JPS58202085A - Mail treating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention is capable of collecting and collecting sealed letters or postcards (hereinafter referred to as postal items) without postmarking when stamps or postage stamps are affixed outside the range that can be postmarked. Related to mail processing equipment.

Conventionally, automatic mail processing equipment such as an automatic sorting, sorting, and stamping machine, and an automatic number and number stamping machine with a sorting stand detect the stamps and postage stamps affixed to mail, postmark them, and accumulate them. However, when a large number of stamps or postage stamps are affixed to a mail item, there is a limit to the number of stamps that can be postmarked by the postmark mechanism, resulting in a problem that some stamps may not be postmarked. Such mail items are automatically sent to an automatic postal code reading and sorting machine that follows the automatic sorting, sorting, and stamping machine, and such defective mail items have been found in the sorting boxes.

This caused a decrease in the operating efficiency of the machine.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a mail processing device that solves the conventional problem that some stamps are not postmarked and improves the operating efficiency of one machine.

That is, if a large number of stamps are affixed to a mail item and all the stamps or postage stamps cannot be postmarked, one normal postmark is placed in the stacking section of the automatic sorting, aligning and stamping machine.

The mail is separated from the mail to be collected and is stacked in a separate stacking section without postmarking.

The size and length of the postmark mark, which is used to postmark the side of a stamp or price stamp affixed to a postal item, is optimal when only one stamp or price stamp is affixed. In addition, the size and length of the postmark are determined so that the January date, time, and station name attached to the postmark can be clearly seen by the human eye after the postmark is postmarked. If the postmark mark is made longer, it will be advantageous for postmarking multiple stamps, but it will be useful for postmarking a single stamp.

There is a risk that a large postmark will be placed on an area other than the stamp, and that the address or recipient's name will also be postmarked.

Next, the present invention will be explained based on the drawings.

A stamp detector 1.2 shown in FIG. 1 detects the stamps and postal stamps of each postal item sent out one by one from a supply section (not shown). If a postal item is conveyed and has a stamp affixed to its leading end, a stamp detector 1 is used to detect the stamp, and if a stamp is affixed to its end, a stamp detector 2 is used to detect the stamp. Postmarks that are postmarked by the stamp detection and stamping mechanism 3 at the leading end and stamps or the like detected by the stamp detector 2 at the end are postmarked by the stamping mechanism 4 at the end. Tip stamping mechanism 3. The size and length that can be postmarked by the terminal stamping mechanism 4 are as described above and shown in FIG. 2. The number of stamps or postmarks that can be covered by postmarks is variable depending on where the stamps are affixed, but is limited to one or two. Here, we assume that up to 2 sheets can be postmarked, but 3 or more JJ! 1 go 1 figure a (a)
As shown in , (b), (c), and (d), up to two sheets can be postmarked, but the third or more cannot be postmarked. Therefore,
The tip stamp detector l and the end stamp detector 2 are used to postmark mail items with postage stamps or stamps affixed within the possible postmark range a shown in FIG. The mails are sorted and stacked, and the four postal letters are taken to the express delivery stacking section 6.7 and viewed and processed.

However, mail items with stamps affixed outside the postmarkable range a are stacked in the exclusion stacking section 8 without being postmarked. Of course, mail items with no stamps affixed within the possible postmark range a, but with stamps affixed only outside the postmark range, are not postmarked and are accumulated in the exclusion/accumulation unit 8.

Further, mail items whose stamps or postage stamps are not detected by the pre-registration stamp detector 1 or the final increase stamp detector 2 are accumulated in the rejection/accumulation section 9. In this way, postmarks with stamps or postage stamps pasted outside the postmark area can be distinguished from non-postmarked postmarks and non-postmarked postmarks, and postmarks with undetectable stamps, separated and stacked. 1. It improves the operating efficiency of the machine.

If stamps are detected outside the postmarkable range a, they are stacked in the exclusion mass without postmarking. Express delivery collection section 6
,7. Alternatively, they can be accumulated in the exclusion and accumulation section 9.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 shows the postmark marks currently in use. FIG. 3 shows a state diagram of a postmarked stamp, with (a) and (b) showing the state before the postmark, and (C) and (d) showing the state after the postmark. FIG. 4 shows the possible range of postmarks. 48C Figure 2 (b) (d) Eye 3 Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] A stamp detector detects the stamps, stamps, etc. affixed to the mail items that are sent sequentially, and a stamp detector detects the stamps, stamps, etc. by using the information obtained from the stamp detector. With the stamping mechanism and the information detected by the stamp detector,
a stacking section that collects and stacks regular mail and express mail; a removal stacking section that collects mail that was not detected by the stamp detector; and a stacking section that collects mail that was not detected by the stamp detector, and 1. A mail processing device characterized by comprising: a removal and accumulation section for sorting and stacking missing mail.