SU466636A3 - Installation for automatic mail processing - Google Patents

Description

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Mail 1 is periodically collected so that it is immediately transmitted to the next stage of processing. A switch 12 is provided for turning on the paper feed unit 13 and the serial number printing unit 14. Canvas photosensitive paper filed from the site

13 paper feeds, iodine per cutter 15 to node 14 of the printing of serial numbers, where the strip has a serial number on the strip to provide a list of received mail. At the beginning of the periodic transfer of individual postal units, the switch 12 is turned on, and the node

14 prints the sequence number of the processed postal unit on the strip received from the paper feed unit 13 in order to provide a list of the mail received. At the end of the periodic mail transfer, the switch 12 is turned off, thereby causing the cutter 15 to cut off the strip from the photosensitive paper web and at the same time stop the operation of the printing unit and the paper supply unit.

In another embodiment of the installation, mail 1 is inserted into a hole for entering mail in the apparatus 16 at a certain position. Marker 3 stamps the post office 1, after which the information puncher 17 prints information on it containing the designation of the post office, the serial number and the mail acceptance date. The device 19 for securing forms attaches 1 form to the mail, and the registrar of codes 19 records the necessary codes on the form so that the codes can be reproduced by magnetic or optical means. The form can be mechanically attached to the mail by holding the mail between two rubber rollers.

An optical device or a physically active contact device can be used to obtain the exact position of the letter blank. Upon completion of the operation of the recorder codes 19, the switch 20 is turned on to turn on the lamp (not shown). As soon as the switch is turned on, a sheet of photosensitive paper is fed from the paper feeding unit 5 and a strip of paper is cut off from it by the cutter 6, forming a blank. The blank is fed to the copier 7. The information generation device 21 interacts with the key board 10, which, in accordance with the keyboard manipulation, depends on weight, postage, expenses on services (in the case of a registered letter) and any other necessary factors. These factors are shown on demonstration device 11, and at the same time information is generated from device 21 for generating information. A photosensitive paper is fed from device 22 for paper feeding through cutter 6 to printing device 23, where information is printed on the strip, including weight, postage and service costs, supplied from key board 10. Copier 7 copies information generated the device 21, the letters printed by the printing device 24, the address and them, printed on the letter 1, on the blank cut by the cutter 6 from the photosensitive paper web fed from the device 5 for feeding the paper so that Have a mail receipt 9.

Letters 1 are periodically collected for collective transmission to the next stage of processing. A switch 12 is provided to turn on the paper feed unit 13 and the sequence number printing unit 14, so that

Prepare a list or list of received mail. The photosensitive paper web, fed from the paper feeding unit 13, passes through the cutter 15 to the serial number application unit 14, where a serial number is printed on the strip for transmitting the received mail. At the beginning of the periodic letter transfer, the switch 12 is turned on, and the sequence number printing unit 14 prints the sequence number of the letter being processed on a strip received from the paper feed unit 13 to form a list of the received mail. At the end of the periodic transmission of letters, the switch 12 is turned off, thereby causing the cutter 15 to operate, in order to cut off the strip from the photosensitive paper web and at the same time stop the operation of the printing device and the paper feed unit.

According to the third variant, the writing of the address and name, stamping and drawing the date of acceptance and preparation of the mail receipt and the list of received mail can be carried out simultaneously, which speeds up the work at the receiving window and improves the accuracy of this work.

With a registered letter, a check or money is usually placed in an envelope that has various sizes. It is therefore extremely difficult in service departments, with the exception of the service section

At the receiving window, such as the sorting office and the reconciliation office, mechanically read the post office number of the recipient and the serial number directly written in the letter. As described above

a variant in which a letterhead of a given size is attached to a letter in a certain position, the form can be easily read mechanically in order to automatically sort the letters. In addition, the device can

be attached to a computer to read codes on a form to facilitate verification of a letter that is sent from one post office to another. In other words, sun processing the letter from the receiving postal

the compartment before delivery can be monitored by a letterhead and a computer. In addition, the present invention provides a system in which characters received from a key board, a printer and a letter

copied onto a single piece of paper. This means that the key board character reproduction system is combined with the uHuiynLeft character printing system with a typewriter and copy characters, and thus there is no need to provide a key board with a device for generating information, such as a copy letter generator.

An alphabetic letter generator can be attached to the key board when the fixed letter patterns are generated independently of the letter, while the printing device can work in any other case, and the printed characters can be copied along with the letters and letters, thereby preparing an inexpensive way. mail receipt.

The unprocessed registered letters can be contained in Box 25. Letters are sent to the Receive Box 26 for processed letters by means of rollers 27 and belt 28. At the time the letter passes through point A, the addresses and the names of the sender and recipient, as well as the designation of the registering office and serial numbers written and printed on the letter are recorded on the strip by the optical system 29.

Optical system 29 (see FIG. 4) includes an optical device 30 for creating a complete image of a letter and an optical device 31 for creating an enlarged partial image, including the designation of the registering post office and the serial number. These images are recorded on a photosensitive paper web fed from the feed drum 32 to form a sufficient tape.

The unprocessed letter box 25 is provided with a device for placing special letter edges in a line so that the post office number, the serial number, etc., occupy a certain position.

According to the fourth version of the installation, the processing time of a single letter can be shortened by means of a mechanized system, labor is facilitated, errors due to recording through photographic reproduction are eliminated, and a duplicate can also be obtained, as a result of which registration is convenient.

The machine can receive a copy of the registered letter and its serial number, print a list of received mail and count the number of such letters.

The unprocessed letters are folded on the table 32, which is provided with an installation device for mounting along the special edges of the envelopes so that the post office number 33 and order number 34 printed on a specific place of each envelope will be registered in a certain position (Fig. 6). After this installation, envelopes are fed into the line one by one by the feeding device 33. When the envelope passes through point A on the

To the device, the copier 34 removes the accumulation of the entire envelope or its part containing the number of registration post office 33 and the normal number 34. Thus, a list is obtained containing a number of post office numbers and sequence numbers on the envelopes. The envelopes are sequentially fed by the feeding device 33, and the counter counts the number of soft envelopes.

0 The number of envelopes can be determined optically using a photoelectric converter or mechanically using a mechanical contact device (microswitch).

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The number of envelopes counted in this way is reproduced by the corresponding device (demonstration tube). After such processing, the envelopes are divided into a plurality of groups consisting of each of ten, one hundred or more envelopes by means of a dividing device 35, which is sensitive to the output signals of the counter 36. Between the groups of envelopes a partially cut sheet can be placed, or each group of envelopes can be connected. Envelopes, divided into grounds, each consisting of a fixed number of envelopes, are folded onto table 37 for subsequent shipment.

By the fifth installation option, registered letters are automatically processed. The processing time can be shortened by means of a mechanized system.

The registered envelope or package is lowered by the sender to the receiving opening. The weight of the dropped letter is determined by the weights 38, the value of which is supplied to the payment calculator 39. Next, the sender activates the manual signal input means 40 to enter information containing the classification of the string, i.e., ordinary or urgent, and a cash payment to the payment calculator. The payment calculator 39 calculates the cost based on the information received with the weight 38 and the hand signaling means 40. The result of the calculation is recorded by the device 41 to show the payment. Balance Calculator

0 42 compares the money dropped into the slot for coins 43 by the sender with the result of the payment on the calculator 39 to accept the calculated payment and return the money back to the return section 44. As soon as

5 The payment was received, the photographic copier 45 or the non-pickup device made up the postal receipt and its copy. A mail receipt is issued to the sender, and a copy of it is stored in the device in the form of a receipt.

The tool 40 may be a key board that is operated by hand, or a device for inputting a signal, voice-sensitive information. Magnetic card or perfo5 card carrying coded character recording

or visible marks can be attached to the letter so that the registration performed by the edge card can be read using a magnetic head or photoelectric element. It is advisable to connect the device with a large-scale mail control system that contains a computer for drawing up receipts, calculating the number of letters, and collecting and sorting letters.

This setting allows you to receive registered mail at a high speed without postal workers and at any time of day. The mail processing apparatus can be installed in a building or on the street, i.e. in any convenient place for the sender, and the letters are processed inside the apparatus automatically, which eliminates the loss of letters,

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Invention

An automatic mail processing unit containing a receiving device, transporting mechanisms, a reading device, an informative device for creating a blank, characterized in that, in order to comprehensively automate the processing of special mail, it contains a copier, a key board for generating numerical signals, payment for mail, a device for calculating and indicating a fee for a postal item, a device for comparing a fee with a payment amount to create a standard form, informative device is in the form of, for example, alphanumeric generator.

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