Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
  • B65H37/00—Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating devices for performing specified auxiliary operations
  • B65H37/04—Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating devices for performing specified auxiliary operations for securing together articles or webs, e.g. by adhesive, stitching or stapling
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
  • B65H2801/00—Application field
  • B65H2801/78—Mailing systems

Definitions

• This invention refers to a device which allows the automatic gluing of two documents fed into a converging chute by two separate feeders, with video control to ensure the comparison and matching between two personalized documents .
• This device was especially developed for gluing two paper documents, namely Envelopes/ Acknowledgment of receipts, although this device could be used for gluing other documents, even if these said documents have different formats. Effectively, what differentiates this device is that one document contains remoist glue, so that it is applied and glued to the other, or vice versa.
• gluing two documents is not at all difficult, however, the technical characteristics of one of these documents (acknowledgement of receipt - AR) makes its execution a considerably more difficult process, as it contains a gummed flap, with about 1 or 2 cm. This flap is where the other document must be glued and fitted without going over the perforated line, which demarcates the glued area, so that it does not interfere later with the opening of said document, so that the legal Mail procedures can be executed.
• LOKEMARK developed a device which allows the mechanical gluing of these documents, according to CTT regulations (and others which fit into the same device - with or without comparison and matching) revolutionizing the existing concept and allowing a greater productive profitability, and exponentially reduced cost, and the warranty of 100% error free operation.
• the gluing of two documents is not at all difficult, however, the technical characteristics of one of these makes the process much more difficult to execute, mechanically. This is due to the fact that it contains a flap with about 1 or 2 cm, this area is where the other document needs to be glued and fitted without going over the perforated line, which demarcates the glued area, so that does not interfere later with the opening movement.
• This device allows the automatic gluing of two documents (07 and 08), fed into a convergence chute (13) via two separate feeders (01 and 15) , making them just one piece (25), which is approved by CTT regulations and other mail distributors .
• Fig.l - is a representation of a cross-section vie of the apparatus with the following components: Envelope feeding
• Fig.2 - is a representation of a cross-section view of the apparatus with the following components: Rotating drum (05), AR- acknowledgment of receipt - (08), Routing guides (09), Dynamic stop (10)
• Fig.3 - is a representation of a cross-section view of the apparatus with the following components: Rotating drum (05), AR- acknowledgment of receipt - (08), Routing guides (09) , Dynamic stop (10)
• the first feeder (01) taking into consideration the Registered Mail envelopes, feeds DL envelopes (110x223 mm - approximately), C5 (114x229 mm - approximately) or C4 (229x324 mm - approximately), the said chute (13) which transports, via the conveyor (03) and two heels (04) reinforced with springs (14), this document to the convergence area (17), the exit point of this feeder (01) contains a photocell (02) for the detection of said document in order to avoid its transportation in duplicate, suspending the machine cycle, the same happens in case there is no detection of the envelope (07) . Simultaneously, it sends a signal for the corresponding AR (08) .
• metal routing guides (09) At the AR's feeder exit (15) there are two metal routing guides (09) - although they can be made of another type of material such as pvc, fiber, acrylic, etc... - and as the name states, they route the AR (08) up to a stop (10 - 1st claim), which will make the AR (08) bend the flap at the perforated line, thus creating a sort of pocket where the envelope (07) will match.
• the mobile grill (06) with the help of a photocell (12) which commands the electromagnet (21), allows the moistening 1 to 2 cm from the envelope (07), after which, in the end of this cycle, the mobile grill (06) elevates about 3 mm interrupting the contact with the moistening bed (20-2nd claim) with the envelope (07) and allows simultaneously that said document moves via the ramp until it falls into the flap of the AR (08) in the convergence zone (17) .
• both documents (07 and 08) are routed in the same convergence chute (13) under pressure from, the tightening system with wheels (18), to allow the movement of objects which are already glued, during enough time so that the envelope (07), which is previously moist, dissolves the AR's (08) glue and thus be united and remain duly glued.

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• Sampling And Sample Adjustment (AREA)

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