EP3489911A1 - Device for franking flat mail items transported individually or from a stack on a processing line - Google Patents

Device for franking flat mail items transported individually or from a stack on a processing line Download PDF

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EP3489911A1
EP3489911A1 EP17405029.4A EP17405029A EP3489911A1 EP 3489911 A1 EP3489911 A1 EP 3489911A1 EP 17405029 A EP17405029 A EP 17405029A EP 3489911 A1 EP3489911 A1 EP 3489911A1
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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
    • B65H3/34—Article-retaining devices controlling the release of the articles to the separators
    • 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
    • B65H5/00—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines
    • B65H5/06—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by rollers or balls, e.g. between rollers
    • B65H5/062—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by rollers or balls, e.g. between rollers between rollers or balls
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H7/00—Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles
    • B65H7/02—Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors
    • B65H7/04—Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors responsive to absence of articles, e.g. exhaustion of pile
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00193—Constructional details of apparatus in a franking system
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
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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
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    • B65H2553/60—Details of intermediate means between the sensing means and the element to be sensed
    • B65H2553/61—Mechanical means, e.g. contact arms
    • 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 invention relates to a device for franking flat, taken in the transport direction F at one side edge of individually or on the underside of an applied stack packages out, such as envelopes, mailers, cards, printed products, envelopes, labels or the like.
  • a device for franking flat taken in the transport direction F at one side edge of individually or on the underside of an applied stack packages out, such as envelopes, mailers, cards, printed products, envelopes, labels or the like.
  • Cases are closable shipping cases made of (half) cardboard for flat, in particular comparatively thin products, such as a printed product, a CD or format-like products.
  • a device of the type described above is characterized by the EP 1 832 536 A1 known.
  • This franking machine for processing packages has a conveyor device formed from superimposed conveyor rollers, are pulled out with the mail items from a downstream in the conveying direction investor magazine, at the bottom of a stack.
  • the feeder is designed with a front wall for positioning the packages whose lower edge forms a removal gap with the conveying plane through which the packages are transported individually.
  • a conveyor roller of the conveying plane arranged in the conveying direction F for the removal gap is associated with a guide roller which cooperates with the former and which is arranged slightly upstream with respect to the axis of rotation of the conveyor roller downstream of the packages.
  • This guide roller is rotatably mounted with a force acting in the same direction to the conveying direction acting force and stops at the removal gap upcoming supernumerary packages back. It is important that the packages which are stacked in the feeder, but also individual ones, are transported with exact positioning, so that no multiple prints are produced, in particular if the packages differ in their dimensions and handling materials in order to ensure reliable and uninterrupted transport.
  • this object is achieved in that the processing path in the transport area between the feeder and the separating device associated therewith by several, a horizontal transport plane for receiving a resp. consists of the lowest package of a stack forming, driven transport rollers, which are driven transversely and side by side and in the same direction and at the same or different peripheral speed in the transport direction F of the packages.
  • Various packages up to 12 mm thickness are processed without additional adjustment / readjustment.
  • the downstream viewed in the transport direction F transport roller may be driven at a greater peripheral speed.
  • the invented new invention proves to be particularly successful in processing a stack of different thickness and format packages from a feeder.
  • a simple design of the transport rollers can be achieved if they are from laterally spaced individual roles resp. Wheels are formed, which allow for less weight accurate guidance of the unstable and / or made of different materials packages.
  • the transport area between the feeder and the separating device is formed by at least two transport rollers, of which the transport roller of the separating device connected downstream in the transport direction F is assigned and the upstream transport role supports the withdrawal of an overlying package from the investor.
  • a favoring of the deduction process can occur when the ends of the packages in the transport direction F are supported on the circumference of a support roller, raised in front of their plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation above the transport plane, which effects a certain pre-separation or pre-separation of the respectively lowest package.
  • the support roller can be considered to be mounted transversely to the transport direction F of the packages, higher than the transport plane arranged axis, freely rotatable or driven to promote the frame.
  • the support roller can be arranged displaceable / displaceable and lockable in the frame in the transport direction F, in order to be able to compensate for format deviations of the packages.
  • Preparing for a trouble-free deduction of the packages from a stack or the feeder is when the front in the transport direction end of the investor is formed by a rearwardly inclined guide / investor wall whose upstream lower end with the transport plane at least approximately over the Width of the transport plane extending passage resp. Outlet opening for removing the packages from the feeder forms and created by the bent in the transport direction lower edge gentle guidance.
  • the guide / investor wall serving as a stop is designed to be adjustable or height-adjustable for changing the passage height or for adapting to the thickness of the mail pieces.
  • the commissioning of the device or the transport rollers and the separating device can be carried out by a detected by the separating device, resting in the transport plane on an actuator bottom package and triggered by a photocell.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a device 1 for processing individually laid-out or on the underside 3 of an applied stack 2 (as shown) from a feeder 5 for postage paid flat packages 4, such as envelopes, mailers, cards, printed products, respectively. Magazines and catalogs, covers for inserted / inserted products or the like.
  • the device 1 consists of a separating station 7 formed from feeder 5 and separating device 6, in which the occurring packages 4 are processed individually and on a processing line connecting the separating station 7 and a franking station 8 are transported.
  • the processing section 8 has in the transport region 9 between the feeder 5 and the associated separating device 6 at least two, a horizontal transport plane 10 for the individual packages 4 forming transport rollers 11, 12 in the transport direction F across and at intervals adjacent to each other, preferably the same diameter respectively. have the same peripheral speed and are driven in the same direction.
  • the transport rollers 11, 12 are at their ends in a housing or frame 13 of the device 1, respectively. a postage meter driven by a motor.
  • the device 1 is followed by a franking unit (not shown) downstream of the device 1 for printing, franking or imaging of the packages 4, which is connected to the present device 1 by the driven transport plane 10 or the transport rollers 11, 12 in the same clockwise and conveying manner.
  • the device 1 shows the device 1 with inserted, in the feeder 5 a stack 2 forming packages 4, which stand out by different thickness mass and format sizes.
  • packages 4 can also be the same format with the illustrated device 1 Packages 4 process resp. seperate.
  • the packages 4 created in feeder 5 in a stack 2 are grasped on the transport roller 12 under the action of an adjusting member 15 of the separating device 6 and the packages 4 resting on the lowermost package 4 are restrained or multiple withdrawals from the feeder 5 are prevented.
  • the transport roller 12 and the adjusting member 15 As soon as the lowermost package 4 of the stack 2 is detected by the transport roller 12 and the adjusting member 15, it is transported further by the transport rollers 11, 12 in the transport plane 10 in the transport direction F and guided between the conveying roller pair 16 connected downstream of the transport plane 10, of which at least a conveyor roller 17 is driven, whereas an upper, preferably resiliently supported conveyor roller 18 via a friction connection with the transport rollers 11, 12 corresponding conveyor roller 17, forming a conveying gap, may be driven.
  • the feeder 5 has a front, preferably against the locomotion F inclined guide / investor wall 20, the lower end of the transport plane 10 forms a passage / removal opening 21 for the packages to be separated 4.
  • the guide / investor wall 20 is preferably inclined rearwardly and extends at least partially across the width of the transport plane 10; it can be adjusted / adjusted to change the height of the passage opening.
  • the guide / investor wall 20 side guides (not shown) are provided, on which the guide wall 20 is displaced in height.
  • the lower end of the guide wall 20 is formed bent in the transport direction F, thereby to ensure a trouble-free passage of the packages 4 at the passage opening 21 can.
  • For optimum support or support of the packages 4 in the transport plane 10 is the first transport roller 11 a the transport plane 10 below the stacked in the feeder 5 items 4 extending, freely rotatable support roller 22 in the housing / frame 13 of the device 1 stored.
  • Fig. 1 arranged at the rear end of the feeder 5 in the transport direction F, the packages 4 in the transport direction F at the rear end over the transport plane 10, freely rotatable or independently driven support roller 23, the delivery of the packages 4 is supported for the separation by the friction-effective peripheral surface.
  • This support roller 23 can be replaced by a larger diameter and adjusted their position, adjusted to the transport length of the packages 4 in the transport direction F in the housing 13 of the device 1, so that viewed in the transport direction F rear end of the stacked in the feeder 5 packages. 4 on the circumference of the support roller 23, are supported behind the vertically extending through the axis plane 26 above the transport plane 10.
  • a pivotable about a transversely directed axis actuator 24 is mounted in the housing / frame 13 of the device 1. This illustrated in the operating position of the device 1 and with broken lines in the inoperative position mechanical actuator 24 sets the operation of the device 1, respectively.
  • the franking machine in progress as soon as a package 4 comes to rest on the actuator 24 or a package 4 on a support roller / n 22 and the transport rollers 11, respectively. 12 or in the transport plane 10 rests.
  • the operation of the device 1 is triggered by means of a light barrier 25, which is associated with the actuating element 24.

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Eine Einrichtung (1) zum Frankieren von einzeln oder an der Unterseite eines angelegten Stapels (2) entnommenen, flachen, in Transportrichtung (F) an einer Seitenkante geführten Versandstücken (4), wie Briefumschläge, Versandtaschen, Karten, Druckprodukte, Hüllen, Etiketten oder dgl., besteht aus einer von einem Anleger (5) für einzeln angelegte oder übereinandergestapelt angelegte Versandstücke (4) und einer Vereinzelungsvorrichtung (6) gebildeten Vereinzelungsstation (7) sowie einer in Transportrichtung (F) förderwirksam anschliessenden, zum Frankieren/Bedrucken der einzelnen Versandstücke (4) nachgeschalteten Verarbeitungsstrecke (8) einer Frankiermaschine, wobei die Verarbeitungsstrecke (8) im Transportbereich (9) zwischen Anleger (5) und der diesem zugeordneten Vereinzelungsvorrichtung (6) der Vereinzelungsstation (7) durch mehrere, eine Transportebene (10) zur Aufnahme eines resp. des jeweils untersten Versandstücks (4) eines Stapels (2) bildende, angetriebene Transportrollen (11, 12) besteht, die in Transportrichtung (F) der Versandstücke (4) quer und nebeneinander sowie gleichsinnig und mit gleicher Umfangsgeschwindigkeit in einem Gestell (13) gelagert sind.A device (1) for franking packages (4), taken individually or at the bottom of a stack (2), in the transport direction (F) on one side edge, such as envelopes, mailers, cards, printed products, envelopes, labels or Like., Consists of one of a feeder (5) for individually applied or stacked packages (4) and a separating device (6) formed separating station (7) and in the transport direction (F) subsequent effective, for franking / printing of the individual packages (4) downstream processing line (8) of a franking machine, wherein the processing section (8) in the transport area (9) between feeder (5) and the associated separation device (6) of the separating station (7) by a plurality, a transport plane (10) for receiving one resp. of the respective lowest package (4) of a stack (2) forming, driven transport rollers (11, 12), in the transport direction (F) of the packages (4) transversely and side by side and in the same direction and at the same peripheral speed in a frame (13) are.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Einrichtung zum Frankieren von einzeln oder an der Unterseite eines angelegten Stapels entnommenen, flachen, in Transportrichtung F an einer Seitenkante geführten Versandstücken, wie Briefumschläge, Versandtaschen, Karten, Druckprodukte, Hüllen, Etiketten oder dgl., bestehend aus einer von einem Anleger für einzeln angelegte oder übereinander gestapelten Versandstücke und einer Vereinzelungsvorrichtung gebildeten Vereinzelungsstation sowie einer in Transportrichtung der Versandstücke förderwirksam anschliessenden, zum Frankieren/ Bedrucken der vereinzelten Versandstücke nachgeschalteten Verarbeitungsstrecke einer Frankiermaschine.
Bei Hüllen handelt es sich um verschliessbare Versandhüllen aus (Halb)Karton für flache, insbesondere vergleichsweise dünne Produkte, wie beispielsweise ein Druckprodukt, eine CD oder formatähnliche Produkte.The invention relates to a device for franking flat, taken in the transport direction F at one side edge of individually or on the underside of an applied stack packages out, such as envelopes, mailers, cards, printed products, envelopes, labels or the like. Comprising one of a Feeder for individually designed or stacked packages and a separating device formed separating station and a subsequent delivery in the transport direction of the packages effective, for franking / printing of the individual packages downstream processing section of a franking machine.
Cases are closable shipping cases made of (half) cardboard for flat, in particular comparatively thin products, such as a printed product, a CD or format-like products.

Eine Einrichtung der oben beschriebenen Art ist durch die EP 1 832 536 A1 bekannt. Diese Frankiermaschine zur Verarbeitung von Versandstücken, wie einleitend erwähnt, weist eine aus übereinander gelagerten Förderrollen gebildete Fördervorrichtung auf, mit der Versandstücke aus einem in Förderrichtung dahinter angeordneten Anlegermagazin, an der Unterseite eines Stapels ausgezogen werden. Hierzu ist der Anleger mit einer vorderen Wand zur Positionierung der Versandstücke ausgebildet, deren Unterkante mit der Förderebene eine Entnahmelücke bildet, durch die die Versandstücke einzeln transportiert werden. Zu diesem Zweck ist einer in Förderrichtung F nach der Entnahmelücke angeordneten Förderrolle der Förderebene eine mit ersterer zusammenwirkende, darüber angeordnete Führungsrolle zugeordnet, die bezüglich Drehachse der Förderrolle stromabwärts der Versandstücke leicht vorgelagert ist. Diese Führungsrolle ist mit einer gegen die gleichsinnig zur Förderrichtung beaufschlagend wirkende Kraft drehbar gelagert und hält an der Entnahmelücke anstehende überzählige Versandstücke zurück.
Es ist von Bedeutung, dass die in dem Anleger gestapelt vorkommenden Versandstücke, aber auch einzelne, positionsgenau transportiert werden, damit keine Mehrfachabzüge entstehen, insbesondere wenn die Versandstücke sich durch unterschiedliche Ausmasse und Umschlagsmaterialien unterscheiden, um einen zuverlässigen und unterbruchfreien Transport zu gewährleisten.A device of the type described above is characterized by the EP 1 832 536 A1 known. This franking machine for processing packages, as mentioned in the introduction, has a conveyor device formed from superimposed conveyor rollers, are pulled out with the mail items from a downstream in the conveying direction investor magazine, at the bottom of a stack. For this purpose, the feeder is designed with a front wall for positioning the packages whose lower edge forms a removal gap with the conveying plane through which the packages are transported individually. For this purpose, a conveyor roller of the conveying plane arranged in the conveying direction F for the removal gap is associated with a guide roller which cooperates with the former and which is arranged slightly upstream with respect to the axis of rotation of the conveyor roller downstream of the packages. This guide roller is rotatably mounted with a force acting in the same direction to the conveying direction acting force and stops at the removal gap upcoming supernumerary packages back.
It is important that the packages which are stacked in the feeder, but also individual ones, are transported with exact positioning, so that no multiple prints are produced, in particular if the packages differ in their dimensions and handling materials in order to ensure reliable and uninterrupted transport.

Es hat sich die Aufgabe an die vorliegende Erfindung gestellt, bei einer Einrichtung für eine Frankiermaschine einen kontinuierlichen resp. taktgebundene Verarbeitungsweise bzw. Transport, vornehmlich unterschiedlich dicker Versandstücke aus dem Anleger an die Vereinzelungsvorrichtung -ohne ein Verstellen/Nachstellen der Einrichtung an die sich ändernde Dicke oder das Umschlagsmaterial der zu verarbeitenden Versandstücke- zu schaffen, sodass eine unterbruchfreie Verarbeitung, eine benutzerfreundliche Bedienung sowie eine hohe Verarbeitungsleistung und -qualität, insbesondere für das anschliessende Frankieren der Versandstücke entstehen kann.It has the object of the present invention, in a device for a postage meter a continuous resp. non-clocking processing or transport, mainly different thicknesses of packages from the feeder to the separating device -without adjustment / readjustment of the device to the changing thickness or the envelope material of the packages to be processed-, so that an interruption-free processing, a user-friendly operation and a high processing performance and quality, especially for the subsequent franking of packages may arise.

Erfindungsgemäss wurde die Aufgabe dadurch gelöst, dass die Verarbeitungsstrecke im Transportbereich zwischen Anleger und der diesem zugeordneten Vereinzelungsvorrichtung durch mehrere, eine horizontale Transportebene zur Aufnahme eines resp. des jeweils untersten Versandstücks eines Stapels bildende, angetriebene Transportrollen besteht, die in Transportrichtung F der Versandstücke quer und nebeneinander sowie gleichsinnig und mit gleicher oder unterschiedlicher Umfangsgeschwindigkeit angetrieben sind. Es werden verschiedene Versandstücke bis 12 mm Dicke ohne zusätzliches Einstellen/Nacheinstellen verarbeitet.According to the invention, this object is achieved in that the processing path in the transport area between the feeder and the separating device associated therewith by several, a horizontal transport plane for receiving a resp. consists of the lowest package of a stack forming, driven transport rollers, which are driven transversely and side by side and in the same direction and at the same or different peripheral speed in the transport direction F of the packages. Various packages up to 12 mm thickness are processed without additional adjustment / readjustment.

Vorzugsweise kann auch aufgrund des unterschiedlichen Materials der Briefumschläge, Hüllen etc. oder aufgrund anderer Verarbeitungsumstände, die der in Transportrichtung F betrachtet nachgeschaltete Transportrolle mit grösserer Umfangsgeschwindigkeit angetrieben sein.
Dadurch können die oben erwähnten vorteilhaften Ziele erreicht werden.Preferably, due to the different material of the envelopes, envelopes, etc., or due to other processing circumstances, the downstream viewed in the transport direction F transport roller may be driven at a greater peripheral speed.
Thereby, the above-mentioned advantageous objects can be achieved.

Die einen neuen Weg gehende Erfindung erweist sich insbesondere bei der Verarbeitung eines Stapels dicken- und formatunterschiedlicher Versandstücke aus einem Anleger als erfolgreich.The invented new invention proves to be particularly successful in processing a stack of different thickness and format packages from a feeder.

Eine einfache Ausführung der Transportrollen lässt sich dadurch erreichen, wenn diese aus seitlich beabstandeten Einzelrollen resp. Rädern gebildet sind, die bei weniger Eigengewicht eine genaue Führung der unstabilen und/oder der aus verschiedenen Materialien bestehenden Versandstücke gestatten.A simple design of the transport rollers can be achieved if they are from laterally spaced individual roles resp. Wheels are formed, which allow for less weight accurate guidance of the unstable and / or made of different materials packages.

Es ist vorteilhaft, wenn der Transportbereich zwischen Anleger und Vereinzelungsvorrichtung durch wenigstens zwei Transportrollen gebildet ist, von denen die in Transportrichtung F nachgeschaltete Transportrolle der Vereinzelungsvorrichtung zugeordnet ist und die vorgeschaltete Transportrolle den Abzug eines aufliegenden Versandstücks aus dem Anleger unterstützt.It is advantageous if the transport area between the feeder and the separating device is formed by at least two transport rollers, of which the transport roller of the separating device connected downstream in the transport direction F is assigned and the upstream transport role supports the withdrawal of an overlying package from the investor.

Günstig erweist sich beim Abzug eines einzelnen resp. eines untersten Versandstück eines Stapels, wenn der in Transportrichtung ersten angetriebenen Transportrolle eine die Transportebene unterhalb der angelegten Versandstücke verlängernde, frei drehbare Stützrolle vorgelagert ist, sodass das an der Vereinzelungsvorrichtung unmittelbar erfasste Versandstück flach ausgestreckt aufliegt.Conveniently proves the deduction of a single resp. a bottommost package of a stack, when the first in the transport direction driven transport roller is preceded by the transport plane below the applied packages extending, freely rotatable support roller, so that the directly on the separating device detected package rests flat outstretched.

Eine Begünstigung des Abzugsvorgangs kann dadurch eintreten, wenn die in Transportrichtung F hinteren Enden der Versandstücke am Umfang einer Abstützrolle, vor deren senkrecht durch die Drehachse verlaufenden Ebene über der Transportebene angehoben abgestützt sind, die eine gewisse Vortrennung bzw. Vorvereinzelung des jeweils untersten Versandstücks bewirkt.A favoring of the deduction process can occur when the ends of the packages in the transport direction F are supported on the circumference of a support roller, raised in front of their plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation above the transport plane, which effects a certain pre-separation or pre-separation of the respectively lowest package.

Hierzu kann die Abstützrolle um eine quer zur Transportrichtung F der Versandstücke betrachtet, höher als die Transportebene angeordnete Achse, frei drehbar oder förderwirksam angetrieben im Gestell gelagert sein.For this purpose, the support roller can be considered to be mounted transversely to the transport direction F of the packages, higher than the transport plane arranged axis, freely rotatable or driven to promote the frame.

Die Abstützrolle kann in Transportrichtung F betrachtet versetzbar/verschiebbar und feststellbar im Gestell angeordnet sein, um Formatabweichungen der Versandstücke ausgleichen zu können.The support roller can be arranged displaceable / displaceable and lockable in the frame in the transport direction F, in order to be able to compensate for format deviations of the packages.

Überdies wird dadurch erreicht, dass zwischen dem zweituntersten Versandstück im Stapel und einem anstreichenden Anstellorgan der Vereinzelungsvorrichtung eine grössere Reibung vorliegt als zwischen dem untersten und zweiuntersten Versandstück.Moreover, this achieves the result that there is greater friction between the second-lowest package in the stack and a painting device of the separating device than between the lowest and the two-lowest package.

Vorbereitend für einen störungsfreien Abzug der Versandstücke aus einem Stapel bzw. dem Anleger ist es, wenn das in Transportrichtung vordere Ende des Anlegers durch eine nach hinten geneigte Führungs-/Anlegerwand ausgebildet ist, deren vorgelagertes unteres Ende mit der Transportebene eine sich wenigstens annähernd über die Breite der Transportebene erstreckende Durchtritts- resp. Austrittsöffnung zur Entnahme der Versandstücke aus dem Anleger bildet und durch die in Transportrichtung abgekröpfte Unterkante eine schonende Führung entsteht.Preparing for a trouble-free deduction of the packages from a stack or the feeder is when the front in the transport direction end of the investor is formed by a rearwardly inclined guide / investor wall whose upstream lower end with the transport plane at least approximately over the Width of the transport plane extending passage resp. Outlet opening for removing the packages from the feeder forms and created by the bent in the transport direction lower edge gentle guidance.

Vorzugsweise ist die als Anschlag dienende Führungs-/Anlegerwand zur Änderung der Durchtrittshöhe bzw. zur Anpassung an die Dicke der Versandstücke verstellbar bzw. höhenverstellbar ausgebildet.Preferably, the guide / investor wall serving as a stop is designed to be adjustable or height-adjustable for changing the passage height or for adapting to the thickness of the mail pieces.

Die Inbetriebsetzung der Einrichtung bzw. der Transportrollen und der Vereinzelungsvorrichtung kann durch einen von der Vereinzelungsvorrichtung erfassten, in der Transportebene auf einem Betätigungselement aufliegenden untersten Versandstück erfolgen und über eine Lichtschranke ausgelöst werden.The commissioning of the device or the transport rollers and the separating device can be carried out by a detected by the separating device, resting in the transport plane on an actuator bottom package and triggered by a photocell.

Nachfolgend wird die Erfindung unter Bezugnahme auf den zitierten resp. den zitierenden Stand der Technik und die Zeichnung, auf die bezüglich aller in der Beschreibung nicht näher erwähnten Einzelheiten verwiesen wird, anhand eines Ausführungsbeispiels erläutert. In der Zeichnung zeigen:

Fig. 1
einen Längsschnitt durch eine Vereinzelungsstation entlang der Verarbeitungsstrecke der Einrichtung zum Frankieren von flachen Versandstücken und
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eine Draufsicht auf die in Fig. 1 dargestellte Einrichtung.
The invention will be described with reference to the cited resp. the cited prior art and the drawing, to which reference is made with respect to all unspecified details in the description explained using an exemplary embodiment. In the drawing show:
Fig. 1
a longitudinal section through a separating station along the processing line of the device for franking flat packages and
Fig. 2
a top view of the in Fig. 1 illustrated device.

Fig. 1 veranschaulicht eine Einrichtung 1 zur Verarbeitung von einzeln angelegten oder an der Unterseite 3 eines angelegten Stapels 2 (wie dargestellt) aus einem Anleger 5 zu Frankierzwecken entnommenen flachen Versandstücken 4, wie beispielsweise Briefumschläge, Versandtaschen, Karten, Druckprodukte resp. Zeitschriften und Kataloge, Hüllen für eingelegte/eingesteckte Produkte oder dgl. Hierzu besteht die Einrichtung 1 aus einer aus Anleger 5 und Vereinzelungsvorrichtung 6 gebildeten Vereinzelungsstation 7, in der die vorkommenden Versandstücke 4 einzeln verarbeitet und auf einer die Vereinzelungsstation 7 und eine Frankierstation förderwirksam verbindenden Verarbeitungsstrecke 8 weitertransportiert werden. Die Verarbeitungsstrecke 8 weist im Transportbereich 9 zwischen Anleger 5 und der diesem zugeordneten Vereinzelungsvorrichtung 6 wenigstens zwei, eine horizontale Transportebene 10 für die vereinzelten Versandstücke 4 bildende Transportrollen 11, 12 auf, die in Transportrichtung F quer und in Abständen nebeneinander liegend, den vorzugsweise gleichen Durchmesser resp. gleiche Umfangsgeschwindigkeit aufweisen sowie gleichsinnig angetrieben sind. Die Transportrollen 11, 12 sind an ihren Enden in einem Gehäuse oder Gestell 13 der Einrichtung 1 resp. einer Frankiermaschine motorisch angetrieben gelagert.
An die Einrichtung 1 schliesst ein in Transportrichtung F nachgeschaltetes Frankieraggregat (nicht dargestellt) zum Bedrucken, Frankieren oder Bebildern der Versandstücke 4 an, das mit der vorliegenden Einrichtung 1 durch die angetriebene Transportebene 10 bzw. die Transportrollen 11, 12 taktgleich und förderwirksam verbunden ist.
Fig. 1 zeigt die Einrichtung 1 mit eingelegten, im Anleger 5 einen Stapel 2 bildenden Versandstücken 4, die durch unterschiedliche Dickenmasse und Formatgrössen auffallen. Selbstverständlich lassen sich mit der dargestellten Einrichtung 1 auch formatgleiche Versandstücke 4 verarbeiten resp. vereinzeln. Die in Anleger 5 in einem Stapel 2 angelegten Versandstücke 4 werden an der Transportrolle 12 unter Einwirkung eines Anstellorgans 15 der Vereinzelungsvorrichtung 6 erfasst und die auf dem untersten Versandstück 4 aufliegenden/darüber aufliegenden Versandstücke 4 zurückgehalten bzw. Mehrfachabzüge aus dem Anleger 5 werden verhindert. Sobald das unterste Versandstück 4 des Stapels 2 von der Transportrolle 12 und dem Anstellorgan 15 erfasst ist, wird es von den Transportrollen 11, 12 in der Transportebene 10 in Transportrichtung F weitertransportiert und zwischen das an der Transportebene 10 nachgeschaltete Förderrollenpaar 16 geführt, von dem zumindest eine Förderrolle 17 angetrieben ist, wogegen eine obere, vorzugsweise federnd abgestützte Förderrolle 18 über eine Reibungsverbindung mit der den Transportrollen 11, 12 entsprechenden Förderrolle 17, einen Förderspalt bildend, angetrieben sein kann. Fig. 1 FIG. 2 illustrates a device 1 for processing individually laid-out or on the underside 3 of an applied stack 2 (as shown) from a feeder 5 for postage paid flat packages 4, such as envelopes, mailers, cards, printed products, respectively. Magazines and catalogs, covers for inserted / inserted products or the like. For this purpose, the device 1 consists of a separating station 7 formed from feeder 5 and separating device 6, in which the occurring packages 4 are processed individually and on a processing line connecting the separating station 7 and a franking station 8 are transported. The processing section 8 has in the transport region 9 between the feeder 5 and the associated separating device 6 at least two, a horizontal transport plane 10 for the individual packages 4 forming transport rollers 11, 12 in the transport direction F across and at intervals adjacent to each other, preferably the same diameter respectively. have the same peripheral speed and are driven in the same direction. The transport rollers 11, 12 are at their ends in a housing or frame 13 of the device 1, respectively. a postage meter driven by a motor.
The device 1 is followed by a franking unit (not shown) downstream of the device 1 for printing, franking or imaging of the packages 4, which is connected to the present device 1 by the driven transport plane 10 or the transport rollers 11, 12 in the same clockwise and conveying manner.
Fig. 1 shows the device 1 with inserted, in the feeder 5 a stack 2 forming packages 4, which stand out by different thickness mass and format sizes. Of course, can also be the same format with the illustrated device 1 Packages 4 process resp. seperate. The packages 4 created in feeder 5 in a stack 2 are grasped on the transport roller 12 under the action of an adjusting member 15 of the separating device 6 and the packages 4 resting on the lowermost package 4 are restrained or multiple withdrawals from the feeder 5 are prevented. As soon as the lowermost package 4 of the stack 2 is detected by the transport roller 12 and the adjusting member 15, it is transported further by the transport rollers 11, 12 in the transport plane 10 in the transport direction F and guided between the conveying roller pair 16 connected downstream of the transport plane 10, of which at least a conveyor roller 17 is driven, whereas an upper, preferably resiliently supported conveyor roller 18 via a friction connection with the transport rollers 11, 12 corresponding conveyor roller 17, forming a conveying gap, may be driven.

Damit die Versandstücke 4 die Vereinzelungsvorrichtung 6 mit der in Transportrichtung F vorderen Kante 19 jeweils lagegenau resp. gleichmässig ausgerichtet erreichen, weist der Anleger 5 eine vordere, vorzugsweise entgegen der Fortbewegung F geneigte Führungs-/Anlegerwand 20 auf, deren unteres Ende mit der Transportebene 10 eine Durchtritts-/Entnahmeöffnung 21 für die zu vereinzelnden Versandstücke 4 bildet. Die Führungs-/Anlegerwand 20 ist vorzugsweise nach hinten geneigt und erstreckt sich wenigstens teilweise über die Breite der Transportebene 10; sie kann zur Änderung der Höhe der Durchtrittsöffnung verstellt/eingestellt werden.
Zur Verstellung der Durchtrittsöffnung 21 resp. der Führungs-/Anlegerwand 20 sind seitliche Führungen (nicht ersichtlich) vorgesehen, an denen die Führungswand 20 in der Höhe verschiebbar ist. Das untere Ende der Führungswand 20 ist in Transportrichtung F abgekröpft ausgebildet, um dadurch einen störungsfreien Durchgang der Versandstücke 4 an der Durchtrittsöffnung 21 gewährleisten zu können.
Zur optimalen Abstützung oder Auflage der Versandstücke 4 in der Transportebene 10 ist der ersten Transportrolle 11 eine die Transportebene 10 unterhalb der im Anleger 5 gestapelten Versandstücke 4 verlängernde, frei drehbare Stützrolle 22 im Gehäuse/Gestell 13 der Einrichtung 1 gelagert.Thus, the packages 4, the separating device 6 with the front in the direction of transport F edge 19 each position exactly resp. Achieve evenly aligned, the feeder 5 has a front, preferably against the locomotion F inclined guide / investor wall 20, the lower end of the transport plane 10 forms a passage / removal opening 21 for the packages to be separated 4. The guide / investor wall 20 is preferably inclined rearwardly and extends at least partially across the width of the transport plane 10; it can be adjusted / adjusted to change the height of the passage opening.
For adjusting the passage opening 21, respectively. the guide / investor wall 20 side guides (not shown) are provided, on which the guide wall 20 is displaced in height. The lower end of the guide wall 20 is formed bent in the transport direction F, thereby to ensure a trouble-free passage of the packages 4 at the passage opening 21 can.
For optimum support or support of the packages 4 in the transport plane 10 is the first transport roller 11 a the transport plane 10 below the stacked in the feeder 5 items 4 extending, freely rotatable support roller 22 in the housing / frame 13 of the device 1 stored.

Weiterhin ist gemäss Fig. 1 an dem in Transportrichtung F hinteren Ende des Anlegers 5 eine die Versandstücke 4 in Transportrichtung F am hinteren Ende über der Transportebene 10 stützende, frei drehbare oder unabhängig angetriebene Abstützrolle 23 angeordnet, über deren reibungswirksame Umfangsoberfläche die Zustellung der Versandstücke 4 für das Vereinzeln unterstützt wird. Diese Abstützrolle 23 kann durch eine mit grösserem Durchmesser ausgetauscht und ihre Lage, angepasst an die Transportlänge der Versandstücke 4 in Transportrichtung F im Gehäuse 13 der Einrichtung 1 verstellt/eingestellt werden, sodass die in Transportrichtung F betrachtet hinteren Ende der im Anleger 5 gestapelten Versandstücke 4 am Umfang der Abstützrolle 23, hinter deren senkrecht durch die Achse verlaufenden Ebene 26 über der Transportebene 10 angehoben abgestützt sind.
Vor der in Transportrichtung F ersten Transportrolle 11 ist im Gehäuse/Gestell 13 der Einrichtung 1 ein um eine quer gerichtete Achse schwenkbares Betätigungsorgan 24 gelagert. Dieses in der Betriebslage der Einrichtung 1 und mit unterbrochener Linienführung in der Ausserbetriebsstellung dargestellte mechanische Betätigungselement 24 setzt den Betrieb der Einrichtung 1 resp. der Frankiermaschine in Gang, sobald ein Versandstück 4 auf dem Betätigungselement 24 zum Aufliegen kommt bzw. ein Versandstück 4 auf einer Stützrolle/n 22 und den Transportrollen 11 resp. 12 bzw. in der Transportebene 10 aufliegt. Ausgelöst wird der Betrieb der Einrichtung 1 mittels Lichtschranke 25, der das Betätigungselement 24 zugeordnet ist.Furthermore, according to Fig. 1 arranged at the rear end of the feeder 5 in the transport direction F, the packages 4 in the transport direction F at the rear end over the transport plane 10, freely rotatable or independently driven support roller 23, the delivery of the packages 4 is supported for the separation by the friction-effective peripheral surface. This support roller 23 can be replaced by a larger diameter and adjusted their position, adjusted to the transport length of the packages 4 in the transport direction F in the housing 13 of the device 1, so that viewed in the transport direction F rear end of the stacked in the feeder 5 packages. 4 on the circumference of the support roller 23, are supported behind the vertically extending through the axis plane 26 above the transport plane 10.
Before in the transport direction F first transport roller 11, a pivotable about a transversely directed axis actuator 24 is mounted in the housing / frame 13 of the device 1. This illustrated in the operating position of the device 1 and with broken lines in the inoperative position mechanical actuator 24 sets the operation of the device 1, respectively. the franking machine in progress, as soon as a package 4 comes to rest on the actuator 24 or a package 4 on a support roller / n 22 and the transport rollers 11, respectively. 12 or in the transport plane 10 rests. The operation of the device 1 is triggered by means of a light barrier 25, which is associated with the actuating element 24.

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Einrichtung (1) zum Frankieren von einzeln oder an der Unterseite (3) eines angelegten Stapels (2) entnommenen, flachen, in Transportrichtung (F) an einer Seitenkante geführten Versandstücken (4), wie Briefumschläge, Versandtaschen, Karten, Druckprodukte, Hüllen, Etiketten oder dgl., bestehend aus einer von einem Anleger (5) für einzeln angelegte oder übereinander gestapelt angelegte Versandstücke (4) und einer Vereinzelungsvorrichtung (6) sowie einer in Transportrichtung (F) der Versandstücke (4) förderwirksam anschliessenden, zum Frankieren/Bedrucken der vereinzelten Versandstücke (4) nachgeschalteten Verarbeitungsstrecke (8) einer Frankiermaschine, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verarbeitungsstrecke (8) im Transportbereich (9) zwischen Anleger (5) und der diesem zugeordneten Vereinzelungsvorrichtung (6) durch mehrere, eine horizontale Transportebene (10) zur Aufnahme eines resp. des jeweils untersten Versandstücks (4) eines Stapels (2) bildende, angetriebene Transportrollen (11, 12) besteht, die in Transportrichtung (F) der Versandstücke quer und nebeneinander sowie gleichsinnig und mit gleicher oder unterschiedlicher Umfangsgeschwindigkeit angetrieben und in einem Gestell (13) gelagert sind.Device (1) for franking packages (4), taken individually or at the bottom (3) of a stack (2), in the transport direction (F) at one side edge, such as envelopes, mailers, cards, printed products, covers, Labels or the like, consisting of one of a feeder (5) for individually created or stacked stacked packages (4) and a separating device (6) and in the transport direction (F) of the packages (4) subsequent effective promoting, for franking / printing the individual packages (4) downstream processing line (8) of a franking machine, characterized in that the processing line (8) in the transport area (9) between the feeder (5) and the separating device (6) associated therewith by a plurality, a horizontal transport plane (10) for receiving a resp. of the lowest package (4) of a stack (2) forming, driven transport rollers (11, 12), in the transport direction (F) of the mail items transverse and side by side and in the same direction and with the same or different peripheral speed are driven and stored in a frame (13). Einrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die der Transportrolle (11) nachgeschaltete Transportrolle (12) mit grösserer Umfangsgeschwindigkeit als die Transportrolle (11) angetrieben ist.Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the transport roller (11) downstream of the transport roller (12) is driven at a greater peripheral speed than the transport roller (11). Einrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Transportrollen (11, 12) vorzugsweise aus in Transportrichtung (F) seitlich beabstandeten Einzelrollen (11 resp. 12) gebildet sind.Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the transport rollers (11, 12) are preferably formed in the transport direction (F) laterally spaced individual rollers (11 or 12). Einrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Transportbereich (9) zwischen Anleger (5) und Vereinzelungsvorrichtung (6) durch wenigstens zwei Transportrollen (11, 12) gebildet ist, von denen die nachgeschaltete Transportrolle (12) der Vereinzelungsvorrichtung (6) zugeordnet ist.Device according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the transport region (9) between the feeder (5) and separating device (6) by at least two transport rollers (11, 12) is formed, of which the downstream transport roller (12) of the separating device (6) is assigned. Einrichtung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass den Transportrollen (11, 12) eine weitere, die Transportebene (10) bildende, gleichsinnig und mit gleicher Umfangsgeschwindigkeit drehend angetriebene Förderrolle (17) nachgeschaltet ist.Device according to claim 4, characterized in that the transport rollers (11, 12) is followed by a further, the transport plane (10) forming, in the same direction and at the same peripheral speed rotationally driven conveyor roller (17). Einrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der weiteren Förderrolle (17) eine mit letzterer in der Transportebene 10) einen Förderspalt bildende, obere Förderrolle (18) zugeordnet ist.Device according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the further conveyor roller (17) is associated with the latter in the transport plane 10) forming a conveying gap, the upper conveyor roller (18). Einrichtung nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die obere Förderrolle (18) frei drehbar gelagert ist.Device according to claim 6, characterized in that the upper conveyor roller (18) is freely rotatably mounted. Einrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der in Transportrichtung (F) betrachtet ersten angetriebenen tragenden Transportrolle (11) eine die Transportebene (10) unterhalb der angelegten Versandstücke (4) verlängernde, frei drehbare Stützrolle (22) vorgelagert ist.Device according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that in the transport direction (F) considered first driven carrying transport roller (11) the transport plane (10) below the applied packages (4) extending, freely rotatable support roller (22) is upstream , Einrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die in Transportrichtung (F) betrachtet hinteren Ende der gestapelten Versandstücke (4) am Umfang einer Abstützrolle (23), hinter deren senkrecht durch die Achse verlaufenden Ebene (26) über der Transportebene (10) angehoben abgestützt sind.Device according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that in the transport direction (F) viewed rear end of the stacked packages (4) on the periphery of a support roller (23), behind the plane perpendicular through the axis extending plane (26) above the transport plane (10) are supported raised. Einrichtung nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die vorzugsweise aus einzelnen beabstandeten Rollen gebildete Abstützrolle (23) um eine quer zur Transportrichtung (F) der Versandstücke (4) angeordnete Achse frei drehbar oder förderwirksam angetrieben im Gestell (5) gelagert ist.Device according to claim 9, characterized in that the support roller (23) , which is preferably formed of individual spaced rollers, is mounted freely rotatable or driven in the frame (5) about an axis arranged transversely to the transport direction (F) of the packages (4). Einrichtung nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Abstützrolle (23) in Transportrichtung (F) betrachtet verstellbar/ verschiebbar und feststellbar im Gestell (13) angeordnet ist.Device according to claim 10, characterized in that the support roller (23) viewed in the transport direction (F) is arranged adjustable / displaceable and lockable in the frame (13). Einrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das in Transportrichtung (F) der Versandstücke (4) vordere Ende des Anlegers (5) durch eine vorzugsweise nach hinten geneigte Führungs-/Anlegerwand (20) ausgebildet ist, deren vorgelagertes unteres Ende mit der Transportebene (10) eine sich wenigstens teilweise über die Breite der Transportebene (10) erstreckende Durchtrittsöffnung (21) zur Entnahme der Versandstücke (4) bildet.Device according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that in the transport direction (F) of the packages (4) front end of the feeder (5) is formed by a preferably rearwardly inclined guide / investor wall (20) whose upstream lower end with the transport plane (10) forms an at least partially over the width of the transport plane (10) extending through opening (21) for removing the packages (4). Einrichtung nach Anspruch 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Führungs-/Anlegerwand (20) zur Änderung der Durchtrittsöffnung (21) höhenverstellbar/einstellbar ausgebildet ist.Device according to claim 12, characterized in that the guide / investor wall (20) for changing the passage opening (21) is adjustable in height / adjustable. Einrichtung nach Anspruch 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Führungs-/Anlegerwand (20) zur Änderung der Durchtrittsöffnung (21) höhenverstellbar/einstellbar ausgebildet ist.inrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Antrieb der die Transportebene (10) bildenden Transportrollen (11, 12) durch das jeweils unterste Versandstück (4) eines Stapels (2) resp. ein einzelnes Versandstück (4) auf einem in der Transportebene (10) angeordneten Betätigungselement (24) aufliegenden Versandstück (4) ausgelöst wird.Device according to claim 12, characterized in that the guide / investor wall (20) for changing the passage opening (21) is height adjustable / adjustable ausgebildet.inrichtung according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the drive of the transport plane (10 ) forming transport rollers (11, 12) through the respective lowest package (4) of a stack (2) resp. a single package (4) on a in the transport plane (10) arranged actuating element (24) resting package (4) is triggered.
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