the first die and will therefore be subject to a significant effort due to the high coefficient of adhesion present in this lower zone of the pad, which will avoid a double pass. However, if such a double pass occurs despite everything, the second die will then extract the envelope from below.
  • the thicker envelopes will for their part come into contact with the upper part of the pads of the first die whose coefficient of adhesion is lower, so that the retaining force of this pad on the envelopes will be significantly reduced, which will avoid the jamming of these thick envelopes.
  • the contact with the low adhesion portion of the pads of the first die will be made either directly with the elastomer material of the pad (first embodiment of the invention).
  • figure 2 with the tooth with a low coefficient of friction (mode of figure 3 which will then cover this material and will then perform the same function.
  • the other teeth positioned in front of the pads of the second die simply provide a plating of the mail items against the selection belts and, in the case where two articles would present, a function of retaining the article of the top which slides on the article from below, the article below being then driven by the selection belts.
  • the processing of bulk mail is greatly improved and it becomes possible to select the mail items very efficiently by avoiding all double feeds and jams in the feeder.
  • the periods of unavailability of the feeder are reduced.

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